Commitment and Contingencies

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2025

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

401(k) Plan

Bakkt sponsors a 401(k) defined contribution plan covering all eligible U.S. employees. Both Company and employee contributions to the 401(k) plan are discretionary. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, the Company recognized approximately $0.1 million and $0.4 million, respectively of matching contributions to the 401(k). For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company recorded approximately $0.2 million and $0.7 million, respectively of expenses related to the 401(k) plan, which is included in "Compensation and benefits" in the consolidated statements of operations.

Tax Receivable Agreement

The Company is party to a TRA with certain Opco equity holders. As of September 30, 2025, the Company has not recorded a liability under the TRA related to the income tax benefits originating from the exchanges of Opco Common Units as it is not probable that the Company will realize such tax benefits. The amounts payable under the TRA will vary

depending upon a number of factors, including the amount, character, and timing of the taxable income of the Company in the future. Should the Company determine that the payment of the TRA liability becomes probable at a future date based on new information, any changes will be recorded in the Company's consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss at that time.

Refer to Note 20 for further details.

Litigation

On April 2, 2025, a putative class action complaint was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against the Company and certain current and former officers. The complaint alleges that the Company made false or misleading statements and omissions of purportedly material fact, in violation of federal securities laws, in connection with disclosures relating to the non-renewal of the Company’s agreements with Webull and Bank of America N.A. ("Bank of America"). The complaint seeks damages, as well as fees and costs. The Company intends to defend the matter vigorously; however, it is refraining from expressing any judgment upon the likelihood of a favorable or unfavorable outcome in this matter given the early stage of the litigation. On September 15, 2025, plaintiff filed an amended complaint. The Company anticipates moving to dismiss all claims.

On June 6, 2025, a verified stockholder derivative complaint captioned Kaivani v. Alexander, et. al., No. 25-cv-03196-MLB was filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia against the Company and various officers and directors. The complaint asserted various claims for breach of fiduciary duty, unjust enrichment, and pursuant to Sections 10(b), 20(a), and 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 against defendants. The claims were premised on the same allegations as the federal securities litigation described above. On June 27, 2025, plaintiff filed a notice of voluntary dismissal without prejudice in this action.

On July 14, 2025, July 16, 2025, and July 18, 2025, the Company’s Board of Directors received demand letters from three shareholders (including Mr. Kaivani, who filed and withdrew the federal derivative litigation described above) (collectively, the “Demands”). These Demands are premised on the same alleged misconduct as the federal securities litigation described above, and seek (i) an internal investigation, (ii) a civil action, if applicable, and (iii) various Board actions in connection with the alleged misconduct. Defendants have asked these shareholders to pause the Board’s consideration of these Demands until resolution of Defendants’ anticipated motion to dismiss the federal securities litigation; to date, two of the three shareholders have so agreed.

Prior to its acquisition by the Company, Bakkt Crypto received requests from the SEC for documents and information about certain aspects of its business, including the operation of its trading platform, processes for listing assets, the classification of certain listed assets, and relationships with customers and service providers, among other topics. The SEC made a number of follow up requests for additional documents and information, and the Company responded to those requests on a timely basis. On March 3, 2025, the SEC concluded its inquiry of Bakkt Crypto and, based on the information it had at such time, the SEC advised the Company that it did not intend to recommend an enforcement action against Bakkt Crypto.

Other legal and regulatory proceedings have arisen and may arise in the ordinary course of business. However, we do not believe that the resolution of these matters will have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows. However, future results could be materially and adversely affected by new developments relating to the legal proceedings and claims.

Cryptocurrency Held on Platform

The Company is obligated to securely store crypto assets that it holds for customers, a substantial portion of which are held in cold storage. As such, the Company may be liable to users of its platform for losses arising from the Company’s failure to secure crypto assets from theft or loss. The Company has not incurred any losses related to such an obligation and therefore has not accrued a liability for losses as of September 30, 2025 or December 31, 2024. The Company has no

reason to believe it will incur any expense associated with such potential liability because (i) it has no known or historical experience of claims to use as a basis of measurement, (ii) it accounts for and continually verifies the amount of crypto assets within its control, and (iii) it has established security around custodial product private keys to minimize the risk of theft or loss.

Commercial Purchasing Card Facility

On April 7, 2022, Bakkt entered into a corporate card services agreement with Bank of America to provide a purchasing card facility that it utilizes for redemption purchases made from vendors as part of its loyalty redemption platform. Total borrowing capacity under the facility was $35 million and there was no defined maturity date. Expenditures made using the purchasing card facility were payable at least bi-monthly, were not subject to formula-based restrictions and did not bear interest if amounts outstanding were paid when due and in full. The purchasing card facility required the Company to maintain a concentration account with the lender subject to a minimum liquidity maintenance requirement of $7.0 million along with the accounts receivable of the Company's subsidiary, within the Loyalty Business. Bakkt Holdings, Inc. served as the guarantor on behalf of the subsidiary under the commercial purchasing card facility. Bakkt began using the purchasing card facility in August 2022.

In March 2024, Bank of America required Bakkt to pledge as collateral the amounts which were previously required to be maintained in the concentration account. In April 2024, Bank of America reduced the credit line associated with the purchasing card facility from $35.0 million to $20.0 million. In January 2025, Bank of America further reduced the credit line associated with the purchasing card facility from $20.0 million to $18.0 million and changed payment frequency to weekly. In March 2025, Bank of America further reduced the credit line associated with the purchasing card facility from $18.0 million to $15.0 million.

