Canadian fintech companies raised $1.62 billion in the first half of 2025, with digital assets and artificial intelligence (AI) startups taking the lion’s share of fresh funding, according to KPMG Canada’s Pulse of Fintech report. While fintech funding slowed globally, Canadian investors maintained steady support for ventures at the intersection of finance and emerging technology.
The total value locked (TVL) in tokenized U.S. Treasuries has climbed back to its peak, hitting $7.42 billion on Aug. 23, slightly above the previous record of $7.41 billion set on July 16. Institutional U.S. Bond Tokens Hit $7.42B Across 49 Products The latest figures from rwa.xyz show growth of 1.41% from a week ago,
Eric Trump is deepening his role in digital assets with reported plans to attend a shareholder meeting in Tokyo, public predictions about bitcoin’s price, and new corporate ventures that extend the Trump family’s crypto push into Asia. Bloomberg reported Friday that Trump will join a Sept. 1 shareholder meeting of Metaplanet, a Japanese company modeled
The week of August 17-23, 2025, recorded $63.77 million in crypto funding across 13 projects, with DigiFT’s $11 million strategic round leading. Summary Crypto funding hit $63.7 million across 13 projects, down from $1.5 billion last week DigiFT led with $11 million, as Irys and Block Earner raised $10 million and $8 million Smaller rounds
Story Highlights Japan plans to cut crypto capital gains tax from up to 55% to a flat 20%, easing the burden on investors. Cryptocurrencies could be reclassified under the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act. Reclassification would enable regulated spot Bitcoin ETFs in Japan. Japan is pushing for sweeping financial reforms as part of its goal
Corporate adoption of crypto in treasury management is growing rapidly. In the first half of 2025, the tally of public companies holding BTC nearly doubled, according to a report from K33 Research. K33 revealed that between December 2024 and June 2025, the number of listed firms with Bitcoin (BTC) on their balance sheets climbed from
A dormant Bitcoin whale has reemerged with a decisive shift toward Ethereum, locking in more than $100 million in unrealized profits as ETH prices surge. On August 22, blockchain tracker Lookonchain flagged the wallet after it began loading up on ETH through both spot purchases and leveraged trades. The Bitcoin Whale’s Ethereum Position is Worth
UBS noted that Fed Chair Jerome Powell signaled a significant shift in monetary policy direction in his Jackson Hole speech. Powell’s speech, along with recent data on the labor market and changes in the inflation outlook, reveals a clear shift in the Fed’s priorities, according to UBS analysts. In his speech, Powell summarized the economic
In its latest Latam report, Dune found that stablecoins have taken root in the region, growing to become one of the financial backbones of the crypto economy. Latam has an appetite for stablecoins, be it in implementation by companies and institutions or in adoption by users. Dune Report Shows Stablecoins Reign Supreme in Latam Stablecoins
Bitcoin and crypto seem to be on the verge of mainstream adoption, with US spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs) shattering inflow records, Goldman Sachs holding more crypto ETF shares issued by BlackRock than any other institution, and corporate treasuries from Strategy to Bitmine embracing digital assets. However, a recent survey from Bank of America showed three-quarters