The crypto-backed lender's new offering, built with Blockware and Mark Moss, targets wealthy bitcoin holders with tax write-offs and monthly income from mining.
The crypto trading platform and wallet provider is being advised by Cohen & Company Capital Markets, according to a person familiar wih the matter.
The company develops no-code tools that enable creators to launch blockchain-based entertainment experiences.
Shuyao Kong said the buyback was completed at a valuation above the seed round, which was at a "9-figure" token valuation.
The correction in crypto markets, which involved massive liquidations, was likely driven by crypto native investors, according to JPM.
The World Liberty Financial co-founder said in a CoinDesk TV interview he is currently working on tokenizing a real estate project tied to a building under development.
USDT0 and XAUT0, cross-chain bridged versions of Tether's USDT stablecoin and its gold token, have launched on Solana.
Built by Texture Capital and Sologenic, the platform aims to bring real onchain stock ownership for U.S. retail users, executives said in an interview.
EUROD will be listed on Madrid-based crypto platform Bit2Me, which is backed by major institutions including telecom giant Telefonica.
The interoperability layer designed for decentralized finance aims to introduce 'a singular access point' for blockchains.
The Arbitrum Foundation has hired Brendan Ma, formerly of Immutable and Goldman Sachs, as its head of investment strategy.
The Arcium-powered project attracted more than 10,000 participants, exceeding its $750,000 minimum target by more than 200x.
Institutional investors have now shifted to more sophisticated and reliable analysis methods for selecting crypto investments as the digital asset market matures, according to Bitwise's Hunter Horsley.
As part of the arrangement, Jupiter plans to “progressively convert” about $750 million of USDC from its Liquidity Provider Pool into JupUSD.
Tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) are emerging as a key bridge between TradFi and DeFi.
The ARK Venture Fund invested around $10 million in the tokenization specialist, according to CoinDesk's calculation.
The company plans on using blockchain technology behind the scenes while avoiding crypto-native terminology.
Lava has also launched a new dollar yield product, currently offering up to 7.5% APY on loans backed solely by bitcoin collateral.
The deal brings together CoinRoutes’ execution technology with QIS Risk’s portfolio and risk management tools.
The new protocol will channel USDS stablecoin reserves into Solana-based lending markets and real-world asset strategies.
All investors in both private and public rounds will get an “onchain redemption right” to redeem up to their original principal at any time.
The platform aims to solve fragmented OTC crypto options markets, allowing institutional investors to execute strategies 24/7.
Strive's Semler buy, the first DAT-to-DAT deal, cements “Bitcoin per share” as the key metric while setting the stage for a broader wave of consolidation.
Platforms like M^0 and Agora are addressing the issue by allowing stablecoin infrastructure to be built to route yield to applications or directly to end users.
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The SPXA offering is the first blockchain-based index fund licensed by the S&P Dow Jones Indices.
The fund is a feeder into Apollo's private credit strategy, which includes corporate lending and dislocated credit. It's open only to qualified investors.
Raiku has raised $13.5 million across seed and pre-seed rounds from investors including Pantera Capital, Jump Crypto, and Lightspeed Faction.