Global crypto wealth has surged to an unprecedented 241,700 crypto millionaires, the Crypto Wealth Report 2025 from Henley & Partners with data from New World Wealth shows — a 40% rise in 12 months. Bitcoin led the charge, with Bitcoin millionaires up 70% year‑on‑year to 145,100 holders, while the total crypto market valuation reached USD
The world of finance is constantly evolving, and South Korea is at the forefront of a significant shift. Seoul Exchange, a prominent South Korean platform known for trading unlisted stocks, is making headlines with its bold move into digital assets. This groundbreaking partnership aims to establish a robust platform for RWA tokens and token securities,
Shares of Semler Scientific (SMLR) closed at $32.06, well below the implied $86.30 takeout value in its announced all-stock acquisition by Strive (ASST), a discount Benchmark analyst Mark Palmers say reflects both skepticism and opportunity in the emerging bitcoin treasury M&A wave. Palmer reiterated its buy rating on Semler while trimming his price target on
The world of digital assets is buzzing with exciting news! Archetype, a prominent crypto venture firm, has successfully raised a monumental $100 million for its new Fund III. This significant capital injection is set to fuel the next wave of innovation in the rapidly evolving blockchain and Web3 space. For anyone following the pulse of
Cloudburst Technologies said it closed a $7 million Series A funding round to develop its platform for off-chain crypto intelligence. Unlike most blockchain analytics firms that concentrate on on-chain activity, New York-based Cloudburst specializes in analyzing data sources such as chatrooms and regulatory filings to monitor fraud networks, illicit actors, scams and social sentiment. The
Bitcoin and Ethereum exchange-traded funds suffered a $439 million blow in total on Monday, wiping out much of last week’s inflows as investors repositioned around the Federal Reserve’s rate cut and braced for upcoming inflation data. Bitcoin ETFs led the exodus with $363.1 million in outflows, led by Fidelity’s FBTC shedding $276.7 million and ARK
Fnality, a fintech firm building tokenized versions of major currencies collateralized by cash held at central banks, has raised $136 million in a Series C round to expand its blockchain-based wholesale payment systems, the London-based firm said Tuesday. The investment was led by WisdomTree, Bank of America, Citi, KBC Group, Temasek and Tradeweb, with existing
YZi Labs, the family office founded by Binance co-founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, may open up to external investors, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday. The $10 billion investment company, which was rebranded from Binance Labs, is open to the possibility of converting into an investment fund, head of YZi Labs Ella Zhang said in an
Changpeng “CZ” Zhao’s $10 billion investment firm YZi Labs is weighing plans to open the fund to outside capital and external investors. YZi Labs manages Zhao’s personal fortune and funds from a few early Binance insiders, including co-founder Yi He. The fund accepted about $300 million in outside funding in 2022, but later returned part
The total stablecoin supply has reached a record-breaking $283.2 billion, and it’s not the only milestone. The number of monthly stablecoin senders just climbed to 25.2 million, the highest ever recorded, according to data from Token Terminal. So far in 2025, startups working on stablecoin projects have pulled in $621.81 million in funding. That’s not