Finance Updates – Page 8 – Finance Updates

How the GENIUS Act Transforms Stablecoin & Crypto Regulation in the U.S.

The GENIUS Act creates the first comprehensiv...

Only permitted payment stablecoin issuers—ban...

Issuers must hold fully backed, highly liquid...

The law aims to boost onshore stablecoin grow...

China Backs ¥150 Billion Funds to Boost Hard-Tech Startups in Key Strategic Sectors

Asia Policy Information

China has launched three state-backed venture...

The funds target sectors like semiconductors,...

They sit within a national guidance fund stru...

Strategically, the program aims to reduce for...

SoftBank’s $4B DigitalBridge Deal Boosts AI-Infrastructure Play with 50% Valuation Premium

Americas M&A Information

SoftBank will acquire U.S.-based digital infr...

DigitalBridge, which oversees roughly $108 bi...

The deal is a core plank of SoftBank’s AI and...

The acquisition, targeted to close in the sec...

Why Hedge Funds Are Loading Up on SPY, IVV & QQQ — Tactical Pivot or Structural Shift?

Americas Markets Information

Top hedge funds are increasingly using broad ...

Bridgewater’s outsized IVV stake, along with ...

QQQ has delivered the strongest year-to-date ...

This growing reliance on tech-heavy passive E...

Why Africa’s VC Boom in 2025 Is Mostly Debt, Not Equity

Global Forecast Information

Many of Africa’s largest 2025 “startup rounds...

These non-equity structures mostly serve matu...

Counting debt and blended finance as “startup...

The ecosystem risks a two-speed reality in wh...

India Startup Funding Slips 17% in 2025 as Late-Stage Deals Drop, Early-Stage Rises

Asia FYI Information

India’s tech startup funding fell about 17% t...

AI startups in India raised roughly $643 mill...

Women co-founded startups held funding near $...

Investor activity and large $100M+ rounds bec...

China Launches 1 Trillion Yuan Frontier-Tech VC Program to Fuel Innovation

Asia Tech Information

China has launched a National Venture Capital...

The guidance fund starts with 100 billion yua...

Capital will target early-stage firms valued ...

The initiative is designed to deepen China’s ...

China Unveils ¥250B State-Backed Fund to Boost Hard Tech Startups

Asia Tech Information

China has created a 100 billion yuan National...

The funds target early-stage firms valued at ...

Priority sectors include semiconductors, quan...

The 20-year, market-run structure aims to mob...

AI Startup Funding in Silicon Valley Hits $150B in 2025 — Big Rounds Dominate

Americas Markets Information

Silicon Valley’s largest AI startups raised a...

A few massive rounds—US$41 billion for OpenAI...

Investors and founders are prioritizing “fort...

Despite headline growth, funding is highly co...

Why Austin’s AI, Robotics & Energy Infrastructure Are the New Investment Frontier in 2025

Americas FYI Information

Austin’s 2025 mega-rounds center on deep tech...

Robotics firm Apptronik raised over $400 mill...

Aalo Atomics and Base Power secured large fin...

Despite these headline deals, Austin’s broade...