Arthur Hayes’ Maelstrom To Raise $250 Million For Crypto Equity Fund
Arthur Hayes’ home office Maelstrom is seeking $250 million in capital investment to finance a private equity fund targeted at mid-sized crypto companies. According to Bloomberg, the fund is designed to provide traditional investors more access to the crypto market amid a spectacular recovery from the FTX-inspired market crash in November 2022. Related Reading: Ethereum […]
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According to Arthur Hayes, former BitMEX CEO and current CIO of Maelstrom, the latest tariff threats from President Donald Trump are just noise when it comes to Bitcoin’s trajectory. With new tariffs on Canadian and Mexican goods, as well as Chinese cars, set to take effect on April 2, markets are understandably jittery. However, Hayes […]
Arthur Hayes, co-founder of BitMEX, has revealed that Zcash (ZEC) is now the second-largest liquid holding in his family office, Maelstrom, trailing only Bitcoin. According to his post on X, the shift follows a rapid run-up in ZEC’s market value that has moved the coin back into the conversation among big investors. Related Reading: Bitcoin […]
BitMEX co-founder and crypto-legend Arthur Hayes used the main stage at Tokyo’s WebX 2025 to unveil a blunt, numbers-first valuation case for Hyperliquid’s HYPE token. On a slide headed “Hyperliquid: 126x Upside,” Hayes’ family office Maelstrom modeled how an accelerating stablecoin economy could reprice the decentralized perps exchange dramatically higher. Why HYPE Could Be The Best Crypto Bet The slide’s premise was explicit: “Stablecoin Expansion To Boost Annualized Fees To $258B,” with a 0.03% net trading-fee assumption, a 5% discount rate, and a “Terminal Value of HYPE Rev” of $5.161....
Arthur Hayes believes that Ethereum will push to $10,000 or even $20,000 this cycle, fueled by Donald Trump’s pro-crypto policies. Hayes’ prediction came during an interview with Crypto Banter where he said that Ethereum breaking through its previous ATH could push it to $20,000 before the end of the cycle. Once it’s broken through, you […]
Arthur Hayes is still structurally bullish on Bitcoin. He just does not think now is the moment to buy. Speaking on the Coin Stories podcast on March 10, the BitMEX co-founder and Maelstrom CIO said he would stay patient until a more familiar macro catalyst arrives: central bank liquidity. In Hayes’ telling, a prolonged Iran war and the credit stress that could follow from AI-driven economic disruption may ultimately force the Federal Reserve back into money printing, and that, rather than the conflict itself, is the signal he is waiting for. “If I had $1 to invest right now, would I be....