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Argo Blockchain Takes 25% Stake in $40M Crypto VC Fund
The publicly listed bitcoin mining firm is investing $10 million in Pluto Digital Assets' new fund.
Updated Dec 10, 2022, 3:12 p.m. Published Mar 12, 2021, 6:00 a.m. 1 min read
Crypto venture capital firm Pluto Digital Assets has raised a $40 million fund with U.K.-listed Argo Blockchain (LON: ARB) as its lead investor.
- In an announcement Wednesday, Pluto said it now has $50 million in assets under management after launching earlier this year. Argo Blockchain will be maintaining a 25% stake in the new fund with an investment of $10 million.
- Pluto's fundraising effort was and joined by two other publicly traded firms: Pires Investments Plc (LON: PIRI) and Riverfort Global Opportunities Plc (LON: RGO).
- Pluto will use the funds for "incubating projects, taking equity positions and holding strategic and treasury positions in digital assets," the firm said in a press release.
- According to Pluto's websitehttps://plutodigitalassets.com/portfolio/, the London-based firm holds positions in BTC, ETH, AAVE, DOT, KSM and LINK, along with a number of startup investments.
Read more: Argo Blockchain Completes Land Purchase for Texas Crypto Mining Facility
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