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Users of the Starbucks mobile app will soon have the opportunity to pay for their drinks with Bakkt Cash. According to Bakkt, at the current moment, the crypto payment option is only in limited beta.Cryptocurrency derivatives exchange Bakkt partners with Starbucks to introduce a new payment option for Starbucks mobile app users. Named “Bakkt Cash”, the feature is already available for Starbucks customers as a limited beta.We're also reducing payment costs for merchants which improves their...

Bakkt closed a $300 million Series B fundraising round. The round was led by Microsoft’s M12, Pantera Capital. PayU and other prominent companies.Bakkt, the cryptocurrency derivatives exchange, has undergone series B funding. This was to the tune of $300 million. Sources say that the exchange involved many partners. Intercontinental Exchanges (ICE), which is Bakkt’s parent company, Microsoft‘s M12, Pantera Capital, PayU, CMT Digital, Boston Consulting Group, and Goldfinch Partners were among...

Recently, Live Bitcoin News reported that the former CEO of Bakkt – the institutional crypto trading platform owned and governed by the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) – had left her post to go serve in the United States Senate. While it’s only a temporary position, the company still needs to find a worthy replacement – even if it’s for just a small amount of time.Bakkt Has a New Person in ChargeBakkt is introducing us to Mike Blandina, the new CEO of the platform, while Adam White will serve...

The Bakkt Bitcoin futures exchange, owned by the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), has just appointed a new chief executive officer (CEO). According to an official press release, the company’s former Chief Product Officer Mike Blandina, has now been promoted to the role of CEO. Blandina already assumed the position on Friday, Dec 20.The appointment of a new CEO was necessary because the company’s founding CEO Kelly Loeffler had to leave the position after her appointment to the United States...

Bakkt is currently looking to help its retail community to trade cryptocurrencies as seamlessly as possible. The platform has decided to do this with the launch of a consumer-focused app that will help these customers easily use this app for proper business interactions with several merchants, using digital assets. Starbucks that has already a history of cooperation with Bakkt will be the first merchant on the platform.According to an official Bakkt blog post, Chief Product Officer Mike...