Maelstrom, the family office of BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes, is seeking to raise at least $250 million for its first private equity fund intended to acquire established businesses in the crypto ecosystem, according to a Bloomberg report. The new vehicle, Maelstrom Equity Fund I, will invest between $40 million and $75 million per deal across four to six acquisitions. The fund will target profitable “off-chain” companies such as trading infrastructure providers and analytics platforms, rather than token ...

📈 Crypto M&A in 2025 is on track for a record year:- 2024: 222 deals (ATH)- 2025 YTD: 185 deals, ~84% of 2024- 2025 pace: ~28.5/month, could exceed 340 deals📉 Big crypto fund launches have collapsed:- 2022: 136 funds over $100M.- 2025 YTD: only 13. https://t.co/Pb5iFYJK4a ...