Stripe Inc. (Image: Shutterstock) Digital payments firm Stripe has hired Wall Street banks Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan to explore a public listing and alternatives to allow employees to cash out stakes in the private company, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. The move, communicated to Stripe employees in an internal memo earlier on Thursday, would give them an opportunity to sell shares in the company either to private investors or in a public market, the sources said. Either possibility would address the problem that some employee share options are coming up for expiry but Stripe shares are not currently listed. The aim is to have one arrangement or the other in place within a year, the sources said, adding that if private sales are arranged the buyers will cover tax costs. A 2021 round of fundraising valued Stripe at $95 billion, but the sources said the company had recently cut its own assessment of its value to $65 billion. Read More … [Read more...] about Stripe hires Goldman, JP Morgan to explore listing and private share sale
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FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried released on $250 million bond
FTX Founder and former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried Sam Bankman-Fried was released on a $250 million bond package on Thursday while he awaits trial on fraud charges related to the collapse of the FTX crypto exchange. Federal prosecutors in Manhattan have accused him of stealing billions of dollars in FTX customer funds to plug losses at his hedge fund, Alameda Research. Bankman-Fried was not asked to enter a plea on Thursday. He has previously acknowledged risk-management failures at FTX, but has said he does not believe he has criminal liability. His defense lawyer, Mark Cohen, declined to comment after the hearing in Manhattan federal court. After the hearing, the one-time billionaire was surrounded by photographers as he exited the lower Manhattan courthouse and entered a black SUV. He sported facial stubble and a gray suit - a far cry for the shorts and t-shirt he became notorious for wearing in public appearances while running FTX. Nicolas Roos, a prosecutor, told U.S. … [Read more...] about FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried released on $250 million bond