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🗞 Weekly Digest by PBC — Smart Money Tracker: Where Capital Is Moving Right Now

🪙 Stablecoin Infrastructure
Banks are moving from watching stablecoins to building their own infrastructure. A consortium of 21 major financial institutions, including Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, Citi and Deutsche Bank, is preparing a USD-backed stablecoin targeted for launch in H1 2027. The focus includes commercial and cross-border use cases.
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📊 RWA & Tokenization
Institutional interest continues to shift toward putting traditional financial assets on-chain. Tokenized Treasuries, funds, credit and other RWAs are increasingly being positioned as financial infrastructure rather than a standalone crypto narrative. Recent institutional initiatives from BlackRock, DTCC and European financial authorities reinforce that direction.
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💳 B2B Payments
Capital continues to target infrastructure that makes business payments faster and more programmable. The broader opportunity is increasingly at the intersection of B2B payments, cross-border settlement and stablecoin rails.
The signal isn’t just VC activity: traditional payment companies and banks are increasingly exploring blockchain-based settlement as part of their existing payment businesses.
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🚀 Global Premiere: AI Future Forum 2026 in Dubai!

On December 1–2, 2026, in Dubai, alongside Blockchain Life 2026 — one of the world’s largest events for Web3, crypto, mining, and AI — the all-new AI Future Forum takes the stage.

✨With 15,000+ attendees from 130+ countries and 200+ top speakers, AI Future Forum will bring together global leaders in AI, Web3, and crypto to shape the future.

What awaits participants?

🔹 200+ top speakers — AI experts, tech founders, investors & industry leaders
🔹 200+ exhibitors — AI, robotics, Web3 & breakthrough startups
🔹 Legendary AfterParty at one of Dubai’s top clubs with a global headliner
🔹 Startup Pitch — showcase your project to global investors & funds

🎫 One ticket — full access to AI Future Forum & Blockchain Life 2026

Get 10% off with promo code FUTURUM before the prices go up: AI Furure 2026

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SPiCE Central Asia 2026 is coming to Tbilisi! 🇬🇪

On 24–25 September, industry leaders will gather at The Biltmore Hotel Tbilisi to connect, exchange insights and explore what’s next for the iGaming industry across Central Asia and the Caucasus.

⭐️ The agenda will bring together conversations around AI, compliance, payments, marketing, localisation and market expansion, with leading operators and industry experts sharing their experience from across the region.

We’re excited to support SPiCE Central Asia 2026 as a media partner and look forward to two days of valuable conversations and new connections.

📍 Tbilisi, Georgia
📅 24–25 September 2026
🔗 Learn more & register: SPiCE Central Asia 2026
See you in Tbilisi!

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🗞 Weekly Digest by PBC - Keeping you in the loop on what matters

🏦 ECB Builds Infrastructure for Tokenized Finance in Europe

The Eurosystem selected 61 financial market and public-sector participants for the Appia contact group. The initiative will contribute to the development of Europe’s tokenized finance ecosystem, including the Pontes and Appia projects.

Why it matters for institutional capital: This is no longer just about isolated blockchain pilots. The ECB is working on the infrastructure needed to bring tokenized assets closer to institutional-scale settlement.
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⚖️ SEC Proposes a New Regulatory Framework for Crypto Assets

The SEC proposed Regulation Crypto Assets, a new framework covering certain crypto assets associated with investment contracts.
Why it matters for institutional capital: Greater regulatory clarity could reduce one of the biggest barriers for institutional investors — legal uncertainty and compliance risk. Clearer rules can make it easier for banks, asset managers, and funds to participate in digital asset markets.
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💼 BlackRock Brings Institutional Money Market Funds On-Chain

BlackRock launched on-chain share classes for its Institutional Cash Series, bringing blockchain infrastructure into traditional institutional cash-management products.
Why it matters for institutional capital: This is a strong example of the convergence between TradFi and Web3. Instead of institutions simply investing in crypto, traditional financial products themselves are beginning to move onto blockchain rails.
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🏦 The On/Off-Ramp Illusion: Why Successful Crypto
Businesses Still Face Banking Restrictions in Europe

At PBC, we often see the same misconception: having a licence and high transaction volumes automatically guarantees stable access to banking infrastructure.

