VisionSys's stock fell 37.5% in pre-market trading following the news, while Marinade's MNDE token gained 2.3%.
Dogecoin treasuries and ETFs are continuing to gain traction in 2025, but token and share prices are struggling.
Chainlink “orchestrated the validation of multiple AI model outputs” that was transmitted to Swift using an ISO 20022-compliant messaging format.
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
All investors in both private and public rounds will get an “onchain redemption right” to redeem up to their original principal at any time.
Crypto-as-a-Service taps the exchange's backend for bespoke spot and futures trading, liquidity, and settlement features.
Google has taken a stake in TeraWulf, along with rival mining firm Cipher, as it backstops the firms' debt obligations.
A strategic investor is talking to Kraken about investing $200 million to $300 million at a $20 billion valuation.
Swift has chosen Consensys-developed Linea to pilot its transition from traditional interbank messaging to blockchain-based communications, according to a Sept. 26 report by The Big Whale. A source familiar with the matter said the global banking consortium selected the Ethereum layer-2 network after months of negotiations to test how interbank on-chain messaging can replace its […]
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SoftBank and Ark Invest have entered early discussions to participate in Tether’s largest external capital raise, according to a Sept. 26 Bloomberg News report. The stablecoin issuer seeks between $15 billion and $20 billion in exchange for approximately 3% equity through a private placement. The fundraising could value Tether at $500 billion, positioning it among the […]
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Tether is in talks with investors to raise as much as $20 billion at around a $500 billion valuation, Bloomberg reported this week.
CEO Peter Smith says there two types of DATs and that while more are on the way the sector is likely headed towards consolidation.
The company aims to grow its Toncoin treasury up to $100 million worth of the cryptocurrency by the end of the year.
The upsized offering follows Cipher Mining's $3 billion, 10-year AI hosting agreement with Fluidstack backed by Google.
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
This new credit facility brings CleanSpark's "total collateralized lending facilities to $400 million," the company said.
Blockchain Builders Fund, GSR, Kindred Ventures, Rocket Pool, and the Stanford Blockchain Accelerator, are among the other notable backers.
Cipher Mining signed a 10-year AI hosting agreement with Fluidstack, backed by a guarantee from Google, who will receive a 5.4% equity stake.
The round included new backing from Coinbase Ventures, with increased commitments from Galaxy Ventures and Vertex Ventures.
M2 is backing the protocol’s bid to grow adoption of its synthetic dollar products across the Middle East.
Sony Innovation Fund, a16z crypto, Samsung Next and Hashed also participated in the round. The company has raised over $40 million.
It came as part of its proposed merger with M3-Brigade Acquisition V Corp, a Nasdaq-listed blank-check company.
Tether is pursuing talks with investors to raise between $15 billion and $20 billion for approximately 3% of its equity through a private placement, Bloomberg News reported on Sept. 23. The deal could position the crypto firm among the world’s most valuable private companies, with a valuation of around $500 billion. This would place it […]
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“YZiLabs is not raising [an] external fund,” Zhao wrote, adding that “YZiLabs, since rebranding, has not sought a single external investor."
Y Combinator announced plans to fund Web3 startups through a new “Fintech 3.0” initiative created in collaboration with Base and Coinbase Ventures on Sept. 23. The accelerator targets companies building financial systems on blockchain infrastructure, citing regulatory clarity and infrastructure maturity as key factors enabling this sector’s growth. The announcement, released simultaneously by Y Combinator […]
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The combined company will hold nearly 11,000 BTC once finalized, making it the 12th-biggest publicly-traded corporate bitcoin treasury.
Raiku has raised $13.5 million across seed and pre-seed rounds from investors including Pantera Capital, Jump Crypto, and Lightspeed Faction.
Previously, Archetype has invested in blockchain firms like Privy, Monad, Hut 8, Farcaster, Ritual and Relay.
Fold has partnered with Visa and Stripe to launch a bitcoin-rewards credit card that offers up to 3.5% back on purchase.
E-trade clients should be able to trade Bitcoin, Ethereum and Solana in the coming months, according to reports.