Public, an investment platform, has raised $135 million in D-2 rounds through equity and debt financing, including $105 million in equity and $30 million in debt. Accel is the lead investor. The platform has raised more than $300 million to date. Public announced the launch of a cryptocurrency trading service in 2021, joining the digital currency battlefield to compete with Robinhood Markets and others. Previously, individual investors using the platform could only trade stocks and exchange-trad...
In the wake of Bitcoin's halving, publicly traded mining companies are turning to debt financing to increase their cash flow. According to BlocksBridge Consulting, which is based on earnings reports, nine of the 13 publicly traded U.S. companies raised a combined $1.25 billion through equity offerings in the second quarter of 2024. These include Bitdeer, Bitfarms, Cipher, CleanSpark, Core, HIVE, Marathon, Riot, and Terawulf. In addition, Iris Energy raised $458 million in the last quarter, bring...