Bakkt, the trading platform for cryptocurrency assets backed by Intercontinental Exchange, announced its new board on Friday.
The firm, which was suppose to launch its much awaited physically delivered bitcoin futures earlier this year, no...
Bakkt, the trading platform for cryptocurrency assets backed by Intercontinental Exchange, announced its new board on Friday.
The firm, which was suppose to launch its much awaited physically delivered bitcoin futures earlier this year, now counts executives from Goldman Sachs, Softbank and Goldfinch Partners on its list of board members.
"We are charting a new course and it requires significant work, including by our Board, so I want to recognize our members," CEO Kelly Loeffler, said in a Medium post. "Chairing the board is Tom Noonan, a cyber expert and founder of numerous cybersecurity companies, including Internet Security Systems (IBM), JouleX (Cisco) and Endgame. Also joining me on the board are Jeff Sprecher, the Founder, Chairman and CEO of ICE and Chairman of the NYSE; Akshay Naheta, Managing Partner at Softbank; and Sean Collins, Managing Partner at Goldfinch Partners."
The yet-to-launch crypto exchange is being valued at around $740 million following its Series A funding round, sources close to the project tell The Block. In the Medium post, Loeffler did not provide a new launch date, saying the venture is working close with regulators.
"While we’re not yet able to provide a launch date, we’re making solid progress in bringing the first physical delivery price discovery contracts for bitcoin to the U.S., where price formation will occur in federally regulated, transparent markets," the firm said.
The exchange raised $182.5 million last year, pitching a futures trading platform geared at institutions.
Most recently, Bakkt acquired certain assets of Rosenthal Collins Group (RCG), an independent futures commission merchant, bringing on additional members to its ever-growing team. Its leadership includes the former head of Coinbase's institutional business Adam White, who's a cofounder COO.
source https://www.tokentalk.co/The Block/bakkt-introduces-new-board-members-as-its-bitcoin-futures-launch-hangs-in-the-balance-5c9e6fe15e176a503c432a27
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