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According to Decrypt, Morgan Stanley has become a strategic partner of New York Prediction Market Summit NEXTPredict and will host discussions on institutional capital entering prediction markets at the event scheduled for October 22–23. Pierre Lindh, co-founder of NEXTPredict, noted that this marks the first time a bank has publicly engaged in events within this sector. The session will be moderated by Stephen Grambling, Head of US Gaming, Hotels & Leisure Research at Morgan Stanley, focusing on the opportunities for institutional funds to enter prediction markets, along with market structure and risk considerations. Currently, around 90% of liquidity and trading volume in prediction markets remains concentrated in sports contracts, though some financial institutions are beginning to explore its potential applications in market forecasting, internal forecasting, and corporate risk hedging. Morgan Stanley previously also took part in Kalshi’s $1 billion Series F funding round completed in May this year.
Odaily News: Jumper has announced plans to conduct its first JUMP token sale through Legion and spin off from LI.FI to become an independent company. Jumper currently has cumulative trading volume exceeding $40 billion, over 100,000 monthly active users, and a market share of more than 15% in cross-chain bridge transaction volume.Jumper stated that in the future it will expand from cross-chain aggregation to an on-chain finance super app, covering spot trading, cross-chain, perpetual contracts, tokenized stocks, and other RWA and yield products. Its perpetual contract product, Jumper Perps, is expected to launch in the coming weeks. This Legion token sale will be Jumper's first fundraising, with proceeds to be used for product development, user acquisition, and market expansion; the JUMP token is planned to be issued separately after the fundraising is completed, and the company will not conduct equity financing at the same time. (Cointelegraph)
Nscale announced it has raised $3.36 billion through convertible loan notes. The round was led by Third Point, with $2.36 billion already funded at closing. Nvidia has committed an additional $1 billion, with the funds expected to be in place by mid-November. Nscale said its total contracted value has now exceeded $103 billion.
Goldman Sachs estimates AI infrastructure spending by Amazon, Google parent company Alphabet, Microsoft, Oracle, and Meta will reach $800 billion this year. Goldman Sachs notes that hyperscale cloud providers need approximately $300 billion in annual AI revenue to break even. However, rising financing demands and infrastructure constraints may weigh on the pace of future spending growth.
据彭博社报道，特朗普长子小唐纳德·特朗普担任合伙人的投资公司 1789 Capital 正为第二支成长基金寻求募资 30 亿美元，目前已从现有投资者处获得约 20 亿美元资金，最终募资规模仍可能进一步扩大。 1789 Capital 目前管理资产已超过 40 亿美元，投资组合包括 Polymarket、Anduril，以及 X、xAI、SpaceX 等公司。公司计划进一步集中投资组合，减少投资项目数量，同时提高单笔投资规模并更多主导融资轮。其第一支成长基金于 2023 年推出，截至今年 6 月底回报率超过 200%。 此外，1789 Capital 此前还计划参与 Polymarket 新一轮约 10 亿美元融资，拟投入约 3 亿美元。
Odaily News: Investment firm 1789 Capital, linked to Donald Trump Jr., is seeking to raise $3 billion for its second growth fund and has already secured about $2 billion from existing investors. It is reported that 1789 Capital currently manages over $4 billion in assets, with a portfolio that includes Anduril Industries Inc., Polymarket, and several companies under Elon Musk, such as X, xAI, and SpaceX.However, 1789 Capital plans to reduce the number of investments, increase the size of individual investments, and lead more funding rounds. Earlier reports indicated that 1789 Capital is considering leading a new round of approximately $1 billion for prediction market platform Polymarket, with a planned investment of about $300 million. (Bloomberg)
Odaily News: Fintech company MoonPay has signed a definitive merger agreement to acquire North Capital Investment Technology, a private markets technology and regulated brokerage services platform. The transaction is an all-stock deal reportedly valued at over $60 million, and upon completion, North Capital will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of MoonPay.The deal will integrate North Capital's securities brokerage, investment advisory, and clearing capabilities into MoonPay's global infrastructure. North Capital owns multiple entities registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including a broker-dealer, an alternative trading system PPEX ATS, a transfer agent, and an investment advisor.North Capital provides technology, custody, custodial accounts, and secondary trading services for private securities issuers, fund managers, and institutional investors. The platform has facilitated over $8.7 billion in cumulative primary and secondary trading volume; PPEX supports secondary trading for over 1,250 approved assets. The transaction has been unanimously approved by both companies' boards of directors and remains subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals. (Bitcoin.com News)
According to Odaily, a newly released 2025 annual financial disclosure for US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shows that his household cash, retirement investments, and Bitcoin assets are worth at least approximately $3.1 million. Among these, Bitcoin is valued at approximately $16,000 to $65,000, and one of his three cash accounts exceeds $1 million.
Odaily News: The Central Bank of Brazil has issued Resolutions No. 588 and No. 589, requiring virtual asset service providers (VASPs) to report inbound and outbound transactions involving self-custodial wallets valued at or above $10,000, while strengthening anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing oversight.Resolution No. 588 stipulates that relevant transaction data will be submitted to the Financial Activities Control Council (COAF). The agency may use this information to organize transactions and establish a database of self-custodial addresses, recording the asset holdings of Brazilian users who hold crypto assets through authorized centralized exchanges.Resolution No. 589 prohibits conducting business with virtual asset service organizations or entities operating in Brazil without authorization. The new regulations will take effect on October 1, 2026. Currently, only 5 VASPs have applied for licenses to operate in Brazil. (Bitcoin.com News)
Public trading data shows that several publicly listed companies holding Bitcoin are currently trading below their net asset value. A typical example is French company Sequans, which has announced the sale of its entire Bitcoin inventory.
