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According to the ABA Banking Journal, on May 22, the U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) proposed new rules to establish Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and sanctions compliance standards for stablecoin issuers under its supervision. Under the proposal, such issuers would be required to comply with applicable anti-money laundering (AML) / countering the financing of terrorism (CFT), economic sanctions, and reporting requirements—including those issued by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). The rule would also establish supervisory and enforcement provisions for AML/CFT programs consistent with FinCEN’s requirements. The public comment period is 60 days following publication of the proposal in the Federal Register.
According to Reuters, the European Central Bank (ECB) opposed a proposal to promote more euro-denominated stablecoins at a meeting of EU finance ministers, arguing that relaxing liquidity requirements for stablecoin issuers—or even granting them access to ECB funding—could undermine the stability of bank deposits, dampen bank lending, and complicate interest rate control. The proposal was put forward by Bruegel in its meeting document, aiming to expand the current market, which is dominated by U.S. dollar–denominated stablecoins. ECB President Christine Lagarde has previously taken a cautious stance toward euro stablecoins, favoring instead tokenized commercial bank deposit solutions. The report also notes that the EU is reviewing the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation, which entered into force in 2024, while the U.S. passed the more permissive GENIUS Act in 2025.
According to CoinPost, Japanese stablecoin issuer JPYC announced the completion of its Series B funding round, raising approximately $32 million. New investors include four institutions, such as Life Design Fund. Since its launch in October 2025, JPYC’s business has grown significantly—reaching 18,000 user accounts and over $220 million in total transaction volume within seven months. JPYC is now supported on four blockchains and has been officially adopted by LINE’s Web3 wallet “Unifi.” The company plans to use the funds to accelerate system development and advance real-world applications of JPYC in AI-powered automated payments and cross-border financial infrastructure.
According to The Block, cross-chain infrastructure platform Squid has raised $6 million in strategic funding, led by North Island Ventures, with participation from Ripple, Dialectic, and Borderless. The funds will be used to launch a new consumer-facing product. Fig, co-founder of Squid, stated that the product will leverage Squid’s routing and settlement infrastructure to enhance the experience of accessing and managing crypto assets. Squid said that since its launch in 2023, the platform has processed over $6 billion in transaction volume and more than 4 million transactions across more than 100 blockchain networks, serving over 1 million users.
OdailyOdaily reports that Squid, a cross-chain infrastructure platform, has completed a $6 million strategic funding round led by North Island Ventures, with participation from Ripple, Dialectic, Borderless, and others.It is reported that Squid was initially incubated within the Axelar ecosystem before developing into an independent platform. Since its launch in 2023, Squid claims to have processed over $6 billion in cross-chain transaction volume, covering more than 100 blockchains, with over 4 million cumulative transactions and over 1 million users.Following this funding round, Squid's total cumulative funding has reached $13.5 million. The company plans to use the new funds to launch new consumer-facing products, further streamlining the process for users to access, manage, and use crypto assets across different chains.
YZi Labs has announced the opening of applications for Season 4 of the EASY Residency program—a 10-week initiative structured as five weeks online followed by five weeks in-person in Bhutan. Applications close on June 21 at 23:59 GMT−7. This season’s in-person residency will take place in Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC), a Special Administrative Region of Bhutan, with a focus on Web3, artificial intelligence, and biotechnology—specifically targeting stablecoin infrastructure, global payments, agent economies, next-generation decentralized finance (DeFi), AI infrastructure, and AI × Bio. Selected teams may receive up to $500,000 in funding, including a $150,000 SAFE investment for 5% equity and an additional $350,000 uncapped SAFE. Accommodation, meals, and co-working space during the Bhutan phase are fully covered by the program.
on May 22 that the new-generation Perp DEX PopDEX has announced the completion of a $30 million funding round, led by Foresight Ventures. PopDEX is a decentralized perpetual contract trading platform centered on traders, focusing on capital efficiency, trading experience, and value distribution mechanisms, aiming to build an on-chain derivatives trading platform driven by real trading activity.The team stated that the funds will be used to inject initial liquidity into the project, enhance trading depth and capital efficiency, accelerate product development, and expand the team and market. PopDEX has already begun inviting select top-tier traders to participate in internal testing and will continuously optimize the product experience based on early user feedback. The internal testing phase will focus on refining aspects such as the trading process, capital efficiency, product interaction, risk control, and user experience, preparing for a wider public beta test and subsequent product launch.
According to WebWire, Jia, a financial operating system targeting small businesses in emerging markets, has announced the completion of a $3 million seed funding round. Investors include Coinbase Ventures, the Stellar Development Foundation, and A100x, with follow-on investments from TCG and Hashed Emergent. Following this round, Jia’s total funding has reached $7.3 million.
: Web3 fintech startup Jia announced the completion of a $3 million seed funding round, with participation from Coinbase Ventures, Stellar Development Foundation, A100x Ventures, TCG, and Hashed Emergent.To date, Jia's total cumulative funding has reached $7.3 million. Jia currently operates multiple decentralized lending pools and introduces liquidity through networks including Base, Stellar, Arbitrum, and Polygon, while utilizing stablecoins for cross-border settlements to reduce remittance costs and settlement times.The new funds will be used to expand features such as corporate bank accounts and cash flow management.