⚠️ In reality, even regulated crypto businesses with significant turnover can face enhanced reviews, transaction restrictions, or account closures.

Why? A licence and a bank’s risk assessment are two different things.

🔍 Banks independently assess the source of funds, transaction flows, client geographies, AML/KYC processes, cross-border activity, and exposure to crypto wallets. And as transaction volumes grow, so can the level of scrutiny.

Where are the key risks?

🔄 Opaque transaction flows — actual fund movements don’t clearly match the stated business model.

💰 Source of Funds / Wealth — the origin and purpose of funds are difficult to trace.

🌍 Cross-border operations — multiple jurisdictions and counterparties increase the risk profile.

💳 Single banking partner — creates a single point of failure for the entire business.

How do we approach this at PBC?

📊 We see on/off-ramp infrastructure as more than simply “opening a bank account.” It is a core part of a company’s financial architecture:

Banking redundancy → transparent transaction flows → compliance by design → separation of client and operational funds → backup banking routes.

🎯 The goal is to build an infrastructure that can withstand growth, enhanced due diligence, and changes in banking partners without disrupting the business.

A resilient on/off-ramp isn’t one “crypto-friendly” bank. It’s a properly designed bridge between fiat and Web3.

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💳 FinTech Is Buying Web3: What Are Strategic Investors Really Looking For?

I’m seeing an important shift in crypto M&A: traditional financial companies aren’t acquiring Web3 businesses simply because they’re “crypto”

📊 A recent example is Mastercard and BVNK. In August, Mastercard completed its acquisition of the stablecoin infrastructure company BVNK. The deal had previously been valued at up to $1.8 billion.

For me, this deal highlights what strategic buyers are really looking for today:

🏗️ Infrastructure over hype — technology that can be integrated into an existing financial ecosystem.

💸 Real payment flows — cross-border payments, settlement, payouts, and treasury rather than products that exist only within the crypto ecosystem.

🔗 Fiat ↔ blockchain connectivity — the ability to connect traditional banking rails with stablecoins and on-chain infrastructure.

🛡️ Compliance & scalability — infrastructure that can operate not only as a startup, but within a regulated financial institution.

❓ So if a Web3 company is considering a strategic exit, I would ask one key question:
“What do we already do so well that a bank or global payments company would rather acquire us than build it themselves?”

That, in my view, is where real strategic value in Web3 M&A is being created today.

👁‍🗨 Building a Web3/FinTech company and considering M&A or strategic investment?

DM @palianibd — let’s discuss what a potential buyer will actually look for in your business.

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🏦 Payments: 50+ Banks Join SWIFT’s New Payment Framework

More than 50 banks across the US, UK, Germany, China, India, and other markets have joined SWIFT’s new framework for faster, cheaper, and more transparent cross-border payments. Over 25 banks plan to process live transactions under the framework by June 2026 — without using cryptocurrencies.
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💎 Business: Bezos Expeditions Becomes 2026’s Most Active Family Office

Jeff Bezos’ family office closed 5 deals worth more than $13B in June alone — including a $12B investment in AI startup Prometheus at a $41B valuation. FINTRX named Bezos Expeditions the most active family office investor of the year. Globally, family offices completed 126 deals worth $20B in June — a record.
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💰 Business: Amazon Raises $17.5B in Debt — All-In on AI Infrastructure

Amazon completed one of the largest corporate debt raises of 2026, securing $17.5B. The capital is going into AI data centers, chips, and cloud infrastructure. Combined with its $25B commitment to Anthropic, Amazon is making an aggressive balance-sheet bet on winning the AI infrastructure race.
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🇬🇪 Georgia: Economy Grows 8% — Oil Refining Emerges as a New Growth Engine

Georgia’s real GDP grew 8% YoY in July, bringing growth for January–July to 7.9%. One of the key drivers was petroleum production and exports: over the first seven months of the year, Georgia exported 778K tonnes of petroleum products worth $543M — roughly 40x more than a year earlier. IT, finance, mining, and logistics also expanded, while construction was the only major sector to decline.
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🔐 Multisig vs MPC: Which One Makes More Sense for a Family Office?

