EarnOS launches anti-AI slop app, raises $6 million from 1kx, Circle and Coinbase
Ero app is designed to help brands verify human internet traffic, reduce wastes caused by bots, and reward "authentic digital behavior," said EarnOS.
MANTRA to be acquired by Inveniam, backer that invested $20 million last year
The deal comes after MANTRA’s token suffered a major collapse in 2025 and then the company announced a restructuring and layoffs.
Ethena Labs to allocate $250 million to Securitize's Tokenized AAA CLO Fund as it deployed on Solana
STAC is one of Securitize’s in-house offerings that provides onchain access to institutional-grade, floating-rate structured credit.
MegaETH-based MNX raises $6.4 million pre-seed at $40 million valuation to build AI-focused futures exchange
MNX, a decentralized futures exchange focused on the AI economy, has raised $6.4 million in a pre-seed funding round.
Janus Henderson takes ENA position, eyes regulated investment products tied to Ethena
Janus Henderson took an ENA position and outlined plans for regulated investment products tied to the Ethena ecosystem.
GSR receives FINRA approval to complete broker-dealer acquisition
GSR first announced it would acquire the Portland-based, SEC-registered broker-dealer Equilibrium Capital Services in October 2025.
Hyperion DeFi to unwind $29 million in HYPE deals with Felix, Native Markets as USDH sunsets
Roughly 800,000 HYPE will return to the company's treasury for redeployment to "more profitable" strategies, per a Friday filing.
Securitize clears SEC registration statement hurdle, sets path to NYSE listing as SECZ
Securitize's SPAC merger is expected to close shortly after a CEPT shareholder vote, if approved, later this month.
Morgan Stanley lets clients lend bitcoin and other assets for in-kind spot crypto ETF conversions
Morgan Stanley Wealth Management and Galaxy Digital have partnered to let eligible clients lend crypto in exchange for crypto ETP shares.
IREN lands $3.65 billion A-rated financing for Microsoft AI buildout
The debt package helps IREN cover about 96% of the GPU spending needed to fulfill the Microsoft contract.