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    FDUSD stablecoin issuer First Digital signs 250 million dollar SPAC deal with KOYN

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    FDUSD stablecoin issuer First Digital signs 250 million dollar SPAC deal with KOYN

    Direct answer

    First Digital Group, the issuer behind the FDUSD stablecoin, entered into a binding merger agreement with CSLM Digital Asset Acquisition Corp III (Nasdaq: KOYN) to secure a public listing. The deal establishes a 250 million dollar pre-money valuation for First Digital. The company positions its infrastructure around agentic and digital asset settlement, supported by 4.7 trillion dollars in historical volume.

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    Market Ontology
    Evidence through
    2026-10-07
    Published
    2026-10-20
    Revision
    1 · 2026-10-20

    Cite as: Market Ontology, “FDUSD stablecoin issuer First Digital signs 250 million dollar SPAC deal with KOYN”, revision 1, evidence through 2026-10-07. https://marketontology.com/market-events/2026-10-07/fdusd-stablecoin-issuer-first-digital-signs-250-million-dollar-spac-deal-with-ko-a71a34

    EQUITY
    FDUSD stablecoin issuer First Digital signs 250 million dollar SPAC deal with KOYN
    First Digital Group, the issuer behind the FDUSD stablecoin, entered into a binding merger agreement with CSLM Digital Asset Acquisition Corp III (Nasdaq: KOYN) to secure a public listing. The deal establishes a 250 million dollar pre-money valuation for First Digital. The company positions its infrastructure around agentic and digital asset settlement, supported by 4.7 trillion dollars in historical volume.
    KOYN
    Impact
    70
    OCT 7
    SIG
    85%
    KOYN
    FDUSD stablecoin issuer First Digital signs 250 million dollar SPAC deal with KOYN
    First Digital Group, the issuer behind the FDUSD stablecoin, entered into a binding merger agreement with CSLM Digital Asset Acquisition Corp III (Nasdaq: KOYN) to secure a public listing. The deal establishes a 250 million dollar pre-money valuation for First Digital. The company positions its infrastructure around agentic and digital asset settlement, supported by 4.7 trillion dollars in historical volume.
    → Listing a major stablecoin issuer on Nasdaq provides public market equity valuation metrics for fiat-backed digital reserve operators and expands institutional access to stablecoin fee economics.
    Impact
    First Digital Group, the issuer behind the FDUSD stablecoin, entered into a binding merger agreement with CSLM Digital Asset Acquisition Corp III (Nasdaq: KOYN) to secure a public listing. The deal establishes a 250 million dollar pre-money valuation for First Digital. The company positions its infrastructure around agentic and digital asset settlement, supported by 4.7 trillion dollars in historical volume.
    Affected
    KOYN
    Transmission
    Listing a major stablecoin issuer on Nasdaq provides public market equity valuation metrics for fiat-backed digital reserve operators and expands institutional access to stablecoin fee economics.

    How this development reaches the affected companies

    AssetExposure and channelDirectionEvidence
    KOYNtarget transaction value realization on definitive merger agreementUp1-3mKOYN announced definitive merger agreement to acquire First Digital at $250M valuation.

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    What happened next

    AssetCallBase close+1 day+5 days+20 days
    KOYNUpdisagreed10.26 2026-10-070.00%PendingPending

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