Stable Sea has added two WisdomTree digital funds to its treasury platform, giving eligible businesses access to three SEC-registered products with minimum investments starting at $1.

Stable Sea adds two WisdomTree funds

Stable Sea said the WisdomTree Short-Duration Income Digital Fund and WisdomTree Floating Rate Treasury Digital Fund are now available through Stable Sea Terminal, its cash-management platform for finance teams.

The additions expand a relationship that began in April, when the platform started offering the WisdomTree Treasury Money Market Digital Fund. In April, crypto.news reported the first integration, which allowed corporate clients to place idle cash in a tokenized fund holding short-term U.S. government securities.

Eligible Stable Sea users now have three funds with different investment objectives, costs, yields, and minimums. Finance teams can place buy and sell orders from the same dashboard they use to oversee company cash, according to the firms.

Access is provided through WisdomTree Securities Inc., an SEC-registered broker-dealer and member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. Before placing an order, each eligible Stable Sea Terminal user must establish a relationship with WisdomTree Securities and complete the required account-opening process.

Stable Sea CEO and co-founder Tanner Taddeo told crypto.news that the expanded selection lets a business match its cash holdings with the time at which it expects to need the money.

“By expanding our partnership with WisdomTree, we now offer three distinct funds that cover different business needs: a straight money market option, a floating-rate option, and an actively managed income option, so a business can match its cash to how soon it actually needs it.”

According to Taddeo, such choices have long been available to large corporate treasury departments but have remained difficult for many smaller companies to obtain.

Three tokenized funds serve different cash needs

At the lowest entry point, the WisdomTree Treasury Money Market Digital Fund, or WTGXX, requires a minimum investment of $1. The SEC-registered money market fund invests in short-term U.S. Treasury securities and accrues dividends daily.

WTGXX carries an expense ratio of 0.25% and had a seven-day SEC yield of 3.46% based on the figures provided with the announcement. Its investment objective combines current income with capital preservation, liquidity and maintenance of a stable net asset value of $1 per share.

A second choice, FLTTX, seeks to track an index of floating-rate U.S. Treasury obligations before fees and expenses. Unlike conventional fixed-rate Treasury securities, the interest rates on the fund’s underlying obligations adjust using scheduled Treasury auctions.

FLTTX has a $25 minimum investment and a 0.05% expense ratio. The fund’s 30-day SEC yield was listed at 3.81% in the information supplied for the expansion.

WTSIX also requires at least $25, although its strategy differs from that of the two Treasury-focused products. WisdomTree actively manages the fund to seek income while maintaining an objective of preserving capital.

The short-duration income fund charges an expense ratio of 0.40% and had a reported 30-day SEC yield of 4.42%. Its holdings may expose investors to credit, interest-rate, and income risks that differ from those attached to a money market fund or a portfolio limited to floating-rate Treasury obligations.

SEC yields provide standardized measures based on a fund’s recent income, but they change with market conditions and do not guarantee future returns. The products are investments rather than bank deposits, meaning they are not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and can lose value.

WisdomTree targets barriers facing finance teams

WisdomTree Head of Digital Assets Will Peck told crypto.news that the response to the original single-fund arrangement showed demand from businesses seeking access to regulated cash-management products.

“Different businesses have a variety of liquidity and cash-management needs, while high minimums and manual account processes have historically created barriers to accessing institutional-grade cash-management products.”

Adding the funds gives eligible finance departments more choices without requiring them to leave Stable Sea’s existing interface, according to Peck. The arrangement does not make the funds available to every company automatically, since eligibility checks and the WisdomTree Securities account process still apply.

Stable Sea said U.S. businesses collectively hold more than $5 trillion in cash and cash-equivalent accounts that earn little or no interest. The company presented the three-fund selection as a way for qualifying finance teams to divide operating cash according to expected liquidity needs instead of applying one product to every balance.

The low minimums contrast with some investment products designed for large issuers or institutional clients. An April report on Morgan Stanley described a stablecoin reserve portfolio carrying a $10 million minimum investment and a 0.15% management fee.

Morgan Stanley’s product invests in cash, U.S. Treasury securities with maturities of 93 days or less, and overnight repurchase agreements backed by Treasuries. Although the portfolio was designed for stablecoin issuers, the bank said other investors could also participate.

