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Bakkt’s Transformation Amid Client Losses

• Bakkt Holdings hired Akshay Naheta as co-CEO and partnered with Distributed Technologies Research.
• Two major clients, Bank of America and Webull, will not renew agreements; Webull accounted for 74% of Bakkt’s crypto services revenue.
• Bakkt sold its custody division to Intercontinental Exchange for $1.5 million.
• The sale is expected to reduce operating expenses by $3.8 million annually.
• Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation joined the ERC3643 Association, supporting Ethereum-based tokenization.

Bakkt Holdings faces challenges with client losses but continues to pivot by hiring a new co-CEO and forming strategic partnerships. Despite setbacks, it aims to streamline operations by selling its custody division to Intercontinental Exchange for $1.5 million, reducing expenses significantly.