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Daily Mail
21-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Haiti Couleurs is a 11/2 favourite to win the Irish Grand National at Fairyhouse - while Quai De Bourbon and Now Is The Hour are next at 13/2 and 15/2
Haiti Couleurs is a 5/1 favourite with Sky Bet to win today - as a field of 30 thoroughbreds will line up at Fairyhouse at 17:00 for the Irish Grand National. The French-bred horse has been in fantastic form over the past 12 months - winning five of his last seven, while his other two finishes were second and third. Willie Mullins-trained Quai De Bourbon and Now Is The Hour are perceived to be Haiti Couleurs' biggest threats when looking at the betting lines, with the pair priced at 13/2 and 15/2 respectively. Haiti Couleurs is a 5/1 favourit with Sky Bet to win the Irish Grand National at Fairyhouse today Now Is The Hour boasts course form, with the Irish horse winning at Fairyhouse in January of last year. Meanwhile, Quai De Bourbon has won four of his last eight starts, including a victory by six lengths from Choccabloc in Ayr a year ago. Bioluminescence and Kinturk Kalanisi round out the five best-backed thoroughbreds in the market - with the former valued at 9/1 and the latter at 17/2 according to Sky Bet. Bioluminescence finished second at Fairyhouse last time out, while Kinturk Kalanisi has finished third or better in eight of his last nine starts. Sky Bet favourites for the Irish Grand National: Haiti Couleurs 5/1 Quai De Bourbon 13/2 Now Is The Hour 15/2 Bioluminescence 9/1 Kinturk Kalanisi 17/2
Associated Press
21-03-2025
- Business
- Associated Press
Quai Network Integrates with Frictionless Markets to Introduce Institutional Cash Solutions and Tokenized Financial Products
Quai Network, a Layer 1 blockchain designed for scalability and decentralized innovation, today announces its integration with Frictionless Markets, a leader in institutional cash solutions and tokenized financial products. This collaboration brings regulated financial instruments on-chain, setting the stage for a Quai-yielding Money Market Fund (MMF) and opening new opportunities for institutional and decentralized finance (DeFi) participants. 'Expanding on-chain finance beyond synthetic assets requires integrating with real institutional infrastructure. Frictionless Markets provides exactly that: direct access to cash instruments designed for large-scale capital flows,' said Alan Orwick, Co-Founder of Quai Network. 'Quai's unique architecture enables us to support these integrations without compromising decentralization or scalability. This is the first step toward building deeper liquidity and more efficient markets on Quai.' Frictionless Markets specializes in tokenized financial solutions tailored for institutional adoption. The partnership with Quai Network enables institutional capital to access decentralized markets efficiently, providing stable, yield-generating opportunities directly integrated into a scalable Proof-of-Work (PoW) ecosystem. 'By introducing our multi-currency Frictionless Institutional Deposit Tokens and US Treasury Funds, we are laying the groundwork for natively yielding instruments on Quai, seamlessly integrating stable, dollar-backed yield with energy derivative instruments powered by Quai's Liquid Mining Tokens and the upcoming energy-backed dollar, Qi. This partnership pioneers a new paradigm, enabling institutional investors to directly capture real-world energy-yielding value on-chain, reinforcing the critical role of next-generation Proof-of-Work infrastructure in shaping the future of Institutional DeFi,' said Pat Hourigan at Frictionless Markets. The phased rollout of this initiative begins with the Quai x Frictionless Markets integration, focusing on the role of PoW networks in securing institutional DeFi, followed by a deeper exploration of the Quai-yielding MMF offering. Quai Network is reigniting the crypto revolution with the first scalable and programmable Proof-of-Work blockchain. Utilizing the innovative Proof-of-Entropy-Minima (PoEM) consensus mechanism, Quai offers unparalleled speed, efficiency, and decentralization, driving blockchain innovation at scale. Frictionless Markets builds on-chain solutions that seamlessly connect traditional financial markets with blockchain technology. Specializing in institutional-grade financial instruments and tokenized cash solutions, Frictionless Markets provides innovative tools for navigating the next generation of digital finance. Kim Seelochan SOURCE: Quai Network Copyright Business Wire 2025. PUB: 03/21/2025 09:03 AM/DISC: 03/21/2025 09:03 AM
