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Kraken Closes $500 Million Round at $15 Billion, Eyes $20 Billion Strategic Investment Ahead of 2026 IPO

Investor interest is being driven by strong Q2 results, new tokenized stock offerings, and the NinjaTrader acquisition.

Tether in Talks to Raise $15–$20 Billion at About $500 Billion Valuation

RedotPay Hits $1 Billion Valuation After $47 Million Round Backed by Coinbase Ventures

Coinbase Ventures Leads $14.6 Million Round for Bastion, Pushing Funding Past $40 Million

GSR Files Five Crypto ETFs, Including Fund Tracking Corporate Crypto Treasuries

CZ and YZi Labs Deny FT Report on Opening $10 Billion Fund to Outside Investors

Zerohash Hits $1 Billion Valuation on $104 Million Raise Led by Interactive Brokers

SoftBank Vision Fund to Cut About 20% of Staff in AI Pivot

Netskope Soars in Nasdaq Debut After $908 Million IPO at Top of Range

Democrats Probe Whether White House AI and Crypto Adviser David Sacks Exceeded 130‑Day Service Limit

Standard Chartered’s SC Ventures Seeks $250 Million for Digital-Asset Fund Launching in 2026

Replit Raises $250 Million at $3 Billion Valuation, Unveils Agent 3

CoreWeave Launches Venture Arm as AI-Cloud Tailwinds Lift Shares

CoreWeave Launches Ventures Arm to Fund AI Startups and Provide GPU Access as Stock Rises

CFTC Staff Grants Conditional Relief to QCX, Clearing a Path for Polymarket’s U.S. Return

Atlassian to Acquire The Browser Company for $610 Million, Betting on an AI Browser for Work

PayPal Ventures, General Catalyst Lead $18 Million Round for Kite's Agentic Internet Push

ARK Invest Buys $15.6 Million of BitMine as Shares Fall Nearly 8%

Trump Jr. Joins Polymarket Board as 1789 Capital Invests in Prediction Market

N26 to Nominate Ex‑Bundesbank Official Andreas Dombret as Supervisory Board Chair