CEO ICE: Bakkt platform will definitely be launched this year, but later

The exact launch date of the Bakkt cryptoplatform has not yet been announced, but ICE Intercontinental Exchange headgear reassures - this year the opening will definitely happen, but a little later. According to Newsbtc, this was reported in the framework of the teleconference on the financial results of ICE for 2018.

Scott Hill, the company's CFO, also took part in the conversation. He said that more than $ 1 billion was spent on various strategic investments, including launching a digital asset platform.

Bakkt is an independent project from ICE, which has a management team, infrastructure and its own offices. Hill emphasizes that Bakkt is not a short-term project.

“I think Bakkt is a long-term investment. It is more about future income and market opportunities than revenues in 2019. ”

The last delay in launching the platform was mainly due to the “shutdown” - the crash of state services and the US government. Perhaps this time everything will end safely, and the site will begin its work.

The project Bakkt has already been supported by many large players, and ICE plans to expand their number, creating a whole ecosystem. The main goal is to attract real giants to the crypto industry.

“This infrastructure has attracted many interesting companies that have either invested in Bakkt, or simply want to work with the platform. We have already announced our collaboration with Starbucks and Microsoft. We have very large retail franchises that provide global connectivity with end users. We hope that they will be included in this ecosystem and will be able to create a valuable company from our initiative, ”says the head of ICE.

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