January 07, 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
By Our Correspondent<\/p>\n\n\n\n
River, a cryptocurrency infrastructure firm, said it has received a strategic investment from Maelstrom Fund, the vehicle founded by Arthur Hayes, co-founder of crypto derivatives exchange BitMEX.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The investment supports River\u2019s long-term ambition to build what it describes as the first \u201cchain-abstraction\u201d stablecoin system, designed to allow assets to move seamlessly across blockchains without being locked, wrapped, or fragmented by individual networks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The announcement comes amid strong market momentum for River\u2019s native token. Ahead of the disclosure, the $RIVER token climbed to a record high of $20, with derivatives trading activity accelerating across major venues. Binance Perpetuals recorded more than $1.5 billion in 24-hour trading volume, underscoring heightened speculative and institutional interest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
River is currently integrated with more than 30 protocols spanning major blockchain ecosystems, including Ethereum, Base, and BNB Chain. Its system supports more than $300 million in total value locked, while its satUSD stablecoin has a circulating supply exceeding $100 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The company is positioning its platform as infrastructure that connects assets, yield, and liquidity across multiple chains, a growing focus area as investors seek to deploy capital more efficiently across fragmented blockchain networks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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January 07, 2026 By Our Correspondent River, a cryptocurrency infrastructure firm, said it has received a strategic investment from Maelstrom Fund, the vehicle founded by Arthur Hayes, co-founder of crypto derivatives exchange BitMEX. The investment supports River\u2019s long-term ambition to build what it describes as the first \u201cchain-abstraction\u201d stablecoin system, designed to allow assets to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":10208,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-10206","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-uncategorized"},"yoast_head":"\n