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<ul><li>Fireblocks raised $550 million in a Series E round in January 2022, achieving an $8 billion valuation.</li><li>Fireblocks employs a capital-efficient approach by prioritizing software and network effects over direct custody of customer assets.</li><li>The Global Stablecoin Payments Network, launched in September 2025, extends Fireblocks' capabilities from storage and trading to cross-border payouts and merchant settlement.</li></ul>

Fireblocks raised $550 million in a Series E round in January 2022, achieving an $8 billion valuation.Fireblocks employs a capital-efficient approach by prioritizing software and network effects over direct custody of customer assets.The Global Stablecoin Payments Network, launched in September 2025, extends Fireblocks' capabilities from storage and trading to cross-border payouts and merchant settlement.

<ul><li>Gemini generated $68.6M in revenue in H1 2025, down 8% YoY as institutional volume surged 60% to $21.5B (87% of total) and compressed its blended take rate to 0.18%.</li><li>While Gemini's trading volume surged 50% to $24.8B in H1 2025 from $16.6B in H1 2024, revenue declined 8% YoY to $68.6M as lower-fee institutional trading volume ($21.5B in H1’25, up from $13.4B) grew to 87% of overall volume while retail was flat (~$3.3B), causing Gemini’s blended take rate to decline from 0.31% to 0.18%.</li><li>Gemini, Kraken & Coinbase form the holy trinity of US-native, compliant crypto exchanges for retail (Coinbase), pro traders (Kraken), and institutional (Gemini), with banks & hedge funds using Gemini to place large, low-fee BTC-focused trades without moving the order book & keep assets with a NY-regulated qualified custodian.</li></ul>

Gemini generated $68.6M in revenue in H1 2025, down 8% YoY as institutional volume surged 60% to $21.5B (87% of total) and compressed its blended take rate to 0.18%.While Gemini's trading volume surged 50% to $24.8B in H1 2025 from $16.6B in H1 2024, revenue declined 8% YoY to $68.6M as lower-fee institutional trading volume ($21.5B in H1’25, up from $13.4B) grew to 87% of overall volume while retail was flat (~$3.3B), causing Gemini’s blended take rate to decline from 0.31% to 0.18%.Gemini, Kraken & Coinbase form the holy trinity of US-native, compliant crypto exchanges for retail (Coinbase), pro traders (Kraken), and institutional (Gemini), with banks & hedge funds using Gemini to place large, low-fee BTC-focused trades without moving the order book & keep assets with a NY-regulated qualified custodian.

<ul><li>Midas is valued at approximately $1 billion following its $80 million Series B round in August 2025, led by QED Investors.</li><li>Midas operates a B2C freemium model that uses zero-commission Turkish equity trading as a customer acquisition tool while generating revenue through international market access and ancillary services.</li><li>Midas is broadening its offerings beyond equity trading to include derivatives, with US options scheduled for launch in September 2025 and Turkish equity options to follow.</li></ul>

Midas is valued at approximately $1 billion following its $80 million Series B round in August 2025, led by QED Investors.Midas operates a B2C freemium model that uses zero-commission Turkish equity trading as a customer acquisition tool while generating revenue through international market access and ancillary services.Midas is broadening its offerings beyond equity trading to include derivatives, with US options scheduled for launch in September 2025 and Turkish equity options to follow.

<ul><li>Kraken posted a Sacra-estimated $1.5B in revenue for 2024 (up 128% YoY) as trading volumes rapidly re-accelerated.</li><li>We last covered Kraken in early Q3 2024 when we projected, based on rebounding crypto trading volumes, that it would hit $1.2B in revenue for 2024—undershooting Kraken’s $1.5B in revenue for 2024 based on the post-election Nov-Dec ‘24 runup.</li><li>With the exchange as the platform, Kraken’s approach is to build—and partner with developers to build—apps and services on top that leverage the deep liquidity pools on the exchange.</li></ul>

Kraken posted a Sacra-estimated $1.5B in revenue for 2024 (up 128% YoY) as trading volumes rapidly re-accelerated.We last covered Kraken in early Q3 2024 when we projected, based on rebounding crypto trading volumes, that it would hit $1.2B in revenue for 2024—undershooting Kraken’s $1.5B in revenue for 2024 based on the post-election Nov-Dec ‘24 runup.With the exchange as the platform, Kraken’s approach is to build—and partner with developers to build—apps and services on top that leverage the deep liquidity pools on the exchange.

<ul><li>Kraken’s strength with professional traders has it positioned to stake its claim as the tech-forward Nasdaq to Coinbase’s NYSE.</li><li>Deep pools of liquidity on its exchange allow it to support emerging crypto payments use-cases like high volume B2B transactions involving fiat & stablecoin on/off ramps that rely on instant settlement and tight spreads.</li><li>With the exchange as the platform, Kraken’s approach is to build—and partner with developers to build—apps and services on top of the exchange to serve the wide diversity of users, use cases & geographies and to foster innovation in the ecosystem.</li></ul>

Kraken’s strength with professional traders has it positioned to stake its claim as the tech-forward Nasdaq to Coinbase’s NYSE.Deep pools of liquidity on its exchange allow it to support emerging crypto payments use-cases like high volume B2B transactions involving fiat & stablecoin on/off ramps that rely on instant settlement and tight spreads.With the exchange as the platform, Kraken’s approach is to build—and partner with developers to build—apps and services on top of the exchange to serve the wide diversity of users, use cases & geographies and to foster innovation in the ecosystem.

Arjun Sethi, co-CEO Of Kraken, On Building The Nasdaq Of Crypto

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Primer: Fireblocks - 11 Sep 2025

Software for businesses to securely store, transfer, and manage digital assets

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Gemini At $69M/year

TL;DR: Founded in 2014 after Mt. Gox’s collapse, Gemini pitched itself as the first regulated crypto exchange for institutions, with SOC audits,...

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Primer: Midas - 23 Aug 2025

Investment platform enabling users to trade Turkish and U.S. stocks, mutual funds, and cryptocurrencies

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Kraken At $1.5B Up 128% YoY

TL;DR: After the crypto decline in 2022-2023, Kraken posted a Sacra-estimated $1.5B in revenue for 2024 (up 128% YoY) as trading volumes rapidly re...

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Arjun Sethi, co-CEO Of Kraken, On Building The Nasdaq Of Crypto

What do you and David Ripley bring to the table as co-CEOs, and how does that dynamic work? But perhaps more importantly, why now for Kraken? What...

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