Tokenized funds remain regulated securities

Placing fund ownership records on a blockchain does not remove the securities rules, identity checks, or transfer controls attached to the underlying investment. A July tokenized fund explainer noted that access to many such products remains permissioned, with investors required to complete identity checks and use approved wallets.

Stable Sea and WisdomTree’s arrangement follows the same regulated model. Each of the three products is registered with the SEC, while transactions are handled through WisdomTree Securities rather than through an open, permissionless crypto market.

SEC registration also does not amount to a government guarantee or approval of an investment’s returns. Fund buyers remain exposed to the terms, fees and risks listed in each product’s prospectus, including possible loss of principal.

Industry tracker RWA.xyz put the value of tokenized real-world assets in the United States above $31 billion by mid-2026, compared with roughly $6 billion at the start of 2025. Tokenized Treasury and money market products accounted for more than $15 billion of the total, according to figures cited by Stable Sea.

Growth in the segment has brought asset managers and payment networks into products tied to government debt. In February 2025, Mastercard added Ondo Finance to its Multi-Token Network, allowing participating businesses to access tokenized Treasuries while using traditional banking infrastructure for settlement.

WisdomTree managed more than $150 billion in assets when Stable Sea announced the expanded relationship. WTGXX, FLTTX, and WTSIX remain subject to their respective prospectuses, eligibility requirements, expense ratios, and changing SEC yields.

Postquant Labs announces the upcoming launch of QuipSwap, a bridgeless protocol designed for secure cross-chain asset swaps.

Postquant Labs, the developer behind quantum computing protocol quip.network, has announced the imminent public launch of QuipSwap, its Bridgeless Swap Protocol.

QuickSwap is aimed at addressing the dual challenges of cross-chain security vulnerabilities and the looming threat to current cryptographic standards posed by its own quantum computing network.

The protocol represents the first solution to enable trustless cross-chain transactions without bridges, oracles, or wrapped assets, components that have historically been the primary vectors for billions of dollars in losses from hacks and exploits.

Where traditional cross-chain solutions rely on centralized intermediaries or smart contract bridges to move assets between blockchains, Quip’s new protocol utilizes a peer-to-peer (P2P) mechanism that completely upsets the previous paradigm. The protocol enables two parties to agree to a swap and effectively exchange wallet access across chains in a synchronized, trustless manner. 

Colton Dillion, CEO and co-founder of Postquant Labs, said the company’s approach to cross-chain trading could help users participate in the Quip ecosystem without relying on intermediaries, bridges or oracles.

“If one party claims their side of the trade, the counterparty immediately receives their claim key too — no take-backs,” Dillion said. “You can be on any chain and treat it like a P2P swap.”

The timing of this launch addresses a key, often-overlooked vulnerability: quantum resistance. As quantum computing advances, the cryptographic foundations of current blockchains are becoming open to exploitation. The Quip team argues that simply upgrading a single chain is insufficient since, for a transaction to be truly quantum-resistant, every layer it traverses must also be immune to quantum attacks.

Commenting on the matter, Dr. Richard Carback, Chief Technology Officer and co-founder of Postquant Labs, said the company’s approach to quantum computing infrastructure is designed to address security challenges that arise when distributed networks rely on cryptographic systems vulnerable to quantum attacks.

“You can’t run a distributed computation network where your own miners can break your cryptography,” Carback said. “No chain supports quantum computation, so we had to build our own,” he added.

Following a successful demonstration of the live claim process at ETHDenver in February, the Quip team has completed the core codebase. The protocol has undergone rigorous testing and a formal security audit conducted by Oak Security, with results announced as part of today’s public launch.

Alongside QuipSwap, quip.network has successfully deployed quantum-resistant wallets across Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana, currently in beta testing, hardening blockchain infrastructure against the quantum threat before it arrives. All research underpinning quip.network is open-source, built with the goal of establishing a global quantum computing standard for the industry.

Hyperliquid Strategies has raised $647 million in equity capital and more than doubled its treasury to 29.3 million HYPE tokens, valued at $1.9 billion at the end of June.

