Strategy has repurchased $1.5 billion in debt while growing its Bitcoin holdings to 843,738 BTC, highlighting how Michael Saylor's company is evolving beyond a Bitcoin treasury into a Bitcoin-focused financial institution.
Liquid has launched Co-Invest, a ChatGPT and Claude-integrated trading app that lets users analyze markets and execute trades across crypto, stocks, FX, and prediction markets without leaving the chat.
Hyperliquid has spent more than $1.16 billion buying back HYPE, helping fuel a rally that has reignited speculation the fast-growing decentralized exchange could one day challenge BNB.
Speaking at the Goldman Sachs Asia Pacific FinTech Conference 2026, Bybit CEO Ben Zhou said tokenization, stablecoins, and AI are accelerating the convergence of traditional finance and blockchain infrastructure.
MoonPay has launched MoonPay Trade and acquired Decent.xyz, giving institutions a single API to access liquidity, execution, and settlement across 200+ blockchains as tokenized assets surpass $25 billion.
HashKey Capital has led a $40 million Series B+ investment in crypto derivatives platform SignalPlus, deepening a strategic partnership focused on institutional trading infrastructure and global expansion.
Polymarket has partnered with Nasdaq Private Market to launch prediction markets tied to private company valuations, IPO timelines, and funding milestones—opening access to a $5 trillion unicorn market previously dominated by institutions.
Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko has backed a new Solana-native perpetuals DEX as the ecosystem looks to challenge Hyperliquid, which has processed over $4.3 trillion in trading volume and captured a significant share of the onchain derivatives market.
KuCoin’s $2 billion Trust Project has reached its one-year milestone, delivering major advances in security, compliance, transparency, AI-powered risk management, and institutional infrastructure.
Whales accumulated nearly $9.6 million worth of HYPE after Hyperliquid’s recent dip, helping push the token back toward $45 as traders debate whether the rally has enough momentum to break above the key $50 level.