Tian Ruixiang Holdings Ltd (Nasdaq: TIRX) said it has entered a strategic agreement under which an unnamed investor would contribute 15,000 Bitcoin in exchange for an equity stake in the company. At Bitcoin’s ($BTC) price of about $75,000 at the time of writing, the proposed contribution would be valued at about $1.1 billion. Tian Ruixiang
Stablecoins are often marketed as instant, borderless money. In practice, that speed is the final output of a deep and carefully layered financial stack. Key Takeaways Stablecoins rely on a multi-layer financial stack, not just blockchains. Compliance, custody, and liquidity are as important as speed. The long-term story is infrastructure, not individual products. What looks
New York —The next evolution of asset management will be “wallet-native,” not just digital, according to Franklin Templeton’s head of innovation, Sandy Kaul. Speaking at the Ondo Summit in New York on Tuesday, Kaul said she envisions a future where all financial assets — stocks, bonds, funds, and more — are held and managed through
Tokenized bonds are becoming a core crypto asset. As reported by Falcon Finance, tokenized bonds have become the most dominant in the fast-developing real-world asset (RWA) industry, with a total market value of $12.7 billion. This amount is about 55% out of all tokenised RWAs, which indicates a crucial change in the institutional capital shift
As the United States enters day four of a partial federal government shutdown tied to unresolved funding for Homeland Security, prediction markets are signaling that traders expect disruption—but not a prolonged Washington standoff. Shutdown Backdrop Traders Are Pricing In The partial shutdown began at 12:01 a.m. EST on Jan. 31, after Congress failed to pass
MOSCOW, RUSSIA – In a significant move toward mainstream digital currency adoption, the Russian government announced plans this week to integrate its central bank digital currency, the digital ruble, directly into Moscow’s massive subway system overhaul. This initiative represents one of the most ambitious real-world applications of a CBDC globally, targeting completion by 2028 as
The House of Representatives very narrowly passed a funding package on Tuesday with a 217-214 vote, meaning the government will reopen from its partial shutdown as soon as President Donald Trump signs the bills. Lawmakers will negotiate further funding for the Department of Homeland Security over the next week and a half, but other major
PayPal stock price tanked by nearly 20% on Tuesday, becoming one of the top laggards on Wall Street, after publishing weak financial results and a leadership change. Summary PayPal share price continued its strong downward trend. The company published weak financial results and fired its CEO. Its revenue and profits were weaker than expected. PayPal
Crypto VC deals fell in January, but funding exploded as big checks flowed into BitGo, Fireblocks, Ripple’s $RLUSD push, DeFi bets, and $SOL‑backed credit. Summary Crypto VC deals dropped 15% MoM and 42% YoY, while funding jumped 61% MoM and 497% YoY to $14.57b. Flagship deals included BitGo’s $212m IPO, Fireblocks’ $130m TRES buyout, and