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Apriori Raises $20M to Build Institutional-Grade Onchain Trading Infrastructure

Apriori Network Inc. announced that it has raised $20 million in a strategic funding round led by prominent participants including Hashkey Capital and Pantera Capital Management LP, with additional support from Primitive Ventures, IMC Trading, GEM Labs, Gate Labs, Ambush Capital and Big Brain Collective. Founded in 2023 by former quants and engineers from Jump … Read more

The Smarter Web Company Acquires 45 Bitcoin, Raising Total Holdings to 2,440 BTC

The Smarter Web Company (Aquis: SWC) announced that it purchased an additional 45 bitcoin at an average price of £82,919 (approximately $111,758) as part of its ongoing “10 Year Plan” treasury policy. This latest move brings its total holdings to 2,440 bitcoin with a cumulative average cost of £82,409 (about $111,071) and a total purchase … Read more

The Play Solana PSG1 Ships in October as Web3 Gaming Hardware Gains Momentum

Play Solana announced that shipments of its PSG1 handheld gaming console will begin on October 6, 2025. The device features an Octa‑Core Rockchip RK3588S CPU, 8 GB LPDDR4X RAM, 128 GB eMMC storage, 3.92″ OLED display (1240×1080), Wi‑Fi 6.0 and Bluetooth 5.4, a capacitive rear fingerprint sensor, and an integrated hardware wallet secured by Play … Read more

Hemi Raises $15M to Power Bitcoin DeFi Programmability

Hemi has closed a $15 million growth round led by YZi Labs (formerly Binance Labs), Republic Digital and HyperChain Capital, bringing total project funding to $30 million as the company positions itself as an infrastructure layer for Bitcoin programmability within EVM-compatible decentralized finance. The startup says its Hemi Virtual Machine embeds a full Bitcoin node … Read more

Swiss Crypto Bank Sygnum Tokenizes Portion of $50M BTC‑Backed Loan for Ledn

Sygnum announced it arranged a $50 million BTC‑backed syndicated loan for Ledn, with a portion of the facility tokenized using Sygnum’s end‑to‑end issuance platform, marking a further step toward tokenized private credit for institutional and qualified investors. The transaction, described as 2x oversubscribed, follows Sygnum’s August 2024 issuance of the industry’s first BTC‑backed syndicated loan … Read more

TRM Labs: Iranian Crypto Flows Fall to $3.7B in 2025 as Nobitex Hack, Tether Freezes and Geopolitics Erode Trust

TRM Labs reported that Iran’s crypto economy contracted in early 2025 amid escalating geopolitical tensions and a major exchange hack, with total cryptocurrency flows involving Iranian entities falling to about $3.7 billion between January and July 2025 — an 11% decline from the same period in 2024 and sharp month‑over‑month drops after April, including a … Read more

Gemini Launches ETH and SOL Staking in the UK

Gemini has launched staking for ethereum ( ETH) and solana ( SOL) for users in the United Kingdom, allowing customers to deposit any amount of ETH or SOL on the platform to participate in Proof‑of‑Stake validation and earn staking rewards. The move follows the opening of Gemini’s first permanent UK office in London and expands … Read more

Webull Launches Crypto Trading in Australia, Offers 240 Tokens via Coinbase Prime

Webull Securities (Australia) Pty Ltd has launched cryptocurrency trading for Australian users, offering direct access to up to 240 cryptocurrencies through its low‑cost platform and a stated spread of 30 basis points. The service, provided in partnership with Coinbase Prime for trading infrastructure, institutional custody, financing and real‑time market data, allows Australians to trade digital … Read more

Silicon Valley Pours $100M Into AI Super‑PAC, Echoing Crypto Industry Lobbying Playbook

A new super‑PAC network called Leading the Future is being launched with more than $100 million in backing from Silicon Valley figures to shape U.S. artificial intelligence (AI) policy ahead of next year’s midterm elections. According to the Wall Street Journal, backers include venture firm Andreessen Horowitz, Openai president Greg Brockman (with his wife), Perplexity, … Read more

Webull Brings Crypto Trading Back to US App

Webull (NASDAQ: BULL) announced the reintegration of cryptocurrency trading into its main U.S. app, allowing U.S. residents to open and manage Webull Pay accounts and trade more than 50 digital assets — including bitcoin, ether and solana — directly within the platform. The company said the update restores 24/7 real‑time crypto trading without requiring the … Read more

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