Report: Erebor Secures $350M as Investors Bet on Regulated Crypto Banking

Digital bank Erebor Bank has quietly raised $350 million at a multibillion-dollar valuation, signaling renewed investor appetite for regulated institutions willing to bank crypto, artificial intelligence (AI), and defense-sector firms, according to reporting from Axios citing “multiple sources.” Erebor Raises $350M as It Prepares to Launch Digital-First Bank Erebor’s latest financing reportedly values the digital-first … Read more

Hong Kong-Based Redotpay Secures $107M to Expand Stablecoin Payment Services

Redotpay, a Hong Kong-based fintech focused on stablecoin-powered payments, has raised $107 million in a Series B funding round as fiat-pegged token transaction volumes and user adoption continued to climb. Stablecoin Payments Firm Redotpay Raises $107M in Series B Round The latest round brings Redotpay’s total capital raised in 2025 to $194 million, according to … Read more

Berachain Co-Founder Refutes Claims on Brevan Howard Refund Right, Calls Story ‘Inaccurate’

Berachain is under scrutiny after reports revealed a refund right granted to co‑lead investor Brevan Howard Digital’s Nova fund on its $25 million Series B stake. The project’s co‑founder dismissed the coverage as inaccurate, insisting the clause was a compliance measure tied to Nova’s liquid fund strategy rather than investor protection. Refund Right Explained Berachain, … Read more

Report: Crypto Giant Tether Eyes Robotics With €1B Neura Funding Push

Tether’s potential €1 billion robotics splash has raised eyebrows, with the Financial Times reporting that the stablecoin giant is circling a major funding round for German AI robotics firm Neura. According to a Financial Times (FT) report published this week, the stablecoin giant Tether is in talks to lead a €1 billion investment that would … Read more

Perp DEX Space Heats up — Lighter Ignites $68M Fundraise as Investors Flock to Defi’s Next Big Thing

Vladimir Novakovski’s blockchain startup Lighter has secured $68 million in fresh funding from top-tier backers, marking one of the most notable reverse pivots in Silicon Valley—from artificial intelligence (AI) back to crypto. According to a Forbes report, Lighter’s $68 million round was led by Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund and Ribbit Capital, with participation from Haun … Read more

$72M Equity Investment From Top Firms Bolsters Canaan’s Bitcoin Mining Infrastructure Push

Nasdaq-listed bitcoin mining rig manufacturer Canaan Inc. has secured a $72 million strategic investment from BH Digital, the crypto division of Brevan Howard, alongside Galaxy Digital and Weiss Asset Management. Canaan Attracts Institutional Confidence According to Canaan (Nasdaq: CAN), the investment was made through the purchase of about 63.7 million American depositary shares (ADSs) at … Read more

Fortress, Citadel, and Galaxy Join $500 Million Ripple Funding Round

Ripple announced a $500 million strategic investment at a $40 billion valuation, led by major institutional investors including Fortress Investment Group, Citadel Securities, and Pantera Capital. Ripple’s $500M Raise Highlights Institutional Bet on Blockchain Payments Ripple, the San Francisco-based financial technology company known for its crypto solutions for businesses, has raised $500 million in a … Read more

BitcoinOS Pulls in $10M to Expand Bitcoin’s Institutional Infrastructure

BitcoinOS (BOS), the operating system reimagining Bitcoin for digital economies, has raised $10 million in strategic funding from leading investors, including Greenfield Capital, FalconX, and the Bitcoin Frontier Fund, to expand its institutional BTCFi infrastructure. The London-based BitcoinOS project secured $10 million across several funding rounds led by Greenfield Capital, joined by FalconX, DNA Fund, … Read more

Arthur Hayes’ New Private Equity Fund Focuses on ‘Picks and Shovels’ of Crypto

Arthur Hayes, co-founder of BitMEX and chief investment officer of Maelstrom, is launching Maelstrom Equity Fund I, a private equity vehicle seeking to raise at least $250 million to acquire mid-sized, cash-flowing companies serving the crypto industry. Maelstrom Equity Fund I marks Hayes’ first external fund focused entirely on control-buyout deals targeting profitable “picks and … Read more