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Markets

Figure Stock Jumps as Druckenmiller Invests $77M, Analysts Raise Price Targets

Analysts cited Figure’s shift to ‘capital-light’ model and stablecoin launch on the Provenance blockchain.

Duquesne Capital Management founder Stanley Druckenmiller (Neilson Barnard/Getty Images)

Markets

Figure Is a Blockchain Pioneer in Credit Markets, Says Bernstein, Initiating at Outperform

The broker's $54 price target suggests 35% upside from Friday's $40 close.

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Finance

Blockchain-Based Lender Figure Prices IPO at $25 Per Share, Raising Nearly $788M

The offering includes 31.5 million shares, with around 23.5 million coming from Figure and 8 million from existing shareholders.

Figure Markets CEO Mike Cagney (Figure)

Markets

Blockchain Lender Figure Joins Crypto IPO Rush With Nasdaq Listing Bid Under 'FIGR'

The move follows a confidential SEC submission earlier this month and comes amid a surge of digital asset firms tapping the equity markets.

Figure Technologies CEO Mike Cagney (CoinDesk archives)

Markets

Apollo Global Management to Work With Figure on Blockchain Initiatives

Apollo Global Management will collaborate with Figure on blockchain applications across the investment lifecycle.

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Finance

Figure Raises $200M, Valuing Blockchain Mortgage Firm at $3.2B

The investment was led by 10T Holdings and Morgan Creek Capital Management and included contributions from new and existing investors.

Figure Markets CEO Mike Cagney (Figure)

Videos

Startup ‘Figure’ Brings Home Loans to the Blockchain

There are a variety of blockchain lending firms, but startup Figure has a unique niche. It is bringing home lending to the blockchain. Figure CEO and Co-founder of SoFi Mike Cagney explains what Figure does and how it plans to shake up the home lending industry.

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Blockchain Mortgage Platform Figure Launches SPAC to Raise $250M

Figure seeks to raise $250 million through the special purpose acquisition company, according to a regulatory filing on Thursday night.

Figure Markets CEO Mike Cagney (Figure)

Markets

Puppets, Pundits and Partnerships: Why Crypto Sentiment and Prices Are Soaring

With blockchain puppets (we really mean it) on TV, CNBC pushing the bitcoin-as-gold narrative and The Guardian seeing connections between coronavirus and bitcoin's recent rally, we've got a lot to talk about on today's episode of The Breakdown.

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