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According to an official announcement from Ondo Finance, Ondo Intelligent Portfolios has launched on Solana, introducing seven on-chain portfolios spanning yield, growth, and thematic investing, three of which are backed by BlackRock. Each portfolio is offered as a single transferable on-chain token, enabling transparent holdings visibility and algorithmic rebalancing. Initial partner wallets and applications include Titan, 1inch, LI.FI, and Jumper, among others.
CryptoQuant founder Ki Young Ju posted on X that Bitcoin's hashrate has returned to an uptrend, with miners operating at full capacity. Higher hashrate means enhanced network security and further strengthens Bitcoin's fundamentals as a store of value. Ki Young Ju stated that public mining companies have gained support from traditional finance giants, which he views as an indirect bullish signal from institutional investors.
According to The Block, Dataline, a decentralized data network for AI agents, has announced the closing of a $10.6 million seed round, co-led by Lattice and Samsung-backed Dispersion Capital, with participation from Symbolic Capital, Coinbase Ventures, Anagram, and Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev. The round closed in April and utilized a SAFE with token warrants, though the valuation was not disclosed. Dataline plans to launch its token by the end of the year and conduct a public sale on Base via Uniswap’s Continuous Clearing Auction (CCA) mechanism, with specific details expected to be released next week. The team hopes to make this offering the largest Uniswap CCA on Base, but has not disclosed the total raise amount or the number of tokens being sold.
21Shares has announced the launch of two physically backed new products: the 21Shares Lighter ETP (LIHT), which tracks the native token LIT of the decentralized perpetual exchange Lighter, and the 21Shares Venice Token ETP (VENC), which tracks VVV, the core asset of privacy-focused AI infrastructure Venice.
According to The Block, Strategy founder Michael Saylor outlined his vision for a "perfect" digital currency at the ParaFi Investor Day: a dollar-pegged, Bitcoin-backed stablecoin offering a yield of 6% to 8%. Saylor stated that this would be the next step in the development of digital capital and digital credit products.
Coinbase's outstanding balance for crypto-backed loans has reached $2.3 billion, with the product launching in January 2025. Eligible users outside New York State can pledge Bitcoin to borrow USDC without selling their holdings, with loans routed through the Morpho decentralized lending protocol on the Base network. On September 22, Coinbase added fixed-rate loans through Morpho Midnight, and pledgeable assets have expanded to XRP, DOGE, ADA, and LTC. As of mid-September 2026, floating-rate loans have exceeded $1.4 billion, backed by approximately $3 billion in collateral.JPMorgan's JPMD tokenized deposits have been running on Base for institutions since mid-2026, with Citi and BNY Mellon also advancing related initiatives, and multiple UK banks planning to launch related networks in 2027.
Bitcoin Treasuries posted on X that Siebert, an investment bank with $20 billion in assets, has reiterated its buy rating on Trump family-backed Bitcoin mining company American Bitcoin, with a price target of $40. Siebert stated that American Bitcoin has attractive mining economics and the potential to double its hashrate within approximately 12 to 24 months.
According to an official announcement from Plume, the network has officially launched nBND, an on-chain vault product backed by the Fidelity Total Bond ETF (FBND). FBND is an actively managed ETF that primarily invests in investment-grade bonds, high-yield bonds, and emerging market debt. Prior on-chain investment solutions had largely focused on short-duration treasuries, and the launch of nBND marks an extension into longer-duration, actively managed products for institutional-grade assets on-chain. Cynthia Lo Bessette, Head of Digital Asset Management at Fidelity, and Plume co-founder Teddy Pornprinya engaged in an in-depth discussion regarding these investment solutions.
According to Tech.eu, venture capital giant DIG Ventures has announced that its third fund has raised $120 million. Backed by Horsley Bridge, Sofina, Granite, and an endowment fund from a top U.S. university among other institutions, the fund will invest in AI-native enterprise software and cloud infrastructure startups at the Pre-seed and seed stages. Its investment focus covers infrastructure areas supporting AI-native enterprise software development, such as data, identity authentication, compliance, and orchestration. The fund plans to lead most investment rounds and has already begun deploying capital.
on September 28, Coinbase teased the upcoming launch of a Pokemon digital card pack service backed by physical cards, allowing users to open packs via their phones and choose to either store the cards in a vault or have them delivered to their homes.Coinbase has not yet disclosed the service launch date, pack pricing, card draw odds, storage and delivery fees, eligible regions, physical card custodian, or grading standards, nor has it confirmed whether secondary resale or on-chain ownership recording will be supported. (Bitcoin.com News)
Bitcoin Treasuries posted on X that The Smarter Web Company has launched the inaugural offering of its Bitcoin-backed preferred shares MORE to institutional and retail investors, with an expected listing on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange on October 14. The initial offering price is £90, approximately $119, with an annual dividend yield of 12%, paid weekly.
