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Leap Therapeutics Becomes Cypherpunk Technologies With $58.9 Million Pivot to Zcash

Winklevoss Capital financed the pivot through a private placement.

Overview

  • The company said it purchased about 203,775 ZEC for roughly $50 million at an average price near $245 per token.
  • Shares will begin trading on Nasdaq under the new ticker CYPH on Thursday.
  • Khing Oei was named chairman and Will McEvoy, a principal at Winklevoss Capital, was appointed CEO and director.
  • Management frames Zcash exposure as a long-term strategy tied to privacy-focused technology using zero-knowledge proofs.
  • Third-quarter results showed a $3.3 million net loss and $9.7 million in cash before the private placement.