** Shares of fintech company ALT5 Sigma ALTS.O rise 5.1% to $5.76 premarket
** ALTS slid 10.5% on Tuesday after The Information reported U.S. SEC is investigating the company
** "The company has no knowledge of any current investigation regarding its activities by the U.S. SEC," ALTS says in a post on X.com
** ALTS had announced on August 11 a $1.5 billion registered stock deal and concurrent private placement to buy $WLFI tokens from World Liberty Financial, a crypto venture backed by U.S. President Donald Trump's family
** Billionaire Steve Cohen's Point72 Asset Management disclosed a stake in ALTS in a filing late on Monday
** Trading firm Jane Street and hedge fund Citadel Adivsors also reveal stakes in ALTS in separate filings on Tuesday
** As of last close, ALTS up about 18% YTD
(Reporting by Shashwat Chauhan in Bengaluru)
((Shashwat.Chauhan@thomsonreuters.com))