Crypto Investment

Animoca Brands has invested in stablecoin payments provider AllScale to expand blockchain-based payment infrastructure, although neither company disclosed the size of the investment.

CoinShares reported that 52% of UK financial advisers cannot see most of their clients' cryptocurrency holdings.

Franklin Templeton has filed plans with the US Securities and Exchange Commission for two exchange-traded funds that combine US equities with Bitcoin (CRYPTO:BTC) exposure through dividend reinvestment.

Lite Strategy invested US$1 million in ZK Innovations, the developer of Litecoin (CRYPTO:LTC) Layer-2 platform LitVM.

Ark Invest increased its exposure to Coinbase, purchasing 111,799 shares worth approximately US$18.4 million.

Coinbase has expanded its stock and ETF trading services by allowing US customers to transfer existing investment portfolios from other brokerages onto its platform.

Figure has agreed to acquire AI-powered real estate lender Kiavi for $717 million, a move expected to add more than $7 billion in annual loan volume and accelerate the tokenisation of residential real estate assets.

Coinbase has invested in ProShares’ GENIUS Money Market ETF, a Treasury-focused fund designed to hold assets that qualify as reserves for payment stablecoins under the GENIUS Act.

River raised $8m from TRON DAO Ventures to scale its cross-ecosystem stablecoin infrastructure on TRON.

F/m Investments is seeking US regulatory approval to tokenise shares of its Treasury ETF while keeping the fund fully regulated.

Thailand is drafting new crypto ETF and futures regulations to strengthen its appeal as an institutional crypto hub.

Tenx Protocols has expanded into Tezos after buying more than 5.5 million XTZ to strengthen its validator strategy.