From Real Estate and Stocks: Former Premier League Player’s New-Found Love of Bitcoin
Soccer player George Boyd made over 100 Premier League appearances and has now joined crypto ETF issuer Jacobi Asset Management as an ambassador.
Finance
Ex-Valkyrie CEO Leah Wald’s Investment Firm Buys Four Validators, Including Solana Network’s, for Nearly $18M
The firm will buy validators for SOL, SUI, MONAD and ARCH networks.
Tether Unveils New Platform to Simplify Asset Tokenization for Businesses, Nation-States
The tokenization platform is part of Tether’s ambition to diversify its business from issuing the $126 billion USDT stablecoin.
SocGen Crypto Arm to Bring Its Euro Stablecoin to XRP Ledger, Lays Out Plan for Going Multichain
The French financial services firm said earlier this year it will also expand EURCV to the Solana network after struggling to attract users on Ethereum.
Franklin Templeton Expands $410M Money Market Fund to Ethereum Blockchain
Franklin Templeton has expanded the trading of its OnChain U.S. Government Money Market Fund to the largest blockchain, Ethereum.
Trump-Supported World Liberty Financial Taps Chainlink Data Services as DeFi Platform Takes Shape
Chainlink will provide crucial pricing data and cross-chain interoperability infrastructure for the nascent DeFi platform.
Polymarket CEO’s Home Is Raided by FBI
Shayne Coplan’s prediction market saw enormous activity leading up to the U.S. presidential election.
How a $115M Crypto Fund With Big Ambitions Plans to Invest In Latin America
Hyla Fund Management wants to become the Goldman Sachs of crypto. The firm plans on launching a new Latin America crypto fund as part of its strategy.
Zero Gravity Labs Raises $40M for Decentralized AI Operating System
The seed round included contributions from Hack VC, Delphi Digital, OKX Ventures, Polygon and Animoca Brands.
Copper to Offer Custody Services for Tokenized Money Market Funds Such as BlackRock’s BUIDL
The crypto custodian’s clients can use money market fund tokens as collateral in derivatives trades after the company received approval from the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) in Abu Dhabi.