Stablecoin infrastructure company HIFI has raised $37 million in a Series A funding round led by Left Lane Capital as the use of stablecoins for payments and cross-border transfers continues to grow despite weakness in the broader crypto market. Cross-border stablecoin flows rose 77.5% to $220.3 billion in the 12 months ending June 2026, even
Goldman Sachs says markets are pricing in more Fed rate hikes than anticipated and denies claims that a pause is off the table. Increasing expectations that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates are sending Treasury yields and the US dollar higher. This is putting more pressure on Bitcoin and other risk assets.
The U.K.’s largest banks executed the world’s first customer transaction using tokenized British pound deposits on a share platform. The money movement included remortgage payments and a test of a consumer purchase, according to an announcement on Thursday. The project is testing whether regulated bank money can move in tokenized form between institutions and in
Trade finance, the cash flow that supports businesses carrying out global trade, has long been seen as a ripe area for digital ledger-based upgrades. That’s now coming to fruition as the sector currently undergoes a stablecoin-driven transformation, according to euro-pegged token issuer Qivalis. The steady seismic impact stablecoins have had on cross-border payments is well
Happy Thursday, advisors! In today’s newsletter, Dovile Silenskyte from WisdomTree on the two questions investors keep bundling together when they buy bitcoin. Then, in “Ask an Expert,” Bryan Courchesne from DAiM answers questions about how the failure of the CLARITY Act vote could impact bitcoin as an investment. Happy reading. – Sarah Morton Bitcoin exposure
The Bank of Japan drew attention by raising its interest rate to its highest level in 31 years. The decision, made at a meeting on September 18th, increased the rate to 1.25%. This increase is seen as a result of pressure exerted on Japan by US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who argued that Japan needed
Digital asset investment firm RockawayX is putting $150 million to bring more private credit and other yield-generating assets onchain, betting that lending tied to the real economy will become one of crypto’s largest markets. The $2 billion digital-asset investment firm is rolling out Catapult, a program that will provide venture funding, product structuring, liquidity, market
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) said it would make AI, tokenization and other emerging technologies relevant to finance a new supervisory priority from 2027. “Firms are increasingly using AI and tokenized products in day-to-day financial services to gain market share,” the financial watchdog said in a report released Wednesday, explaining why it is
The price of Bitcoin has fallen below $83,000 amid expectations that the US Federal Reserve (Fed) will raise interest rates four more times by 2027. This, coupled with rising bond yields and a strengthening dollar, is putting pressure on risky assets. In addition to Bitcoin, gold prices are also falling, currently trading around $4,200 per
US President Donald Trump remains a figure closely followed in both the financial markets and the cryptocurrency market. In this regard, Trump’s statements and investments in the cryptocurrency market are among the indicators closely monitored by investors. His statements and transactions, particularly those concerning Bitcoin, crypto asset companies, and crypto-related stocks, are attracting the attention