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Transak Raises $16M From IDG Capital, Tether to Scale Stablecoin Payment Network
Transak plans to use the funds to expand its stablecoin payments stack and enter new markets, the company said.
Tether Leads 30M-Euro Investment Round in Spanish Crypto Exchange Bit2Me
The deal follows Bit2Me's authorization under the EU's MiCA license approval, allowing it to operate across the European Union.
Marex Becomes First Clearing Firm to Adopt JPMorgan’s Kinexys With Brevan Howard Digital
The initiative is aimed at modernizing payment infrastructure and reducing settlement risk, Marex said.
U.S Neobank Slash Debuts Stablecoin with Stripe's Bridge for Global Business Payments
The firm aims to reduce settlement times and foreign exchange fees with its USDSL stablecoin, issued by Bridge.
BounceBit Adds Franklin Templeton Tokenized Fund for Treasury-Backed Yield Strategies
Tokenized Treasuries such as FT's BENJI are being increasingly used for collateral and settlement as real-world asset adoption spreads.
Tokenization Specialist Centrifuge Appoints Former Goldman Sachs Executive as COO
Jürgen Blumberg, who spent over two decades at Goldman Sachs, Invesco and BlackRock heading ETF businesses, will focus on bridging DeFi and traditional finance.
Brazil's VERT Capital to Tokenize $1B in Real-World Assets on XDC Network
The deal underscores the growing role of Brazil as a tokenization hub in the region.
DeFi Dev Boosts Solana Treasury to $218M After Latest Purchase
The Nasdaq-listed firm funded the acquisition by its $5 billion standing equity line of credit facility.
CoinShares Launches Zero-Fee SEI ETP With Staking Yield Across Europe
Crypto ETPs in Europe are plentiful, yet they haven't been adopted the way spot bitcoin ETFs in the U.S. have.
Crypto Prediction Market Polymarket Weighs Launching Its Own Stablecoin: Source
Polymarket would create its own stablecoin to own the yield-generating USD reserves that back the amount of Circle’s dollar-pegged token, USDC, a source said.
