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According to CoinDesk, Galaxy Digital led a $20 million financing round for fintech company Fence, with participation from Parafi Capital and Crane Ventures. Fence plans to utilize blockchain, smart contracts, and tokenization technology to transform the backend processes of the $6 trillion asset-backed finance market.This round of financing will primarily be used for Fence's expansion in the U.S. market and product development. Reports indicate that a large number of structured credit transactions still rely on manual processes such as Excel, PDF, and email to complete loan tracking, collateral verification, and cash flow processing, which are inefficient and have limited transparency. Fence aims to achieve real-time data updates and automated settlements through a unified system.It is reported that Fence obtains loan data via API and uses smart contracts to automatically execute payments and cash flow distribution once conditions are met. Additionally, the company can tokenize loan shares within financing vehicles, allowing investors to transfer positions, collateralize financing, or automatically receive payments.Currently, the Fence platform manages approximately $1.5 billion in assets, with partner institutions including BBVA, BlackRock, and Fortress Investment Group. The company states that compared to the traditional processing cycle of several months, its system can complete new transaction launches within weeks.

According to CoinDesk, Tether led a $14 million Series A funding round for the Latin American digital wallet platform Belo, which also included participation from Titan Fund, The Venture City, Mindset Ventures, and G2.Belo stated that it will use the new funds to expand into the markets of Mexico, Chile, Colombia, Peru, Bolivia, and Paraguay, while continuing to strengthen its business presence in Brazil, focusing on serving freelancers, remote workers, and users of cross-border money transfers.Founded in 2021 and headquartered in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Belo currently has over 3 million users in Latin America. Its product is a digital wallet based on cryptocurrency infrastructure, allowing users to hold and transfer local currencies and "digital dollars" (stablecoins).Reports indicate that stablecoins have rapidly gained popularity in emerging markets like Latin America in recent years, primarily used for hedging against inflation, cross-border remittances, and bypassing high-cost foreign exchange systems. Belo integrates payments, currency exchange, and cross-border transfers into a single application process, utilizing cryptocurrency infrastructure for backend settlements to reduce the costs and delays of cross-border transfers.

Nuva Digital has completed a $5.2 million seed round of financing, led by Morgan Creek Digital, with Ulu Ventures participating. This round was completed in a single tranche and marks the company's first external financing.Nuva Digital is co-incubated by Animoca Brands and Nuva Labs (formerly Provenance Blockchain Labs) and is dedicated to building a real-world asset (RWA) yield platform, Nuva Finance. The structure of this financing round includes priced equity seed round with token purchase warrants, and the valuation has not been disclosed.

Web3 security company CertiK released the report "2026 Digital Asset Regulatory Status," systematically outlining global regulatory trends. The report indicates that by 2026, the regulatory frameworks in major jurisdictions will have basically been established, and the industry is entering a phase of full compliance. The report shows that anti-money laundering enforcement has replaced the definition of securities attributes as the primary regulatory risk, with global anti-money laundering-related fines exceeding $900 million in the first half of 2025, and transaction monitoring capabilities becoming a core compliance requirement.At the same time, smart contract security audits are evolving from industry best practices to entry requirements, becoming essential for license approval and token listings. Additionally, global stablecoin regulatory frameworks are becoming more consistent, generally establishing principles such as full reserves and licensed issuance; however, differences in cross-jurisdictional regulation still pose compliance challenges. The report points out that with regulatory convergence and strengthened enforcement, the industry has entered the "strong compliance era." CertiK states that the core issue facing enterprises is shifting from "Are we compliant?" to "Can we quickly build and implement compliance capabilities?" Licensing in multiple regions, investments in anti-money laundering, and ongoing security audits are becoming the foundational thresholds for institutional development.

The RWA trading platform NUVA software development company NUVA Digital has completed a $5.2 million seed round financing, led by Morgan Creek Digital.NUVA is jointly created by Animoca Brands and Nuva Labs. The platform allows users to deposit with stablecoins at the click of a button, mint yield-bearing composable tokens, and provide on-chain proof of reserves, with no minimum deposit or lock-up requirements. This round of financing will be used to accelerate platform development and ecosystem expansion, including enriching the treasury market, introducing more issuers, multi-chain deployment, building institutional-grade tools, and promoting the issuance of NUVA functional tokens. The company stated that the current financing marks its transition from the early development stage to the stage of expanding TVL and user scale, aiming to address the fragmentation issue in the RWA market and create a unified entry point.

According to the official announcement from Galaxy Digital Inc., the company has released its financial performance for the first quarter of 2026. Affected by an overall decline of about 20% in digital asset prices during the quarter, the company recorded a net loss of $216 million, with an adjusted loss per share of $0.49 and an adjusted EBITDA of -$188 million. As of March 31, the company's total equity was $2.78 billion, with cash and stablecoin holdings of approximately $2.605 billion.In terms of data centers, the first data hall at the Helios campus has been successfully delivered to CoreWeave, with the full delivery of 133 megawatts of critical IT load expected to be completed by the end of Q2 2026, and ERCOT has approved an additional 830 megawatts of power capacity, bringing the total approved capacity of the campus to over 1.6 gigawatts. In asset management, the assets under management at the end of the quarter were approximately $5 billion, with a net inflow of $69 million during the quarter; after the quarter, BlackRock announced that it had selected Galaxy as the staking validator for its first reward-based crypto ETF (iShares Staked Ethereum Trust ETF). Additionally, the company repurchased 3.2 million shares for $65 million this quarter and completed its delisting from the Toronto Stock Exchange, now only listed on NASDAQ.

