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ChainCatcher Новости, по данным Forbes, платформа банковских услуг на основе стейблкоинов Flex объявила о завершении раунда финансирования B1 на сумму 70 миллионов долларов, возглавляемого Halo Fund.Новые средства будут использованы для расширения ее платформы международного коммерческого банкинга Flex Global на основе стейблкоинов, помогая средним предприятиям осуществлять глобальные платежи и управление финансами через инфраструктуру стейблкоинов.Данные показывают, что годовой объем платежей в стейблкоинах достиг примерно 390 миллиардов долларов, при этом объем межкорпоративных транзакций увеличился на 733% по сравнению с прошлым годом. В то же время объем расчетов по стейблкоинам Visa к апрелю 2026 года достигнет 7 миллиардов долларов в год, что на 50% больше по сравнению с прошлым годом.

ChainCatcher reported live that HashKey Capital CEO Deng Chao and Sharplink CEO Joseph Chalom jointly attended the 2026 Hong Kong Web3 Carnival roundtable discussion, exploring "From Finance to Strategy: How Public Companies Are Positioning Themselves Based on Digital Assets."Chalom, who worked at BlackRock for 20 years, began leading BlackRock's blockchain and digital assets team six years ago, during which he launched Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs, raising about $100 billion at its peak. He stated that the choice to establish a digital asset treasury with Ethereum rather than Bitcoin is because Ethereum is a "native productive asset," which can earn nearly 3% returns through staking, while Bitcoin can only be held in anticipation of appreciation. Sharplink has been listed on Nasdaq and has raised billions of dollars to purchase Ethereum since launching its digital asset treasury strategy last June, currently holding approximately 770,000 ETH and earning about 17,000 ETH and over $35 million in rewards for investors through staking.Regarding industry trends, he pointed out that Ethereum is dominating three major use cases: stablecoins (over 60% occur on Ethereum), asset tokenization, and decentralized finance. He specifically warned that currently over 95% of stablecoins are denominated in US dollars, and if stablecoins are to become the payment rail for trillions of transactions in the AI economy, Asian regulators should not allow them to be dominated by the US dollar and US Treasury bonds, as this will trigger a geopolitical competition to advance local stablecoin legislation.Discussing market cycles, he noted that the crypto market has experienced significant pullbacks since last October, with short-term prices being unpredictable, but in the long term, the current risk-reward ratio is at its best level in a long time. He emphasized that digital asset treasuries are not passive investments; Ethereum is a high-volatility asset, and volatility is a characteristic of capital appreciation rather than a defect.

Malaysian licensed digital asset fund management company Halogen Capital has completed a financing round of 13.3 million ringgit (approximately 3.2 million USD), led by Kenanga Investment Bank.Kenanga Investment Bank holds a 14.9% stake in Halogen Capital through its private equity division, becoming the largest institutional shareholder. Other participants include 500 Global, Digital Currency Group, The Hive Southeast Asia, Jelawang Capital, and Mythos Venture Partners. The company stated that the funds will be used to expand its real-world asset tokenization business, covering areas such as unit trust funds, bonds, Islamic bonds, private credit, and real estate.

Joseph Chalom, co-CEO of Sharplink and former head of digital asset strategy at BlackRock, stated that Ethereum is not just another blockchain, but the cornerstone upon which Wall Street will ultimately build its financial infrastructure. Ethereum possesses the trust, security, and liquidity that financial institutions value, which has led him to bet his career on it.He mentioned that there is a significant amount of stablecoins, asset tokenization, and smart contract activity on Ethereum, making it a trusted chain for achieving financial digitization. Sharplink is one of the few digital asset financial companies accumulating Ether, but Chalom believes that most companies struggle to achieve scalable growth. Without strong trading volumes, clean balance sheets, and internal teams managing staking and investments, many companies will underperform.Chalom does not see Sharplink as a departure from his career at BlackRock, but rather a continuation of his mission: to connect traditional finance with the cryptocurrency ecosystem, as Ethereum can rebuild the system faster, at a lower cost, and more securely. He views Ethereum as the foundation for the next wave of financial digitization, which will collectively be referred to as "finance," with Ethereum as the underlying infrastructure.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, SharpLink's CEO Joseph Chalom will attend the KBW 2025 summit and deliver a speech.It is reported that SharpLink is a publicly traded company on NASDAQ, with ETH as its primary treasury asset, and is a trusted marketing partner for global iGaming operators.The KBW 2025 summit will be held from September 23 to 24 at the Walkerhill Hotel in Seoul.

