Asia Funding Weekly: Stablecoin rails and compliance dominate as Asia dealmaking deepens

Crypto funding last week concentrated on stablecoin payments, compliance infrastructure, and traditional finance fusion. Nasdaq invested $100 million into Kraken parent Payward, while Circle agreed to acquire Singapore-based Tazapay for roughly $400 million in stock. Asia-linked deals included Antarctic Exchange, Agentum, and IOSG's backing of Immersve.