Deals

Y Combinator announced plans to fund Web3 startups by means of a brand new “Fintech 3.0” initiative created in collaboration with Base and Coinbase Ventures on Sept. 23. The accelerator targets firms constructing monetary methods on blockchain infrastructure, citing regulatory readability and infrastructure maturity as key components enabling this sector’s development. The announcement, released simultaneously…

Prediction market Polymarket is pursuing new funding that could enhance its valuation to $10 billion, as Business Insider reported on Sept. 12. Two folks with data of the matter mentioned the valuation discussions characterize at the least a threefold improve from the $1 billion Polymarket achieved in a funding round that closed this summer season….

BNB reached a new all-time high of $907.38 on Sept. 10, marking the token’s second main milestone in lower than three weeks. The document comes as crypto markets surged previous $4 trillion in whole market capitalization, after a broader rally that added $100 billion in 24 hours. BNB posted 29% good points in 2025 alone…

Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG) closed a cope with Crypto.com to accumulate 684.4 million Cronos (CRO) tokens, marking one of the biggest company commitments to the digital asset to this point. The transaction, valued at roughly $178 million at present costs, was structured as a 50% inventory and 50% money trade, in keeping with…

Bitfinex-backed Plasma introduced a strategic partnership with EtherFi on Aug. 29, positioning the stablecoin-focused neobank as a day-one launch companion for the blockchain’s mainnet beta. EtherFi will transfer over $500 million from its Ethereum (ETH) staking vault to Plasma’s platform, offering liquidity for stablecoin-backed yield methods. The collaboration integrates EtherFi throughout Plasma’s DeFi ecosystem, offering…

American Bitcoin, the mining firm partly owned by Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, is preparing to go public on the Nasdaq in September, Reuters reported on Aug. 28. The firm, launched in March, is 80% owned by Toronto-based Hut 8, one in every of North America’s largest crypto miners. The Trump brothers collectively own…