{"id":133583,"date":"2024-07-21T11:00:20","date_gmt":"2024-07-21T08:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/?p=133583"},"modified":"2024-07-21T01:45:46","modified_gmt":"2024-07-20T22:45:46","slug":"trading-company-eyes-2-billion-funding-boost-with-tencents-backing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/trading-company-eyes-2-billion-funding-boost-with-tencents-backing\/","title":{"rendered":"Trading Company Eyes $2 Billion Funding Boost with Tencent\u2019s Backing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">Tencent Holdings Ltd. is among the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2024-07-19\/crypto-market-maker-wintermute-in-talks-to-raise-funds-from-tencent-others\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">potential investors<\/a><\/strong>. The deal may see employees and early backers selling some of their shares, with the funding round expected to bring in between $200 million and $300 million.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Wintermute, a major market maker in the digital asset space, is leveraging the current positive trend in cryptocurrencies, further boosted by recent supportive policies in the sector.<\/p>\n<p>This round of funding would be one of the largest in the cryptocurrency market this year. While initial talks included a $100 million share sale, the final figures and terms are still being finalized.<\/p>\n<style>\n    .dark-mode .read-more {background-color: #343a40 !important;}\n<\/style>\n<div class=\"read-more pb-3 pt-3 pt-md-2 px-3 my-4 border bg-light\">\n    <h5 class=\"text-uppercase border-bottom mb-3 pb-1 d-none d-md-block\">READ MORE:<\/h5>\n    <a class=\"article row\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/weaknesses-in-centralized-systems-highlight-bitcoins-resilience\/\" title=\"Weaknesses in Centralized Systems Highlight Bitcoin&#8217;s Resilience\">\n        <div class=\"contentRight col-4\">\n            <span class=\"imgContainer mt-0\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image img-defer\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/pexels-bitcoin-ai-generated-8677233_1280-240x170.jpg\">\n            <\/span>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"contentLeft col-8\">\n            <h4 class=\"title mb-0\">Weaknesses in Centralized Systems Highlight Bitcoin&#8217;s Resilience<\/h4>           \n            \n        <\/div>        \n    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p>Headquartered in London and led by CEO Evgeny Gaevoy, Wintermute operates across numerous platforms, including Binance and Coinbase. The firm has executed transactions exceeding $5 trillion and has made over 100 venture investments.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, Wintermute played a crucial role in launching spot-crypto ETFs in Hong Kong, providing essential liquidity for major exchanges. Their last funding event was a $20 million Series B round in early 2021, supported by Lightspeed Ventures, Pantera Capital, and Hack VC. 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