Sequans sold its remaining 314 Bitcoin, raising approximately $27.1 million to fund operations. This move marks the company's complete abandonment of its previous Bitcoin holding strategy for corporate cash management, refocusing on its core communications business.
Qivalis 过去一年签约 37 家欧洲银行，员工增至 40 人；CEO 表示贸易融资正全面转向稳定币结算，公司预计年底前推出受监管欧元稳定币。
Odaily News: Asset management firm ARK Invest will partner with Securitize (SECZ) to tokenize the ARK Venture Fund (ARKVX) on Ethereum. The fund provides qualified investors with investment exposure to private and public companies such as OpenAI, Anthropic, Stripe, and Databricks.This collaboration continues the existing relationship between the two parties, as ARK Invest made a strategic investment in Securitize last year. (CoinDesk)
据 CoinDesk 报道，Cathie Wood 旗下资产管理公司 ARK Invest 宣布与代币化平台 Securitize 合作，将旗下 ARK Venture Fund（ARKVX）进行代币化，基金持仓涵盖 OpenAI、Anthropic、Stripe 及 Databricks 等头部私人科技公司。代币化利息将首先在以太坊上发行，后续可能扩展至其他链。 Securitize 将负责链上发行及投资者体验，并计划提供每日净资产值及链上二级市场交易功能。值得注意的是，代币化并不将底层资产直接上链，投资者持有的是基金权益的链上凭证。ARK 此前已对 Securitize 进行战略投资，双方将持续合作推动更多合规投资产品上链。
Odaily News: Digital asset investment firm RockawayX will deploy $150 million through its Catapult program to provide venture capital, product structuring, liquidity, market-making, and distribution support for projects bringing real-world yield assets into DeFi. RockawayX manages approximately $2 billion in assets and has already deployed about $300 million onchain. The program will focus on areas including trade and supply chain finance, special asset-backed securities, CLOs, and real estate-related credit.RockawayX CEO Viktor Fischer said that after trading, "yield" could become the largest use case onchain, and that new yield sources with annualized returns exceeding 12% and uncorrelated to crypto market trends will be needed in the future. Fischer also noted that the challenge with real-world assets (RWAs) is not tokenization itself, but rather the buyers, trading venues, and exit mechanisms after assets are tokenized. (CoinDesk)
Odaily News: AI infrastructure company Verda has completed a new $189 million funding round led by Emergence Capital, with participation from MUFG Innovation Partners, computer manufacturer Super Micro Computer, Varma Mutual Pension Insurance, and Lifeline Ventures, among others. Following the funding, the company's valuation is reported to have reached at least $1 billion. (Bloomberg)
According to The Block, New York-based stablecoin payment and tokenized asset company HIFI has announced the completion of a $37 million Series A financing round led by Left Lane Capital. Proceeds from the funding will be used to expand its tokenized capital market infrastructure and product lines. HIFI provides API infrastructure that integrates fund flows, compliance, and settlement capabilities, currently processing over $7 billion annually across 87 countries. Prior to this round, HIFI participated in a tokenized securities production trade co-hosted by DTCC, BlackRock, Goldman Sachs, and Nasdaq in July. Later this month, it partnered with Visa to extend its stablecoin settlement platform to remittance and card payment scenarios, initially supporting stablecoin settlements for more than 4 billion Visa cards globally.
stablecoin infrastructure company HIFI has completed a $37 million Series A funding round led by Left Lane Capital, with the specific valuation not yet disclosed. HIFI CEO Zach Walsh stated that this is the company's first priced funding round, and the platform currently processes approximately $7 billion in annualized direct transaction volume. The funding will be used to expand stablecoin payment products and tokenized capital markets infrastructure. HIFI currently supports fiat on/off ramps between USD and stablecoins, payments through the U.S. banking system and bank cards, and provides USD cash settlement services for tokenized repurchase agreements and U.S. Treasury transactions. HIFI has also previously participated in the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC)'s production trading tests for tokenized securities. (Cointelegraph)
Odaily reports: AI startup Island announced the completion of a $400 million Series F funding round led by Evolution Equity Partners, with participation from existing investors Prysm Capital, Sequoia Capital, Coatue Management, Cyberstarts, Insight Partners, and JP Morgan Growth Equity Partners. The company's valuation reached $6.4 billion.The Dallas-based company primarily develops enterprise security tools. Island stated that the new funding will drive the company into its next phase of growth and innovation, helping enterprises scale the adoption of AI agents and modernize the way they work. (Reuters)
According to an official announcement, MeshWallet, a gas-free USDT wallet headquartered in Tallinn, Estonia, has completed a $10 million private funding round led by multiple private investors and small family offices. Operating on the TRON (TRC20) network, MeshWallet’s core feature eliminates the need for users to hold TRX to pay gas fees, with transfer fees settled directly in USDT to streamline the dual-token operation workflow. The funds will be used to expand its product roadmap and build a user ecosystem.