BAKKT BOARD: Bakkt CEO Pens Update, Announces Board Members

Bakkt continues to anticipate a pending approval from the CFTC to engage in the business of physically deliverable Bitcoin futures. The time and circumstances surrounding that approval has been a constant source of angst for those in crypto anticipating the heft that Bakkt will bring to the ecosystem.

While everyone waits (Bakkt included), CEO Kelly Loeffler posted an update via Medium. The update spoke specifically about the newly formed Bakkt board.

“We are charting a new course and it requires significant work, including by our Board, so I want to recognize our members. Chairing the board is Tom Noonan, a cyber expert and founder of numerous cybersecurity companies, including Internet Security Systems (IBM), JouleX (Cisco) and Endgame. Also joining me on the board are Jeff Sprecher, the Founder, Chairman and CEO of ICE and Chairman of the NYSE; Akshay Naheta, Managing Partner at Softbank; and Sean Collins, Managing Partner at Goldfinch Partners.”

Progress, if not slow and steady. One could make the case that announcing board members is a bit of a stop gap communication given the lack of visibility around when the CFTC may finally give them the thumbs up.

Still, this news coupled with a refreshed valuation approaching $1B, should fill the room for a short period. Maybe slow down the growing ‘When Bakkt’ memes.