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BitGo Mulling IPO This Year: Bloomberg
The crypto custody firm raised $100 million at a $1.75 billion valuation in 2023.
Updated Feb 11, 2025, 8:24 p.m. Published Feb 11, 2025, 8:20 p.m.
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Alongside a number of other digital asset-related firms, institutional crypto custody company BitGo is considering an initial public offering as soon as this year, according to Bloomberg.
Among the backers of the Mike Belshe-led BitGo are Goldman Sachs, DRW Holdings, Redpoint Ventures and Valor Equity Partners. The company's most recent funding round in 2023 valued it at $1.75 billion.
Other crypto firms mulling an IPO in the wake of bitcoin's move to $100,000 and a friendlier U.S. regulatory environment include exchanges Gemini, Kraken and Bullish (the parent of CoinDesk), and stablecoin issuer Circle.
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- As of October 2025, GoPlus has generated $4.7M in total revenue across its product lines. The GoPlus App is the primary revenue driver, contributing $2.5M (approx. 53%), followed by the SafeToken Protocol at $1.7M.
- GoPlus Intelligence's Token Security API averaged 717 million monthly calls year-to-date in 2025 , with a peak of nearly 1 billion calls in February 2025. Total blockchain-level requests, including transaction simulations, averaged an additional 350 million per month.
- Since its January 2025 launch , the $GPS token has registered over $5B in total spot volume and $10B in derivatives volume in 2025. Monthly spot volume peaked in March 2025 at over $1.1B , while derivatives volume peaked the same month at over $4B.
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Brazil’s Largest Asset Manager Recommends Investors Put Up to 3% of their Money in Bitcoin to Hedge Against FX, Market Shocks
The recommendation is in line with other global asset managers like BlackRock and Bank of America suggesting small portfolio allocations to the largest cryptocurrency.
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- Itaú Asset Management recommends Brazilian investors allocate 1-3% of portfolios to bitcoin for diversification, citing its low correlation with traditional assets.
- The recommendation is a measured approach, suggesting a small, steady exposure to bitcoin as a complementary asset.
- In a year-end analyst’s note, the firm called for a disciplined, long-term mindset, warning against market timing and suggesting that a small allocation can act as a partial hedge and offer access to global returns.
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