Author: NBTC
Timezone differences and banking hours often push payments in Asia to the next day. Summary Huma, Arf, and Geoswift to provide same-day settlement for merchants in Asia Sellers on global e-commerce often have to wait a full business day to receive payouts PayFi Network bypasses traditional banking bottlenecks Traditional banking creates significant payment bottlenecks, especially in Asia. For this reason, on Friday, August 14, Huma Finance, the company behind PayFi, partnered with Arf, Geoswift, and PolyFlow to offer same-day payouts to sellers on global e-commerce platforms. The solution is particularly needed in Asia, home to one of the largest seller…
Mike Novogratz’s Galaxy Digital closed a $1.4 billion secured term loan facility to accelerate the development of its Helios artificial intelligence datacenter campus in Texas. On Friday, the company announced that the loan will cover roughly 80% of the construction costs for the first phase of the project, with Galaxy Digital contributing $350 million in equity. According to a US Securities and Exchange Commission filing, the loan is secured by all assets of Galaxy Helios I, a subsidiary of Galaxy Digital, and it matures on Aug. 15, 2028. The capital will fund the expansion of the Helios AI datacenter to…
El Salvador is launching the world’s first Bitcoin-only bank, aimed at institutional investors and high-net-worth individuals. The country has enacted the Investment Banking Law, allowing banks to hold Bitcoin and provide related services to accredited investors. This Bitcoin bank will offer services like Bitcoin-secured loans, asset management, and digital wealth advisory services to institutional clients. El Salvador is set to open the first Bitcoin-only bank in the world, which could surpass all the expectancies of the country in its struggle to evolve the nation and adapt its financial system to the cryptocurrency. The country that made international news in 2021…
According to the latest research report from crypto finance firm Matrixport, the US market has entered a new cycle of liquidity release. Matrixport: US Liquidity Cycle Restarts, Bitcoin Could Rise The report predicts that structural funding support could sustain the rise in Bitcoin and other risky assets, and that this trend could continue until 2026. Matrixport states that the current funding structure, credit environment and policy conditions in the US are sending positive signals, and these multiple factors could support asset prices upwards. The rapid growth in money market funds is particularly striking. According to data, US money market funds…
The NFT market has been experiencing dynamic changes to date, with both more time-tested blue-chip collections and new initiatives causing a lot of action. Trading volumes and individual sales on September 1, 2025, showed a mixed picture. Exchange markets were also critical. The statistics provide the maturity of the NFT ecosystem. #NFT MARKET OVERVIEW TOP COLLECTION #Courtyard – 24H Volume $1.67M… pic.twitter.com/86jQxDeuYb — PHOENIX – Crypto News & Analytics (@pnxgrp) September 1, 2025 Courtyard Leads Daily NFT Market Activity Courtyard was featured as the highest-selling collection by 24-hour volume on the NFT market. Courtyard took in an enormous sales volume…
KAIO, an onchain infrastructure provider for regulated RWA, has expanded its tokenized fund offerings through integration with the Hedera network. The partnership combines KAIO’s institutional-grade platform with Hedera’s public distributed ledger technology to provide secure and compliant access to alternative investment products onchain. Through this integration, KAIO has brought three institutional funds onchain: the Laser Digital Carry Fund, the BlackRock ICS US Dollar Liquidity Fund, and the Brevan Howard Master Fund. The Laser Digital Carry Fund, part of Laser Digital Funds SPC, uses a market-neutral strategy focused on funding rate inefficiencies and staking yields in the digital asset sector. The…
Digital asset treasury (DAT) firms, seen as high-beta plays on crypto prices, sold off sharply on Friday as the August crypto rally showed signs of exhaustion. Strategy (MSTR) fell another 3% on Friday, extending its decline to 20% since July’s high and 33% from the November 2024 all-time high. The MSTR/IBIT ratio dropped to 5.43, its lowest since March, signaling continued underperformance against BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) and a return to levels last seen at the start of the year. Other bitcoin treasury stocks also declined, with Metaplanet (3350) down 9% and Nakamoto (NAKA) off 12% following the completion…
Investors in Bitcoin behemoth Strategy have dismissed a class-action lawsuit against the company for allegedly making false and misleading statements about its profitability. The suit was initially filed in May, accusing the company—famous for pivoting from software development into a full-time strategy of Bitcoin accumulation—of misleading investors about the impact new crypto accounting practices would have on its profitability. This year, Strategy, which currently owns over $68 billion worth of BTC, switched to a fair value accounting standard that allowed it to record quarter-to-quarter swings in the price of held Bitcoin on its balance sheets. Previously, the firm recorded…
Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs are both performing very well, with their combined trade volume reaching $11.5 billion yesterday. This is roughly equivalent to Apple’s stock volume that day, which is an impressive feat. ETH is witnessing a flood of fresh corporate interest, as NEOS’ new “high income” ETF signals sustained institutional inflows. Nonetheless, BTC is the bigger player, with impressive trading records and TradFi buy-in. Crypto ETFs Take Off Although altcoin ETFs are facing a lot of delays, products based on Bitcoin and Ethereum have been doing very well lately. They briefly fell after a record month in July, but…
US Senators plan to consider a new version of a crypto market structure bill at the end of September, according to a person familiar with the matter who spoke with Blockworks under the condition of anonymity. The Senate Banking Committee is currently eyeing September 30 for a markup hearing of the Responsible Financial Innovation Act of 2025, the person said. The bill primarily focuses on clarifying the Securities and Exchange Commission’s role in overseeing crypto markets. The markup hearing gives Committee members the opportunity to present amendments to the bill for consideration. The Committee can then recommend the legislation to…