🚨 CRYPTO GOES MAINSTREAM — ASIA & U.S. TRADFI MOVE ON-CHAIN 🌏🇺🇸
Big signals this week show crypto’s shift from narrative to infrastructure:
🏦 Hong Kong Milestone HashKey, Hong Kong’s largest licensed crypto exchange, just made history with Asia’s first crypto-native IPO on HKEX, raising $206M. Despite market volatility, demand stayed strong — reinforcing Hong Kong’s rise as a regulated global crypto hub.
💳 Visa Expands Stablecoin Rails Visa is enabling USDC settlement on Solana for U.S. banks and institutions. Faster, cheaper, and always-on payments are now live for early partners like Cross River Bank, with broader adoption expected ahead.
📌 Why It Matters • Crypto firms entering public markets
• Stablecoins becoming core payment infrastructure
• Regulators + institutions moving from “observe” to “deploy”
From capital markets in Asia to payment rails in the U.S., crypto is no longer on the sidelines — it’s being built into the financial system.
The future of finance is arriving faster than expected. 🚀
