Tether Shows Interest As Bitmain’s Major Lending Partner Files for NASDAQ IPO

Tether will be purchasing up to $25 million worth of shares in the offering. Check Why is it Betting at Antalpha's NASDAQ IPO.

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Sneha Agrawal

May 7, 2025

Tether Shows Interest As Bitmain’s Major Lending Partner Files for NASDAQ IPO

Tether’s Next Bet:- Crypto IPOs this year have surged this year. eToro, Circle, Animoca Brands, Kraken, are among the top crypto companies that are eyeing IPO in 2025.

Adding on to this, in a latest update, Singapore-based Antalpha has also launched its roadshow for its upcoming IPO on NASDAQ.

According to the Form-1 SEC filing Antalpha has filed, the stablecoin giant Tether will be buying the company shares too.

Antalpha is a key lending partner of the Bitcoin mining giant and provides Bitcoin supply and margin laons. Its subsidiary Antalpha Prime Technology platform give its clients digital asset loans, such as borrowing Stablecoins of fait against crypto collateral.

It also manages a web-3 focused funding venture, Antalpha Ventures. It has actively invested in a diverse portfolio of early-stage Web3, blockchain, and digital asset infrastructure companies.

Few of the names include Avalon Labs, Solv Protocol, Orderly Network, DAOBase, Mint Blockchain, CoinFX, among others.

Tether to Invest in Antalpha IPO: All you need to Know

As per the press release accessed by Coingape, Antalpha plans to offer approximately 3.85 million ordinary shares under the ticker symbol “ANTA.” The expected price range is between $11.00 and $13.00 per share.

The company aims to raise approximately $46 million through the IPO. This would value it at around $277 million at the midpoint of the proposed price range.

Fort the financials, in the 12 months ending December 31, 2024, Antalpha reported revenue of $47 million.

Interestingly, Tether, the issuer of the USDT stablecoin, will be purchasing up to $25 million worth of shares in the offering, representing about 54% of the deal. This will be the latest investment of the company after it recently forayed into AI with Tether.ai.

Tether's Investment — Tether’s Investment

Antalpha’s move to go public comes amid a resurgence in crypto companies going public particularly in the United States. Further, the company’s close relationship with Bitmain also positions it strategically within the Bitcoin mining ecosystem.

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Why the IPO Matters for Crypto Mining Business

With the fund raised from the IPO, Alphanta aims to increase its Bitcoin loan services for the Bitcoin mining industry players.

Besides Bitcoin loans, it also provides supply chain loans that includes mining machine laons, Hashrate loans in USD-denominations.

Further, the largest stablecoin issuer, Tether looking to invest in the Antalpha NASDAQ IPO, also makes its significant.

According to the SEC Form-1 filing, Antalpha has also shown interest in exploring new finical solutions for restricting the rising electricity costs with crypto mining.

The IPO is contingent upon the effectiveness of a registration statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which has not yet become effective.

As such, these securities cannot be sold, nor offers to buy accepted, until the registration statement is effective.

But if accepted, with the Antalaphe IPO, crypto mining business will indirectly receive boost. The raised funds by the company will be used by the company to provide loans for the purchase of crypto mining machines. It is also likely to invest more via its Alphanta Ventures in the emerging web3 projects.

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With over four years of experience in covering and tracking the financial markets, Sneha Agrawal is a dedicated Crypto Journalist and Editor with passion for researching and writing the crypto pieces. She is currently leading the Brandtalk section, here at CoinGape. She likes to keep track of political, legal and financial happenings all around the world - without which she deems her day incomplete. Apart from her Journalistic endeavours, she is a solo traveler, museum goer, and a keen reader of books.