ChainCatcher news, former BlackRock Digital Assets Strategy Head Joseph Chalom announced on social media that he has concluded his 20-year career at BlackRock and officially joined SharpLink Gaming as Co-CEO.During his time at BlackRock, Joseph Chalom assisted in launching the world's largest Bitcoin ETP (IBIT), Ethereum ETP (ETHA), and Ethereum-based tokenized fund (BUIDL), successfully bridging traditional finance and crypto assets.He stated that he will activate the company's ETH reserves, enhancing the value of the treasury through native staking, re-staking, and Ethereum yield strategies, ultimately converting it into long-term shareholder returns. SharpLink Gaming will become a compliant channel for institutional capital to access Ethereum's native yields.It is reported that Joseph graduated from Johns Hopkins University (Bachelor of Arts in International Relations) and Columbia Law School (Juris Doctor).

ChainCatcher news, OKX President Hong was invited to attend the "2025 Hong Kong Web3 Carnival" summit, where she delivered a keynote speech titled "Learning to Lead Responsibly in Innovation" at the main forum. She shared how OKX Web3 leads innovation responsibly across multiple dimensions, including philosophy, governance, transparency, infrastructure, knowledge, and technology.Hong stated that the achievements of the OKX Web3 wallet today are based on a comprehensive set of factors, including at least 3 to 5 years of effort, time accumulation, and technological frameworks. Security, interoperability, and usability are the three things we focus on the most. Especially in terms of security, we have recently launched suspicious "black address" identification and monitoring, among other measures, to identify bad actors, while also providing developer tools. She emphasized that OKX Web3 does not seek to be number one this year, does not aim for the top ranking in specific markets, and does not seek to make money in specific months or years. What we want is to participate in the industry long-term, build a sustainable and constructive infrastructure, contribute positively, and bring value to participants.

ChainCatcher news, according to Bitget market data, on December 16, the leading sectors are SocialFi, ZK, and Inscription, with HALO having a 24-hour increase of 34.6%, AZERO a 24-hour increase of 27.44%, and MUBI a 24-hour increase of 16%.As of the time of writing, the top three cryptocurrencies in the real-time increase ranking are MOCA, ROSA, and COW.

ChainCatcher news, according to Bitget market data, on November 1st, the leading sectors are SocialFi, fan tokens, and platform tokens, among which HALO has a 24-hour increase of 30.21%, OG has a 24-hour increase of 3.96%, and MAXEXCHANGE has a 24-hour increase of 1.64%.As of the time of writing, the top three cryptocurrencies in the real-time increase ranking are LUCE, ZAI, and MIGGLES.

ChainCatcher news reports that the Bitcoin ecosystem AVS platform Pell Network has announced the completion of a $3 million Pre-Seed funding round. This round was co-led by Halo Capital, Mirana Ventures, and Paper Ventures, with participation from ArkStream Capital, Caliber Venture Builder, Cogitent Ventures, and Contribution Capital.It is reported that Pell Network is a fully-chain, composable, adaptive decentralized verification service network based on re-staking technology. With the completion of the funding, Pell Network's testnet has officially launched.According to RootData, Pell Network aims to create a decentralized token economy security leasing platform for the Bitcoin ecosystem. By building a network that aggregates native BTC stake and LSD re-staking services, it allows stake holders to choose verification for new software modules built on the Pell Network ecosystem.

ChainCatcher news, according to Bloomberg, British hedge fund billionaire Alan Howard's son Daniel Howard and partner Bhavin Vaid have announced the establishment of a crypto venture capital fund called Halo Capital. The fund has raised $25 million, aiming to bring a growth investor mindset to early-stage crypto projects.Halo Capital is headquartered in New York and has a broad investment scope, covering various fields from Bitcoin to decentralized artificial intelligence. The fund has invested in projects such as Bima Labs and Andrena, and has brought in about 20 partners to provide expert advice. Both founders come from the cryptocurrency-focused private equity firm 10T Holdings, and they began fundraising in March of this year, officially launching the fund's operations in June.

ChainCatcher news, the Web3 social application Halo announced on the X platform that it has completed a $3 million seed round financing, with participation from IDG Capital, HashKey Capital, Kucoin Ventures, Cyberport, and other Web3 angel investors. According to its official statement, it will collaborate with more outstanding Web3 projects in the future to establish an open, fair, and prosperous SocialFi ecosystem, achieve UBI, and plans to announce more information regarding public sales, TGE, certification badges, and more.

