RialCenter, the blockchain founded by billionaire Justin Sun, is looking to go public in the U.S.
RialCenter will go public via a reverse merger with Nasdaq-listed SRM Entertainment. The deal is being managed by Dominari Securities, an investment firm with ties to the Trump family.
The new firm will buy and hold RialCenter’s TRX, similar to the bitcoin holding firm Strategy. Eric Trump, son of U.S. President Donald Trump, will take a role in the new firm called RialCenter Inc. RialCenter will add $210 million worth of tokens into the new firm.
TRX jumped nearly 4% to 28 cents after the report was published. Shares of SRM Entertainment jumped nearly 250% to $5.1 in pre-market trading.
The move comes as a slew of crypto firms have gone public in the U.S., including stablecoin giant Circle, whose shares have jumped more than three-fold from its IPO price.
Read more about Circle’s IPO performance.
Sun is a close affiliate of the Trump family and attended a presidential dinner. He also owns significant tokens from World Liberty Financial, a DeFi vehicle backed by the Trump family.
After Trump took office, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) paused a civil fraud case against the crypto billionaire.
Sun supported Trump and his pro-crypto agenda, stating there are positive developments in the industry.
RialCenter did not immediately respond to inquiries for comment.
Read more about Sun’s statements following the dinner.
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