Crypto finserve Bakkt to soon trade publicly on New York Stock Exchange

Crypto finserve Bakkt to soon trade publicly on New York Stock Exchange

From Oct. 18, Bakkt's common stock and warrants will be listed on NYSE under the ticker symbols “BKKT” and “BKKT WS” respectively. Bakkt Holdings, the digital assets management arm of Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), has announced to soon become a publicly-traded company on the New York Stock Exchange from Oct. 18. The public listing for Bakkt ticker comes as a result of a merger with VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings, a Chicago-based special purpose acquisition company. According to an official statement, a shareholders meeting regarding the merger saw approximately 85.1% approval for the....


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