Citadel Securities Invests $400 Million In Crypto.com At $20 Billion
Crypto.com, founded in Singapore in 2016, closed its first institutional round per a July 16, 2026 announcement.
- Citadel Securities invested $400 million in the deal announced July 16, 2026.
- CEO Kris Marszalek called it proof crypto is becoming 'the rails for finance.'
- Citadel Securities president Jim Esposito called it a 'convergence' of financial and crypto markets.
Why it matters: Institutional money never arrives to take a risk, only to confirm one already survived.
Crypto.com press release ↗ · Jul 16, 20267/16/26 · ✓ Checked✓ Check