iZUMi Finance, in collaboration with Nasdaq-listed company CIMG, jointly launched a $20 million on-chain fund, Upstarts Fund

Sep 18, 2025 16:19:50

multi-chain DeFi protocol iZUMi Finance announced the establishment of a $20 million Upstarts Fund in collaboration with Nasdaq-listed company CIMG Inc.

The fund aims to help traditional enterprises deploy capital into the digital asset space through a compliant and transparent framework. The Upstarts Fund consists of three core segments:

DeFi Liquidity Treasury: Provides on-chain yields for the treasury of listed companies, deepens ecosystem liquidity, and accelerates DeFi application adoption;
Quality Token Investment: Assists listed companies in achieving institutional-level investments and allocations in high-quality digital assets;
Tokenized Stock Trading Services: Promotes on-chain circulation of U.S. stocks and tokenized stocks, further expanding the integration of traditional and digital assets.

CIMG and iZUMi have already completed the first yield-bearing Bitcoin DAT (Decentralized Asset Tokenization) product through this fund.

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