Mapping out Bakkt

Intercontinental Exchange made headlines last year when it announced the launch of Bakkt, a new venture that would provide the world with a platform to trade bitcoin futures. A few months later, Bakkt announced that it had raised an eye-popping $182.5 million in funding from 12 partners and investors.

[related id="1"]And while Bakkt has been faced with a stream of delays, the company is still slowly ramping up its hiring. In November 2018, Bakkt CEO Kelly Loeffler told The Block that is firm is “focused on building a nimble, entrepreneurial team with a focus on serving our customers and delivering results,” and that the “key success factors in our culture include collaboration, problem solving, communication, integrity, and professionalism, and leadership.”