July 6, 2026 @ 4:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bridge, Stripe’s stablecoin infrastructure platform, announced it has obtained a Crypto-Asset Service Provider (CASP) authorization under the EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation together with an Electronic Money Institution (EMI) license from Luxembourg. These dual approvals enable Bridge to deliver its services throughout all 27… Read More

July 6, 2026 @ 1:36 pm By JD Alois  |  

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a report on artificial intelligence (AI) called the Mills Review, named after Sheldon Mills, the Executive Director of Competition at the FCA who Chaired the initiative. The FCA claims this is the first type of review by… Read More

July 6, 2026 @ 1:12 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has detailed plans for a sweeping, multi-year transformation of the blockchain and smart contract focused protocol that he describes as the network’s third major evolutionary phase. In a July 4, 2026 post on X, Buterin characterized the effort—internally referred to as… Read More

July 6, 2026 @ 1:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A recent investigation has alleged that Reform UK leader and Clacton MP Nigel Farage received significant practical support from a longtime associate in the cryptocurrency sector without making the required declarations under parliamentary rules. The report, published in early July 2026, centers on benefits provided… Read More

July 6, 2026 @ 11:45 am By JD Alois  |  

UK businesses are not so certain about their future, at least according to the Business Confidence Index which dropped to -14.6, the lowest since Q4 2022. This aligns with multiple other reports that echo the concern. According to the report, exports have slowed while domestic… Read More

July 6, 2026 @ 9:58 am By JD Alois  |  

President Donald Trump simultaneously rang the NYSE and NASDAQ opening bells today to officially launch the advent of “Trump Accounts.” These new accounts were part of the One Big Beautiful Bill signed into law in 2025.  As it stands today, children born between 2025 and… Read More

July 6, 2026 @ 9:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CME Group, the world’s derivatives marketplace, announced on June 30 that it will introduce single stock futures on July 27, 2026, subject to final regulatory approvals. The new contracts will give traders and investors a streamlined way to gain precise, capital-efficient exposure to individual US… Read More

July 6, 2026 @ 9:26 am By JD Alois  |  

Groma Real Estate Trust, an artificial intelligence powered investing platform, is raising funds on Wefunder. According to the offering page, Groma has raised $1.41 million in equity capital on a pre-money valuation of $65.2 million. Almost 500 investors have participated in the offering so far…. Read More

July 6, 2026 @ 9:12 am By JD Alois  |  

The Red Card given to Team USA striker Florian Balogun has been debated ad-nauseam online and on social media. On one side, the Red Card is deemed to be a bad call and a suspension of Balogun undeserved. On theFlorian BalogunFlorian Balogun other, the Red… Read More

July 6, 2026 @ 8:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

London-based fintech Thought Machine has crossed a key financial threshold, with total revenue for the financial year ending December 2025 exceeding $100 million. The achievement was formally confirmed by the filing of the company’s latest audited accounts with the UK registrar. This performance reflects steady… Read More

July 6, 2026 @ 7:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Ripple announced it has secured full authorization as a Crypto Asset Service Provider (CASP) from Luxembourg’s Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF). This approval completes the company’s compliance process under the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation and enables its regulated crypto payments… Read More

July 6, 2026 @ 6:49 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Summer Finance—a yield aggregation and automated vault management platform formerly known as Oasis.app—has fallen victim to an exploit that drained roughly $6 million in DAI tokens. The incident, which surfaced on July 6, 2026, on the Ethereum blockchain, has prompted security researchers and on-chain analysts… Read More

July 6, 2026 @ 5:12 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

A new report from Onbe and NRG illustrates how consumer preferences for how they receive corporate payouts have changed in the digital age. 2026 Payouts Landscape: How mobile-first behavior is rewiring consumer expectations for corporate payouts is available here. Roughly 89% of consumers prefer digital… Read More

July 6, 2026 @ 2:39 am By Michael Wong  |  

Private markets investment firm Hamilton Lane has held the final close of its sixth direct equity fund, raising $3.8 billion in total commitments for its Direct Equity strategy in and alongside Hamilton Lane Equity Opportunities Fund VI, or EO VI. The fundraising marks the firm’s… Read More

July 5, 2026 @ 11:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Inveo Kripto and iChain Investment Holding, the blockchain-focused entities within Turkey’s Inveo Investment Holding group, signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Moca Network. Moca Network is the flagship decentralized digital identity initiative developed by Animoca Brands. The agreement establishes a collaboration aimed at expanding regulated… Read More

July 5, 2026 @ 7:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

During a recent discussion at the Natixis CIB Private Debt Forum, Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee member Catherine L. Mann outlined how recent geopolitical developments have reshaped her assessment of the UK economy and influenced her policy stance. She described an evolving picture marked… Read More

July 5, 2026 @ 5:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has sounded a clear note of caution about the accelerating adoption of tokenization across financial markets. In its latest analysis, the organization stresses that monetary policy frameworks must evolve to keep pace with this technological transformation and the resulting relocation of… Read More

July 5, 2026 @ 4:50 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis has introduced comprehensive support for Robinhood Chain, a new permissionless Layer 2 network built specifically to power on-chain financial services and tokenized real-world assets. The integration marks a notable step forward in helping compliance teams and investigators keep pace with activity… Read More

July 5, 2026 @ 3:49 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Security firm Microblink’s report Mapping the Rise of AI-Powered Identity Fraud describes how AI’s widespread availability and ease of use have changed how criminals commit fraud, and how security companies stop them. AI has erased human limitations. It is now easy to operate across multiple… Read More

July 5, 2026 @ 3:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Anthropic, the artificial intelligence company behind the Claude family of large language models, is reportedly in early-stage discussions with Samsung Electronics to explore the manufacturing of a custom-designed AI processor. According to reports from technology news outlets, the San Francisco-based firm has initiated preliminary work… Read More