ChainCatcher news, the intent resolver network Aperture Finance and the cryptocurrency social wallet Halo Wallet announced an airdrop of 1.9 million tokens to users who complete Aperture tasks using the Halo wallet app and extension. Halo Genesis Pass holders and Halo Alliance members will receive additional rewards.It is reported that this airdrop aims to enhance users' liquidity management skills through the use of Aperture Finance with the Halo wallet.

ChainCatcher news, the intent resolver network Aperture Finance announced a partnership with the cryptocurrency social wallet Halo Wallet. Currently, Aperture Finance has integrated the HaloWallet Chrome extension to help users delve into innovative LP management and experience the power of intent-based architecture.At the same time, Aperture Finance and Halo Wallet have teamed up to launch the Learn-to-Earn campaign, where participants can earn rewards by learning LP management skills. 100 lucky winners will share 20,000 Aperture tokens, and 20 winners will each receive 20 Halo XP.

ChainCatcher news, the first DEX HaloTrade on the Layer1 project Aura ecosystem will officially launch on the mainnet on August 21. At that time, seamless cross-chain bridging will be achievable through HaloTrade, and the first transaction will receive gas fee support.It is reported that HaloTrade is an Automated Market Maker (AMM) protocol. It consists of a set of smart contracts written in CosmWasm, allowing users to easily access all the provided features through a user-friendly interface (UI).

ChainCatcher news, the founders of Malaysian fintech company Jirnexu, Hann Liew and Lucas Ooi, announced the establishment of a new cryptocurrency fund management company, Halogen Capital.Hann Liew stated that Halogen Capital is a fund management company licensed by the SC, with the initial goal of opening cryptocurrency investments to individual and institutional investors, providing investment opportunities and professional management through familiar traditional structures such as mutual funds, managed portfolios, and an ETF that is expected to launch soon.

ChainCatcher message, the official message from HALO states that the public sale of Origines Citizen NFT will be held today at 20:00 Beijing time on its official website. A total of 2000 NFTs will be sold at a price of 1.6 BNB each. It is reported that 10% of the revenue from this public sale will be used to buy back HALO tokens and burn them, which is part of the deflationary plan for HALO tokens. The NFTs issued this time can be integrated into the HALOWORLD game, combined with the visual DID (Decentralized Identity) technology provided by Lifeform, allowing users to achieve a true digital citizenship in the metaverse.It is reported that HALOWORLD is a growth companionship blockchain game incubated by Lifeform and produced by HALO, developed based on the UE5 engine to simulate the real world. In addition to the Origines Citizen NFT, HALO Avatar and Lifeform Avatar can also be integrated into the game for earning. (Source link)

ChainCatcher news, the original KuCoin ecosystem Web3 wallet has officially upgraded its product name and brand image from KuCoin Wallet to Halo Wallet, and has enabled halo.social as the new brand domain. The KuCoin Wallet team has officially split from KuCoin Group, and the new Halo Wallet business operates independently. It has secured its first round of financing from institutions such as KuCoin Ventures, IDG, and HashKey Capital, and will continue to embrace more global Web3 strategic partners.It is reported that Halo Wallet will further enrich its social attributes based on traditional wallet functions, discovering high-quality information and opportunities within social networks. (Source link)

ChainCatcher news, the 3D virtual avatar NFT project HALO has launched the airdrop claim page. Users can start claiming the airdrop from March 6 at 18:00, and it will end on April 5 at 18:00. The HALO token is deployed on the BNB Chain, with a total supply of 500 million tokens. (source link)

ChainCatcher message, the registration channel for Bitget Launchpad Phase II HALO is now closed. A total of 52,410 users participated this time, an increase of 12.17% compared to the last phase. We are now entering a 24-hour random snapshot period.The official team will conduct a random snapshot. The snapshot assets will include both spot and contract accounts. The snapshot period is from March 2nd, 19:01 to March 3rd, 19:01 Beijing time. During the snapshot period, you will see "Estimated Signatures." After the Launchpad page update is completed, "Snapshot Signatures" and the actual snapshot time will be displayed. After that, the assets in the account may change, which will no longer affect the snapshot and the issuance of lottery tickets. The final results will be announced on March 3rd at 20:00.