Galaxy Digital OTC associated addresses have transferred a total of 21,369 ETH to trading platforms in the past 24 hours, with a total value of 49.3 million USD and an average deposit price of 2,307.34 USD.Wallet address: 0x16F6d15381bEE4A25B25F0d1C4161b78f7F21Fde

According to market news, the Galaxy Digital OTC associated address has transferred a total of 21,369 ETH to exchanges in the past 24 hours, with a total value of approximately 49.3 million dollars and an average deposit price of 2,307.34 dollars.

Lianlian Digital announced that it has successfully obtained a Money Services Business (MSB) license through the acquisition of an entity at the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC), allowing it to conduct regulated activities such as foreign exchange, remittances, virtual currency, and payment services. The specific acquisition amount has not been disclosed.

According to Lookonchain monitoring, two wallets associated with Galaxy Digital deposited 45,000 ETH (worth $104 million) to Binance, Bybit, and OKX in the past 15 hours.

The Solana Foundation stated that its core development team Anza has reached an agreement with Firedancer, a subsidiary of Jump Crypto, on a potential post-quantum solution, planning to introduce a new digital signature scheme called Falcon.Although the threat of quantum computing is not expected to materialize for several years, Solana has developed a phased upgrade roadmap. This plan includes ongoing research into Falcon and other alternatives, introducing post-quantum solutions for new wallets when necessary, and ultimately completing the migration of existing wallets. Currently, the quantum-resistant primitive Winternitz Vault, developed by Blueshift, has been running on Solana for over two years. The Solana Foundation stated that the network's high-speed, low-latency design can accommodate such solutions, and the migration is not expected to have a significant impact on performance.

According to CoinDesk, Fidelity Digital Assets released the "Q2 2026 Signal Report," indicating that although the overall cryptocurrency market was in a consolidation phase at the beginning of the second quarter, several underlying data points have shown signs of stabilization.The report shows that Bitcoin's dominance continues to rise, with capital consistently concentrating on the most liquid assets. The levels of unrealized profits and momentum indicators are consistent with characteristics of a correction period, which may lay the foundation for a more stable market structure in the future.Meanwhile, the network usage and price trends of Ethereum and Solana have diverged, indicating that demand at the protocol layer remains robust. The report also notes that Bitcoin futures are currently experiencing negative funding rates, and research institution 10x believes this reflects structural hedging behavior by institutions rather than an overall bearish signal.

According to on-chain analyst @ai_9684xtpa, the Galaxy Digital OTC associated address (0x16F...1Fde) deposited 15,000 ETH to the exchange, worth $34.74 million.The source of these funds was 38,000 ETH withdrawn from Aave a week ago, which was on the day Kelp DAO was attacked, causing Aave to reportedly have bad debts.

According to a report from CoinShares' research department, digital asset investment products recorded a net inflow of $1.2 billion this week, marking the fourth consecutive week of positive inflows. Total assets under management (AuM) rose to $155 billion, the highest level since February 1. Among them, Bitcoin led with an inflow of $933 million, bringing the year-to-date total inflow to $4 billion; Ethereum saw inflows of over $190 million for the third consecutive week; XRP returned to net inflow after a week of outflows.Regionally, the United States dominated this week's inflows ($1.1 billion), while Germany, Switzerland, and Canada also recorded positive inflows, indicating a broadening demand. Additionally, blockchain stock ETFs have cumulatively attracted $617 million over the past three weeks, setting a record for weekly inflows, reflecting growing interest from institutional investors in this sector. The market is currently focused on the FOMC meeting on April 28-29, which may create some disturbances in short-term sentiment.

According to Insight Korea, South Korea's digital bank K Bank has established a strategic partnership with blockchain company Ripple to advance the verification of next-generation cross-border remittance technology based on blockchain.Both parties will focus on assessing the optimization potential in remittance speed, cost structure, and transaction transparency through Ripple's global payment network and infrastructure. The current collaboration includes proof of concept based on digital wallets, joint development of cross-border remittance models, and expansion in the digital asset field. The ongoing second phase of testing has simulated the connection between the bank's internal systems and customer accounts, testing on-chain fund transfers aimed at the UAE and Thailand. K Bank is also evaluating the adoption of Ripple's SaaS digital wallet Palisade to enhance compliance and deployment efficiency.

The Financial Secretary of Hong Kong, Paul Chan, published an essay titled "Gathering Greater Energy through Innovation and Cooperation," in which he pointed out that global investors are accelerating the diversification of asset allocation, reducing reliance on a single market or single asset. With the development of hot themes in the investment market, the types of assets linked to exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are continuously increasing, ranging from spot and futures of precious metals; technology companies; semiconductor companies; to digital assets, etc. These different themes or ETFs that combine various leverage characteristics provide investors with efficient and highly transparent investment tool options.