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Bitcoin-focused life insurer Meanwhile has secured $37.5 million in a funding round led by Bain Capital Crypto, lifting total funding to $180 million. The Bermuda-based company is expanding outside the U.S. with broker relationships serving wealthy clients in Switzerland, Singapore, Hong Kong and the UAE.

Founders Fund led a $5 million purchase of Anvil governance tokens, with Pantera Capital, Theta Blockchain Ventures, Bullish and Protoscale Capital also participating. The Ethereum-based collateral protocol is rolling out a software development kit designed to help businesses and financial institutions integrate digital-asset guarantees without writing blockchain code.

Ondo Finance was pitched to prospective buyers after founder and CEO Nathan Allman died, people familiar with the matter said, though the company denies any sale effort. A legal battle over corporate control has likely stalled any potential transaction while the tokenization firm continues operating under court-imposed limits.

A historically watched bitcoin strategy tied to halving cycles is pointing to a late November accumulation window and a possible exit around mid-August 2029. Market participants say the signal may be less reliable in an era when U.S. spot bitcoin ETF flows can outweigh miner supply.

World Foundation has raised $52.5 million in a locked token sale led by Pantera Capital as demand grows for tools that distinguish humans from bots and AI-generated impersonation. The funding will support integrations of World Network’s Orb-based identity technology across enterprise platforms and AI agents.