Blockchain.com targets $500M raise at $4-6B valuation in IPO
Blockchain.com has confidentially filed for a U.S. initial public offering and has told prospective investors it wants to raise about $500 million at a valuation of $4 billion to $6 billion. The company has not set the offering timing, share count, or price range yet, and Bloomberg-linked reporting says it is considering a public listing before year-end or by the end of 2026.
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Crypto customers and market watchers would see another large digital-asset company moving toward the public markets, after Blockchain.com confidentially filed for an IPO and discussed a raise of about $500 million. That would make the company’s next public step visible to people tracking crypto listings and U.S. market access.
In practice, the company’s plans are still not fixed: the timing, share count, and price range have not been disclosed, and one report says the offering size could be cut if needed. That means the current state is a target range and a private filing, not a final set of terms. (per tokenpost.com)
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