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Crypto Futures Exchange Bakkt Going Public at a Valuation of $2.1 Billion

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Bitcoin futures exchange Bakkt is going public via a merger with VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings, a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) created for taking startup firms public.

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Both companies have now confirmed the transaction, and will be listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under a new name – Bakkt Holdings Inc., – sometime in the second quarter of 2021. Rumours about the deal have swelled since early January.

After the merger, Bakkt is expected to have an enterprise value of $2.1 billion, the company announced on Jan. 11. Bakkt was founded by Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), owners of the NYSE, in 2018 as an institutional crypto trading platform. But the exchange has faced stiff competition from market leaders such as the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME).

According to the announcement, the exchange will also raise an additional $582 million through a private placement, leveraging existing cash at VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings and contributions from ICE.

The money is expected to bankroll Bakkt’s pivot to developing consumer applications for digital assets. Bakkt is expanding its business model, with a new app that allows users to manage crypto assets, including bitcoin (BTC), along with reward and loyalty points, intended for launch in March.

Bakkt said that more than 400,000 customers have pre-registered for the app. The exchange, which supports over 30 loyalty program sponsors and 200 gift card merchants, is targeting 30 million users over the next five years. Starbucks has already integrated Bakkt Cash as a payment method for its clients.

In its statement, Bakkt detailed that it aims to “enable incremental consumer spending, reduce traditional payment costs and bolster loyalty programs, adding value for all key stakeholders within the payments and digital assets ecosystem.”

Bakkt’s announcement comes on the heels of U.S. crypto exchange Coinbase’s filing of a draft registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for an initial public offering (IPO).

Through the SPAC, the so-called blank-check firms that allow other companies to go public through them, Bakkt has avoided the often lengthy process associated with IPOs – roadshows, issuing of prospectus, selling shares to investors etc.

What do you think about Bakkt going public? Let us know in the comments section below.

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