Ant to Pull Out of $100 Million Fund in Retreat From Crypto
- A&T Capital is losing one of its biggest financial backers
- The vehicle was key to its bet on digital currency assets
The Ant Group Co. headquarters in Hangzhou, China.
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Chinese fintech behemoth Ant Group Co. is planning to unwind its investment in A&T Capital, retreating from a $100 million vehicle that was central to its bet on a turbulent digital-asset arena, according to people familiar with the matter.
The move comes months after A&T’s founding partner Yu Jun resigned, around the time the firm started an investigation into his behavior in the workplace. Yu, a former Ant executive, helped the Jack Ma-backed fintech conglomerate set up A&T to invest in offshore crypto projects.