Hyperliquid Strategies builds a $1.9 billion HYPE treasury

Hyperliquid Strategies said in its fiscal-year results that its HYPE holdings increased from an initial 12.5 million tokens to approximately 29.28 million by June 30. At the token’s fiscal year-end price of $65.04, the position carried a value of $1.90 billion.

Alongside the token reserve, the company reported $149.9 million in cash and cash-like assets, including $12 million held in USDC. Total assets reached $2.06 billion, while stockholders’ equity stood at $1.87 billion.

No debt remained on the balance sheet at the end of the period, according to the results. The company also said substantially all its HYPE tokens were staked and generating income.

“This was the year we built the platform,” CEO David Schamis said. He added that the company had doubled its treasury, launched a validator with Unit, and completed its exit from legacy biotechnology operations.

Operating the Hyperliquid Strategies x Unit validator produced another source of income tied to the network. The company described it as Hyperliquid’s third-largest validator when excluding wallets connected to the Hyper Foundation.

During the 12 months ended June 30, the company recorded $9.5 million in staking revenue and validator commissions. Interest income added $2.7 million, while selling, general, administrative, and research and development expenses totaled $14 million.

Net income reached $305.5 million for the fiscal year. According to the company, $709.9 million in unrealized gains on its HYPE holdings accounted for a large part of the result.

Several charges reduced the benefit of the token appreciation. Hyperliquid Strategies recorded a one-time $169.2 million loss related to HYPE contributed when its business combination closed, a $35.6 million write-off tied to the former Sonnet operation and $183.5 million in deferred tax expenses.

$647 million equity facility funds token purchases

Since the business combination closed on Dec. 2, 2025, Hyperliquid Strategies has deployed $773.4 million to buy approximately 16.5 million HYPE at an average price of $46.77 per token. The purchases brought its total position to 29.3 million tokens as of Aug. 19.

Funding came mainly through a committed equity facility, which generated $646.6 million at an average issue price of $8.70 per PURR share. Issuing stock through the facility provided capital for token purchases but also increased the number of shares outstanding.

Part of the available capital went back into the company’s stock. Hyperliquid Strategies spent $27.8 million repurchasing approximately 5.8 million PURR shares at an average price of $4.80.

After the HYPE purchases and share repurchases, cash stood at $132.6 million on Aug. 19, including $12 million in USDC. The company continued to report no debt.

Earlier accumulation had already made the firm one of the largest identified corporate HYPE holders. In February, crypto.news reported that a five-million-token purchase cost about $129.5 million at an average of $25.90, raising the treasury to 17.6 million HYPE at the time.

The company’s exposure later attracted outside institutions seeking access through a U.S.-listed security. Duquesne Family Office disclosed a $23 million PURR position in its second-quarter Form 13F, giving Stanley Druckenmiller’s investment firm indirect exposure to the token.

Wyoming also reported an indirect HYPE investment through PURR shares in its second-quarter filing. Neither disclosure showed the institutions purchasing or holding HYPE directly.

For U.S. investors, PURR provides stock-market exposure to a company whose asset value and earnings are heavily tied to HYPE. The shares trade on Nasdaq, while options on PURR began trading through the Nasdaq Options Market in March.

Hyperliquid activity supports treasury income

Hyperliquid Strategies said that about $945 million in value accrued to the Hyperliquid ecosystem during the 12 months through June. The figure came from public ecosystem data that the company said it had not independently verified.

According to the results, Hyperliquid’s share of global perpetual futures volume, including centralized exchanges, reached about 9.4% on June 30. By Aug. 23, the protocol accounted for roughly 63% of open interest across decentralized perpetual markets, more than five times the share of its nearest competitor.

Activity expanded beyond crypto perpetual contracts during the summer. Real-world asset markets accounted for more than half of weekly platform volume for two consecutive weeks in July, while open interest across HIP-3 markets exceeded $4 billion for the first time in August.

A recent policy submission has placed that activity within the U.S. regulatory debate. The Hyperliquid Policy Center asked federal regulators to treat qualifying equity perpetual contracts as security futures jointly supervised by the SEC and CFTC. The group said HIP-3 markets had processed more than $480 billion in notional volume over their first 10 months.

