House of Lords Report: Coinbase Warns that Restrictive Actions Could Hobble UK Stablecoin Innovation

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The United Kingdom has been slow to adopt innovations in stablecoins. While frequently lumped alongside crypto, stablecoins are better described as the future of payments and transfers: improved technology to the current tech rails that enable businesses and consumers to pay bills, purchase items, and… Read More

 

 




SpaceX Pursues Fix Price IPO at $135 a Share

As anticipated, SpaceX will issue shares at a fixed price of $135 per share, at a valuation of around $1.75 trillion. SpaceX will be pursuing the largest initial public offering (IPO) ever. According to an amended S-1 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission today, Space Exploration Technologies… Read More

Cost of Mining Bitcoin Could Be More than Current Valuation at $65K

Over time, the difficulty of mining a Bitcoin under Proof of Work goes higher. As the price of BTC has cratered in recent weeks, the cost to mine a single Bitcoin could surpass the value of a single Bitcoin. According to the Cambridge Centre for… Read More

Tether Offers Gold Back Card Working with Fasset

Stablecoin issuer Tether will offer a gold-backed card in partnership with Fasset, according to a block post. The company claims this is a “world’s first” gold-backed neobank card. Fasset, based in Dubai, is regulated by the Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority and holds both a VASP… Read More

House Financial Services Committee Asks for End of Conflict Minerals Disclosure for Reporting Firms

The US House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services has sent a letter to President Donald Trump requesting the termination of conflict mineral disclosure requirements, as they threaten US strategic interests and create unintended humanitarian harm. The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act,… Read More

TransferMate Selects BVNK to Enable Stablecoin Capabilities in Embedded B2B Payments 

TransferMate Global Payments has reportedly chosen BVNK as its key partner for stablecoin infrastructure. This collab now aims to introduce real-time stablecoin settlements into one of the industry’s most extensive regulated payment networks, offering businesses cost-effective options for international money movement. TransferMate stands out as… Read More

OurCrowd Portfolio Company Autobrains Partners with Uber, NVIDIA to Launch Robotaxi in Germany

Autobrains, an OurCrowd portfolio company, has revealed a partnership with Uber and NVIDIA to launch a robotaxi service in Munich, Germany. The announcement was made at the recent NVIDIA GTC Taipei event. In an OurCrowd blog post, Igal Raichelgauz, CEO and founder of Autobrains, stated,… Read More

Robinhood’s AI Agent Usage: Thoughts of the Week

Fintech industry participants weighed in on Robinhood’s (NASDAQ: HOOD) use of artificial intelligence (AI) agents this past week. “There’s a huge opportunity for Robinhood to reshape trading behavior again through AI agents. As these systems become more deeply embedded in investing platforms, users will increasingly stop viewing… Read More

Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto Markets Experiencing Sharp Decline Amid Increasing Geopolitical Tensions

Bitcoin (BTC), the leading digital currency in terms of market cap and global adoption, has experienced a rather sharp decline. It’s currently trading at around $66,000 after dropping even lower (earlier) to about $65,000. Currently, the Bitcoin price is even lower than its all-time high… Read More

Bybit EU Enlists ClearBank for Banking Tech Stack

Bybit EU has agreed to utilize ClearBank Europe’s banking tech stack to support cloud based banking services including digital assets Bybit EU is an Austrian Crypto-Asset Service Provider (CASP) authorized under the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCAR) in Austria. Bybit EU serves customers across the… Read More

Senator Elizabeth Warren Wants to Tax Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Last week, Senator Elizabeth Warren stated in an Op-Ed that she wants to tax the development of artificial intelligence (AI) and “invest in people,” warning that AI will “break society, “creating a “permanent underclass.” In brief, Warren fears the creation of billionaires who are building… Read More




House of Doge Teams Up with Paxos to Enable Dogecoin Adoption

House of Doge has entered an alliance with Paxos, a regulated blockchain and tokenization infrastructure provider. The collab now aims to incorporate Dogecoin (DOGE) into Paxos’ crypto brokerage as well as custody systems, potentially unlocking access for more digital currency / memecoin users across more… Read More

Nubank Subsidiary Nu Colombia Marks Five Years of Digital Banking Operations

Nu Colombia, part of Nubank (NYSE: NU), is marking its fifth year of business operations with impressive milestones that highlight its rapid rise in the local market. The digital financial services provider has now attracted 5 million customers and announced significant new investments, underscoring its… Read More

Ripple Expands RLUSD Stablecoin Access in Turkey

Ripple Labs, a key player in blockchain solutions for finance, has unveiled new collaborations that introduce its USD-backed stablecoin, Ripple USD (RLUSD), to institutional users across Turkey. Announced recently this month, the initiative involves alliances with three key local platforms: BiLira, Bitexen, and Bitlo. This… Read More

Cross-Border Payments Interoperability Gap Examined in New Report

A research report released recently by global Fintech firm Thunes with assistance from Juniper Research has introduced a Cross-Border Payments Interoperability Index which reveals that while domestic payment systems have achieved remarkable speed and efficiency, these advancements often halt abruptly at national boundaries, leaving cross-border… Read More

Mastercard to Streamline Instant Cross-Border Payments with TIPS Pilot

Mastercard (NYSE:MA) has recently taken a significant step toward transforming international money transfers by joining a pilot project focused on instant cross-currency payments. The initiative, led by the Eurosystem in partnership with Denmark’s and Sweden’s central banks, uses the TARGET Instant Payment Settlement (TIPS) platform… Read More

Majority of Mastercard Digital Commerce Transactions in Europe Now Tokenized

Mastercard (NYSE:MA) is now sharply focused on fundamentally improving how consumers complete transactions online throughout Europe, as it works toward an tentative target set for 2030. The company aims to eliminate the need for manual entry of card details and move away from traditional fixed… Read More

DBS Bank Expands Wealth Management Operations with New Hubs Across APAC Markets

Singapore-based DBS Group (SGX:D05) is set to significantly strengthen its wealth management operations by launching 18 new wealth centres and upgrading 36 existing ones across key Asia-Pacific markets by the end of 2027. This initiative represents the largest physical expansion in the bank’s wealth franchise… Read More

Tether AI Advances Local Intelligence with QVAC SDK Update and TurboQuant Integration 

Tether’s AI Research Group has introduced an enhancement to its open-source ecosystem. The company released a production-ready version of TurboQuant, a memory compression technique originally developed by Google Research. Integrated into the latest QVAC SDK (version 0.12.0), this technology dramatically expands what everyday devices can… Read More

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