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Trump's DJT Connection Drives This Lesser-Known Crypto Stock's Nearly 3X Surge In A Month
Thursday, December 19, 2024 - 7:00am | 579Read More...A publicly traded cryptocurrency company’s shares have nearly tripled in a month following reports of a potential acquisition by President-elect Donald Trump’s Trump Media & Technology Group (NASDAQ:DJT). What happened: Bakkt Holdings (NYSE:BKKT) closed at an 11-month high of...
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Bakkt, Once In Limelight For Bitcoin Deal With Starbucks, Faces An Existential Crisis: 'Might Not Be Able To Continue…'
Thursday, February 8, 2024 - 12:51am | 428Read More...Bakkt, a digital asset company in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said that its liquidity may be insufficient to sustain operations over the next year. The firm said this is due to a “rapidly evolving environment” across the cryptocurrency industry. What...
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EXCLUSIVE: Crypto Pros See A Bright Bitcoin Future — '2024 Could Be A Landmark Year'
Monday, December 18, 2023 - 5:12pm | 509Read More...As 2023 concludes, the cryptocurrency industry's key figures are looking towards 2024 with a blend of optimism and strategic foresight. Bobby Zagotta, the U.S. CEO of Bitstamp, underscores the need to move beyond the industry's recent difficulties. He is hopeful for the U.S. to proactively...
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Bakkt's Crypto Cleanup: SOL, MATIC, And ADA Get The Boot Pending 'Further Clarity' From SEC
Friday, June 16, 2023 - 3:13pm | 652Read More...New York-based digital assets platform Bakkt has decided to remove three major cryptocurrencies Solana (CRYPTO: SOL), Polygon (CRYPTO: MATIC), and Cardano (CRYPTO: ADA) from its listings. This move comes not long after Bakkt acquired Apex Crypto, a trading infrastructure...
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New Survey Finds Dogecoin Among Top Crypto Investments For Both Men And Women
Saturday, March 5, 2022 - 12:13pm | 361Read More...According to a new survey conducted by digital asset platform Bakkt Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: BKKT), the most popular digital assets among US-based crypto holders are Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), and Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH). The study, which surveyed 1,012 consumers across the U.S.,...
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Quiznos Fast-Food Chain Partners With Bakkt To Accept Bitcoin For Sandwiches
Wednesday, August 4, 2021 - 1:48pm | 311Read More...Fast-food chain Quiznos partnered with Intercontinental Exchange Inc (NYSE: ICE)-owned cryptocurrency financial services platform Bakkt to start accepting Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) for sandwiches at select Denver locations. What Happened: According to a Wednesday Coindesk ...
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Fintech Focus For June 28, 2021
Sunday, June 27, 2021 - 10:29pm | 1699Read More...Quote To Start The Day: “You become what you believe.” Source: Oprah Winfrey One Big Thing In Fintech: The U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has ordered crypto exchange Binance to stop undertaking any regulated activity in the country. But since the exchange pulled its...
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Fintech Focus For June 16, 2021
Tuesday, June 15, 2021 - 6:28pm | 2518Read More...Quote To Start The Day: "[By] Labor Day, I'll be very disappointed if people haven't found their way into the office and then we'll have a different kind of conversation.” Source: James Gorman One Big Thing In Fintech: The most fundamental problem in financial services is...
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Fintech Focus Roundup For April 25, 2021
Sunday, April 25, 2021 - 9:09am | 1272Read More...Alpaca Launches Broker API That Lets You Build Your Own Robinhood Alpaca, a stock brokerage that allows developers to build apps, services, and trading platforms, formally announced the launch of Broker API, as well as an expansion of its investment and leadership team. Public Connects Users With...
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Fintech Focus For April 20, 2021
Monday, April 19, 2021 - 7:52pm | 2247Read More...Quote To Start The Day: "Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up." Source: Thomas A. Edison One Big Thing In Fintech: Earlier this month, Bakkt, a digital-currency fintech that specializes in concurrency, rewards and...
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Fintech Spotlight: Bakkt CEO Talks Platform Innovation, Exposure To Assets Like NFTs
Monday, April 19, 2021 - 12:51pm | 1288Read More...Earlier this month, Bakkt, a digital-currency fintech that specializes in concurrency, rewards and loyalty points, announced a partnership with prepaid and payments product provider Blackhawk Network, to empower users to easily purchase eGift using digital assets, supported loyalty points, and...
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3 Cryptocurrency SPACs That Could Run On A Successful Coinbase IPO
Friday, April 9, 2021 - 5:24pm | 727Read More...The highly anticipated Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN) IPO is set to take place next week. The company is seeing its valuation rise dramatically on private exchanges ahead of the IPO. Given the potential demand for a well-known brand and recently reported strong earnings, shares could pop in its ...
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Fintech Focus For April 7, 2021
Tuesday, April 6, 2021 - 6:46pm | 2410Read More...Quote To Start The Day: An unexamined life is not worth living. Source: Socrates One Big Thing In Fintech: Fidelity Investments, Square Inc. and several other financial firms are forming a new trade group that aims to shape the way bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are regulated. Source: WSJ...
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Fintech Focus For March 31, 2021
Tuesday, March 30, 2021 - 5:35pm | 2414Read More...Quote To Start The Day: Making renewable energy from solar isn’t that complicated anymore. Source: Greg Barron-Gafford One Big Thing In Fintech: The technology needed to support ETF trading has advanced considerably in the last decade. In the past it was necessary to build in-house, but now...
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Fintech Focus For March 12, 2021
Thursday, March 11, 2021 - 10:18pm | 2259Read More...Quote To Start The Day: Life is what happens when you're busy making other plans. Source: John Lennon One Big Thing In Fintech: Financial technologies “cause turmoil when loosed” yet “perish once regulated”, a deputy governor of China’s central bank observed last...
