BitGo asegura la financiación de $100M, elevando la valoración a $1.75B

• El custodio de criptomonedas BitGo ha recaudado $100 millones en una nueva ronda de financiación de la Serie C. 
• La empresa está valorada en $1.750 millones después de recibir financiación de nuevos inversores con sede en EE. UU. y Asia.
• The funds will be utilized to make strategic acquisitions and expand the firm’s services globally.
• The CEO of BitGo noted that it is “definitely a rough market” due to regulatory uncertainty.

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BitGo, una firma fiduciaria de activos digitales con sede en Palo Alto, California, ha anunciado una ronda de financiación de la Serie C y, según el director ejecutivo Mike Belshe, la nueva ronda contó con inversores completamente nuevos de los Estados Unidos y Asia. Esto se confirma no mucho después de que el criptocustodio perdiera en una batalla legal contra Galaxy Digital, una empresa de gestión de activos digitales. 

Según un 16 de agosto reporte from Bloomberg, BitGo is now valued at $1.75 billion after raising $100 million from unnamed investors in the Series C funding round. It is crucial to note that the funds will be utilized to make strategic acquisitions and expand the firm’s secure and regulated custody, wallet, and infrastructure solutions globally. 

Interestingly, BitGo is known for securing clients’ assets by protecting private keys, sometimes in physical vaults. It is currently the custodian for the creditors of the bankrupt crypto exchange FTX, founded by Sam Bankman-Fried, also known as SBF in the crypto sector, along with financial services firm Swan Bitcoin, blockchain developer Mysten Labs Inc., and apparel giant Nike Inc.

On the other hand, the CEO of BitGo noted that it is “definitely a rough market,” adding that his firm’s focus on gaining regulatory licenses and approvals has proved beneficial amid an uncertain time for the crypto sector in the United States. Regulators are currently involved in a debate over whether to classify digital assets as commodities or as securities, with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) emphasizing the latter.

Belshe said that “regulatory safety is just on everybody’s minds right now,” while adding: 

“Not only are we seeing growing demand for regulated custody solutions in the United States, but we’re also seeing the demand on a global scale.”

While the BitGo executive refrained from revealing the names of its new investors, Belshe did reveal that some of the investors were not part of the crypto sector. More importantly, the firm’s previous investors include Goldman Sachs Group Inc., DRW Holdings, and Galaxy Digital Ventures.

Como informó anteriormente Bitnation, BitGo fue apuntando a la adquisición de Prime Trust pero dio un giro en U, y este último ahora tiene se acogió al Capítulo 11 de bancarrota.

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