Zerohash secures $104M in Series D, valuing the crypto startup at $1B. Interactive Brokers leads raise; Apollo and other strategic investors join. Zerohash expands crypto trading, stablecoins, and tokenization services. Crypto infrastructure startup Zerohash has secured $104 million in fresh funding, drawing support from some of the world’s most prominent financial institutions, including Morgan Stanley
Globally, there are now 241,700 people whose crypto holdings put them in the millionaire ranks, up 40% in a year, as digital assets start to influence how the rich transfer funds or secure residency and citizenship. Henley & Partners’ Crypto Wealth Report 2025 estimates that, by June, the tally of Bitcoin millionaires rose 70% year
European record for ARK Invest: the assets managed in Europe with UCITS vehicles have surpassed one billion dollars, demonstrating a rare acceleration in thematic asset management. The announcement, recently made in London and confirmed by ARK Invest Europe, follows the jump from 446 million dollars recorded at the beginning of the year and has been
Key Takeaways Gold hit a new record high of $3,800 per ounce in 2025 amid economic uncertainty. Year-to-date, gold prices are up over 40%, consistently posting new highs. Gold reached a record high of $3,800 per ounce today, marking another milestone for the precious metal amid continued economic uncertainties and investor demand for safe-haven assets.
London-based blockchain payments company Fnality secured $136 million in a Series C funding round backed by some of the world’s largest financial institutions. Bank of America, Citi, KBC Group, Temasek, Tradeweb and WisdomTree led the round, joined by returning investors including Goldman Sachs, Santander, Barclays and UBS, according to a Tuesday announcement by the company.
New York-based venture capital firm Archetype has raised $100 million for its third fund aimed at backing early-stage blockchain startups, the firm said. The fund, called Archetype III, is supported by a mix of existing and new institutional investors, including pensions, academic endowments, sovereign wealth funds, and funds of funds. Archetype has a track record
Wall Street bank Morgan Stanley (MS) is moving deeper into digital assets, announcing a partnership with crypto infrastructure provider Zerohash to allow E*Trade clients to trade bitcoin BTC$112,795.83, ether (ETH) and solana SOL$218.34 starting in the first half of 2026, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday. Jed Finn, Morgan Stanley’s head of wealth management, told Bloomberg that
Bain & Co. predicted the AI sector is burning through their pockets, as the industry is expected to fall $800b short of its $2 trillion target. How will the projected slip-up affect the AI-crypto market? Summary Bain & Co. projects that AI will face an $800 billion revenue shortfall over the next five years as
Kazakhstan’s central bank is launching a pilot project to issue a new stablecoin pegged to the local fiat currency in collaboration with Solana and Mastercard. The National Bank of Kazakhstan announced the launch of a stablecoin project within the framework of its Digital Assets Regulatory Sandbox, according to a statement shared with Cointelegraph on Tuesday.
The digital finance landscape is buzzing with innovation, and South Korea is now taking a bold step forward. Leading e-payment companies KG Inicis and KG Mobilians have made headlines by filing a trademark for a won-pegged stablecoin. This move signals a significant push into the realm of digital currency, potentially reshaping how transactions are conducted