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Odaily News — Crypto collateral protocol Anvil has announced the completion of a $5 million governance token purchase, led by venture capital firm Founders Fund, with participation from Pantera Capital, Theta Blockchain Ventures, Bullish, and Protoscale Capital.Anvil has launched a software development kit to help enterprises and financial institutions integrate its digital asset collateral technology without writing blockchain code. The protocol uses collateral to secure financial commitments, without requiring collateral providers to borrow or pay interest. (CoinDesk)
According to CoinDesk, the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield has continued to climb, with some analysts forecasting it will reach 6% (it last hit this level in 2000). Markus Thielen, founder of 10x Research, emphasized that the drivers behind the yield increase are critical: if the rise stems from concerns over fiscal deficits and term premiums, investors may shift to alternative assets such as Bitcoin, constituting a bullish development; if it stems from the Federal Reserve resuming its rate-hiking cycle, it would repeat the 2022 scenario of Bitcoin plummeting 64%. Data shows that since the end of 2023, the 10-year yield has risen by 135 basis points to 5.23%, while Bitcoin’s price simultaneously doubled to around $86,000, validating the "decoupling" narrative between Bitcoin and Treasuries amid fiscal concerns. Dan Niles, founder of Niles Investment Management, also noted that the U.S. fiscal deficit accounts for approximately 6% of GDP. Coupled with tech giants undertaking large-scale fundraising that competes with Treasuries for the same pool of capital, yields will continue to be pushed higher.
According to CoinDesk, Hong Kong-based stablecoin payment company RedotPay announced on Monday that it has completed its financial audit and anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing compliance review, both conducted by Big Four accounting firms, as a necessary preparatory step for applying to launch an initial public offering (IPO) in the United States.
Odaily News: Stablecoin payment company RedotPay has completed a financial audit as part of its preparations for an initial public offering (IPO). A U.S. listing requires the submission of audited financial statements.A RedotPay spokesperson stated that the company's IPO plans have not been delayed, and that previous claims suggesting legal and regulatory issues could push the listing to 2027 or later are inconsistent with this. A person familiar with the matter said the company is targeting a valuation of over $5 billion. (CoinDesk)
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)
As reported by CoinDesk, XRP treasury management company Evernorth has raised $30 million through the issuance of convertible bonds, with investment from South Korean institutional investor NH Investment & Securities. The financing is contingent on the successful merger of Evernorth with a SPAC, with the proceeds to be used for purchasing XRP spot prior to its NASDAQ listing. Upon completion of the merger, the company intends to list on NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "XRPN".
According to CoinDesk, Zcash mining company Fortitude Mining Holdings announced the appointment of former Hut 8 CEO Jaime Leverton as chief executive officer, who will officially take office on September 21. Outgoing CEO Andrea Childs will step into the role of chief operating officer. Leverton previously led Hut 8’s merger with US Bitcoin Corp and drove its transition to a U.S.-domestic operation. Fortitude plans to go public by merging with NASDAQ-listed HeartSciences (HSCS). Upon completion, the combined company’s ticker will change to “TUDE,” with the transaction expected to close in the fourth quarter and valuing the post-merger entity at at least $400 million. Spun off from Foundry in January 2025 by Barry Silbert’s Digital Currency Group, Fortitude currently operates over 60 megawatts of power capacity across South Dakota, Nebraska, Texas, and New York. It mined 72,696 ZEC in the first half of the year, accounting for approximately 28% of the network’s total output during that period, while Q2 revenue reached $20.9 million.
Odaily News: Fortitude, a mining firm focused on Zcash mining, has appointed former Hut 8 CEO Jaime Leverton as CEO and plans to list on Nasdaq through a merger with HeartSciences. Andrea Childs will serve as COO.In the first half of 2026, Fortitude produced approximately 28% of the total ZEC output during the same period, with second-quarter revenue of $20.9 million. The implied valuation of the proposed combined company may be at least $400 million. (CoinDesk)
Odaily News: Blockchain financial platform Theo has launched a tokenized silver product called thSLVR, with $40 million in active silver lease commitments. The token distributes lease fees paid by institutional borrowers to holders while maintaining exposure to silver.The product expands Theo's commodity financing business from gold to silver and will support its stablecoin thUSD. (CoinDesk)
According to CoinDesk, stablecoin payment infrastructure company Velocity announced the completion of an expansion round of its Series A financing, adding $10 million to bring the total round financing to $48 million, with a post-money valuation of $200 million. Investors in this expansion round include Visa Ventures, Circle Ventures, Ripple, Haun Ventures, Translink Capital, and Mirana Ventures, following the announcement of the initial Series A financing in July this year. Velocity is dedicated to providing stablecoin settlement, liquidity, and treasury management infrastructure to payment companies and banks, enabling them to integrate into blockchain payment networks without replacing existing systems. The head of Global Growth Products and Strategic Partnerships at Visa stated that stablecoins are reshaping how value flows within the Visa ecosystem, and Velocity is building the related infrastructure to drive the widespread adoption of stablecoin payments.
