Lightning Labs CEO Applies to Establish Special Purpose Acquisition Company

By: theblockbeats.news|2025/08/29 13:42:16

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BlockBeats News, August 29, Lightning Network developer Lightning Labs CEO Ryan Gentry submitted an S-1 filing to establish a special purpose acquisition company named Bitcoin Infrastructure Acquisition Corp, with a valuation of $200 million. The company aims to acquire other digital financial infrastructure firms, with board members from DeFi Dev Corp and Nakamoto (Kindly).

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