Key Takeaways Monad’s blockchain launch was successful, with fast transaction processing and positive user feedback. The decision to skip an ecosystem-wide pre-deposit campaign was strategic and set Monad apart from other projects. Monad was the first to conduct a token sale on Coinbase’s new platform, marking a significant milestone. Thorough preparation and audits ensured Monad’s
Bitcoin $BTC$68,105.70 is on the brink of reaching a major symbolic milestone with the issuance of its 20 millionth coin. According to the Clark Moody Dashboard, 19,996,979 $BTC have been mined, leaving just roughly 3,000 $BTC remaining before the 20 millionth bitcoin is reached, roughly seven days away at current issuance rates. Once that threshold
PayPay Corp. and its majority owner, SoftBank Group Corp., are targeting up to $1.1 billion in a US IPO, positioning the deal as a potential record-setting American listing for a Japanese firm. The Tokyo-based fintech firm and an affiliate of SoftBank Vision Fund II are together selling 55 million ADRs at $17 to $20 each,
Palantir’s billionaire co-founder Peter Thiel on Monday filed with the SEC to offload 2 million shares in the data analytics firm for $280 million. Thiel helped establish the company in 2003 alongside Alex Karp, Joe Lonsdale, Stephen Cohen, and Nathan Gettings. He contributed $30 million in seed capital, drawing inspiration from fraud-detection systems he developed
Pundi AI recently revealed a new strategic partnership with Pluton AI to solve a major challenge around artificial intelligence and blockchain: access to high-quality and/or verifiable data. Through this collaboration, both companies will connect community-owned AI datasets to be utilized by production-ready autonomous on-chain agents. This will be a major step forward for DeFi and
Australia is home to just 26 million people, but OKX is betting the country could become one of the most important digital finance markets in the developed world if policymakers move fast enough. A new report backed by the exchange estimates that Australia could unlock A$24 billion ($17 billion) in annual economic gains from tokenized
TD Securities, a major Canadian investment bank with operations across North America, says tokenization may be approaching an institutional turning point following the New York Stock Exchange’s push into tokenized equities. In recent commentary, TD Securities Reid Noch, vice president for electronic trading, said tokenization is beginning to carry real implications for market structure, pointing
PayPay, a SoftBank Corp-backed payments company that owns a 40% stake in Binance Japan, is seeking to raise as much as $1.1 billion in a U.S. initial public offering, Reuters reported Monday. The Tokyo-based company and a selling shareholder plan to offer 55 million American depositary shares priced between $17 and $20 each, according to
St. Cloud Financial Credit Union Rolls Out Core-Integrated Digital Asset Platform for Members St. Cloud Financial Credit Union (SCFCU) announced the launch of its CU-Digital Asset Vault, a digital-asset platform built specifically for credit union members. Essentially, the Vault integrates directly with the credit union’s core systems, allowing members to hold and manage digital assets