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Digital Asset raised $355 million from BNP Paribas, Coinbase, and HSBC to build Canton Network, a public permissionless blockchain for institutional capital markets. The funding will support Canton as the onchain infrastructure for financial services.

Vinyl Equity raised $20 million in a Series A round led by Jump Capital. The fintech infrastructure provider replaces legacy systems for corporate transactions, shareholder recordkeeping, and equity operations. The company will use the capital to scale engineering, compliance, and go-to-market efforts.
Xceptor released AI Reconciliation Rule Builder and Live Tester for capital markets operations teams. The tools simplify building and testing reconciliation logic using AI, reducing manual effort for data automation tasks.
Vinyl Equity raised $20 million in Series A funding led by Jump Capital to modernize capital markets infrastructure. MUFG Innovation Partners joined as a strategic investor. The SEC-registered transfer agent replaces legacy systems with real-time digital infrastructure for corporate transactions and shareholder operations.
SpaceX's IPO will not break capital markets but will add to existing strains. The offering introduces new pressure on market liquidity and investor capacity. The scale of the public listing compounds challenges already present in the financial system.
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