Bakkt Announces Preliminary Second Quarter 2025 Financial Results and Definitive Agreement to Sell Loyalty Business
Preliminary financial results for three-month period ended June 30, 2025:
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Total revenues for the second quarter of 2025 are estimated to be in a range of
to$577 million .$579 million -
Gross crypto revenues for the second quarter of 2025 are estimated to be in a range of
to$568 million .$569 million -
Net loyalty revenues for the second quarter of 2025 are estimated to be in a range of
to$9 million .$10 million -
Total crypto costs and execution, clearing and brokerage fees for the second quarter of 2025 are estimated to be in a range of
to$565 million .$566 million -
Available cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash1 at June 30, 2025 are estimated to be in a range of
to$60 million .$62 million -
The Company has access to
of liquidity from the Revolving Credit Agreement, all of which is undrawn.$40 million -
Net cash used in operating activities (excluding customer funds payable) for the second quarter of 2025 is estimated to be in a range of
to$13 million .$15 million
Sale of Loyalty Business:
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On July 23, 2025, the Company entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Loyalty business to Project Labrador Holdco, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Roman DBDR Technology Advisors, Inc. The transaction, which is subject to customary closing conditions, is expected to close in the third quarter of 2025. The transaction will include monetary accommodations to the buyer of an amount of cash equal to
plus (i) the amount of estimated negative working capital of the business as of the closing and (ii) the amount of estimated indebtedness, subject to post-closing adjustments, as well as a short-term loan of certain restricted cash transferred with the business to facilitate the transfer. The Company will report the Loyalty business as a discontinued operation beginning in Q3 2025, allowing management to focus resources on the Company’s core crypto offerings and stablecoin payments infrastructure.$11 million
Management Commentary:
“With the pending sale of our Loyalty business, Bakkt is achieving a significant milestone and fully embracing its future as a streamlined, pure-play crypto infrastructure company,� commented Andy Main, President and Co-CEO of Bakkt. “This strategic realignment is about sharpening our focus, allowing us to dedicate all our resources to our core crypto offerings and the immense opportunities in the stablecoin payments ecosystem. We are pleased with the capabilities of Roman DBDR to innovate the loyalty business and serve clients with excellence.�
Akshay Naheta, Co-CEO, stated, “As we conclude on our divestiture initiatives, we are now singularly focused on accelerating innovation, enhancing operational efficiency, and building for scale. This refined strategy positions us to unlock new client opportunities, deploy agentic AI solutions targeted at enhancing our crypto and stablecoin offerings, upgrade our trading technology stack, and execute aggressively on our treasury strategy. We believe the path ahead is clear—and will lead to meaningful, long-term value creation for both our customers and shareholders.�
Disclosures regarding preliminary financials:
The preliminary financial information set forth above has not been reviewed or audited by Bakkt’s independent registered accounting firm and is subject to revision and is anticipated to be finalized in connection with the completion of the Bakkt’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2025. Bakkt’s preliminary estimates above are not a comprehensive statement of Bakkt’s financial results and are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected as of or for the quarter ended June 30, 2025, or any future period. Accordingly, you should not place undue reliance on these preliminary estimates. Bakkt expects to report its second quarter 2025 results during a conference call in August, at which point it will discuss its second quarter 2025 financial results in more detail.
During the course of Bakkt’s quarter-end closing procedures and review process, including the finalization of its financial statements for and as of the quarter ended June 30, 2025, Bakkt may identify items that would require it to make adjustments, which may be material, to the information presented above. As a result, the estimates above constitute forward-looking information and are subject to risks and uncertainties, including possible adjustments to preliminary results. See “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements� for further details.
About Bakkt
Founded in 2018, Bakkt builds solutions that enable our clients to grow with the crypto economy. Through institutional-grade trading and onramp capabilities, our clients leverage technology that’s built for sustainable, long-term involvement in crypto.
Bakkt is headquartered in
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Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains “forward-looking statements� within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such statements include, but are not limited to, Bakkt’s preliminary financial results and the timing for Bakkt announcing its audited financial results, among others. Forward-looking statements can be identified by words such as “will,� “likely,� “expect,� “continue,� “anticipate,� “estimate,� “believe,� “intend,� “plan,� “projection,� “outlook,� “grow,� “progress,� “potential� or words of similar meaning. Such forward-looking statements are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of Bakkt’s management and are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are difficult to predict and beyond Bakkt’s control. Actual results and the timing of events may differ materially from the results anticipated in such forward-looking statements as a result of the following factors, among others: changes resulting from the Company’s finalization of its financial statements for and as of the quarter ended June 30, 2025; information or new changes in facts or circumstances that may occur prior to the filing of the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2025 that are required to be included in such quarterly report; the Company's failure to implement the Company's business plans or strategies; the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern; the Company’s ability to grow and manage growth profitably; the possibility that the Company may be unable to obtain the applicable regulatory approvals to execute on the cooperation agreement with Distributed Technologies Research Global Ltd. (“DTR�); finalizing the proposed commercial agreement with DTR, including whether such agreement will be executed on terms favorable to the Company or if at all, or be completed on the expected timeline, and whether the Company will be able to successfully integrate its operations with those of DTR, including its infrastructure, and achieve the expected benefits therefrom; the regulatory environment for crypto currencies and digital stablecoin payments; changes in the Company’s business strategy, including its adoption of its updated investment policy (“Investment Policy�) as described in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the
1 Restricted cash is held to satisfy certain minimum capital requirements pursuant to regulatory requirements, or as collateral for insurance contracts and our purchasing card facility.
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