Bakkt’s Mixed Earnings Spark Debate Over Its Crypto Pivot
TradingKey – On Monday, August 11, digital asset platform Bakkt Holdings (NYSE: BKKT) reported mixed Q2 earnings, triggering a sharp sell-off in its stock.
Despite a year-over-year revenue increase of 13.3%, the company’s sequential revenue dropped 46.2%, reflecting ongoing volatility in the crypto market and investor skepticism about its transformation strategy.
Bakkt’s stock plunged more than 8% during regular trading, followed by an additional 1% drop in after-hours, closing at $9.78 — its lowest level in recent months. The decline underscores investor concerns about Bakkt’s ability to execute its crypto-focused pivot amid declining trading volumes and high operating costs.
Bakkt Stock Chart – Source: Google
In recent months, Bakkt has taken bold steps to reposition itself as a pure-play crypto infrastructure company:
- Acquired 30% of Japan’s Marusho Hotta, rebranding it as bitcoin.jp to serve as a BTC treasury platform
- Divested its custody and loyalty businesses to streamline operations
- Raised $75 million in new capital to support its Bitcoin treasury strategy and stablecoin payment initiatives
CEO Akshay Naheta emphasized that Bakkt’s future lies in stablecoin-powered payments, digital asset tokenization, and Brokerage-in-a-Box 2.0, a platform upgrade aimed at expanding trading capabilities and monetization.
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