Partnerships & Ecosystem

Stablecoin issuer Circle and Nomura are preparing a service that would allow Japanese companies to settle foreign exchange transactions using dollar-denominated stablecoins as early as 2027. The proposed service would let companies convert yen into dollar stablecoins for cross-border payments and ne

According to reports, Circle and Nomura are targeting a 2027 launch for a stablecoin foreign exchange settlement service in Japan. The service would enable Japanese companies to convert yen into dollar-denominated stablecoins for cross-border payments and near-instant settlement. Circle's USDC,

Invesco filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 24 to add the Invesco Stablecoin Reserves Onchain Fund to its Short-Term Investments Trust portfolio. The fund targets stablecoin reserve management, designed for issuers requiring compliant reserves, daily liquidity, and low-risk

On June 24, Invesco submitted an amended filing to the Securities and Exchange Commission requesting approval for the Invesco Stablecoin Reserves Onchain Fund. The product is expected to become effective about 60

According to Chainwire, Story has rebranded to The DATA Foundation and launched DATA Network today (June 25), featuring a flagship integration with Kled, the world's largest opt-in human data marketplace, which has registered 1.5 billion user-contributed records on the platform. Andrea Muttoni

Baillie Gifford is being linked to a regulated tokenized bond fund using public blockchain infrastructure, adding another major traditional asset manager to the real-world asset tokenization race. The reported structure involves public blockchain rails including Solana and Ethereum, with institutional custody support from BNY. The development reinforces tokenized funds as a strengthening area where traditional finance infrastructure overlaps with crypto settlement systems, driven by institutiona

According to The Block, USDT0 stablecoin trading volume has surpassed $100 billion, with approximately $4.1 billion in circulating supply. Built on LayerZero's Omnichain standard, USDT0 has been natively integrated across more than 20 blockchains to enable seamless cross-chain

Spark and Uniswap have launched the FX Layer, a stablecoin liquidity system designed to make swapping between dollar-pegged assets more efficient. The system is already live on Ethereum with pools supporting USDS, USDT, and PYUSD. The initiative combines Spark's liquidity management framework with U

Spark and Uniswap have launched the FX Layer, a stablecoin liquidity system designed to streamline swaps between dollar-pegged assets. As part of the rollout, Spark is migrating approximately $150 million from its USDS ecosystem into Uniswap v4, establishing initial liquidity pools for USDS,

SBI Group announced on June 25 it will acquire Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Bitbank for 46.7 billion yen, or approximately $289 million. The transaction will see SBI purchase shares from individual

According to Chainwire, TensorX and Solstice announced on June 25 a partnership to finance European sovereign AI infrastructure with up to $1 billion in capacity for GPU and data-center buildout. Solstice will provide onchain financing and will launch aiUSX, a yield-bearing asset that allows

According to Foresight News, SUI Group (Nasdaq: SUIG) expanded its digital currency loan agreement with Bluefin, a decentralized exchange on the Sui blockchain, on June 25. The company will provide an additional 4 million SUI tokens, raising the total loan to 6 million SUI, while increasing the

Galaxy Digital made a strategic investment in Digital Prime Technologies, the company behind Tokenet, an institutional digital asset lending platform developed with EquiLend. EquiLend announced the investment on June 23. Tokenet launched in May 2026 with Galaxy as a launch participant, applying

According to EquiLend, Galaxy Digital made a strategic investment in Digital Prime Technologies on June 23, supporting Tokenet, an institutional digital asset lending platform that launched in May 2026. Tokenet applies securities lending workflows, risk controls and lifecycle management to digital a

Black Lake Digital Markets, working alongside Nuva Labs, completed the tokenization of $25 million worth of institutional residential mortgages on the Provenance blockchain. The tokenized mortgage assets will act as collateral for a dedicated Black Lake vault operating on NuvaFinance, a

According to Nuva Labs, Black Lake Digital Markets and Nuva Labs completed tokenization of $25 million institutional residential mortgages on the Provenance blockchain on April 29. The tokenized assets will serve as collateral for a dedicated vault on NuvaFinance, a decentralized finance platform