In a recent project for a Family Office, we looked at one fundamental question:

⁉️ How do you structure control over crypto assets so that no single person has unilateral access to the capital?

⚖️ We compared two approaches — Multisig and MPC.

🔑 With Multisig, multiple independent private keys exist. For example, you can have five keys and require any three of them to approve a transaction.

🧩 With MPC, there is no single complete private key. Control is distributed across cryptographic shares, with multiple parties participating in the signing process.

🎯 The goal is the same: eliminate a single point of failure and distribute control over the assets

But the operating models are different.

🏦 Multisig can make more sense for conservative, long-term storage, where physical separation of keys is a priority.

⚡ MPC can offer more flexibility for active asset management — different user roles, transaction limits and approval policies, as well as access to multiple networks, exchanges, staking, and DeFi.

❓ So the question in our analysis wasn’t simply:

“Which one is more secure?”

💡 It was:

“Which architecture actually fits the way this Family Office manages its capital?”

🔐 Multisig or MPC — if your own capital were at stake, which one would you choose, and why?

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🌅 The last day of summer is here — so let’s look back at how we spent this summer with PLEX

One of the highlights was the PLEX Sunset Party in Batumi.
Black Sea sunset, music, all white, the right people, and networking without unnecessary formality.

Exactly what a summer evening should feel like ✨

📍 Shukura was the perfect setting — a place where new connections, ideas, and conversations came naturally and continued far beyond the party.

📣 Batumi is becoming an increasingly exciting meeting point for the international business and Web3 community, and we’re glad to be part of this movement.

Thank you to everyone who joined us and made the PLEX Sunset Party truly special.

🪩 See you at the next one by Futurum!

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🇦🇪 Futurum is heading to Blockchain Life 2026!

We’re thrilled to be part of one of the world’s biggest gatherings for Web3, AI and crypto

🟢 Why you need to be there:

• 15,000+ attendees from 130+ countries
• 200+ world-class speakers & exhibitors
• The brand new AI Future stage
• Hundreds of side events and exclusive networking opportunities
• The legendary Afterparty and Blockchain Life Awards

📍 Catch us in Dubai on December 1–2!

💚 Heading to Dubai?
Let’s connect and discuss your project.
Reach out to our team:

Mira — Operations Director
Mia — PR lead

🎫 Save 10% on your ticket with code: FUTURUM
on the Blockchain Life website

📣 Ticket Giveaway for PLEX SUNSET PARTY | Batumi

We’re excited to give away 3 tickets to one of the most exclusive Web3 summer events in Batumi! 🌅

👇To participate:

1️⃣ Follow us on Telegram:
— Follow PLEX
— Follow Futurum

2️⃣ Follow us on Instagram accounts:
— @plex.exchange
— @futurum.events

3️⃣ Comment the secret word “SUNSET” under this giveaway post

📅 The giveaway ends on July 24th.

🎉Winners will be announced in our community chat: @futurumchat

☕ July 24 — Pre-Party PLEX x Lazy Brunch | Batumi

Before the PLEX Sunset Party, we invite you to an exclusive pre-party brunch for founders, investors, traders, creators and members of the Web3 community.

This is an opportunity to meet the event participants in advance, make new connections and spend time in an picturesque atmosphere before the main event.

✨ What awaits you:
— Networking with founders, investors and Web3 leaders
— Live communication and informal discussions
— An opportunity to get to know the PLEX team
— A welcome gift from the PLEX team for every guest 🎁

🎫 Participation is free: registration
(registration required)
📍 Location: Secret location
(will be sent to confirmed participants)

🌅 July 24 | 13:00 | Batumi

See you at the PLEX x Lazy Brunch 🤍