Top 5 Crypto Fundraising Rounds last week 👇 @Courtyard_io - $30M > Tokenization and trading infrastructure for physical collectibles > @ForerunnerVC, @ycombinator & @paraficapital @Gaianet_AI - $20M > Infrastructure focused on developing decentralized networks for generative AI tools > @mirana, Susquehanna International Group & @BytetradeLab @psdnai - $15M > A data platform launched on @StoryProtocol to provide IP-cleared datasets for AI training in robotics and autonomous vehicles > @a16zcrypto @freenamecom - $6.5M > A Web3 domain registrar for registering, creating, and buying blockchain-based domains > @EntreeCap, @BlockchainFF & @polymorphiccap @questflow - $6.5M > An orchestration layer for AI agents > @cyberFund_, @animocabrands & @HashKey_Capital 22 projects collectively raised $128 million last week.

We’re entering a retro-future currency race. Not gold in vaults, but BTC and ETH in multisigs. China’s RMB is overtaking the dollar in outbound trade payments. The Belt and Road is becoming a payments network. SWIFT is optional. e-RMB rails are expanding through ASEAN. This is active dollar displacement. Most stablecoins today are dollar-pegged and backed by cash and T-bills. But what happens in a world where de-dollarization accelerates? What happens when trust in U.S. assets erodes? Stablecoins will adapt. Non-USD stables — RMB, RUB, INR — will emerge. And in the absence of dollar reserves, they’ll compete to hoard BTC and ETH instead. Stablecoins won’t just track fiat. They’ll evolve into digital currencies that compete for trust, liquidity, and integration. The backing will shift from sovereign debt to crypto-native reserves. P2P volumes already show the shift. NGN, CNY, RUB dominate stablecoin sell-side flows. This is not just trading. This is FX and remittance infrastructure forming outside the banking system. The next reserve currency might not come from a state. It might be collateralized by crypto, issued by code, and adopted P2P. Not a dollar world. Not a yuan world. But a multipolar, permissionless one. Stats from 👇 Read to learn more

When CeDeFi integration like what @MorphoLabs has been doing for @coinbase 👀

RWAs are heating up on @solana Solana is now home to assets issued by @BlackRock, @FTDA_US, @vaneck_us, @apolloglobal, @OndoFinance. 🧵

🚨 I just launched a newsletter with @MessariCrypto called "In The Stables" 💸 Each Wednesday we'll be coming out with a concise weekly roundup of the latest developments in stablecoins. You should check it out! More info and the link to subscribe in the 🧵👇

Top 5 Crypto Fundraising Rounds last week 👇 @bobanetwork - $70M > An L2 optimistic rollup using HybridCompute technology > AwakenFoundation & @LDACapital @DPS_Studios- $30.5M > A gaming studio developing Reaper Actual, a AAA-style shooter featuring tradable Web3 components > @BITKRAFTVC & @BHDigitalAssets @topdotco- $28.5M > A core builder group supporting early-stage projects on @ton_blockchain > @RibbitCap & @PanteraCapital @BACKSEAT_Exc- $9.7M > A Japan‑based cryptocurrency trading platform > Spiral Capital, @HeadlineVC, & @eastventures @Zypher_Network- $7M > A zero-knowledge computing layer for trustless AI agents and decentralized applications > @Signum_Capital, UOB Venture Management, & @HashKey_Global 38 projects collectively raised $177 million last week.

TEEs are becoming core to blockchain infra. Projects like @iEx_ec, @OasisProtocol, and @PhalaNetwork use TEE tech for confidential, verifiable computation at scale. Here’s why this matters 👇🔒

Again, asking for a friend...

RIP Wall Street bros.... within 10 years they’ll all be degens like us, messed up sleep schedules and watching the 24/7 nonstop market around the clock...

just asking for a friend...