About
Bakkt is an NYDFS-qualified custodian owned by publicly-traded Bakkt Holdings, providing institutional cold custody for assets including BTC, ETH and USDC. It is expanding into stablecoin payments and crypto infrastructure for enterprises.
Stablecoins
Key products
Chains
- Founded
- 2018
- HQ
- Alpharetta, USA
- Stage
- Public (NYSE: BKKT)
- Funding
- Public company
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