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In brief Gemini started trading on the Nasdaq at an approximately $4.4 billion valuation. The firm’s share price opened at $37.01, rising from the $28 offering price. Crypto lender Figure also registered a post-IPO pop on Thursday. Gemini debuted on the Nasdaq at a roughly $4.4 billion valuation on Friday, as the crypto exchange’s shares…
Stablecoin giant Tether furthered its push into the United States on Friday, announcing a previously teased U.S.-specific stablecoin designed to comply with new laws. The token project, dubbed USAT, will be led by Bo Hines, former executive director of the White House’s digital assets working group. Hines will serve as USAT’s CEO from Charlotte, North Carolina,…
In brief Figure shares closed 24% above their IPO price at $31.11 on Thursday. The company uses a blockchain-based platform to facilitate loans. Analysts foresee the IPO advancing tokenization narratives in the mainstream. Figure Technologies shares closed above its initial offering price on Thursday, the latest indication of investors’ interest in crypto-native firms on Wall…
In brief Gemini will offer 16.67 million shares of GEMI between $24-26. Trading is set to begin Friday. Even after upsizing its IPO share price, reports indicate the firm’s public launch is massively oversubscribed. By going public, the firm hopes to join the wave of recent successful crypto IPOs like Circle, Bullish, and Figure. American…
In brief Figure Technologies and its investors raised $787.5 million through its IPO. It is among several crypto firms that have debuted on Wall Street this year. The market cap of Figure’s tokenized HELOC loans is $12.5 billion. Blockchain lender Figure Technologies was set to begin trading on the Nasdaq on Thursday under the ticker…
In brief Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) said the Senate is “not ready” for sweeping crypto market rules, warning lawmakers still have “a lot of questions.” Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC), chair of Senate Banking, has insisted on a September 30 markup, despite pushback from Democrats and fellow Republicans. Policy experts say rushing a “full leap” bill…
In brief Hayes has accumulated about $995,000 worth of ENA in the past two days, according to Arkham Intelligence. Ethena, backed by BlackRock, has pledged to route 95% of USDH revenue to Hyperliquid and cover migration costs. Native Markets leads the race with 90% odds, while Paxos revised its proposal and secured a Kraken listing…
In brief Gemini is upsizing its IPO target, anticipating selling shares between $24-26. The firm initially expected to offer more than 16 million shares between $17-19. It will trade under the ticker GEMI when it hits the market, expected on Friday. American crypto exchange Gemini increased its expected initial public offering (IPO) share price to…
In brief Projects are fighting over who will take control of the USDH ticker to create a “Hyperliquid-aligned” stablecoin. Major companies like Ethena, Paxos, Sky, and Agora have submitted proposals, most of which include a way to give back to the Hyperliquid community. But the relative newcomer Native Markets is currently looking most likely to…
CRYPTO ALL GREEN, PPI TODAY, PUMP & IP LEAD ALTSCrypto mixed ahead of PPI, SOL outperforms. ETH ETFs get inflows after 6-day outflow streak. Metaplanet upsizes discounted $1.4b raise. KindlyMD commits $30m in Metaplanet equity raise. Sharplink buys back 1m shares. Ethena joins race for HYPE stablecoin. Native Markets favourite to win HYPE stablecoin race.…