According to monitoring by on-chain analyst Yujin @EmberCN, approximately 7 hours ago, a batch of addresses suspected to be related to Polychain unstaked and redeemed 122 million EIGEN from the EigenCloud (formerly EigenLayer) staking contract, valued at approximately $23.88 million. This represents 16.5% of EIGEN's current circulating supply.Currently, the relevant EIGEN remains in these addresses and has not been further transferred. Yujin stated that these tokens originated from investment allocations in 2024, with Polychain being one of the early lead investors in EigenCloud.
amid the escalating risk of conflict between Iran and the United States, financing networks linked to the Iranian regime have used Binance to establish a secret payment system to continuously funnel funds to military forces.According to the report, the network is operated by Iranian businessman Babak Zanjani, who describes himself as an "anti-sanctions" manipulator. Internal compliance reports from Binance show that as of last December, the network had conducted approximately 850 million US dollars in transactions through Binance over the past two years, with most of the transactions concentrated in a single account. (WSJ)
AI hardware startup Hark announced the completion of a $700 million funding round, reaching a post-investment valuation of $6 billion. This Series A round was led by Parkway Venture Capital, with participation from NVIDIA, AMD Ventures, ARK Invest, Brookfield, Greycroft, Intel Capital, Qualcomm Ventures, Salesforce Ventures, and others. The new funds will be used to expand GPU infrastructure and accelerate large model research and development. (Bloomberg)
AI startup Hark announced it has raised $700 million in funding, achieving a post-money valuation of $6 billion. This Series A round was led by Parkway Venture Capital, with participation from NVIDIA, AMD Ventures, ARK Invest, Brookfield, Greycroft, Intel Capital, Qualcomm Ventures, and Salesforce Ventures.
TownSquare, an infrastructure platform focused on institutional yield and cross-chain lending brokerage services, has announced the completion of its new Pre-A round of funding, bringing its total funding to $16.25 million. This capital will be used to accelerate the institutional adoption of USD1 and other RWA assets on World Liberty Financial.
the Avalanche Foundation has announced the formation of an independent review committee to evaluate research proposals submitted under its "Call For Research Program" and provide up to $50,000 in funding for original academic research on the economics of decentralized networks. The committee comprises members from Ava Labs, the Avalanche Foundation, and external scholars specializing in economics, finance, and decentralized network design, aiming to select projects with long-term research value based on strict academic standards.The program covers two main research areas: crypto asset pricing and valuation, as well as validator economics and network security mechanism design. Evaluation criteria include research relevance, methodological rigor, innovation, feasibility, and the background of the research team.Emin Gün Sirer stated that Avalanche has been built on a foundation of academic research from the very beginning, and this program aims to continue that tradition while advancing the understanding and application of core economic issues related to decentralized networks. Committee members also include renowned scholars such as Campbell Harvey, Fahad Saleh, and Agostino Capponi, along with key members such as the Investment Director and Chief Economist of the Avalanche Foundation.
According to Businesswire, Solmate Infrastructure, a Solana treasury company listed on Nasdaq, announced the issuance of a total of 2,298,000 shares of Class B common stock via a registered direct offering. The offering price is $4.97 per share, raising approximately $11.4 million in gross proceeds. The transaction is expected to close around May 27, 2026, subject to customary closing conditions.
: AI live streaming prediction platform K25.ai announced the completion of a Pre-A strategic funding round with a post-money valuation of $100 million. This round was led by NewGenIVF, with a total financing scale of $10 million, including an initial investment of $2 million. K25.ai is currently exploring potential capital market pathways, including strategic transactions or reverse mergers, but emphasized that there are currently no definitive plans for a listing. (stocktitan)
According to PR Newswire, K25.ai announced the completion of a $100 million Pre-A strategic funding round, led by Nasdaq-listed NewGenIVF Group Limited (NIVF), which initially invested $2 million and secured an option to increase its investment up to $10 million. K25.ai stated that the two parties have also entered into an exclusive APAC distribution agreement, and K25.ai’s co-founders will join NIVF’s Board of Directors. K25.ai is an AI-native live-streaming and “watch-to-predict” platform targeting the APAC market and is evaluating potential listing pathways, including strategic transactions and reverse mergers.
Guy Wuollet, General Partner at a16z Crypto, wrote that the financial industry is undergoing a “digital migration” analogous to the cloud computing era—and blockchain is emerging as the core infrastructure driving this transformation. Wall Street’s adoption of blockchain is not motivated by the ideology of “decentralization,” but rather by practical needs: mitigating counterparty risk, improving settlement efficiency, and ensuring fair ordering mechanisms. “Digital assets,” in essence, represent the migration of the financial system’s underlying architecture onto blockchains—akin to how enterprise IT systems shifted from on-premises deployments to cloud services. When financial assets run on programmable, shared infrastructure, they unlock “composability”—a defining advantage enabling assets to be freely combined and extended like software. This significantly reduces development costs and boosts overall innovation efficiency across the financial system. This trend will propel traditional finance from “closed reconciliation systems” toward “on-chain coordination networks,” and blockchain technology will gradually become a standard component of the financial infrastructure layer.
According to The Block, Foundation, a Bitcoin hardware wallet manufacturer, has raised $6.4 million in funding. The round was led by Fulgur Ventures, with participation from Arche Capital. The company plans to accelerate its expansion from Bitcoin self-custody wallets into identity authentication, multi-factor authentication (MFA), and AI agent authorization. Following this round, Foundation’s total funding has reached $16.5 million. Meanwhile, Foundation has announced the full commercial launch of its flagship device, the Passport Prime, and opened its KeyOS platform SDK to developers. The device integrates a Bitcoin hardware wallet, FIDO security key, 2FA storage, secure vault, and 50 GB of encrypted storage.