Ripple Labs, associated with XRP (CRYPTO:XRP), co-founder Chris Larsen reportedly invested in American Perpetuals Exchange Corp. (APEC), a derivatives platform founded by US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand's son that has raised US$30 million.
New York Life Investment Management (NYLIM) has partnered with Centrifuge to launch its first tokenised investment product, giving eligible investors onchain access to the firm's US high-yield corporate bond strategy through the HYB fund.
Theo invested US$20 million in Fidelity International's USD Digital Liquidity Fund (FILQ), saying it is the first crypto-native platform to allocate capital to the tokenised liquidity fund.
Synapse (CRYPTO:SYN) climbed as much as 26% after BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes disclosed purchasing 6.16 million SYN tokens worth about US$2.2 million.
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) warned that rapid growth in artificial intelligence investment could have significant financial consequences if highly leveraged funding structures unravel during a market downturn.
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.