President Donald Trump said on Aug. 19 that CFTC Chairman Michael Selig was working to bring Hyperliquid into the United States “in a fully compliant and legal fashion.” However, Hyperliquid Strategies stated in a footnote to its results that the CFTC had not granted an application, registration, exemption or rulemaking involving the protocol.

The company also said it was unaware of any pending CFTC process and warned that no U.S. regulatory route could be assured. Hyperliquid users in the United States currently remain unable to access the protocol, according to the Policy Center’s filing.

PURR gains as HYPE extends monthly rally

Following the earnings release, PURR shares rose nearly 18% to around $13.59 during Thursday’s trading session. The move placed the Nasdaq-listed company’s market capitalization near $1.8 billion.

PURR’s multiple to adjusted net asset value, or mNAV, reached about 1.35 times, its highest level since May. The company calculates adjusted net asset value using factors that include cash, its HYPE holdings, and the number of shares outstanding.

HYPE gained about 77% during the quarter ended June 30, while total crypto market capitalization fell approximately 13% over the same period, according to figures included in the company’s release. More recently, the token has risen over 50% during the past month.

By Aug. 23, total open interest on Hyperliquid had climbed to a record of approximately $13 billion. The company also reported that HYPE became one of the five largest constituents in the S&P Pantera Digital Asset Index when the benchmark launched on July 21.

Crypto payments are entering mainstream checkout flows as merchants weigh fees, coin support, settlement and regulation in 2026.

Cryptocurrency has moved from the edges of online commerce into everyday checkout flows. Online shops, SaaS platforms, gaming studios, and freelance marketplaces now treat digital assets as a working payment rail rather than a curiosity.

In a sea of countless crypto payment processing providers, finding the right one can be the harder part. Dozens of gateways compete on fees, coin coverage, settlement options, and regulatory standing, and the best fit changes with where a company operates and how it prefers to hold its money. 

There is no one-size-fits-all solution when it comes to choosing a crypto payment processing platform. Some merchants prioritize direct fiat settlement to a bank account, while others prefer to retain custody of their crypto and avoid intermediaries.

The five gateways below stand out in 2026, starting with a merchant-focused platform built around low fees and quick integration.

1. Heleket

Heleket is a crypto payment processor built for online businesses that want to accept digital assets through a ready-made platform — without the cost or complexity of building payment infrastructure in-house. Onboarding starts with an email address alone. After confirming it, a merchant creates a project, and the system generates API keys and a merchant ID that link a website to Heleket’s payment layer. 

Project moderation runs up to 24 hours, and each merchant gets a personal account manager from day one, which keeps time-to-launch short for small teams. 

On pricing, Heleket lists fees starting from 0.4 percent on incoming payments with no withdrawal fees and no setup costs. Their fees are among the lower headline rates in the category. The platform supports Bitcoin, Ethereum, USDT (both TRC-20 and ERC-20), Litecoin, TRON, and other popular tokens, with 30-plus assets listed on its own currencies page. Auto-conversion turns incoming payments into a stablecoin such as USDT the moment they land, which shields merchants that run on thin margins from overnight price swings.

The tooling reaches beyond basic acceptance. Heleket ships ready plugins for WooCommerce, WHMCS, and XenForo, along with management panels and Telegram tools, so teams can bolt crypto onto systems they already run. Merchants also get mass payouts for high-volume disbursement, an in-dashboard converter, automatic withdrawals on a schedule, and a dedicated account manager for onboarding and technical questions. 

Heleket also has a referral program where partners earn up to 30% of the fees generated by the users they bring in.

The trade-off is settlement coverage. A business that needs long-tail altcoins or direct fiat bank settlement may want to pair Heleket with a second rail.

2. NOWPayments

NOWPayments is a crypto-native gateway favored by merchants who serve altcoin-heavy audiences. The platform offers one of the broadest ranges of supported cryptocurrencies on the market, accepting payments in more than 350 digital assets. Pricing, per its published rates, runs 0.5 percent for same-coin payments and around 1 percent for transactions that auto-convert into a different asset, with no monthly or setup charges.

Merchants can settle non-custodially and keep control of their funds, and the platform connects to Shopify, WooCommerce, Magento, and OpenCart through plugins. Batch processing handles large payout runs in a single sweep, useful for flash sales and promotions.

