Franklin Templeton launched Hong Kong's first tokenized money-market fund on January 8, 2025. The Franklin OnChain U.S. Government Money Fund, registered in Luxembourg and backed by short-term U.S. Treasuries, uses blockchain tokens to represent investor shares and record ownership digitally. The launch aligns with Hong Kong's five-year fintech strategy focused on AI and blockchain integration across financial services.

Tokyo-listed Metaplanet Inc. closed a $100 million credit facility on October 31, collateralized by part of its 30,823 BTC holdings valued at approximately $3.2 billion. The loan will finance additional bitcoin acquisitions and support the company's income-generation program that earns option premiums on pledged BTC.

Paris-based Sequans Communications sold approximately 970 bitcoin to redeem $94.5 million in convertible debt, reducing its holdings from 3,234 BTC to 2,264 BTC. The transaction lowered the company's debt-to-net-asset-value ratio from 55% to 39%. The sale represents the first significant bitcoin offload by a publicly listed company with a bitcoin treasury strategy.

Strategy reported third-quarter profit of $2.8 billion with diluted earnings of $8.42 per share, beating analyst consensus of $8.15. The company acquired approximately 43,000 bitcoins during the quarter, bringing total holdings to 640,808 BTC valued near $69 billion at current prices. Strategy raised its STRC preferred stock dividend to 10.5% for November, up from 10.25% in October.

Prediction market platform Polymarket plans to resume U.S. operations before the end of November, according to sources cited by Bloomberg. The company acquired QCX, a licensed derivatives exchange, after reaching a 2022 settlement with the CFTC that resulted in a $1.4 million penalty and required it to cease domestic services. The platform has opened a waitlist for U.S. users ahead of its reentry.

S&P Global Ratings assigned Strategy Inc. a B-minus issuer credit rating with stable outlook, citing the bitcoin-holding firm's balance sheet concentration and structural currency mismatch. TD Cowen maintained its Buy rating with a $620 price target, projecting potential 114% upside. The firm estimates Strategy could accumulate approximately 900,000 BTC by 2027, representing over 4% of total bitcoin supply.

JPMorgan analysts upgraded Coinbase with a December 2026 price target of $404, citing a potential Base network token valued between $12 billion and $34 billion. The bank highlighted Base's growth to over $5 billion in total value locked and shifts in USDC reward distribution as key monetization opportunities.

Stripe could access a market exceeding $350 billion by 2030 through expansion in AI-driven transactions and blockchain payment systems, according to JPMorgan analysts. The fintech company, valued at $107 billion, processed over $1.4 trillion in annual payment volume across 195 countries and turned profitable in 2024.