RIT Capital Partners acquires a stake in crypto exchange Kraken.

According to the official announcement, RIT Capital Partners invested in the crypto exchange Kraken last month. The British investment firm described Kraken as one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges worldwide, with more than 6 million clients. Kraken has seen a surge in cryptocurrency trading volumes during the last few months. The crypto exchange is also reportedly planning to go public in 2022 through a direct listing.

“Kraken is currently in talks with investors about another round of fundraising.”

“Kraken is currently in talks with investors about another round of fundraising that could give it a valuation of $20bn. Talks have been held in discussions with Fidelity, Tribe Capital, and General Atlantic. Kraken CEO Jesse Powell said this is being delayed in order to evaluate how Coinbase’s IPO performs. Kraken has a strong balance sheet, and the company is not in a rush to raise capital,” the official announcement states. Kraken is not the only cryptocurrency exchange that is planning to go public for global expansion; several other crypto exchanges are eying IPO in the coming time. 

Coinbase went public via a direct listing on Nasdaq last week. 

The US-based crypto exchange went public last week and received a reference price of $250 for COIN shares. The shares of the crypto exchange touched an all-time high of approximately $420 on its debut but saw a correction later. COIN stock closed at $311 yesterday. As reported earlier, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong sold 749,999 COIN shares worth nearly $292 million last week. The US-based crypto exchange saw nearly $335 billion in trading volumes during the first three months of 2021. The crypto industry has garnered a lot of mainstream attraction in the last year or so. Coinbase getting listed on Nasdaq is being hailed as a major milestone for the crypto industry.