The limitations sit around fiat and compliance. Direct fiat settlement is thin and often routes through third parties, so a business that needs euros or dollars in a bank account has more work to do.

3. CoinGate

Operating out of Lithuania since 2014, CoinGate has built its reputation on European regulatory standing. The platform carries MiCA authorization alongside a payment-institution license, settles in EUR, USD, and GBP, and processes across 180-plus countries. Merchants get a flat 1 percent processing fee, a mobile point-of-sale app, a gift-card marketplace, and plugins for WooCommerce, Magento, and PrestaShop, with support for 70-plus coins.

For a European seller that needs clean, licensed fiat settlement, CoinGate is often the default. The catch is that full merchant KYC is mandatory, which slows onboarding, and the flat 1 percent rate sits at the pricier end of the market once cheaper non-custodial options enter the picture.

4. BitPay

BitPay has run since 2011, making it one of the oldest crypto processors still operating. Its strength is dependable daily fiat settlement to US bank accounts, backed by a mature compliance stack that larger companies value. Pricing is volume-tiered and rewards scale, so the biggest merchants earn the best rates.

That structure is also the drawback for smaller businesses, which pay proportionally more until their volume climbs. Merchants should confirm current rates directly, as BitPay’s tiers have shifted over time. KYC is mandatory, and the platform’s acceptable-use policy bars certain sectors such as gambling, so operators in restricted categories need to look elsewhere.

5. BTCPay Server

BTCPay Server takes the opposite approach to every commercial gateway on this list. It is open-source, self-hosted, and fully non-custodial, so a merchant runs the software themselves and pays no platform fee at all. The only cost comes from network costs of moving funds. BTCPay Server supports Bitcoin and the Lightning Network, requires no provider KYC, and hands complete custody to the business.

The price of that control is effort. Running BTCPay Server means maintaining a server and, ideally, a Bitcoin node, and support comes from the community rather than an account manager. Its focus is Bitcoin-centric, so it suits merchants who value sovereignty and can handle the setup more than those who want a plug-and-play button.

Comparison at a glance

Fees, supported assets, and regional availability change frequently. Merchants should verify current terms with each provider before going live.

The takeaway

No single gateway wins for every business. For merchants who put low fees, quick integration, and responsive support first, Heleket makes the strongest case. Fees from 0.4 percent on incoming payments, zero withdrawal fees, ready-made plugins, auto-conversion to stablecoins, and a dedicated account manager add up to a practical, cost-efficient entry point into crypto acceptance.

A European store that needs licensed fiat payouts leans toward CoinGate; a US enterprise moving large daily volume fits BitPay; a merchant selling to altcoin natives wants the reach of NOWPayments; and a technical team chasing zero fees can self-host BTCPay Server.

Charles Schwab has announced plans to add Solana, Avalanche and Chainlink to its crypto platform in the coming months, extending direct trading beyond Bitcoin and Ethereum for its U.S. retail clients.

Charles Schwab selects three established altcoins

Charles Schwab said in an Aug. 27 announcement that clients will be able to buy and sell Solana (SOL), Avalanche (AVAX), and Chainlink (LINK) through Schwab Crypto in the coming months.

A launch date was not disclosed. Schwab also did not say whether all three assets would become available at the same time or whether access would follow the phased approach used for its first crypto products.

The additions will take Schwab Crypto’s planned selection from two assets to five. Bitcoin and Ethereum were the only cryptocurrencies available when direct trading began earlier in 2026.

Schwab said it chose the three tokens after considering customer interest and focusing on established digital assets. The company did not publish its selection criteria or provide details about trading limits for the incoming assets.

“With this expansion, clients will have more choices to build a digital asset allocation alongside the investing and banking experience they know and trust at Schwab,” Joe Vietri, Schwab’s head of digital assets, said in the announcement.

Demand will continue to guide which cryptocurrencies are listed, according to Schwab. The firm confirmed that it expects to add other assets over time, although it did not name the next tokens under consideration.

XRP, Hyperliquid, and Zcash were not included in the announcement despite public requests from some crypto users. Schwab has not said whether regulatory concerns, liquidity requirements, or other factors affected their exclusion.

