Kraken vise un financement de 200 à 300 millions de dollars valorisant l’exchange crypto à 20 milliards

Kraken lève les enchères dans la course au financement crypto.

L'exchange historique prépare une levée de fonds massive qui pourrait redéfinir les valuations du secteur.

Stratégie d'expansion

Les 200-300 millions recherchés alimenteront l'expansion internationale et le développement de produits - un mouvement nécessaire face à la concurrence croissante.

Validation du marché

Une valuation à 20 milliards de dollars envoie un signal fort aux investisseurs traditionnels qui hésitent encore à plonger.

Les banques traditionnelles regardent ces chiffres avec scepticisme - après tout, comment valoriser une entreprise qui évolue plus vite que leurs processus d'approbation ?

Other big crypto companies are also trying to raise huge amounts

Tether Holdings SA, the company behind the world’s biggest stablecoin, is looking to raise between $15 billion and $20 billion from investors in what could become one of the largest private funding deals ever.

The El Salvador-based firm wants to sell roughly 3% of its shares through a private placement, according to people familiar with the discussions. However, one source warned that these figures represent best-case scenarios and the final amounts might be much smaller.

The talks are still in early phases, and terms could shift as negotiations continue. Those involved were not permitted to discuss the matter publicly.

If successful at the higher end, the deal would put Tether’s worth at around $500 billion. That would place it alongside tech giants like OpenAI and Elon Musk’s SpaceX among the world’s most valuable private companies.

The achievement would be remarkable for a crypto business that operates with limited oversight, especially as competition grows and declining US interest rates could hurt its profits. Circle Internet Group Inc., Tether’s main competitor in stablecoins, was valued at about $30 billion as of Tuesday.

The funding would come from issuing new shares rather than current owners selling their holdings. Cantor Fitzgerald is serving as the main advisor for the deal.

Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino confirmed on Wednesday on X that the company is considering raising money from major investors to expand operations across stablecoins, artificial intelligence, commodity trading, energy, communications, and media.

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