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accession: "0001628280-25-045560"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BKKT"
cik: "0001820302"
company_name: "Bakkt, Inc."
filed_at: "2025-10-21T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-17T03:03:57.897755+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Bakkt appoints Lyn Alden to board of directors, expanding board to eight members

## Summary
- Board increased from seven to eight members; Madelyn Alden Schwartzer (Lyn Alden) appointed as Class II director.
- Lyn Alden is a private investor, best-selling author of 'Broken Money', and board member at Swan Bitcoin.
- She is independent under NYSE rules; will receive standard non-employee director compensation.
- Ms. Alden also serves as general partner at Ego Death Capital and founder of Lyn Alden Media.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-25-045560
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BKKT
- cik: 0001820302
- company_name: Bakkt, Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-10-21T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1820302/000162828025045560/0001628280-25-045560-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1820302/000162828025045560/bakkt-20251019.htm

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