Securitize raises $400 million in funding to expand its institutional tokenization business through acquisitions.
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Paradigm led a seed funding round for M1X Global to advance sovereign debt tokenization infrastructure.
According to Mars Finance, on July 8th, crypto venture capital firm Paradigm led a seed round of funding for sovereign debt tokenization platform M1X Global, supporting its expansion of on-chain sovereign debt issuance and management capabilities. M1X Global's core product, USDM1, launched in partnership with the Marshall Islands government, is a USD-denominated sovereign debt instrument issued directly on the public blockchain, backed by 1:1 US short-term Treasury bonds and utilizing New York State legal frameworks to provide investor protection. This round of funding will primarily be used to promote the institutional application of USDM1, including its use as compliant collateral in repurchase, margin, and collateralized financing scenarios, and to deepen integration with banks, custodians, and trading platforms. Previously, M1X Global completed a $3 million oversubscribed angel round of funding in March 2026, with investors including Balaji Srinivasan.
KOR Protocol raises $7.5 million in Series A funding, valuing the company at $100 million.
According to ChainCatcher, KOR Protocol, an on-chain clearinghouse in the entertainment sector, has announced the completion of a $7.5 million Series A funding round, valuing the company at $100 million. Investors include 1kx, Blockchain Capital, and previous investors such as Republic Crypto, Sfermion, Alumni Ventures, and SevenX.
Tether makes a $20 million strategic investment in Mercado Bitcoin to accelerate on-chain infrastructure development in Latin America.
Mars Finance reports that stablecoin issuer Tether has announced a $20 million strategic funding round for Latin American on-chain financial services platform Mercado Bitcoin. This funding will support Mercado Bitcoin's development in asset tokenization, payments, lending, capital markets, and compliant digital financial services. Founded in 2013, Mercado Bitcoin has expanded from a digital asset trading platform into a comprehensive on-chain financial infrastructure platform, covering trading services, tokenized investment products, lending, stablecoin payments, banking infrastructure, and cross-border financial services. The funds raised will primarily be used to expand payment infrastructure, increase the scale of tokenized products for institutional and retail investors, develop lending business, advance on-chain capital markets, seek strategic partnerships, and drive international expansion.
Securitize falls 16% after earnings miss, tokenization revenue drops
Securitize shares fell 16% from Wednesday’s close after the tokenization platform’s $14.4 million second-quarter revenue missed Wall Street estimates.
EDX Markets completes $76 million Series C funding round
According to Foresight News , Citadel-backed cryptocurrency exchange EDX Markets has completed a $76 million Series C funding round, led by SBI Holdings. This funding will support EDX's continued growth, enabling it to expand its trading, clearing, and settlement capabilities, accelerate product development, and scale its global operations.
AI-powered legal services company Norm has raised $120 million in funding, led by Khosla Ventures.
PANews reported on July 7th that, according to Bloomberg, AI legal startup Norm has completed a new funding round of $120 million, valuing the company at approximately $1.2 billion post-money. The round was led by Khosla Ventures, with participation from Blackstone, Bain Capital Ventures, Coatue Management, and others, bringing its total funding to over $260 million. Founded in 2023, Norm differs from traditional software vendors by operating its own Norm Law firm, providing clients directly with legal services delivered by lawyers and AI engineers, charging based on results rather than hourly rates. The company is also developing "AI-driven regulatory AI" compliance agents for regulated industries such as finance and healthcare, and plans to use the new funding to expand its engineering and legal teams and strengthen its systems.