Georgia Governor Brian Kemp officially appointed Bakkt CEO Kelly Loeffler to the U.S. Senate on Wednesday, where she will fill current Senator Johnny Isakson's seat.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution first reported that Kemp was considering Loeffler on Friday, with the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, AP and other outlets confirming its reporting earlier this week.
Loeffler will take office on Jan. 1, 2020.
Though Isakson's term ends in January 2023, Loeffler will have to run for election next year if she intends to serve past January 2021.Kemp appointed Loeffler, a Republican, against the reported wishes of President Donald Trump, who apparently expressed a preference for Rep. Doug Collins.
Loeffler has the backing of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, according to Politico.
While Loeffler said she was "Pro-Trump," and in favor of his border wall, the Second Amendment and against abortion and socialism, she did not address crypto or bitcoin in her introductory remarks.
Loeffler has been the chief executive of Bakkt, the Intercontinental Exchange's bitcoin-focused subsidiary, since the entity's announcement in August 2018.
Under her tenure, the company rolled out its physically-settled bitcoin futures contracts earlier this year.
It remains unclear who will take the helm at Bakkt after Loeffler takes up her new position on Jan. 1, 2020.
Current COO and former Coinbase executive Adam White would be a natural successor to the role.
Georgia Governor Appoints Bakkt CEO Loeffler as New US Senator
gepubliceerd op Dec 4, 2019
by Coindesk | gepubliceerd op Coinage
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