On Wednesday, the blockchain-focused financial services company Figure raised $787.5 million in a 0 public 1 IPO valued the New York-based company at $5.29 billion from the sale of its 2 and some of its investors sold 31.5 million shares at $25 3 figure was above the firm’s previously increased range of $20 to $22 per 4 connects lenders and buyers of home loans Thoughts on the Figure (FIGR) IPO: We see Figure as a rare IPO where the base case is a relatively clear double to $40 within 12 months, with further upside to $60–75 in 18–24 months as adoption and margins expand, all without relying on aggressive multiple expansion. As… — matthew sigel, recovering CFA (@matthew_sigel) September 9, 2025 On Tuesday, the financial services company also raised the number of shares offered from 26 million to 31.5 5 will start trading on the Nasdaq from Thursday under the ticker symbol ‘FIGR’.
Underwriters, including Goldman Sachs, BofA Securities, and Jefferies, led the 6 IPO has also garnered interest from billionaire investor Stanley Druckenmiller, with his Duquesne Family Office revealing interests in buying up to $50 million worth of shares from Figure’s offering. “Blockchains can do more than disrupt existing 7 taking historically illiquid assets – such as loans – and putting these assets and their performance history on-chain, blockchain can bring liquidity to markets that have never had such.” -Kevin Cagney, Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of 8 to the IPO filing, Cagney will have majority voting control once the company gets 9 company’s chair said that the initial public offering is one step in a long process to bring blockchain to all aspects of capital 10 report revealed that Cagne’s dual-class share capability will let him remain in control of the company’s 11 also believes that the structure empowered the firm’s executive to keep the focus on a long-term track, but also raises questions about shareholder 12 company uses its blockchain technology to connect lenders and buyers of home 13 to the IPO report, Figure funds home equity debts in just 10 days, compared to the industry average of 42 14 its founding, the firm has originated over $17 billion in home equity 15 blockchain-focused firm saw a 22.4% increase in revenue for the first half of 2025 to $191 16 also garnered roughly $29 million in profits in the same period, up from a $13 million loss for the first six months of 2024 ending 17 company said its growth reflected the growing demand for blockchain-based lending and financial 18 company, founded in 2018 by ex-SoFi CEO Mike Cagney, enters the IPO fray as crypto firms are tapping public markets in the wake of digital assets gaining mainstream 19 pro-crypto Trump Administration has also seen a flurry of regulatory approvals, corporate treasury adoption, and inflows from exchange-traded funds, spurring listing from the 20 show interest in pricing IPOs 🚨 JUST IN: 🇺🇸 Nasdaq injects $50M into @Gemini ahead of its 21 rolls out XRP credit card + taps Ripple’s RLUSD for liquidity. $XRP ’s Wall Street moment is here. 🚀 22 — John Squire (@TheCryptoSquire) September 9, 2025 Other companies, including Crypto exchange Gemini, transit tech Via, and coffee chain Black Rock Coffee, have also revealed interest in pricing their 23 now, pay later firm Klarna also revealed plans to launch an IPO to trade publicly this 24 issuer Circle also went public in June with an initial public offering of $1.2 25 platform eToro and crypto exchange Bullish also entered the IPO fray earlier this 26 exchange Gemini raised its proposed price range for its IPO on Tuesday to above $3.08 27 Winklevoss twins-backed crypto venture also aims to raise $433.3 million by selling 16.67 million shares priced between $24 and $26 28 figure is up from its proposed range of $17 to $19 per 29 to a Reuters report, Gemini is lining up Nasdaq to purchase $50 million in shares in a private placement at the time of its public 30 vice president of IPO research firm, IPOX, said that lower interest rates reduce funding costs and support equity valuations, which drives higher IPO 31 founder Josef Schuster argued that the current wave of listings could shape how investors value blockchain companies going 32 believes that the digital asset industry is becoming one of the main pillars of the IPO 33 added that, in addition to IPOs, other companies are also pursuing de-SPAC mergers as a quicker route to access capital markets.
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