Private Equity
Private Equity Firm Bridgepoint to Buy Majority of Crypto Audit Specialist ht.digital
Bridgepoint did not disclose the financial terms of the deal. Sky News cited a figure of 200 million pounds ($262 million).

Arthur Hayes’ Maelstrom Seeks $250M Private Equity Fund to Acquire Crypto Firms: Bloomberg
Arthur Hayes’ Maelstrom family office is launching a private equity fund targeting infrastructure and analytics firms in crypto, aiming for $250 million in capital.

Citi, Switzerland’s SDX Join Forces to Tokenize $75B Pre-IPO Shares Market
Citi will act as a custodian and issuer agent for tokenized assets on SDX’s digital Central Securities Depository (CSD) platform.

Zenrock Aims to Calm Users' DeFi Wobbles With Decentralized Custody Offering
Crypto custody upstart Qredo has got a new lease of life after being bought out of administration by Dan Tapiero’s 10T Holdings and 1RoundTable Partners. The company is soon to relaunch as Zenrock.

Private Equity Giants Are Circling Bitcoin Miners on AI Allure
Private equity firms are seeing value in partnering with bitcoin miners to help with AI computing after Core Scientific signed a 200MW deal with CoreWeave in June, the company’s CEO said in an exclusive interview with CoinDesk.

Crypto Investment Firm Deus X Capital Launches With $1B in Assets
The family office backed investment and operating company begins with an initial $1 billion of assets.

StepStone VC Raises $97M for Two Blockchain Funds
SEC filings show pooled investment figures for the two private equity funds.

SEC Proposal Could Make It Harder for Hedge Funds to Work With Crypto Firms: Report
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is planning to propose rule changes that would make it harder for hedge funds, private equity firms and pension funds to work with crypto firms, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday. "The Hash" panel discusses the latest in the world of crypto regulation.

SEC to Make It Harder for Hedge Funds to Work With Crypto Firms: Bloomberg
The rule change would make it harder for crypto firms to become "qualified custodians," according to the report.

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