Tether unveils $100M strategic equity investment in Anchorage Digital
#Tether unveils $100M strategic equity investment in #AnchorageDigital , a regulated crypto platform that provides institutions with integrated financial services and infrastructure solutions. The investment builds on the companies’ existing partnership and underscores their shared commitment to developing secure, regulated infrastructure for the next stage of digital asset adoption.
#Espresso has introduced tokenomics for $ESP, a token used for validator staking and delegation under proof-of-stake, as well as for paying protocol data processing fees.
Espresso builds infrastructure that supports cross-chain composability, powering user and developer experiences that make all chains work together like one.
Startale and SBI Holdings have introduced their Layer 1 blockchain
#Startale and #SBIHoldings have introduced #StriumNetwork , a joint initiative to build a specialized platform for the trading and settlement of tokenized securities, supporting tokenized equities and RWA-backed instruments with 24/7 spot and derivatives markets.
By leveraging SBI Holdings’ ecosystem of over 80 million customers and its deep expertise in securities, banking, and financial services, Strium is well-positioned to connect institutional demand, professional trading activity, and real-world market participation onchain.
Paradigm has introduced a tool for exploring prediction market data
#Paradigm introduced #ParadigmPredictions, a new tool for exploring prediction market data. At its core is an interactive map of the prediction market ecosystem that can be zoomed, filtered, and explored. Users can drill into topics and subtopics to see relative activity, filter by platform and metrics to compare markets like #Kalshi and #Polymarket , and use a time slider to track how activity changes over days, months, or across the full history.
Organizations continue to expand their Ethereum holdings, solidifying cryptocurrency's role in traditional financial markets. Total strategic $ETH reserve holding by these organizations now amounts to 7.03M $ETH ($15.98B), representing 5.81% of the total token supply. As the market matures, these holdings underscore the evolving relationship between traditional institutions and digital assets.
ElevenLabs raises $500M in a Series D funding round
#ElevenLabs secures $500M in a Series D funding round led by Sequoia, with participation from a16z, ICONIQ, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Evantic Capital, BOND, and others.
ElevenLabs is a leading #AI audio research and deployment company that provides advanced, high-quality AI voice generation, speech synthesis, and voice cloning software.
Opinion raises $20M in a pre-Series A funding round
#Opinion secures $20M in a pre-Series A funding round from Hack VC, Jump Crypto, Primitive Ventures, Decasonic, and others. This funding round brings Opinion's total funds raised to $25M.
Opinion is a decentralized prediction market where users can trade directly on real-world outcomes, such as interest rate decisions, inflation releases, elections, and crypto-related events, without relying on indirect or noisy proxies like $BTC , gold, or equities.
#TRMLabs secures $70M in a Series C funding round led by Blockchain Capital, with participation from Goldman Sachs, Bessemer, Brevan Howard, Thoma Bravo and Citi Ventures.
TRM Labs is a blockchain intelligence company that specializes in providing solutions for financial institutions, cryptocurrency businesses, and government agencies to combat crypto-related financial crimes such as fraud and money laundering.