Augustus raises $180M Series B at $1B valuation
The raise lands at unicorn status for a startup positioning itself as the cross-rail bridge between stablecoins and traditional payment networks like Swift, ACH and SEPA.
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The raise lands at unicorn status for a startup positioning itself as the cross-rail bridge between stablecoins and traditional payment networks like Swift, ACH and SEPA.
The former BitMEX CEO is rotating out of HYPE, NEAR, and Worldcoin on the bet that fiat liquidity is fully absorbed by AI — and Bitcoin won't be the safe haven if that bid breaks.
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