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HyperLink announced on X that it has completed a $2.5 million funding round, with investors including Alliance, North Island Ventures, Reverie, Node Capital, Breed, and smartestmoney.hl. HyperLink stated that the protocol's routed trading volume reached $254 million last month, accounting for 0.1% of Hyperliquid's trading volume, with the next phase targeting 10% of trading volume.
Odaily reports: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has completed the second and third reviews of El Salvador's 40-month Extended Fund Facility, approving an immediate disbursement of approximately $138 million under the $1.4 billion financing program. Despite some performance criteria not being met, the IMF granted waivers based on corrective measures and recommitments.The IMF stated that El Salvador will continue to reduce state involvement in Bitcoin-related activities, strengthen crypto asset regulation, governance, and transparency of public sector crypto asset holdings, and will not accumulate additional Bitcoin beyond already recorded donations. The majority stake and operational control of the government's Chivo Bitcoin wallet have been transferred to a private operator. (Cointelegraph)
According to Reference News citing Nikkei, the Japanese government has decided at a Cabinet meeting to impose additional sanctions on Russia. The government will in principle prohibit the provision of operational, maintenance, insurance, and financing services to 35 vessels in Russia’s “shadow fleet” that are secretly transporting crude oil to evade Western sanctions. In addition to measures targeting the shadow fleet, the Japanese government will also add 33 Russian military-related entities and nine individuals to its asset freeze list, including groups involved in using crypto assets (virtual currencies) to evade financial sanctions.
Ansem believes pump.fun is gradually becoming L1-like underlying infrastructure, allowing other token launch platforms to build on top of it, and PUMP may eventually command a valuation logic similar to that of an L1.
Odaily reports: Ansem posted on X that the market has not yet fully priced in pump.fun's emergence as L1-like foundational infrastructure, on which other token issuance platforms could build directly in the future; for every ~$500 million in revenue the platform generates, token creators can receive ~$500 million in creator fees after tokens complete the bonding curve phase.He believes that with the launch of features such as custom trading pairs and Callout Rewards, PUMP may gradually be valued under L1-like logic, and he is bullish on pump.fun developing into a super app in this cycle.
OpenPayd announced plans to list on NASDAQ by the end of 2026 through a SPAC merger, aiming to raise capital to support its expansion into the U.S. market and subsequent acquisitions.
According to Bloomberg, Goldman Sachs earned hundreds of millions of dollars in incentive fees by helping clients make early investments in SpaceX ahead of its listing this June at a $1.77 trillion valuation. Insiders revealed that more than five years ago, Goldman Sachs had already assisted select high-net-worth clients in investing in SpaceX, when the company's valuation was only tens of billions of dollars. Following SpaceX's listing, Goldman Sachs clients who sold their shares realized massive gains, while simultaneously generating hundreds of millions of dollars in incentive fees for Goldman Sachs.
Odaily News: U.S. digital asset bank Anchorage Digital has reportedly laid off approximately 17% of its workforce. The company was valued at $4.2 billion earlier this year; if its global headcount remains at around 400 as it was in February, this round of layoffs would affect roughly 68 positions. CEO Nathan McCauley informed employees of the layoff arrangements this week.In recent years, Anchorage Digital has expanded its regulated crypto business and entered stablecoin issuance, including participating in Tether's newly launched USD stablecoin USAT. The company also received a $100 million strategic investment from Tether earlier this year. (Cointelegraph)
Anchorage Digital has reportedly cut 17% of its workforce, affecting approximately 68 positions, primarily due to the downturn in the cryptocurrency market. Despite these downward pressures, the company secured a $100 million strategic investment from Tether.
Odaily News: Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas stated that based on market valuations disclosed by mutual funds holding Anthropic, Anthropic's valuation has grown 22x since June 2024, roughly 10 times the increase of the Nasdaq 100 Index and Nvidia. Fidelity has the largest exposure to Anthropic, followed by CapGrp and BLK; due to the relatively low weighting of these holdings, mutual funds have only benefited marginally from Anthropic's valuation growth.
According to Cointelegraph, Saifedean Ammous, author of The Bitcoin Standard, stated that other treasury companies focused on buying Bitcoin as their core business may struggle to compete with Strategy, noting there is currently no sufficient reason to choose alternative Bitcoin treasury firms over Strategy. Ammous pointed out that Strategy's larger Bitcoin holdings enable it to secure financing at a lower cost, and the company maintains approximately $5.02 billion in cash reserves, which can be used to pay preferred stock dividends and interest on its debt, providing a financial buffer even if Bitcoin experiences a sharper drawdown. However, he also emphasized that investing in Strategy still entails risks, and personally favors holding Bitcoin directly.
