Financial stocks are falling as rates rise. Why that’s a problem for the broader market.
Higher interest rates could slow loan growth and raise banks’ funding costs Source：MarketWatch
Dtcpay welcomes SBI Group as strategic investor extending Series A to $25M
Singaporebased payments company completes Series A funding round with Japanese investor SBI Group. Source：Cointelegraph
SBI Group backs payments firm dtcpay in $25 million funding round
Stablecoin payments company dtcpay completed a $25 million Series A funding round with a strategic investment from Japan’s SBI Group. Source：CoinDesk
Kaiko extends Series B funding round to $110 million with S&P Global, BNP Paribas
Financial rating giant S&P Global joined top traditional banks and exchange operators to fund Kaiko's expansion into continuous market data services…
Elon Musk is pulling in even more cash. Meet his $23 billion underground venture.
The Boring Company, a tunneling startup that works closely with Tesla, just raised $3 billion through a private funding round. Source：MarketWatch
Coinbase, Moov to provide stablecoin infrastructure for US community banks
The partnership will provide stablecoin acceptance, settlement and realtime funding capabilities to over 1,000 community banks and credit unions.…
Bitcoin rally has more room as volatility shorts unwind, Two Prime CEO says
Alexander Blume said subdued funding rates and continued call selling suggest the rebound is not yet being driven by excessive speculation. Source：CoinDesk
Southeast Asia’s crypto funding rebounds to $680 million as investors focus on mature firms
Blockchain investment in Southeast Asia in 2026 has been led by crypto financial services, though funding remains heavily concentrated in Singapore and a…
Tokenized deposits could raise US credit costs: Dallas Fed economists
Dallas Fed economists said faster, programmable deposits could make bank funding less stable, potentially pushing lenders toward more expensive funding.…
Dallas Fed warns tokenized deposits could strip $700 billion from U.S. banks' lending capacity
Programmable deposits and AI agents may enable instantaneous, automated bank switching for higher yields, driving up bank funding costs. Source：CoinDesk
Shipyard winds down IPFS work after Protocol Labs ends funding
The funding loss leaves InterPlanetary File System software without dedicated maintainers and puts the future of key public services in Protocol Labs’ hands.…
A bitcoin short squeeze for the ages as futures open interest collapses
Falling open interest and subdued funding rates suggest the rally remains structurally healthy. Source：CoinDesk