BREAKING
- CFTC allows stablecoins as collateral in derivatives trading for the first time, in cooperation with Circle (CRCL),** Coinbase (COIN), Crypto.com**,** Ripple & Tether**.
MORE
- Kraken raises $500 million at a $15 billion valuation and prepares for an IPO.
- RedotPay reaches unicorn status after a $47 million investment from Coinbase Ventures (COIN), with more than 5 million users in 100+ markets.
- Coinbase (COIN) and Cloudflare (NET) establish the x402 Foundation to promote a common payment standard for autonomous agents.
- Cloudflare (NET) announces its own stablecoin "NET Dollar" to accelerate payments for agents and developers.
- Zerohash reaches a $1 billion valuation after a $104 million funding round with participation from Morgan Stanley (MS). US Treasury and UK Treasury launch a "Transatlantic Taskforce" for closer cooperation on digital asset regulation.
- PayPal (PYPL) invests in Stable and integrates PYUSD into its layer-1 blockchain.
- Coinbase (COIN) launches on-chain stablecoin lending with yields of up to 10.8% via Morpho and Base.
- Ethereum (ETH) developers plan the Fusaka upgrade for December to scale and double blob capacity.
- MetaMask launches the stablecoin mUSD on Ethereum and Linea.
- Google (GOOGL) unveils the Agent Payments Protocol (AP2) for AI agent payments, together with Coinbase (COIN), the Ethereum Foundation and MetaMask.
- American Express (AXP) launches the NFT-based travel loyalty program "Amex Passport".
- SEC approves new, simpler generic listing standards for crypto ETFs, paving the way for numerous new products.
- Valour lists a Bitcoin staking ETP with a 1.4% yield on the London Stock Exchange.
- Michigan House reviews a Bitcoin reserve bill (HB 4807) that would allow up to 10% of state reserves in BTC.
- Hyperliquid community votes on the issuer of the USDH stablecoin –** Native Markets** wins.
- Binance and Franklin Templeton (BEN) cooperate on tokenization solutions for institutional investors.
- KuCoin introduces an on-chain payment solution for merchants.
- Nasdaq (NDAQ) files with the SEC for approval to trade tokenized equities.
- Polymarket integrates Chainlink (LINK) oracles and plans expansion into the US market at a $9 billion valuation.
- Fireblocks launches a stablecoin payment network with 40+ partners, including Circle (CRCL), Bridge, Zerohash and Yellow Card.
- Sol Strategies receives Nasdaq listing approval under the ticker STKE.
- Ondo Finance brings more than 100 US stocks and ETFs onto the blockchain as tokens for international investors.
- Galaxy Digital (GLXY) launches fully regulated tokenized equities on Solana with Superstate.
- Kraken acquires the trading platform Breakout for integration into Kraken Pro.
- R3 establishes R3 Labs to accelerate the tokenization of real-world assets on Solana.
- Sora Ventures plans a fund of up to $1 billion to support Asian Bitcoin treasury companies.
SPEAKERS’ CORNER
- In September we were able to hold several investor events. Interest in the megatrend of artificial intelligence and blockchain remains unbroken and was reflected in the high number of participants.
- Inflows into our funds confirmed this as well: our public fund, the "Bankhaus Bauer x 21 Oaks AI & Blockchain Innovation Fund" (WKN A3EKRN), exceeded the 20 million euro mark in assets under management for the first time.
- Demand for our e-book "Web 3.0 – AI & Blockchain, An Introduction" likewise remains high.
- Interested parties can request it free of charge at any time at info@21-oaks.com.
Translated from the German original, which is the authoritative version. Read the German version
