Acting SEC Chairman Immediately Creates Crypto Task Force

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Following the SEC debacle in regulating crypto under the direction of Chairman Gary Gensler, acting SEC Chair Mark Uyeda has announced a new Crypto Task Force. Uyeda was just announced as the temporary Chair to lead the Commission. Following his selection, Acting Chair Uyeda said… Read More

 

 




Venture Capital: $31 Billion in Dry Powder Available for Early Stage Firms

2025 may be a far better year for risk capital in Europe. According to a report, around $31 billion in “dry powder” is available for European early-stage firms. Dealroom.co says over 4X the amount of cash available compared to ten years ago, and “Unicorn creation”… Read More

UK Penalties for AML Regulatory Breaches Increased By 156% YoY – Report

Fenergo, the provider of AI-powered solutions for Know Your Customer (KYC), Anti-money Laundering (AML), transaction monitoring and Client Lifecycle Management (CLM),ā€Æhas released its analysis of financial institution enforcement actions for AML and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) violations from 1 Jan 2024, to 31 Dec… Read More

President Trump Pardons Controversial Silk Road Creator Ross Ulbricht

On January 21, 2025, President Donald Trump granted a full and unconditional pardon to Ross Ulbricht, the founder of the infamous (and now defunct) dark web marketplace, Silk Road. Ulbricht had been serving two life sentences without the possibility of parole since his 2015 conviction… Read More

UK’s Decision Intelligence Firm Quantexa Joins World Economic Forumā€™s Unicorn Program

Quantexa, the global enabler of Decision Intelligence (DI) solutions for the public and private sectors, has joined the World Economic Forumā€™s (WEF) Innovator Community as a member of its Unicorn Program. This program unites private start-up companies valued at more than $1 billion with political,… Read More

Crypto Exchange Gemini Selects Malta as MiCA Hub in European Expansion Efforts

Gemini says it has chosen Malta as its hub for the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) framework. This strategic decision underscores Gemini’s ongoing dedication to “enhancing regulatory compliance and European growth.” Having received their Virtual Financial Assets (VFA) Service License in Malta in Dec 2024 (their… Read More

Latin America’s Nubank Explores UK Domicile Amid Global Expansion Plans

Nu Holdings Ltd (NYSE: NU), the parent company of Nubank and Latin America’s most valuable fintech, is weighing the possibility of relocating its legal base to the United Kingdom as it eyes broader global expansion, including a potential entry into the highly competitive US markets…. Read More

ADGM’s Numou Expands Financial Access in UAE via Partnerships with Private Credit Providers

Numou, a subsidiary of ADGM the international financial centre of Abu Dhabi, announced an expansion of its lending partner network, strengthening its position as a digital lending marketplace. The platform reportedly features collaborations with institutions, including the Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development and private credit… Read More

Skor Secures $6.2m to Scale Consumer Credit Solutions in Indonesia

Skor Technologies, the Indonesian parent company of credit-education platform Skorlife and the Skorcard digital-first credit card, has raised $6.2 million in a pre Series-A funding round led by Southeast Asia-focused Argor Capital. The round also saw participation from existing backers QED Investors and Saison Capital,… Read More

President Trump Announces $500 Billion Investment in Artificial Intelligence

President Donald Trump took to the podium once again to reveal a significant investment targeting Artificial Intelligence development. “Largest AI Infrastructure project in history” At a press event at the White House, the President introduced Larry Ellison, CEO of Oracle, Masayoshi (Masa) Son, CEO of… Read More

Digital Assets: Kaia Integrates Enterprise Blockchain Platform Fireblocks

Kaia has integrated Fireblocks, an enterprise platform to manage digital asset operations and build innovative businesses on blockchain. The collaboration enables institutions to securely manage and transfer assets on the Kaia blockchain / DLT network, reportedly “offering enhanced capabilities in tokenization, DeFi, and blockchain-based financial… Read More




Colbeck Capital Reportedly Secures $700M for Vintage Strategic Lending Fund

Colbeck Capital Management, a middle-market private credit firm focused on lending, has recently announced that it raised $700 million in capital commitments for its third flagship fund, Colbeck Strategic Lending III, “exceeding its target by 40%.” The Fund received support from existing Colbeck clients and… Read More

Generali Investments Signs Agreement to Acquire Majority Stake in MGG Investment Group

Generali Investments, a global investment management firm and part of the Generali Group, and MGG Investment Group (MGG), a U.S. private direct lending investment firm with over $6 billion in assets under management, announced the signing of a definitive agreement under which Generali Investmentsā€™ wholly-owned… Read More

Small Change: Real Estate Crowdfunding Platform Reports Best Year Yet

Small Change, a FINRA-regulated Funding Portal in the real estate sector, is reporting its best year to date. According to the company, in 2024, issuers raised over $6 million for 12+ real estate projects across the US. Small Change says that 13 issuers were launched… Read More

President Trump Rescinds Biden Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence

As one of many Executive Actions taken by President Donald Trump, the Biden Executive Action pertaining to Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been rescinded. As posted on the White House website, Executive Order 14110 of October 30, 2023 (Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of… Read More

Honeycomb Credit to Offer $10,000 Grant for Small Firms

Honeycomb Credit, a FINRA regulated Funding Portal, says it will offer a $10,000 grant for smaller firms. The grant is available to any small business in the US. Accepting applications now, the company says it has already provided over $40,000 to smaller firms, but this… Read More

Stablecoin Issuer Circle Acquires Hashnote Issuer of US Yield Coin, Partners with DRW

Circle, a top stablecoin issuer best known for its dollar-based digital currency USDC, has acquired Hashnote. The purchase was revealed atĀ  Davos, Switzerland where Circle CEO and founder Jeremy Allaire was speaking. Hashnote is the issuer of the Tokenized Money Market Fund (TMMF) – US… Read More

Swift Explains Why Adopting Global Standard ISO 20022 for Payments Is More Important than Ever

Adopting the new global standard for payments is more important than ever, according to an update from Swift. As the financial industry moves closer to the CBPR+ November 2025 deadline, Swift has shared comments on some key developments. CBPR+ stands for Cross-border Payments and Reporting… Read More

DAOs: On-Chain Education Network Builder Open Campus Launches EDU Chain Mainnet

Open Campus, the community-led decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) building an on-chain education network, announced it has launched the EDU Chain mainnet, a Layer 3 blockchain on Arbitrum Orbit. EDU Chain is designed for consumer-facing education apps and on-chain education finance (EduFi), “powered by the EDU… Read More

Tokenization: Tokeny Partners with Asset Manager Fasanara Capital on Digital Money Market Fund

Leading European tokenization enabler Tokeny will be working with London-based asset manager Fasanara Capital Ltd. According to an email from Tokeny, Fasanara will be issuing the first tokenized money market fund called the Fasanara MMF Token (FAST). The digital security will be using the Polygon… Read More

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