Bakkt Holdings, Inc. announced its planned expansion of crypto capabilities into numerous international markets with both existing and newly- signed clients by year end. Latin America: Bakkt and long-standing client Hapi, a stock trading platform, recently furthered their Latin American crypto trading capabilities, expanding into Mexico and Argentina, and also expect to go live in Brazil by the end of 2023. Europe: Bakkt and Hapi also expect to launch in Spain by the end of 2023".

In addition, Bakkt will provide crypto trading and custody services in the UK and EU to crypto app 3.0verse, planning to launch by year end. Asia: Bakkt will partner with 3.0verse throughout Asia, including Hong Kong and Singapore. In addition to international expansion, Bakkt continues to expand with institutionally-backed clients domestically.

Bakkt and EDX Markets, a digital asset marketplace for crypto-native firms and large financial institutions, have preliminarily agreed that Bakkt will join EDX's clearing house and custodial network initially serving as a back-up qualified custodian.