Odaily News: Digital asset trading platform Gate has released its August 2026 Transparency Report. The report shows that in August, multiple Gate business lines received recognition from institutional data providers including CoinDesk, CryptoQuant, CryptoRank, and DefiLlama. Among them, Gate's stock perpetual contract trading volume grew 308% month-over-month, maintaining triple-digit growth for three consecutive months; the RWA perpetual contract open interest (OI) market share reached 49.6%, ranking first globally among centralized trading platforms. Meanwhile, Gate's 24-hour spot and derivatives trading volume stood at approximately $9.5 billion, with open interest reaching $12.48 billion, both ranking among the global top three; 30-day net inflow reached $308.1 million, ranking second among mainstream trading platforms.In terms of traditional financial asset trading, Gate's CFD business continues to expand its asset coverage, now covering 680 trading pairs, spanning major TradFi assets including forex, metals, energy, indices, and stocks. In terms of overall TradFi product layout, Gate now covers over 1,000 TradFi assets, with stock derivatives covering more than 360 underlying assets, both ranking first globally, further enhancing its multi-asset trading matrix.As digital assets and traditional financial markets continue to converge, Gate is steadily expanding diverse trading scenarios including stocks, RWA, CFD, and derivatives. By enriching asset supply and trading tools, it is further improving its comprehensive trading infrastructure that connects digital assets with traditional financial markets.
According to CoinDesk, India’s Securities and Exchange Board (SEBI) officially launched the Demat 2.0 pilot program this week, enabling corporate bonds to be issued as digital tokens on a distributed ledger and settled via the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) wholesale Digital Rupee. To date, state-owned power lender REC, engineering and construction giant Larsen & Toubro, and non-banking financial institution IIFL Finance have all successfully secured financing through the system, raising a combined total of over 1 billion rupees (approximately $114 million).
According to CoinDesk, the IMF confirmed that all new Bitcoin accumulated by El Salvador since its first review in June 2025 came exclusively from private donations, without utilizing any public funds. El Salvador's official Bitcoin holdings have now reached 7,764.37 BTC. The balance had previously surged by more than 1,000 BTC in November alone, and has since been increasing at a pace of one BTC per day. The IMF did not disclose the identities of the donors or the specific donation amounts. Meanwhile, both parties reached a staff-level agreement on the second and third joint reviews of the $1.4 billion financing program. El Salvador is expected to receive approximately $140 million, pending IMF Executive Board approval for it to take effect.
According to Odaily, the yen has continued to strengthen recently, pushing the U.S. dollar index (DXY) lower and providing short-term support for dollar-denominated assets such as Bitcoin and gold. Data shows that the U.S. dollar against the yen (USD/JPY) fell 1.4% intraday to 156.40, after already declining 0.9% on Wednesday; the euro, pound, and Australian dollar all edged higher against the dollar. As a result, the DXY fell 0.4% to 99.22, approaching its 200-day moving average.Analysts believe this trend typically favors dollar-denominated assets like Bitcoin, while also helping to ease global financial conditions and boost market risk appetite. However, if the yen appreciates too rapidly, this logic could quickly reverse.Over the past decade-plus, many investors have used low-cost yen financing to invest in stocks, bonds, and even cryptocurrencies. If the yen appreciates sharply, yen carry trades could unwind, triggering a sell-off in risk assets. When yen carry trades were unwound in August 2024, Bitcoin fell roughly 20% within days.Market expectations are currently growing that the Bank of Japan will raise its policy rate from 1% to 1.25% on September 18, and the yen continues to face further appreciation pressure. Reports also indicate that officials from the U.S. and Japan have previously taken action to address "disorderly yen movements." Therefore, while a moderate yen appreciation is currently favorable for Bitcoin, if it evolves into a rapid, disorderly appreciation, it could instead become a risk factor for BTC. (CoinDesk)
Odaily Odaily News: Capital B, a Paris Euronext-listed company, has received a €7.6 million (approximately $8.8 million) investment from Blockstream CEO and early Bitcoin developer Adam Back. The company plans to use the funds to purchase up to 376 BTC.Capital B currently holds 3,145 BTC. If this increase is completed, its Bitcoin holdings will rise to 3,521 BTC, valued at approximately $269.5 million. According to Bitcoin Treasuries data, Capital B would then become the second-largest Bitcoin holder among European listed companies, trailing only Bitcoin Group SE, which holds 3,605 BTC. Adam Back's investment is part of Capital B's total €21 million fundraising round. (CoinDesk)
According to CoinDesk, DeFi protection protocol Firelight Protocol has announced an $8 million funding round led by Gumi Cryptos Capital, with participation from Maven 11, Metalayer, Joint Effects, and Tribe Capital. Incubated by DeFi infrastructure provider Sentora, which manages $2.4 billion in assets, Firelight is scheduled to officially launch this September.
According to CoinDesk, cryptocurrency platform Bullish will provide $100 million in stablecoin debt financing to USD.AI to support loans collateralized by GPUs and other high-performance computing assets, advancing AI infrastructure development.
According to CoinDesk, insiders revealed that crypto custodian Copper is attracting interest from potential buyers, but current acquisition offers of two or three are approximately $200 million, significantly below the roughly $500 million valuation that investment bank Cantor Fitzgerald was seeking for the company in May this year.