If you have a Bakkt Crypto account, you can place crypto trades directly on Bakkt Crypto’s website without using the Public app. You will also be able to fund your cryptocurrency trades via wire payment.
After you log onto the Bakkt Crypto website, you will be able to do the following:
1. Submit orders to buy or sell cryptocurrency to Bakkt Crypto;
2. Review the positions in their Bakkt Crypto account; and
3. Contact Bakkt Crypto for customer support.
To trade cryptocurrency via the Public mobile app or website, you must first open an account with Bakkt Crypto. All cryptocurrency account, trading, and custody services are provided to you by Bakkt Crypto.
Cryptocurrency services on Public are provided by Bakkt Crypto Solutions, LLC (“Bakkt Crypto”). Your cryptocurrency assets are held in your Bakkt Crypto account, and Bakkt Crypto handles your cryptocurrency orders. Bakkt Crypto is a licensed virtual currency business by the New York State Department of Financial Services and a licensed money transmitter. Bakkt Crypto is not a registered broker-dealer or a FINRA member. Your Bakkt Crypto account is separate from your brokerage account with Open to the Public Investing (“Public Investing”), which holds US-listed stocks and ETFs. Public Investing is a registered broker-dealer and FINRA member, and is not affiliated with Bakkt Crypto.