Blockchain.com completes $300 million in Series C financing, with a valuation of $5.2 billion

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2021-03-24 11:16

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DST Global, Lightspeed Venture Partners and VY Capital led the round.

This article comes fromwall street journal、Blockchain.com announcement, by Paul Vigna, Peter Smith

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Cryptocurrency exchange and wallet provider Blockchain.com recently completed a $300 million Series C round led by DST Global, Lightspeed Venture Partners and VY Capital, valuing the company at $5.2 billion.In February of this year,Blockchain.com Announces $120 Million Strategic Growth Round Financing

, investors include Moore Strategic Ventures (Louis Bacon), Kyle Bass, Access Industries, Rovida Advisors, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Google Ventures, Lakestar, Eldridge, etc., and the company was valued at $3 billion at the time.According to the Wall Street Journal

It was the third-largest funding round in the industry's history, according to research firm CB Insights. In 2018, Bitmain Technologies raised $400 million; in 2020, Bakkt raised $300 million; and earlier this year, BlockFi raised $350 million.

According to the official announcementAccording to the official announcement

, more than 31 million authenticated users from more than 200 countries currently use Blockchain.com products, and the number of active users has tripled in the past 12 months alone.Contribution marginContribution margin). With the White House deputy chief of staff in the Obama administrationJim Messina recently joined the Blockchain.com Board of Directors

, the company aims to become an industry-leading company and a global brand.