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Tether has led an $8 million funding round for Speed, a startup focused on stablecoins and utilizing the Bitcoin Lightning Network for USDT transfers.

Stripe's acquisition of the crypto payments startup Valora indicates a strategic move to enhance its capabilities in the stablecoin space.

Surf, a crypto-focused AI startup, has secured $15M in funding from Pantera and Coinbase to develop a new AI model for onchain analysis and automated research.

Denis Dariotis, the founder and CEO of GoQuant, shares his experience of building a billion-dollar-a-day trading startup at a young age, highlighting his early start in trading at 9 years old.

Paxos has acquired Crypto Wallet Startup Fordefi to expand its custody services, positioning itself to meet growing institutional demand for on-chain asset issuance and stablecoin payments.

Tether is exploring a significant investment of $1.15 billion in AI robotics startup Neura, potentially elevating Neura's valuation to over $10 billion.

Tether is planning a $1 billion investment in the German robotics startup Neura, which has ambitious goals to produce 5 million robots by 2030 and has secured €1 billion in orders.

Self has successfully raised $9 million to enhance its zero-knowledge identity platform and has launched a new rewards program to promote on-chain verification.

Coinbase's $2 billion acquisition of BVNK has been terminated due to issues in the due diligence stage.

Bitcoin lending app Lava has changed its custody model, leading to confusion among users due to unclear communication about the update.

Coinbase is launching a new platform that will allow for digital token offerings, with the first token being offered by Blockchain startup Monad next week.

Commonware has secured $25M in funding from Tempo, marking a significant investment in blockchain infrastructure for real-world payments.