• Loeffler made $3.5 million at Bakkt
    Sen. Kelly Loeffler and her husband Jeffrey Sprecher with Vice President Mike Pence at her swearing in (Photo: White House/D. Myles Cullen)
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    Sen. Kelly Loeffler made $3.5 million at Bakkt

    Financial disclosure forms show she’s divested millions in stock after insider trading allegations. But it doesn’t seem to be helping the Georgia Republican in the November special election to keep her appointed seat, which she’s losing badly

    May 5, 2020 /

    Thanks to Senate financial disclosure forms filed on May 1, we know a great deal about the cryptocurrency options and futures platform leader’s wealth, including the fact that she and her husband have been selling off investments at a furious pace.

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  • Sen. Kelly Loeffler has been in office three days and she still hasn't set up a press page. Doesn't she know that the most dangerous place in Washington is supposed to be between a member of Congress and a camera? (via @GovKemp)
    Sen. Kelly Loeffler has been in office three days and still hasn't set up a press page. Doesn't she know that the most dangerous place in Washington is supposed to be between a member of Congress and a camera? (via @GovKemp)
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    Kelly Loeffler Senate appointment win for cryptocurrency industry

    Industry analyst Mati Greenspan said the CEO of Bakkt will be ‘a friend of crypto’ in Congress as digital asset regulations are written

    December 4, 2019 /

    Bakkt CEO Kelly Loeffler's appointment as a U.S. Senator for Georgia is "is really good news for crypto regulation in the United States,” Mati Greenspan, founder of Quantum Economics, told Modern Consensus.

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  • The Capitol's in for stormy weather if Bakkt CEO Kelly Loefflin to the Senate over the President's wishes (via Max Pixel).
    The Capitol's in for stormy weather if Bakkt CEO Kelly Loefflin is appointed to the Senate over the President's wishes (via Max Pixel).
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    Bakkt CEO Kelly Loeffler heading to Senate

    Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp will appoint the Republican, who heads up the cryptocurrency futures exchange.

    December 2, 2019 /

    Kelly Loeffler, the CEO of the Bakkt cryptocurrency futures platform, is heading to the U.S. Senate, according to press reports. Loeffler's appointment to replace Sen. Johnny Isakson will give the cryptocurrency industry a strong voice in Congress, if it goes through over President Trump's wishes

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