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Kalshi valued at $5B after $300M round, eyes global expansion
Kalshi raised more than $300 million at a $5 billion valuation and opened access to users in over 140 countries on Friday. The event-trading platform secured funding from Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Paradigm, CapitalG and Coinbase Ventures to fund the international expansion. 
Visa pilots stablecoin funding for Visa Direct
Visa announced a pilot that lets businesses fund Visa Direct with stablecoins to speed up cross‑border payouts. Instead of pre‑positioning idle fiat deposits, companies can use digital tokens pegged to national currencies. Visa will treat those balances as “on‑account funds” available for near‑instant disbursements. 
U.S. Congress hosts crypto roundtable on BITCOIN Act funding
U.S. lawmakers will host a roundtable on Tuesday, Sept. 16, with 18 crypto industry executives, including Michael Saylor and Tom Lee to discuss advancing the BITCOIN Act and funding a proposed Strategic Bitcoin Reserve without increasing the federal budget. Sequans (SQNS) sells Bitcoin to cut debt; Shares fall 16.6%
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Sequans Communications S.A. said in Paris on November 4 it redeemed 50% of the secured convertible debt it issued on July 7, 2025, funding the paydown by selling 970 Bitcoin and cutting total outstanding debt to $94.5 million. The company said the goal was to “enhance financial flexibility” while keeping BTC as its primary reserve asset. 
China Financial Leasing to raise $11M for crypto‑AI platform
China Financial Leasing Group (HKEX: 2312) plans to raise HK$86.7 million (~$11.1 million) via a private placement as it pivots toward digital assets. In a Sunday filing, the company said Innoval Capital will subscribe for 69.38 million new shares at HK$1.25 each, funding the build‑out of a crypto + AI investment platform and related asset‑management capabilities. 
Google to invest £5bn in UK AI as Trump begins state visit
Alphabet plans to invest £5 billion in the UK over the next two years, starting with a new data centre in Waltham Cross and extra funding for DeepMind. The announcement coincides with President Trump’s state visit, with both sides hinting at more tech deals to follow. 