Sabal Law Week in Review: August 22–29, 2025
Catch up on this week’s key legal and regulatory updates impacting startups, funds, and emerging tech. @SabalLaw breaks it down:
Circle and Paxos piloted Bluprynt’s tech to verify stablecoin payments, enhancing transparency and curbing counterfeit token risks.
The CFTC invited offshore crypto firms to serve U.S. customers as registered foreign boards of trade, easing market re-entry.
Google Cloud’s Universal Ledger advanced as a neutral blockchain for finance, supporting Python-based smart contracts for institutions.
Private equity fundraising hit a seven-year low at $592B, with firms offering discounts amid tariff-driven dealmaking challenges.
Eight Sleep raised $100M in Series D to enhance AI-driven sleep tech, boosting athletic performance with smart recovery tools.
Crypto VC deal values dropped 55% in Q2, but exits like Circle’s IPO and rising valuations signal optimism for stablecoin startups.
Aave’s token fell 8% after confusion over a deal with Trump-linked WLFI, though Aave’s DAO confirmed the partnership.
Stargate DAO approved a $120M acquisition by LayerZero, reuniting the cross-chain protocol with its founding team.
Fintech platforms like iCapital raised $820M to expand private market access, leveraging digital tokenization for wealth advisors.
Private equity sponsor equity contributions dropped to 46% in 2025, reflecting a confident lending environment for buyouts.
Private markets face SEC scrutiny on fiduciary duty, with volatility raising risks in fee transparency and affiliated transactions.
Gemini launched an XRP credit card with Ripple, offering up to 4% crypto rewards and expanding RLUSD trading pairs.
• Pantera Capital plans a $1.25B raise to create a Solana treasury via a Nasdaq-listed company acquisition.
The U.S. Commerce Department will publish GDP data on blockchains, starting with Ethereum and Bitcoin, to enhance data distribution.
Aave’s Horizon platform launched to enable institutional DeFi lending against tokenized real-world assets like U.S. Treasuries.
The CFTC deployed Nasdaq’s surveillance tech to enhance fraud detection across crypto and traditional markets.
Crypto groups urged Congress to protect developers in market structure bills, emphasizing non-custodial service safeguards.
ICYMI:
Wyoming launched the Frontier Stable Token, a fully reserved U.S. dollar stablecoin, on seven blockchains including Solana.
PE deal activity in aerospace and defense held steady in H1 2025, with 125 deals despite a Q2 slowdown.
Hedge funds saw $37B in net inflows in H1 2025, the highest since 2015, driven by market volatility.
GasBuddy forecasted $3.15/gallon gas prices for Labor Day 2025, the lowest since 2020.
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