Companies

Companies coverage from the StreamSage Companies desk: Large Cap, Small Cap, Public, Private. Sources on every story.

• Sequans sells final 314 Bitcoin to end treasury strategy

  The French chipmaker once held over 3,200 BTC but now reports zero crypto holdings and no outstanding debt beyond research obligations.

• Ecobank commits $2.6 billion to women and agriculture

  CEO Jeremy Awori announced the plan in Lome, including a $2 billion allocation for the Ellevate by Ecobank program.

• Novo Nordisk signs $1 billion licensing deal with Nanexa

  The Danish pharma major secured exclusive global rights to Nanexa's peptide delivery platform for obesity and cardiometabolic conditions.

• Best Buy cuts service transfers with AI support tools

  The retailer said transfer rates dropped and more calls were resolved without a human, while development timelines for new tools shortened.

• Gnosis Pay to end consumer cards Dec. 20

  The B2B pivot leaves individual users with a one-time migration path to a partner network.

• Kamino launches Solana lending market for GPU-linked sUSDai

  The Allez Labs-curated market allows borrowing USDC at up to 80% loan-to-value, with $75K in rewards distributed over two months.

• Seven UK banks complete first tokenized deposit transactions

  UK Finance said live remortgage and marketplace transactions used the shared GBTD platform.

• Ondo launches three BlackRock strategy tokens for non-US buyers

  The on-chain portfolios are issued by Ondo Finance, not BlackRock, and direct redemption is available only to eligible non-US investors who complete onboarding.

• Block adds Bitcoin Lightning support to x402 payment standard

  Block joined the x402 Foundation on Sept. 24, contributing a Bitcoin Lightning specification that requires payers to cover routing fees.

• Shielded Bitcoin proposal targets privacy coin features

  Researchers proposed a zero-knowledge metaprotocol on Sept. 24, while Zcash activity hit its highest levels since 2021 and 2022.

• ARK tokenizes $1.3B venture fund on Ethereum

  ARK Invest brings its ARK Venture Fund onchain through Securitize, extending a strategic partnership formed in October 2025.

• Paxos gold yield product runs on a 61-ounce backing

  PAXGy adds lending yield to tokenized gold, but its launch data shows only 61.63 fine ounces backing the asset against a $1.85 billion market.

• Ondo was shopped after Allman's death, but who pushed the sale is still unknown

  Ondo Finance was pitched to buyers after Nathan Allman died, the company denies it was for sale, and a control fight has frozen the process.

• BitMEX ended trading and now charges fees on remaining balances

  The exchange that launched 100x leverage stopped trading at 04:00 UTC Wednesday and is urging users to withdraw funds to avoid costs.

• Circle launches 24/7 stablecoin FX trading service StableFX

  Circle's new service allows vetted businesses to trade stablecoin pairs on its Arc blockchain around the clock.

• Galaxy adds $100M Sky token to treasury

  Galaxy Digital held $100 million of sUSDS in its treasury, with no client loan volume disclosed.

• MoonPay to Acquire North Capital for Private Securities Trading

  The companies announced the pending deal on Sept. 23 without disclosing a purchase price or firm closing date.

• Variational Sets Q4 VAR Launches With 32% Airdrop

  Points distributions continue at 150,000 weekly until the token release, while team and investor tokens face a 12-month lock.

• Reliance Plans $1 Billion Bond Sale Next Week

  Reliance Industries aims to issue 10-year AAA rated notes at a potential 7.90% coupon, slightly under the current 10-year corporate average.

• Kobayashi in $3.2 Billion Take-Private Talks

  CVC Capital Partners and Nippon Sangyo Suishin Kiko are weighing a bid to buy the company, Bloomberg reported.