BitGo sécurise le financement de $100M, apportant une valorisation à $1.75B

• Le dépositaire de crypto-monnaie BitGo a levé $100 millions dans un nouveau cycle de financement de série C. 
• La société est évaluée à $1,75 milliard après avoir reçu des financements de nouveaux investisseurs basés aux États-Unis et en Asie.
• 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, une société de fiducie d'actifs numériques basée à Palo Alto, en Californie, a annoncé un cycle de financement de série C et, selon le PDG Mike Belshe, le nouveau cycle comprenait de tout nouveaux investisseurs des États-Unis et d'Asie. Cela confirme peu de temps après que le dépositaire de crypto a perdu dans une bataille juridique contre Galaxy Digital, une société de gestion d'actifs numériques. 

Selon un 16 août rapport 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.

Comme indiqué précédemment par Bitnation, BitGo était lorgne sur l'acquisition de Prime Trust mais a fait demi-tour, et ce dernier a maintenant déposé pour le chapitre 11 de la faillite.

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