Crypto Veteran Launches $250M Fund to Snap Up Blockchain Startups
Arthur Hayes’ Maelstrom is making a bold move into crypto acquisitions, targeting over $250 million to buy mid-sized blockchain companies.
The family office is focusing on firms that provide trading infrastructure, analytics, and other essential services, aiming to link traditional finance and digital assets more closely.
The fund, called Maelstrom Equity Fund I, plans to invest $40–75 million per deal annually, using special purpose vehicles to back companies that generate consistent revenue. Co-founder Akshat Vaidya emphasizes that the goal is to offer founders “clean, cash-heavy exits” while providing investors – like pension funds and family offices – a more reliable way to deploy capital in crypto than…
