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Midas Raises $50m Series A To Launch Instant Liquidity Layer For Tokenized Assets

Midas (@MidasRWA) has closed a $50M Series A led by RRE and Creandum, with participation from Coinbase Ventures (@cbventures), Franklin Templeton (@FTDA_US), Framework Ventures (@hiFramework), and GSR (@GSR_io), among others. Alongside the raise, Midas is launching Midas Staked Liquidity (MSL), an instant redemption facility with an initial $40M capacity designed to eliminate settlement delays across all tokenized investment products. The platform has already crossed $1.7B in total assets minted, $500M+ TVL, and $37M in yield paid out across 20,000+ holders.

El Salvador'S Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Surpasses 7,600 $Btc

El Salvador has announced that its national $BTC reserve has crossed the 7,600 $BTC threshold, with holdings now at 7,605.37 $BTC, valued at approximately $512M. The milestone comes despite El Salvador's IMF loan agreement earlier this year, which included conditions to scale back mandatory $BTC adoption.

Ethereum Likely To Be "Flipped" In 2026

Bettors on @Polymarket has driven a 59% chance that @Ethereum $ETH will be flipped by market cap for the accolade of second largest cryptocurrency after $BTC. @tether's $USDT is a prime candidate, currently holding third place by market cap.

Solana Fdn Exec Says Memecoins Helped To Scale Crypto

@vibhu, Chief Product Officer for the @Solana Foundation, explained that... ... just as games helped to scale the proliferation of mobile phones... ... memecoins helped to scale cryptocurrency and take it mainstream. The comments come despite a widespread collapse in the prices of even the world's biggest memecoins like $SHIB and $DOGE.

Cardano Founder Points To "Bad Behaviour" From Ripple'S Ceo

In a recent discussion, @Cardano $ADA founder @IOHK_Charles pointed to "bad behaviour" from @Ripple $XRP CEO Brad Garlinghouse. His argument ran that Garlinghouse is supporting regulation even though it allegedly classes all cryptocurrency assets as securities unless proven otherwise. Hoskinson says he knows that $XRP will get an "exemption", and that this will thereby just reduce competition.

Aave Adopts Chainlink'S Svr Technology On Base And Arb

@aave has officially adopted @Chainlink's SVR (Smart Value Recapture) technology on both the @Base and @arbitrum L2 networks. $AAVE already implements the technology on @Ethereum... "which has already recaptured $16.7M+ in non-toxic liquidation MEV."

World Foundation Sells $65 Million In Wld Tokens Through Otc Deals As Token Hits All-Time Low

Sam Altman's World Foundation disclosed that its subsidiary World Assets sold roughly 239 million WLD tokens at an average price of $0.2719 per token through OTC transactions with four counterparties over the past week. Of the $65 million raised, $25 million worth of tokens are locked for six months to prevent immediate selling by buyers. Proceeds are earmarked for core operations, R&D, Orb manufacturing, and ecosystem expansion. WLD is currently trading near its all-time low of $0.27, down over 97% from its March 2024 peak of $11.74.

Ripple Cto Emeritus Debunks Xrp Escrow Misinformation

David Schwartz has addressed recent misconceptions about XRP's escrow system after a 2025 tweet was taken out of context and spun as inside information. An X user had wrongfully implied that the majority of XRP held in escrow was pre-allocated to a specific party. Schwartz clarified that the information was public knowledge about how XRPL's escrow mechanism works, not a secret revelation. He stated the tweet was misconstrued and that the claim was "an obvious fact apparent to anyone who understands how XRPL and the escrow works."

Canada Moves To Ban Crypto Donations For Political Campaigns

Canada's Bill C-25 would prohibit cryptocurrency, money order, and prepaid card donations across the entire federal political system, closing a fundraising channel that has seen virtually no use since crypto was first permitted in 2019. The Chief Electoral Officer shifted from favoring tighter regulation to recommending an outright ban, citing crypto's pseudo-anonymity and difficulty verifying contributor identities. The bill sets 30-day deadlines to return illegal crypto contributions and imposes penalties up to twice the contribution's value plus $100,000 for corporations. The move follows the U.K.'s recent moratorium on crypto political donations over foreign funding concerns.

Usd1 Aster Pairs Generate $2.66b Volume In One Week

USD1-denominated perpetual contracts on the @Aster_DEX platform generated a staggering $2.66 billion in volume in their first week of trading. $ASTER has also noted that more pairs, also denominated in @worldlibertyfi $WLFI's stablecoin, are on the way.