Odaily News: UK-based Bitcoin treasury company The Smarter Web Company has received shareholder approval to launch MORE, the UK's first Bitcoin-backed preferred stock. In addition, the company expects to raise $20 million to $33 million through an IPO to purchase more Bitcoin and fund cash-flow-generating operating businesses. (Bitcoin Treasuries)
Bitcoin News posted on X platform that Coinbase has launched fixed-rate, fixed-term USDC loans backed by Bitcoin through Morpho Midnight, allowing borrowers to obtain USDC without selling their Bitcoin.The interest rate and repayment date for this product are determined at the start of the loan; if the borrower fails to repay the USDC and interest by the maturity date, the collateralized Bitcoin may be liquidated. Coinbase's existing floating-rate Bitcoin-backed loans powered by Morpho have surpassed $1.4 billion in active or outstanding loan volume, with collateral value of approximately $3 billion.
According to PR Newswire, Bitcoin application layer platform Citrea has announced the acquisition of Crest, a self-custody private Bitcoin wallet. Backed by Founders Fund and Galaxy Ventures, Citrea states the acquisition aims to bring Zcash-style zero-knowledge privacy pools into the Bitcoin ecosystem. Crest founder Meliksah Gurtemel will join Citrea as head of product. Over the next few weeks, Crest will launch a Bitcoin mobile wallet supporting automatic shielding, private BTC transfers, and cross-chain private payments (enabling BTC to be privately swapped for USDC or ETH for payments to EVM addresses). Citrea co-founder and CEO Orkun Mahir Kılıç noted that addressing Bitcoin privacy represents the largest breakthrough for Bitcoin layers to meet genuine user demand, with Crest serving as the primary gateway for both users and liquidity flowing into Citrea.
Odaily News: European asset management company 21shares has launched physically-backed Zcash ETP and Ether.fi ETP on Euronext Paris and Amsterdam markets, tracking ZEC and ETHFI respectively. Investors can gain exposure through brokerage accounts without directly holding the tokens.ETHFI is the governance and utility token of the decentralized finance protocol Ether.fi. Both ETPs carry an annual management fee of 2.5%. (Cointelegraph)
Circle announced that its Digital Asset-Backed Borrowing (DABB) feature is now live on the Arc and Ethereum networks, available to eligible Circle Mint institutional clients. Clients can deposit Bitcoin, mint Circle Wrapped Bitcoin (cirBTC), and supply cirBTC as collateral to third-party lending markets via a self-custody wallet within a single workflow. Borrowed USDC will be settled directly into the Circle Mint account balance, without requiring the sale of the pledged Bitcoin; the collateral can be released upon USDC repayment.
According to BitcoinTreasuries.NET on X, OranjeBTC (OBTC3) has launched DIGY11 on B3, Brazil's largest stock exchange — the world's first Bitcoin-backed digital credit-themed ETF. The ETF targets an annualized yield of approximately 18%, paid monthly.
Odaily News: The Smarter Web Company has announced plans to launch the UK's first Bitcoin-backed preferred shares, subject to shareholder approval. The company expects to raise $20 million to $34 million through a potential IPO, to be used for increasing its Bitcoin holdings and acquiring cash-flow-generating operating businesses.
According to The Straits Times, Australian AI infrastructure company Firmus announced a multi-year agreement with OpenAI to supply computing power from two data centers in Malaysia, establishing OpenAI as Firmus's anchor customer. Following the signing of the agreement, Firmus's contracted capacity across its global client portfolio has exceeded 900 megawatts. Backed by institutional investors including Nvidia, Jane Street, Blackstone, and Coatue Management, Firmus holds a recent valuation of over $10.5 billion. The company currently operates data centers in Australia and Singapore, with five additional facilities under development across the Asia-Pacific region. It plans to deploy Nvidia's next-generation Vera Rubin processors at scale in the Asia-Pacific.
According to Bloomberg, AI company Humain is planning to raise its first $2.5 billion in funding to establish a fund dedicated to data center investments. Sources familiar with the matter said the fund will finance 250 megawatts of data center capacity being developed in partnership with Al Moammar Information Systems, with the total scale potentially expanding to 1 gigawatt in the future. Backed by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), Humain is advancing local AI compute and data center infrastructure to meet growing demand for AI processing.