Max Levchin, fellow benefactor and CEO of Affirm (NASDAQ:AFRM), evaded inquiries concerning whether his organization would turn into a potential takeover focus in the wake of a high-profile $29B bargain for Square (NYSE:SQ) to purchase rival Afterpay, yet said the consolidation “unequivocally” offered “an approval” for the class in general.

In a meeting , Levchin likewise recommended that the organization could be thinking about tolerating digital currency, saying that Affirm will “go where vendors need to go.”

Levchin’s remarks followed the declaration of a $29B all-stock arrangement for Square to secure purchase currently pay-later assistance Afterpay. The news gave a lift to Affirm, likely on hypothesis that the organization could turn into a takeover target.

Levchin didn’t straightforwardly respond to inquiries regarding possible admirers, saying he was unable to see the future however taking note of that Affirm has verifiably been an acquirer.

On the Square/Afterpay consolidation, the Affirm CEO said it “fills in as an amazing assertion” that the “world is evolving” for installment handling.

“Charge cards will be a washout in this arrangement,” he said.

On digital forms of money, Levchin said that the organization doesn’t at present acknowledge Bitcoin (BTC-USD), yet accepts that crypto is “progressing to the standard.”

Saying he needed didn’t “have any desire to preannounce” anything, Levchin said that Affirm “must perceive what we do about” the rising acknowledgment of Bitcoin and other cryptos.

Helped by the Square/Afterpay bargain, AFRM hopped almost 15% in Monday’s meeting to close at $64.71.

The stock came public in January in an IPO estimated at $49. Portions of the fintech energized during its initial exchanging profession, arriving at a high of $146.90 by mid-February.

A fast auction followed, taking the stock to a low of $46.50 in May. Monday’s meeting returned the stock to levels seen in mid-July.