According to Cointelegraph, BitMEX co-founder and Maelstrom CIO Arthur Hayes said during Blockchain Week Korea that U.S. policymakers may need to expand the money supply to support AI data center construction and government debt financing, with the resulting increase in liquidity potentially driving crypto asset prices higher. Hayes noted that AI companies require trillions of dollars in funding to build data centers, and as prices for related services continue to drop, this could ultimately push policymakers to adopt a more accommodating monetary stance. He also highlighted that China's monetary policy may shift from relatively tight conditions to larger-scale stimulus, which he believes could reignite market demand for scarce assets.
Arthur Hayes stated that U.S. policymakers may support the AI industry and government debt financing through money printing, driving cryptocurrency prices higher; if China shifts from limited tightening to large-scale monetary stimulus, it could also boost demand for scarce assets. He is also monitoring financial stress in France, including BNP Paribas-related credit default swaps and French government bond spreads.Catrina Wang, General Partner at Portal Ventures, said that banks and asset management companies have advantages in on-chain financial markets thanks to their existing client relationships. Todd McDonald, co-founder of R3, pointed out that public blockchains can help institutions reach clients beyond their own networks; Justin Kugel, Executive Vice President of Growth at World Liberty Financial, said that user demand for asset management and investment evaluation still leaves room for intermediaries.Chetan Karkhanis, Senior Vice President of Digital Asset Client Relationships at Franklin Templeton, said the company has no intention of issuing its own stablecoin and hopes tokenized money market funds will provide investment returns. Haonan Li, co-founder and CEO of Codex, said that trade routes connecting Latin America, sub-Saharan Africa, and Asia are driving demand for stablecoin payments; buyers pay eastward for goods, while manufactured products flow westward.Ilya Podoynitsyn, co-founder and CEO of FinHarbor, said that before allocating to crypto assets, companies need to confirm they have long-term idle funds that will not affect daily operations. Michael Camarda, Chief Development Officer of Ethereum treasury company SharpLink, said that both buying back shares and increasing ETH holdings can raise ETH per share; the company has adopted both methods to meet the preferences of institutional and retail investors. (Cointelegraph)
Global payment infrastructure company WalaPay announced the closing of a $4.6 million seed funding round, led by General Venture Capital, with participation from Commerce Ventures, Polygon, AAF Management, Verda Ventures, NGC Ventures, FGV Capital, J² Ventures, Reflexive Capital, Big Brain Holdings, among others. WalaPay primarily provides infrastructure for cross-border payment scenarios, enabling account opening, fund collection, currency conversion, and global payments through a single integration. It connects underlying licenses, banking partners, and local payment networks, focusing on emerging markets such as Latin America, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. The new funds will be used to acquire additional licenses, expand its banking partnerships, and grow its team.
Odaily Report: According to people familiar with the matter, Anthropic is seeking to go public as early as mid-November, potentially launching the formal IPO marketing in the week of November 9 at the earliest, with a goal of beginning trading before U.S. Thanksgiving on November 26. The company still expects to complete the listing by the end of this year at the latest, but the specific timetable may still be adjusted.The people familiar with the matter said some potential investors believe Anthropic's reasonable valuation is approximately $1.8 trillion to $2 trillion. The company plans to meet with potential investors on October 14 at its San Francisco headquarters to prepare for the IPO. (Bloomberg)
Odaily News: A Fox Business crypto reporter posted on X that a self-custody proposal focuses on bankruptcy protections and would require registered investment advisers to sign written agreements with clients clarifying that adviser-self-custodied crypto assets will be treated as financial assets under Article 8 of the Uniform Commercial Code. The move may be intended to reduce the risk of clients losing crypto assets if an adviser becomes insolvent.
NVIDIA and SoftBank have each completed the final $10 billion investment from their respective $30 billion commitments to OpenAI's last funding round.
Anthropic is seeking to launch its IPO roadshow as early as mid-November, with a listing expected around Thanksgiving. The company projects a valuation ranging from $1.8 trillion to $2 trillion, with 2025 revenue estimated at approximately $4.6 billion but a net loss nearing $42 billion.
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.
Solana Company has completed a $15 million equity and warrant financing at a premium of approximately 5% to net asset value, and intends to use the proceeds to purchase SOL or repurchase its stock.