Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Professional Corporation
650 Page Mill Road Palo Alto, California 94304-1050
O: 650.493.9300 F: 866.974.7329 |
February 14, 2024
Via EDGAR
Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
Office of Crypto Assets
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attn: Sandra Hunter Berkheimer and David Lin
Re: | Bakkt Holdings, Inc. Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 to Form S-1 on Form S-3 Filed February 14, 2024 (File No. 333-261034) |
Dear Ms. Berkheimer and Mr. Lin:
On behalf of Bakkt Holdings, Inc. (including its subsidiaries as the context requires, the Company and, in the responses below, we, us and our), we submit this letter containing consolidated responses to the comment letter, dated February 14, 2024, from the staff (the Staff) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) regarding the above-reference registration statement (the Registration Statement).
For ease of review, each of the comments from your letter relating to the Registration Statement are set forth below, followed by the Companys responses.
Response Dated February 13, 2024
General
1. | While we do not have any further comments at this time regarding your disclosure or the responses that you have provided to our prior comments, please confirm your understanding that our decision not to issue additional comments should not be interpreted to mean that we either agree or disagree with your disclosure or responses. Please also confirm your understanding that, with respect to your business operations, and in particular the Bakkt Crypto and Bakkt Marketplace platforms and the crypto assets you make available for trading on those platforms, our decision not to issue additional comments does not mean that we either agree or disagree with any conclusions you have made, positions you have taken or practices you have engaged in or may engage in. |
AUSTIN BEIJING BOSTON BOULDER BRUSSELS HONG KONG LONDON LOS ANGELES NEW YORK PALO ALTO
SALT LAKE CITY SAN DIEGO SAN FRANCISCO SEATTLE SHANGHAI WASHINGTON, DC WILMINGTON, DE
Securities and Exchange Commission
February 14, 2024
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Response:
The Company respectfully acknowledges the Staffs comment and confirms and acknowledges that the Staffs decision not to issue additional comments should not be interpreted to mean that the Staff either agrees or disagrees with the Companys disclosure or responses. Further, the Company acknowledges and confirms that, with respect to the Companys business operations, and in particular the Bakkt Crypto and Bakkt Marketplace platforms and the crypto assets the Company makes available for trading on those platforms, the Staffs decision not to issue additional comments does not mean that the Staff either agrees or disagrees with any conclusions the Company has made, positions the Company has taken, or practices the Company has engaged in or may engage in.
Please direct any questions regarding the Companys responses or the Registration Statement to J. Matthew Lyons at (512) 338-5411 or mlyons@wsgr.com or Austin D. March at (512) 338-5410 or amarch@wsgr.com.
Sincerely, |
/s/ Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Professional Corporation |
WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI, PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION |
cc: | Gavin Michael, Bakkt Holdings, Inc. |
Marc DAnnunzio, Bakkt Holdings, Inc.
Paul Simmons, Bakkt Holdings, Inc.
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