C1 Fund Inc. (NYSE: CFND) is a publicly listed, SEC-regulated closed-end fund providing investors access to late-stage private companies in digital assets
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The next big crypto investment opportunity may not be a token.
Kraken. Ripple. Polymarket.
C1 Fund CEO Dr. Najam Kidwai speaks with @Cointelegraph about the businesses building the crypto economy — and why the period before an IPO matters.
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🔥 INSIGHT: Most of SpaceX's value was built before it ever went public, and crypto's top private companies could be on the same path.
Dr. Najam Kidwai of @C1_Fund says that investors who judge firms like Ripple, Kraken and Polymarket by the price of Bitcoin are missing what those businesses are actually building.
He expects several of the fund's 11 portfolio companies to IPO within the next 12 to 24 months, and that pre-listing window is where the alpha sits.
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Ripple is approaching a $900 million annual revenue run rate. And that's not XRP trading volume.
C1 Fund portfolio company Ripple expects to exit 2026 approaching $900M in annualized product revenue, with growing institutional adoption and partnerships including BNY and Robinhood.
A reminder that behind the cryptocurrencies are businesses building real financial infrastructure.
Read more: ripple.com/ripple-press/ripp…
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Another milestone in the convergence of traditional finance and digital assets.
C1 Fund portfolio company Ripple has received final OCC approval to establish a national trust bank in the U.S., marking a significant step toward bringing digital asset infrastructure into the regulated financial system.
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Payward is expanding its European banking footprint.
C1 Fund portfolio company Payward, Kraken’s parent, has signed an agreement to acquire Saldo Bank’s parent company.
The deal would expand its banking, payments and lending capabilities. Closing is expected in 2027, subject to regulatory approvals and other conditions.
Read more: payward.com/press-release/pa…
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Kraken is preparing to launch in the UAE.
C1 Fund portfolio company Payward, Kraken’s parent, has secured full approval from Dubai’s VARA, with a launch planned in the coming weeks.
The planned offering includes dirham deposits and withdrawals, alongside spot and margin trading.
Read more: payward.com/press-release/kr…
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The future of finance is being built today.
C1 Fund is pleased to have contributed to The Neural Hub, the Investopia × Klickl Industry Flagship Report 2026, exploring the evolution of digital assets and financial infrastructure.
Read the report: investopia.ae/wp-content/upl…
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You can buy Bitcoin. You can buy XRP. But what about the companies building the crypto economy?
C1 Fund CEO Dr. Najam Kidwai joins @adamsarhan to discuss the investment opportunity beyond tokens — and how $CFND opens the door to private crypto companies.
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AI is changing how digital asset investigations are conducted.
C1 Fund portfolio company Chainalysis used AI-powered automation while tracing funds from the $387M Bitget theft, reducing a process that would typically take more than 20 hours to under 10 minutes.
A real-world example of the technology and infrastructure being built across the digital asset ecosystem.
Read more: chainalysis.com/blog/387m-bi…
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C1 Fund (NYSE: $CFND) will present and meet one-on-one with institutional investors at The ThinkEquity Conference in New York on October 15 and the LD Micro 20th Annual Main Event in Los Angeles on October 20–21, 2026.
We look forward to sharing our latest portfolio developments and discussing our investment approach to late-stage digital asset services and technology companies.
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C1 Fund portfolio company Blockchain is reportedly targeting a U.S. IPO this year, seeking to raise approximately $500 million at a valuation of $4–6 billion.
A significant development for one of the late-stage private companies in the C1 Fund portfolio.
Own what crypto runs on.
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Ripple. Kraken. Polymarket.
Some of crypto's best-known companies remain private — and difficult for ordinary investors to access.
Cointelegraph looks at how C1 Fund (NYSE: $CFND) provides public-market exposure to late-stage crypto equity.
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Nasdaq’s $100M investment in Kraken parent Payward goes beyond capital.
The two companies are deepening their partnership around tokenized equities and always-on markets, including plans to connect Nasdaq Equity Tokens with Payward’s xStocks ecosystem.
For C1 Fund, it’s another strong validation of a company already in our portfolio — and of our thesis around the infrastructure powering the next phase of digital finance.
Own what crypto runs on.
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Bitcoin is back above $80,000 after a 25% August rally.
Stronger crypto markets can support more trading, payments and custody activity business lines represented by C1 Fund portfolio companies including Kraken, Ripple and Fireblocks.
C1 Fund (NYSE: CFND) gives public-market investors access to this private, pre-IPO layer of the market.
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