** Digital asset-focused financing firm Antalpha Platform ANTA.O set to begin trading on Nasdaq on Wednesday under the ticker symbol "ANTA"
** Singapore-based ANTA sold 3.85 million shares to raise $49.3 million at $12.80 apiece, within its marketed range of $11 and $13 apiece
** Stablecoin giant Tether had indicated interest in purchasing up to $25 million of shares in the offering
** Roth Capital Partners and Compass Point were the joint book-running managers for the offering
** ANTA provides financing to the bitcoin mining industry, offering loans secured by bitcoin and bitcoin mining machines
(Reporting by Arasu Kannagi Basil in Bengaluru)
((ArasuKannagi.Basil@thomsonreuters.com;))