Omar Faridi

Circle Introduces Arc, an Open L1 Blockchain

Circle Internet Group, Inc. (CRCL:NYSE) has recently announced the launch of the public testnet for Arc, which is described as an open L1 blockchain network intended to meet the needs of developers and companies bringing more economic activity to an onchain ecosystem. The launch arrives… Read More

Kraken Reports Increase in Fake Recruiters Targeting Unsuspecting Job Seekers

Digital assets firm Kraken has issued an alert about the increase in recruitment and job-related scams via networks like LinkedIn and social media platform X. Indeed, job scams are nothing new but they continue to take on new forms with an increasing level of sophistication…. Read More

Regtech Trulioo Reports US Business Growth as Enterprises Seek Unified Verification

Trulioo, an identity platform with proven global coverage for person and business verification, announced steady growth in U.S. Know Your Business (KYB) transaction volume with a considerable year-over-year increase. The KYB growth is said to have helped fuel an increase in U.S. verification volume across… Read More

Jeel Teams Up with Mambu to Enable Saudi Arabia’s Fintech Sandbox

Jeel, the tech subsidiary of Riyad Bank, has teamed up with Mambu, the cloud-native core banking platform, to enhance the ecosystem powered by the recently launched Jeel Sandbox, Saudi Arabia’s fintech sandbox accelerator – developed by Jeel in collaboration with Fintech Saudi. The Jeel Sandbox… Read More

European Neobank bunq to Operate as US Broker-Dealer After FINRA Approval

bunq, which claims to be one of Europe’s largest neobanks, has reportedly been approved by FINRA in order to operate as a US broker-dealer – a move that is said to have been driven by users who reside, work, and invest across Europe as well as… Read More

Bitcoin Surges to $114,000+ After US-China Trade Talks Make Progress, Ethereum, Altcoins, Stocks Also Rally

Despite Standard Chartered analysts incorrectly forecasting this past week a BTC price drop below $100,000 being “inevitable” over the weekend, Bitcoin surged to over $113,800 on October 24, 2025 following the announcement that the US and China have formally committed to a framework agreement made… Read More

Coinbase Partners with Citi to Enable Global Payments

Coinbase  (NASDAQ:COIN) is announcing a collaboration with Citi (NYSE: C) that’s said to be focused on solving a pressing challenge: making it more seamless for Citi’s clients to leverage the potential of digital assets as well as stablecoins to facilitate the transmission of value. The… Read More

Gemini Enables Stablecoin USDT and USDC Transfers on Avalanche Blockchain Network

Gemini Exchange and Gemini Wallet customers are now able to deposit USDT and USDC on Avalanche. With the addition, Gemini customers are now able to make transfers for these stablecoins via multichain rails with Solana, Ethereum, Base, Optimism, Arbitrum along with the latest network addition…. Read More

Chargebacks911 Introduces Disputes as a Service Platform, Consolidating Data for Issuers, Acquirers, Merchants

Chargebacks911 and its sister firm, Fi911, announced recently the official launch of their Unified Dispute Management System (UDMS)—which is described as the first Disputes-as-a-Service (DaaS) platform of its kind that brings together dispute-related data and workflows, offering a configurable interface for merchants, acquirers, payfacs, fintechs,… Read More

German CEOs to Focus on AI and Acquisitions to Cope with Economic Challenges : Research

KPMG noted that the overall sentiment in German boardrooms continues to get worse: around 72 percent of CEOs in the leading European economy still expect growth for their firm in the next 3 years – which is a low compared to 77 percent reported in… Read More

Gotrade Introduces US Options Trading across Southeast Asian Markets with Alpaca

Gotrade, an investment app in Malaysia, announced recently the roll-out of options trading for its users across Southeast Asia. This expansion is powered in partnership with Alpaca, a brokerage infrastructure API offering access to options, stocks, ETFs, fixed income, as well as crypto. Investors residing… Read More

Japanese Fintech JPYC Introduces Yen Denominated Stablecoin

Japanese fintech JPYC Inc. recently revealed that it has introduced the nation’s legally recognized yen-denominated stablecoin, called JPYC (with trading starting this Monday). JPYC Inc. stated that it began offering the JPYC token this Monday along with introducing its issuance and redemption service, JPYC EX…. Read More

Securitize Introduces MCP Server to Enable AI Access to RWAs

Securitize, a platform that is focused on tokenized real-world assets (RWAs), has introduced the Securitize MCP Server, an integration layer meant to make its asset data more accessible to larger enterprise systems and artificial intelligence tools. The server is reportedly developed on the Model Context… Read More

Investment Targets for JPMorgan Chase’s Security and Resiliency Initiative Analyzed in New Report

JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM) unveiled plans to allocate around $1.5T over the next decade as part of its so-called Security and Resiliency Initiative, including as much as $10B in direct equity investments, in order to support the US’s move towards improved national security. As global competition… Read More

Tether Forecasts $15 Billion in Profits Amid Fundraising Push

Tether Holdings Ltd., the company behind the USDT stablecoin, anticipates generating nearly $15 billion in earnings for 2025. This projection underscores the company’s steady business growth, enabled largely by the adoption of its pegged digital currency, which underpins much of the global cryptocurrency trading volume… Read More

Bitcoin Illiquid Supply Plummets as $7B in BTC Is Transferred Out of Long-Term Investor Wallets : Analysis

Approximately $7 billion in Bitcoin has now been transferred out of long-term BTC holder reserve wallets since mid-October of this year. This, according to the latest data and insights shared by Glassnode. Because of this fairly recent development, the leading cryptocurrency’s illiquid supply could make… Read More

Fireblocks CEO Says Blockchain Infrastructure Provider Will Help Banks and Fintechs Bring On-Chain Products to Market

This past week, Fireblocks announced its acquisition of Dynamic to deliver the end-to-end custody-to-consumer stack, letting businesses build and scale on-chain products faster and more securely. Dynamic reportedly powers over 50 million on-chain accounts for key players like Kraken, ZeroHash, and Magic Eden. The deal… Read More

UK’s Digital Bank Monzo May Be Considering Private Share Sale

UK’s digital bank Monzo is reportedly planning a new private share sale, according to sources familiar with the matter. The fintech, known for its app-based banking services, is said to be engaging in discussions that could see existing investors and employees offload shares, potentially valuing… Read More

UK Industry Professional Calls for More Collaboration Among Banks, FIs to Combat Financial Crime

Jonathan Frost, Director of Global Advisory for EMEA at BioCatch, has noted that the UK Finance half-year report indicates that although the industry appears to be pushing back, bad actors seem to be pushing even harder and, for now, gaining momentum. Frost added that during H1… Read More

Defunct Crypto Exchange Mt. Gox Again Extends Repayment Deadline to October 2026

Defunct cryptocurrency exchange Mt. Gox announced that it will be further delaying its repayment deadline by yet another year to October 2026. This seemingly abrupt update from Mt. Gox has come just four days prior to its deadline that was initially set for October 31,… Read More

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