Crypto lender Babel Finance valued at $2 billion after latest fundraising

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Crypto lender Babel Finance valued at $2 billion after latest fundraising
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Hong Kong-based Babel Finance said on Wednesday it had raised $80 million in a new funding round that valued the cryptocurrency lender and asset manager at $2 billion. Investors who participated in the Series B financing round include Jeneration Capital, Circle Ventures and 10T Holdings, joined by existin

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Hong Kong-based Babel Finance said on Wednesday it had raised $80 million in a new funding round that valued the cryptocurrency lender and asset manager at $2 billion.

Babel, whose major businesses are crypto lending and trading, limits itself to bitcoin, ethereum and stablecoins, it said. The firm has a clientele of 500 customers and had ended last year with $3 billion of loan balances on its balance sheet. The firm said it has applied for business licenses in Hong Kong, Luxembourg and the United Kingdom, among others.

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