[Stripe Valued at $159 Billion in Employee Equity Buyback Offer] According to Bloomberg, payment processing company Stripe has been valued at $159 billion in its employee equity buyback offer, a significant increase from last year's $106.7 billion. Co-founder and President John Collison stated that the company has no plans for an IPO at this time. Stripe's annual letter revealed that the total payment processing volume is expected to reach $1.9 trillion by 2025, a year-on-year growth of 34%. Stripe has expanded its business into cryptocurrency-related payment fields, including acquiring the stablecoin orchestration platform Bridge and crypto wallet provider Privy, as well as launching its own blockchain, Tempo. Stripe noted that the stablecoin payment market doubled last year to approximately $400 billion, with around 60% of transactions being business-to-business. Bridge's transaction volume grew more than fourfold during the same period.