VC Roundup: Bitcoin DeFi surges, but tokenization and stablecoins gain steam

VC Roundup: Bitcoin DeFi surges, but tokenization and stablecoins gain steam

Bitcoin’s resurgence as an institutional asset is reshaping crypto venture capital, but July also spotlighted tokenization, stablecoin infrastructure and settlement startups. The crypto venture capital landscape has made a decisive pivot back to Bitcoin, driven largely by its growing success as an institutional asset.  As Cointelegraph reported, the emerging Bitcoin (BTC) DeFi sector attracted $175…

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Animoca launches NUVA marketplace to unify ‘fragmented’ RWA sector

Animoca launches NUVA marketplace to unify ‘fragmented’ RWA sector

Built with Provenance Blockchain, NUVA offers institutional-grade tokenized assets like stablecoin securities and HELOCs. Web3 company Animoca Brands has launched a new marketplace for investors to access tokenized real-world assets (RWAs), fixing what its CEO calls a “fragmented” tokenization marketplace at a time of growing institutional interest in the technology. The new platform, called NUVA,…

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SBI outlines plans to launch Japan’s first Bitcoin-XRP dual ETF

SBI outlines plans to launch Japan’s first Bitcoin-XRP dual ETF

SBI Holdings unveiled plans for exchange-traded products, including a gold-crypto ETF and a Bitcoin-XRP dual ETF. Japanese financial giant SBI Holdings plans to launch the country’s first dual-asset cryptocurrency exchange-traded fund (ETF), offering exposure to both Bitcoin and XRP. In its earnings report Thursday, the company outlined plans for two crypto-based ETF products. The first…

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Crypto investor falls victim to phishing scam, loses M with single click

Crypto investor falls victim to phishing scam, loses $3M with single click

Crypto scammers are switching from code to exploiting human vulnerabilities that don’t require breaking through complex cybersecurity guardrails. A cryptocurrency investor lost $3 million in a phishing scam after signing a malicious blockchain transaction without verifying the contract address, highlighting the risk posed by digital asset scams. A single wrong click was all it took…

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