X posts from September 26, 2026 discuss DeFi developments including Halo Nodes' upcoming reveal, Starknet's privacy-preserving strkBTC staking, HIFI's $37M Series A funding for cross-chain money movement infrastructure processing $7B annually, and emerging real-world asset tokenization trends like machine finance.
HIFI raised $37M in Series A funding to provide a unified API for moving money across stablecoins, banks, and blockchains, processing over $7B in annualized volume across 87 countries. The company has partnerships with Visa, BlackRock, and Goldman Sachs, and is positioned to enable seamless tokenized finance as the industry moves onchain. Meanwhile, stablecoin adoption is accelerating across financial infrastructure, with major platforms like Aave and Visa settling billions while most users remain unaware they're using blockchain technology.