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 ...