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Securitize Takes Tokenized Hamilton Lane Credit Fund Multichain, Bringing It Closer to DeFi

The on-chain credit fund, issued with $956 billion private investment firm Hamilton Lane, now spans Ethereum and Optimism, added daily liquidity and DeFi-ready token.

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Finance

Plasma Looks to Raise $50M From Token Sale, With Valuation of $500M, for EVM-Compatible Sidechain

The network, backed by prominent investors, aims to facilitate stablecoin transfers, starting with USDT, without transaction fees.

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Finance

Crypto Market Maker B2C2 Said to Be Raising up to $200M: Source

The transaction will allow majority holder SBI to reduce its stake in the crypto trading firm, the source said.

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Finance

Roxom Looks to Capture Bitcoin Treasury Boom With BTC-Denominated Stock Exchange

Following the lead of Strategy and Metaplanet, there has been a glut of publicly-listed firms building bitcoin treasuries in recent months

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Finance

Function Raises $10M to Bring Yield to Bitcoin; Gets Backing From Galaxy Digital, Antalpha, and Mantle

With $1.5B in FBTC TVL, Function aims to transform bitcoin into a productive institutional asset.

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Finance

MoonPay Adds Single-Click Crypto Payments for Revolut Users in UK, EU

The integration lets Revolut Pay users purchase crypto instantly without card-based payment hurdles

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Policy

Indian Crypto Exchange CoinDCX Denies Moving User Funds After WazirX Allegations

CoinDCX's CEO, Sumit Gupta, refuted allegations of moving user funds to non-compliant entities in Lithuania.

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Finance

Japanese Real Estate Firm GATES to Tokenize $75M in Tokyo Property on Oasys Blockchain

The initiative aims to simplify property transactions for foreign buyers by using blockchain technology to overcome legal and regulatory hurdles, GATES said.

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Finance

Rumble Taps MoonPay for Crypto Wallet Ahead of Q3 Launch

MoonPay will handle conversions between digital assets and fiat currency in the upcoming Rumble Wallet.

Rumble CEO Chris Pavlovski at Consensus 2025 in Toronto (CoinDesk)

Finance

Circle Has USDC Revenue Sharing Deal With Second-Largest Crypto Exchange ByBit: Sources

Assume any exchange that has some material amount of USDC has an agreement with Circle, said one person familiar with the situation.

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