Private Equity

Crypto Miner Pow.re Raises $9.2M Series A at $150M Valuation
Montreal-headquartered mining firm specializes in operating from locations with stranded power.

Update on Crypto Investments in the Private Market
Joseph Borda, SVP and Head of Americas Research and Data Operations at Preqin, joins I.D.E.A.S. 2022 with an update on crypto activities in the private equity market including VC deal flows and hedge fund asset flows targeted towards blockchain and crypto.

Crypto Infrastructure Firm Blockstream Seeks to Raise Funds at 70% Lower Valuation: Bloomberg
The under $1 billion valuation is a far cry from the $3.2 billion valuation Blockstream had received in 2021.

Apollo Global Hires Anchorage Digital as Crypto Custodian
The private-equity giant, which has $513 billion in assets under management, will place a "significant portion" of its digital-assets holdings with Anchorage.

Crypto Doesn’t Have Same Level of Ethics as Private Equity, Billionaire Says
The Financial Times reports that billionaire co-founder of Thoma Bravo, Orlando Bravo, said he was disappointed that some ethical standards in parts of the crypto industry are not at the same level "we're all used to in private equity." "The Hash" panel discusses the article and Bravo's views on bitcoin (BTC).

Investment Giant KKR Puts Portion of Private Equity Fund on Avalanche Blockchain
The firm hopes that a tokenized fund will increase accessibility to individual investors.

Crypto Payments Service Provider BCB Group Raises $60M Series A
The new financing will be used to accelerate BCB Group's offerings.

Private Equity Giant KKR Plans to Back Anchorage Fundraise at $3B Valuation: Report
The crypto custody platform previously raised $80 million in a funding round in February.

Tapiero’s 10T Holdings Tops Off War Chest With $389M for Crypto Investments
The private equity firm has raised a total of $750 million since launching last year.

Blockchain, Crypto Investment in H1 Topped 2018-20 Full-Year Totals: KPMG
Investment activity in blockchain and crypto reached $8.7 billion as of June 30, more than each of the preceding three years.

