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[MetaComp Completes $22 Million Pre-A Round Financing, Eastern Bell Capital Participates] Singapore-licensed stablecoin service provider MetaComp has completed a $22 million Pre-A round financing, with participation from Eastern Bell Capital, Noah, Sky9 Capital, and others. The funds will be used to accelerate the regional expansion of the StableX Network. This network integrates the VisionX risk intelligence engine, supporting real-time cross-border settlements between stablecoins and fiat currencies. MetaComp's business spans over 30 markets and holds a major payment institution license from the Monetary Authority of Singapore.

[California Man Pleads Guilty to Laundering Money for $263 Million Crypto Scam Group] The U.S. Department of Justice announced that 22-year-old California man Evan Tangeman has pleaded guilty to laundering over $3.5 million for a crypto scam group involving $263 million. Evan Tangeman is the ninth defendant to plead guilty in this investigation. Between October 2023 and May 2025, the organization stole approximately 4,100 Bitcoins (currently valued at around $371 million), with group members using stolen databases to target victims.

BBX News: Yesterday, global listed companies' encryption strategies deepened in multiple dimensions: BTC Whale Increases Stakes: Strategy (NASDAQ: MSTR) invests $962.7 million to increase its holdings of 10624 BTC, bringing its total holdings to 660624 and maintaining its leading position. Innovation in Financing Instruments: Metaplanet (TSE: 3350) announces the issuance of preferred stock "MARS" in the STRC class, establishing a long-term capital mechanism for the continued purchase of BTC. Industry token ice breaking: EUDA Health (NASDAQ: EUDA) plans to launch the health ecosystem token "QB" in January 2026 to build an on chain health economy. The encryption layout of listed companies has extended from investment to financing innovation and business tokenization. Source: bbx.com

[Cardano Founder: The Threat of Quantum Computing to Blockchain Is Exaggerated and Not Urgent] Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson stated that the threat of quantum computing to blockchain is exaggerated and currently not urgent. While the industry is aware of how to build quantum-resistant systems, quantum-secure protocols are ten times slower and ten times more expensive, and no network is willing to sacrifice throughput. Before NIST establishes post-quantum cryptography standards, the industry cannot adopt algorithms that may be abandoned. The DARPA project is evaluating whether scalable and practical quantum computers can be achieved before 2033, with real quantum pressure expected to emerge in the 2030s.

[Related ZEROBASE Team Wallet Transfers $1.6 Million ZBT to GSR Markets] In the early hours of this morning, shortly after 1 a.m., an address that previously received tokens from the ZEROBASE team wallet transferred $1.6 million worth of ZBT to GSR Markets. A small portion of the tokens has been sent to Binance, and the remaining tokens may subsequently be transferred to exchanges. Similar fund flow patterns have been observed in the past.