In September 2025, we terminated the purchasing card facility in anticipation of the sale of the Loyalty business. Bakkt Holdings, Inc. was released as a guarantor under the commercial purchasing card facility, and our cash collateral requirement was reduced from $7.0 million to $1.5 million as security for any remaining redemption activity processed under the facility.

Purchase Obligations

In December 2021, the Company entered into a four-year cloud computing arrangement which includes minimum contractual payments due to the third-party provider. In December 2023, the Company agreed to amend the contract and extend the payment period for an additional year. During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company entered into a five-year strategic marketing agreement which required a committed spend. In July 2024, the Company terminated the strategic marketing agreement, which required a settlement payment of $1.1 million and resulted in the release from future obligations. As of September 30, 2025, the Company's outstanding purchase obligations, net of the settlement described above, consisted of the following future minimum commitments (in thousands):


	Payments Due by Period
	Less than 1 year		1-3 years		3-5 years		More than 5 years		Total
Purchase obligations	$	4,500	$	1,500	$	—	$	—	$	6,000

Cooperation Agreement

On March 19, 2025, the Company entered into a Cooperation Agreement with Distributed Technologies Research Global Ltd. (“DTR”) and Mr. Naheta, the sole stockholder of DTR (the “Cooperation Agreement”). Pursuant to the Cooperation Agreement, DTR will provide the Company with certain exclusive payment processing technology, application programming interfaces, and infrastructure to be integrated into the Company’s platform for the enablement of global payments processing services in the jurisdictions where the Company or its affiliates operate. Refer to Note 18 to our consolidated financial statements included in the Form 10-K where the Cooperation Agreement is described in detail.

Sale of Loyalty Business

On July 23, 2025, Opco entered into an Equity Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) by and among Opco, Project Labrador Holdco, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Roman DBDR Technology Advisors, Inc. (the “Purchaser”), and Bridge2 Solutions, LLC, Aspire Loyalty Travel Solutions, LLC, Bridge2 Solutions Canada, Ltd., each a wholly owned subsidiary of Opco, and B2S Resale, LLC, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Opco (collectively, the “Acquired Companies”). Pursuant to the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Purchase Agreement, Opco has agreed to sell to the Purchaser all of the issued and outstanding equity interests of the Acquired Companies, which constitute the entities that conduct the loyalty and travel redemption business of the Company (the “Transaction”).

The consideration to be paid to Opco in connection with the Transaction is $1.00, subject to certain adjustments following the Closing (as defined in the Purchase Agreement). At the Closing, Opco shall deliver the equity of the Acquired Entities, together with an amount of cash equal to $11 million plus (i) the amount of the most negative working capital of the business that existed in the twelve months prior to the closing date and (ii) the amount of estimated indebtedness, subject to post-closing adjustments. Opco shall also place the Escrow Amount (defined below) into an escrow account, to hold funds for the indemnity obligations of Opco and the working capital adjustment and indebtedness adjustment, in each case as set forth in the Purchase Agreement and an accompanying escrow agreement. At the closing of the transaction, pursuant to an escrow agreement, Opco will deposit with the escrow agent (i) $1,000,000 into an indemnity escrow account (the “Indemnity Escrow Amount”), and (ii) $1,500,000 into a working capital adjustment escrow account (the “Adjustment Escrow Amount” and together with the Indemnity Escrow Amount, the “Escrow Amount”), in each case to be disbursed by the escrow agent in accordance with the terms of the Purchase Agreement and the escrow agreement. Subject to certain exceptions, on the applicable Escrow Termination Date (as defined in the Purchase Agreement), the escrow agent shall disburse the remaining Escrow Amount, if any. After the twelve-month anniversary of the closing date, the parties will determine whether the value of working capital delivered to the Purchaser at the Closing was greater than the greatest absolute value of working capital that existed in the twelve months following the closing date. If the value of working capital delivered to the Purchaser at the Closing was greater that such greatest absolute value, the Purchaser shall pay to Opco the difference between the value of working capital delivered to the Purchaser at the Closing and such greatest absolute value.

Bakkt management estimates the Company will recognize a loss on sale of the Loyalty Business of approximately $20.5 million, which will be recognized as of the October 1, 2025 Closing of the sale.

The Purchase Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and covenants, as well as certain indemnification provisions, with respect to Opco and the Acquired Companies, on the one hand, and the Purchaser, on the other. Furthermore, in connection with the Transaction, the Company plans to enter into ancillary agreements including (i) a note issued by the Purchaser to Opco pursuant to which Opco will loan to the Purchaser an amount equal to the restricted cash held by the Acquired Entities for the lesser of 18 months or the time the agreement is terminated pursuant to which such cash is restricted, (ii) the escrow agreement described above, and (iii) a transition services agreement pursuant to which Opco and the Purchaser or their respective affiliates will provide certain transition services to one another (the “Ancillary Agreements”). Consummation of the Transaction is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of certain conditions, including, but not limited to, the execution of certain of the Ancillary Agreements, the completion by the Purchaser of certain operational integrations, and the assignment of certain contracts to the Purchaser.