a16z crypto's Crypto Fund 5 was announced just a day after Haun Ventures revealed its $1 billion fund focused on crypto and the agentic economy.

Western Union's USDPT stablecoin has gone live on the Solana blockchain, marking the traditional remittance giant's entry into on-chain digital assets.

The partnership aims to make it easier for companies, including fintechs and paying firms, to issue compliant stablecoins in the United States.

The payments giant will fold PYUSD, Braintree, and merchant processing into a new Payment Services & Crypto division, marking the first time digital assets have a dedicated home within the company.

The social media giant has rolled out USDC payments via Stripe on Solana and Polygon.

The investment, worth over $19M at current prices, coincides with Mezo's launch of Bitcoin yield vaults for institutional clients.

The partnership lets holders of tokenized equity and ETFs participate in proxy voting and access other governance features.

Mizuho, Nomura, and Japan's central clearing house are launching a blockchain-based proof-of-concept for collateral management of Japanese government bonds.

The bank says it plans to add other stablecoins across multiple blockchains to the service.

The shift to Optimism is ZPG's first deployment on a public blockchain since launching in 2022, and the start of its global rollout.