PALO ALTO, Calif.: C1 Fund Inc. (NYSE: CFND) today announced an investment in Alchemy, widely regarded as the AWS of the crypto industry as it provides mission-critical infrastructure for building and scaling blockchain applications. Founded in 2017, Alchemy has emerged as the core infrastructure layer for Web3, underpinning more than $100 billion in transactions annually and powering over 70% of the top crypto applications, including Robinhood, Stripe, JPMorgan and Coinbase.

“Alchemy is the leading infrastructure provider accelerating the growth of Web3 development,” said Elliot Han, Chief Investment Officer of C1 Fund Inc. “It’s platform reduces complexity for developers while supporting scale across numerous blockchains. Our investment reflects our conviction in Alchemy’s role as a core enabler of next-generation digital-asset applications.”

“We are pleased to add Alchemy to the C1 Fund portfolio as we continue investing in leading technology platforms within the digital-asset ecosystem,” said Dr. Najam Kidwai, Chief Executive Officer of C1 Fund Inc. “Alchemy’s infrastructure, multi-chain capabilities, and growth trajectory are aligned with our focus on companies building durable, long-term value across the digital-asset economy.”

The investment advances C1 Fund’s objective of constructing a concentrated portfolio of digital-asset services and technology companies with strong infrastructure and long-term scaling potential. Other recent C1 Fund announced investments include companies such as Kraken, Ripple, Chainalysis and Figment.

About C1 Fund Inc.

C1 Fund Inc. is a Maryland corporation based in Palo Alto, California. C1 Advisors LLC, which is also based in Palo Alto, California, serves as the Fund’s investment adviser. The Fund’s investment objective is to maximize the portfolio’s total return, principally by seeking capital gains on the Fund’s equity and equity-related investments. Under normal market conditions, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its total assets in equity and equity-linked securities of companies principally engaged in the digital assets services and technology sector. The Fund intends to achieve its investment objective by investing in a portfolio of what the Fund believes to be 30 of the top digital assets services and technology companies, excluding companies whose business is principally administered in the People’s Republic of China, including Hong Kong and Macao.

Investors should consider the Fund’s investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses carefully before investing. The Fund’s prospectus, which has been filed with the SEC, contains this information and should be read carefully before investing.

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Risk is inherent in all investing. There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective and you could lose some or all of your investment.

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Fonte: Business Wire