Amber Group levanta $300M em financiamento da Série C
- A empresa de negociação cripto Amber Group levantou $300 milhões em uma rodada de financiamento da Série C da Fenbushi Capital US.
- A empresa pretendia concluir uma extensão de sua Série B+ com uma avaliação de $3B, mas mudou suas táticas de captação de recursos devido à implosão do FTX.
- It was confirmed that less than 10% of the firm’s total trading capital was with FTX at the time of its collapse.
- O Amber Group também adquiriu a plataforma de criptomoedas de Cingapura Sparrow Holdings.
O inverno das criptomoedas está definitivamente testando a coragem das empresas de criptomoedas e, embora muitas dessas empresas tenham falido, uma empresa de negociação de criptomoedas em ascensão, o Amber Group, garantiu incríveis $300 milhões na rodada de financiamento da Série C liderada pela Fenbushi Capital US, a primeira empresa de capital de risco focada em blockchain na Ásia fundada em 2015 em Xangai.
Em uma série de postagens no Twitter, o Amber Group confirmado that the new funding round was “joined by other crypto-native investors and family offices” and added that the Series C round of fundraising “demonstrates investor confidence in Amber’s business and the commitment to shape our future together.” This investment comes just a month after the collapse of the former multi-billion dollar crypto exchange, FTX.
De acordo com outro postagem no Twitter, prior to the collapse of FTX, Amber Group was in the “process of completing an extension to our Series B+ at a $3B valuation in preparation for a potentially prolonged crypto winter.” However, when Sam Bankman-Fried anunciou o colapso de sua bolsa e entrou com pedido de falência do Capítulo 11, Amber “paused after a partial closing and instead moved forward on Series C.”
Também é crucial observar que a plataforma de negociação de criptomoedas teve exposição ao FTX. No entanto, foi confirmado que a exposição estava em torno de 10%.
“As previously disclosed, less than 10% of our total trading capital was with FTX at the time of its collapse, but we did have to rebalance some positions. None of this impacted our daily operations or our business continuity,” revealed Amber Group via Twitter on Friday.
The crypto platform added that the vast majority of its clients and products remain intact. However, “a few of our specific products would have experienced significant drawdowns as an aftermath of the FTX default, unless we could find ways to further protect those affected clients,” stated Amber, while adding that it “reacted quickly” and adjusted its fundraising strategy.
According to Amber Group, the investors who took part in the Series C funding round demanded te firm be “laser-focused on providing best-in-class services to our client base of institutional and high-net-worth investors.”
It was also confirmed that Amber will be scaling down its “mass consumer efforts and non-essential business lines” so that it can better focus on its core businesses and clients. The crypto trading firm noted that “these have not been easy decisions, and we unfortunately have had to say goodbye to many of our excellent colleagues.”
Conforme relatado anteriormente pela Bitnation, a empresa de ativos digitais com sede em Cingapura demitiu 10% de seus funcionários e o cofundador Tiantian Kullander disse que a empresa fundada em 2018 ajusta seu quadro de funcionários trimestralmente.
“Our priority for 2023, with the support of our investors, is to focus on our core business and clients. This year has been tough for many reasons, but we’re tremendously grateful for the support and confidence,” stated Amber.
Além disso, também é crucial observar que a empresa de criptografia tem adquirido A plataforma de criptomoedas de Cingapura Sparrow Holdings, conforme anúncio na quarta-feira. Curiosamente, Sparrow adquiriu sua licença de pagamentos da Autoridade Monetária de Cingapura (MAS) em agosto.
Jornalista cripto com mais de 3 anos de experiência em DeFi, NFT, metaverso, etc. Parth trabalhou com grandes meios de comunicação no mundo cripto e financeiro e ganhou experiência e conhecimento em cultura criptográfica depois de sobreviver a mercados de baixa e alta ao longo dos anos.
