Blockchain Execs Discuss Tokenization, the SEC’s Ripple Dismissal, Stablecoins

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Blockchain industry executives share their thoughts on some issues of the week. High tokenization treasury totals suggest market defensiveness but obscure real-world asset opportunities. “News that tokenized treasuries have hit an all-time high of $4.6 billion, combined with Aave’s decision to abandon new tokens in… Read More

 

 




European Commission Unveils Savings and Investments Union Strategy to Improve Financial Opportunities for EU Firms

The European Commission has adopted its strategy for the Savings and Investments Union (SIU), a key initiative to improve the way the EU financial system channels savings to productive investments. It seeks to offer EU citizens broader access to capital markets and “better financing options… Read More

UK’s Digital Bank Monzo Introduces Backup Banking Solution to Tackle Outages

UK’s digital bank Monzo noted that their engineering team has created Monzo Stand-in, which is described as a fully independent backup bank complete with its own data, software, and infrastructure. This system can reportedly become effective / go live instantly during outages, ensuring customers retain… Read More

Digital Banking Challenger Lunar Reports 1M+ Users

Nordic challenger bank Lunar has announced reaching 1 million users, a significant milestone in its mission to transform the banking experience for individuals and businesses across the Nordics. The achievement of 1 million users highlights Lunar’s growth in the Nordic banking landscape. Ken Villum Klausen,… Read More

Open Banking Fintech Trustly to Support Sweden’s Central Bank Instant Settlement System

Trustly, the global Pay by Bank solutions provider, announced that it will now support RIX INST, the instant settlement system of Sveriges Riksbank, the Swedish Central Bank, solidifying Trustly’s position in instant payouts. Representing a key milestone for the company in its home market, Trustly… Read More

PayU Acquires 43.5% Stake in Indian Fintech Firm Mindgate

Fintech firm PayU, backed by global consumer internet group Prosus, has acquired a 43.5% strategic stake in India-based real-time payment technology provider Mindgate Solutions, bolstering its position in the country’s digital payments ecosystem. The transaction values Mindgate between $180 million and $250 million, depending on… Read More

IFC, IDB Invest, Itaú Unibanco Launch $250m Bond to Fund Biodiversity, Social Projects in Brazil

IFC, IDB Invest, and Itaú Unibanco Holding S.A. have launched a BRL 1.4 billion ($250 million) bond issuance aimed at supporting biodiversity conservation and expanding access to credit for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in Brazil. Structured as a private placement, the bond is… Read More

YouHodler’s Gorev Sees Coming Rate Cut

While the Fed held rates at 4.5% this week, YouHodler’s head of risk, Sergei Gorev, doesn’t expect that to last much longer. Gorev said the decision is neutral for the market as it is within expectations. While the market initially perceived Trump’s assumption of office… Read More

Cybercriminals Become More Resilient as Technology Advances, Pushing Firms to Proactively Adapt Security Measures – Report

According to the recent Kaspersky Incident Response analyst report, long-lasting attacks, carried out by cybercriminals, that persist for more than a month accounted for 35.2% of the total attacks in 2024. The latest Kaspersky Incident Response analyst report and key insights offer extensive analysis of… Read More

AI Adoption : Razer and World to Prioritize Human Gamers in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

AI is dramatically changing online gaming, according to an update from the World Network. According to a new survey shared by the World Network, more than 7 in 10 gamers “agree unauthorized third-party bots are both ruining multiplayer competition (71%) and making it less fun… Read More

XDC Real-World Asset Accelerator Program Class Announced

This week, Plug and Play announced the lineup for its XDC Network RWA Accelerator program, which launched on March 18. The three-month initiative features tokenization projects and collaborations with industry stakeholders, all with an eye to real-world asset (RWA) tokenization. Plug and Play will host… Read More




Haun Ventures Reportedly Targets $1B for New Digital Assets focused Funds

Haun Ventures, the crypto-focused investment firm founded by Katie Haun, a former Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) general partner, is reportedly planning to raise $1 billion for two new funds. This move, revealed in a recent Fortune report, could potentially position it as the largest venture financing… Read More

Ethereum (ETH) Scaling : MegaETH Launches Testnet, Reportedly Achieves 20K TPS

Ethereum, the largest smart contract platform in terms of market cap and overall adoption across the DeFi space, has grappled with scalability and performance bottlenecks, but a new development—MegaETH—offers a potential solution to these technical challenges. MegaETH recently debuted its public testnet, which is described… Read More

Plume and Goldfinch to Expand Onchain Access to Private Credit Funds

Plume, the RWAfi (real world asset finance) chain, and Goldfinch, the onchain private credit platform, announced a partnership to expand access to high quality private credit assets on Plume’s RWA staking platform, Nest. This partnership will reportedly aim to widen access to institutional-grade private credit… Read More

Silverflow Suggests Tokenization Can Improve Authorization Rates By Up To 6%

A new whitepaper from payment processor Silverflow suggests network tokenization can improve authorization rates by up to 6% while decreasing unnecessary churn. Launched at MPE Berlin 2025, a European merchant payments conference, Exploring the power of network tokenization for the modern payments stack explores how… Read More

Alternative Asset Management Firm ICG Announces €3.0B Close for Mid-Market Fund II

ICG, the global alternative asset manager, announced the final close of its second European Mid-Market fund program. ICG Europe Mid-Market Fund II, together with its related vehicles, received €3.0bn of commitments, representing a “300% increase compared to the prior fund vintage, ICG Europe Mid-Market Fund… Read More

Saudi’s Nayla Finance Scores $4m To Expand Micro-Business Lending

Nayla Finance, a Saudi Arabia-based Fintech focused on improving access to capital for micro-businesses, has raised $4 million in seed funding to scale its operations and expand its digital lending platform, the company said. The round was led by Sanabil Venture Studio by Stryber and… Read More

FalconX Launches Tokenized Structured Credit Facility

FalconX noted that Structured credit has long been the backbone of global fixed-income markets, enabling institutions to efficiently finance lending activities. Yet, in crypto, institutional-grade credit remains largely “untapped.” ‍That’s why FalconX is enabling “a new frontier with the first-ever institutional Structured Credit Facility (SCF)… Read More

Finastra, IBM, Unveil New Cloud Offering

This past week, Finastra, a global provider of financial services software applications, and IBM (NYSE: IBM) unveiled their collaboration on an enhanced cloud-based lending managed services offering. Finastra’s Lending Cloud Service (LCS) offers options for its Corporate Lending solutions — Loan IQ, Trade Innovation and… Read More

Singapore Digital Asset Startup BetterX Secures $1.7m to Accelerate Global Expansion

Singapore-based digital asset infrastructure provider BetterX has secured S$2.3 million (approximately $1.7 million) in a pre-Series A funding round to support its expansion across Asia, the Middle East, and the United States. The funding round brought in new investors including Grand Prix Capital, Aument Capital,… Read More

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