Stablecoins are sweeping the world, with year-on-year growth rates exceeding 50%, and their global transaction settlement volume is already more than twice that of Visa.

This week, 26 blockchain startups raised a total of $182.5 million in funding. Ten projects received pre-seed and seed rounds, and 15 projects received other rounds of funding.

Will this be a historic acquisition like Instagram and truly boost the GDP of the internet?

This week, 24 blockchain startups received a total of $1.2 billion in financing, with the largest financing being $1.1 billion in acquisition financing from Stripe to Bridge. There were 11 projects that received seed and pre-seed investments, and 12 projects received other rounds of financing.

The Ink testnet will be launched during DevCon in Bangkok from November 12 to 15, 2024, with the mainnet release scheduled for the first quarter of 2025.

As the core bridge of AgentFi interoperability, FusionFi Protocol connects multiple financial agents through standardized protocols, simplifies transaction processes, and realizes seamless asset management and innovative arbitrage mechanisms.

As stablecoins continue to bridge traditional finance and cryptocurrencies, their future depends on striking a balance between innovation and effective regulation.

TechCrunch创始人Michael Arrington今日（21日）发布消息称，全球支付巨头Stripe以11亿美元收购了稳定币平台Bridge。这不仅是Stripe有史以来规模最大的收购，也是加密货币行业迄今为止金额最高的并购交易。

Solana Labs and Google Cloud’s Gameshift API provides game developers with a straightforward way to integrate Web3 services into traditional gaming projects. This collaboration reflects the ongoing effort to merge blockchain technology with mainstream gaming, offering new possibilities for digital asset management while easing the technical challenges for developers.

Cardano 宣布将整合比特币 Rollup 协议 BitcoinOS，成为比特币的二层网络（L2），以释放高达 1.3 万亿美元的比特币流动性。不同于依赖中心化托管商的封装比特币，Cardano 的 BitcoinOS Grail bridge 让用户可以无信任地将比特币转移至 Cardano 网络，参与 DeFi 等多种应用。

Fabric hopes to bridge the gaps created by the needs of the current cryptography world and the current hardware, by creating a chip that possesses the flexibility, programability, and power and cater to the needs of the current crypto world.

Over the past few years, capital equivalent to the global GDP has flowed across our blockchains. Users switch between different protocols, and with the advent of chain abstraction, users may not even realize they are using a cross-chain bridge.

On 4 April, Ripple unveiled plans to launch its own stablecoin, pegged 1:1 to the US dollar, alongside its existing cryptocurrency, XRP. This strategic initiative markets a significant milestone for the company as it seeks to bridge the gap between traditional finance (TradFi) and decentralised finance (DeFi).