Schwab Crypto builds on its Bitcoin and Ethereum launch

In August, crypto.news reported on Schwab’s rollout of direct Bitcoin and Ethereum trading at a fee of 75 basis points, or 0.75% of the dollar value of each transaction.

Charles Schwab Premier Bank holds customer assets, while Paxos provides trade execution and sub-custody. Clients can view their crypto holdings alongside stocks, bonds, exchange-traded funds, and other investments through Schwab.com, Schwab Mobile, and thinkorswim.

At the end of the second quarter, Schwab reported $13.1 trillion in total client assets and 39.8 million active brokerage accounts. The firm also recorded $7.1 billion in quarterly revenue, up 21% from a year earlier, while daily average trades increased 57% to 11.9 million.

Such figures describe the size of Schwab’s existing business rather than the amount available for cryptocurrency purchases. Still, the account base gives the firm a large pool of customers who can access crypto without opening an account at a separate exchange.

Before Schwab introduced direct trading, its customers could gain crypto exposure through exchange-traded funds, futures, and the Schwab Crypto Thematic ETF. Chief executive Rick Wurster previously said clients held about $25 billion in crypto exchange-traded products through the company.

The retail service began without support for external deposits and withdrawals. During its July earnings update, Schwab said it had started testing crypto transfers, which could eventually let clients move eligible assets between the brokerage and external platforms.

Pricing places Schwab between several financial competitors. Its 0.75% transaction fee sits below Fidelity’s reported charge of about 1% but above the 0.5% fee attached to Morgan Stanley’s E*Trade crypto service.

E*Trade included Solana alongside Bitcoin and Ethereum during its pilot, giving Schwab another reason to add support for assets outside the two largest cryptocurrencies. Zerohash provides infrastructure for Morgan Stanley’s offering, while Schwab relies on Paxos for execution and sub-custody.

U.S. clients face access and custody limits

For American investors, the announcement adds another route to buy SOL, AVAX, and LINK through a regulated banking subsidiary connected to a major brokerage. It does not give Schwab users access to the tokens immediately, as availability remains subject to the company’s rollout schedule.

Schwab Crypto was initially unavailable to customers in New York, Louisiana, U.S. territories, and international markets. The company’s latest announcement did not say whether geographic availability will change when the three assets are introduced.

Customers also need a separate Schwab Crypto account linked to their existing relationship with the brokerage. Unlike a self-custody wallet, the service leaves asset custody with Schwab Premier Bank and its infrastructure provider.

The arrangement can simplify access for investors who already hold stocks and funds at Schwab, but it does not currently offer the same transfer functions as a conventional crypto exchange. Schwab has not disclosed whether staking, on-chain withdrawals or deposits will be available for SOL, AVAX, and LINK at launch.

The company is separately preparing to bring digital-asset services to registered investment advisers. A mid-2027 advisor rollout is under consideration for spot trading, transfers and custody, although Schwab managing director Jalina Kerr has said the timing may change.

Advisers still use exchange-traded products for much of their clients’ crypto exposure, according to Kerr. Demand for direct holdings has grown among customers who already keep digital assets on other platforms, creating interest in custody and transfer services inside Schwab’s adviser system.

SOL, AVAX and LINK rise after the announcement

Solana traded at about $104.84 after the announcement, gaining more than 9% over 24 hours. Its intraday range stretched from $95.23 to $105.55, while reported trading volume climbed almost 70%.

SOL recorded the strongest daily performance among the three selected assets. The token’s advance also followed a rally across several large cryptocurrencies, making it difficult to attribute the full move to Schwab’s announcement alone.

Avalanche rose about 2% within an hour of the news, according to market data cited in the original report. Chainlink also gained more than 2% during the same period and extended its 24-hour increase beyond 5%.

Alongside crypto trading, Schwab is adding other products tied to markets and digital finance. Cboe introduced binary options based on the Mini-S&P 500 Index in June, with Interactive Brokers providing initial access and Schwab expected to follow.

The Cboe Predicts contracts trade as security options under the rules governing U.S.-listed options. Cboe launched them under the XSPBW and XSPBX tickers, allowing investors to take yes-or-no positions on where the Mini-S&P 500 Index will finish.