Ironlight’s ATS received approval from FINRA last year to support trading in both traditional and tokenized securities.
Bernstein said bitcoin’s ownership base is strengthening as ETFs and corporate treasury buyers like Strategy reshape the market.
Abra plans to go public through a SPAC merger with New Providence Acquisition Corp. III at a $750 million valuation.
Metaplanet has raised $255M from investors, with warrants potentially lifting funding to around $531M for its long-term 210,000 BTC strategy.
Buterin stated that FLI cashed out approximately $500 million from his 2021 SHIB donation, but then pivoted toward political action.
The Singapore-based company provides services that bridge traditional fiat payment rails and stablecoin settlement infrastructure.
The funding round includes new governance roles, with Tom Lee joining Eightco’s board and ARK Invest's Brett Winton serving as an advisor.
The funding coincides with Arkade adding support for digital assets, including infrastructure designed for stablecoins like USDT on Bitcoin.
Grayscale’s Avalanche Staking ETF (GAVA) has debuted on Nasdaq, offering AVAX exposure and staking rewards.
Ripple has launched a share buyback of up to $750 million at a $50 billion valuation, a source told The Block.
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General Tensor's seed round was anchored by Good Morning Holdings, led by Lok Lee and backed by Goldman Sachs.
Anchorage is partnering with and making a strategic investment in Immunefi, which will provide security services for the Porto wallet.
The Winklevoss twins moved $130 million in bitcoin to Gemini hot wallets while still holding $764 million worth of BTC, per Arkham.
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Zcash Open Development Lab is developing the Zodl wallet, using the popular Zashi wallet codebase, and other Zcash-related tech.
KAST has raised $80 million in a Series A led by QED Investors and Left Lane Capital, valuing the startup at $600 million.
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Chicago-based BlockFills suspended client deposits and withdrawals last month citing "recent market and financial conditions."
Coinbase Financial Markets will provide 24/7 access to over 20 futures contracts as the exchange expands its prime brokerage offering.
Earlier this week, Tether also invested in the sleep-technology startup Eight Sleep, at a $1.5 billion valuation.
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Core Scientific secured a $500 million Morgan Stanley facility, with an option that could bring total commitments to $1 billion.
'We're seeing the first signs of this value flow back into subnet tokens, which are becoming more than just network incentives,' Silbert said.
NYSE parent company Intercontinental Exchange has invested in crypto exchange OKX at a $25 billion valuation as tokenization garners traction.
Crossover Markets raised $31 million in a Tradeweb-led Series B round that values the institutional crypto trading firm at $200 million.
A16z's previous four crypto funds topped $7.6 billion, including its massive $4.5 billion Crypto Fund 4 in 2022.
Users will be able to purchase official IPO shares with “real, direct ownership on Solana," through a partnership with Superstate.
Cyclops wants to help payments companies offer stablecoin settlement to merchants without blockchain infrastructure.
Tether Investments took a strategic stake in Eight Sleep at a $1.5 billion valuation to expand AI-driven health technology collaboration.