October 21, 2025 @ 9:19 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) has announced its acquisition of Echo, an onchain capital formation platform for approximately $375 million. Established by Cobie, a crypto investor and supporter of community-focused investing, Coinbase is now well positioned to challenge the established securities crowdfunding sector as digital assets go mainstream…. Read More

October 21, 2025 @ 9:15 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Nearly half of financial services professionals (49%) are reporting a significant increase in Gen Z workers leaving their organisation during the last 12 months, according to KPMG’s UK Financial Services Sentiment Survey. Retention challenges are said to have been felt most “prominently” in the banking… Read More

October 21, 2025 @ 9:08 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Péter Szilágyi, an experienced web3 developer for Ethereum’s Geth client, recently voiced concerns regarding Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin’s considerable influence over the ETH protocol and called into question the Ethereum Foundation’s rather “centralized” decision-making process / structure in a public letter. According to Szilágyi’s observations,… Read More

October 21, 2025 @ 6:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) is asking the US Treasury Department to update the existing anti-money-laundering rules, claiming that ongoing innovation instead of stricter enforcement measures is the answer to dealing with the rise of illicit finance in the nasent web3 and digital assets space. Coinbase Chief Legal… Read More

October 21, 2025 @ 2:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A survey released by The BlackRock Foundation and Commonwealth reveals that over 54% of Americans living on low and moderate incomes (individuals from households living on low and moderate incomes ranging from $30,000 – $79,999 annually) are currently retail investors in the capital markets. Among… Read More

October 21, 2025 @ 12:18 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital bank Revolut and its backers are said to nearing the completion of a $3 billion fundraising round that reportedly values the UK-based fintech company at $75 billion. Revolut has now started informing investors about the allocation of shares they will be receiving as part… Read More

October 20, 2025 @ 11:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA), the regulatory body overseeing the nation’s financial sector, is reportedly exploring significant reforms that could permit banks to acquire and hold digital assets, including Bitcoin, for investment purposes. According to a recent report from Livedoor, these proposed changes mark a… Read More

October 20, 2025 @ 8:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The crypto market had earlier extended its rally for the third consecutive quarter in 2025 Q3, the team at CoinGecko noted while adding that the total market capitalization surged another +16.4%, adding about $563.6 billion to reach $4.0 trillion+. According the report from CoinGecko, the… Read More

October 20, 2025 @ 2:16 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Nu Asset Management, Nubank’s (NYSE: NU) investment manager, is introducing the Nu CDI Tesouro Selic B3 (NCDI11), a new fixed income ETF. The solution enables investors to access Letras Financeiras do Tesouro (LFT) – Selic-linked government bonds – tracking the performance of these securities over… Read More

October 20, 2025 @ 11:48 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CoinShares (OTCQX: CNSRF) noted in an analysis this past week that Bitcoin prices have now returned to levels last seen in June of this year, after what they view as a somewhat puzzling correction. CoinShares also mentioned that from the recent peak, prices have dropped… Read More

October 20, 2025 @ 8:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Euronet (NASDAQ: EEFT), a firm focused on payments processing and cross-border transactions, announced it has chosen to leverage Fireblocks, an enterprise platform for digital asset infrastructure (non-custodial), settlement, trading operations and stablecoin payments. Fireblocks enables Euronet to integrate stablecoin tech into its payments infrastructure, “accelerating… Read More

October 20, 2025 @ 8:10 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The US this past week had announced the seizure of approximately $15 billion in Bitcoin from a so-called forced-labor pig butchering scam operation. As reported, the United States government noted that $15 billion worth of BTC was linked to a Cambodian man who allegedly carried… Read More

October 20, 2025 @ 8:09 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bank payment Fintech GoCardless has elevated two company execs to its newly formed EMEA leadership team as it seeks to further expand its business operations in the fast-evolving market. Borja Valiente has been named VP of Sales and GM, EMEA and Hamish Wood as the… Read More

October 20, 2025 @ 3:06 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The future of venture capital investment in the United Kingdom has been boosted after a KPMG report revealed a rise in interest from US based investors due to the market’s ‘attractiveness’. Research undertaken as part of the KPMG Private Enterprise Venture Pulse has now outlined… Read More

October 20, 2025 @ 2:04 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Creditstar Group, a European fintech providing digital consumer credit in eight markets and fixed-return investment product in 31 countries, has secured an additional $10 million funding facility from Singapore-based Kilde, reportedly increasing the total to $20 million. The capital injection reflects continued institutional confidence in… Read More

October 20, 2025 @ 1:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

French public markets in Q3 have reportedly clawed back their losses from the early-quarter tariff shock, however, private markets still lagged as sponsors took a wait-and-see approach. This, according to a recent research report from PitchBook which also noted that deal activity slowing and fundraising… Read More

October 19, 2025 @ 11:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Shark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary recently expressed concerns about Ethereum’s ( ETH) network congestion and fee surge over the past weekend. In a social media post, O’Leary claimed that the Ethereum blockchain network had become really congested, resulting in even relatively small transactions costing upwards of… Read More

October 19, 2025 @ 10:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Blue Owl Capital Inc. (NYSE: OWL), an alternative asset manager, has recently announced the appointment of Greg Porteous as Managing Director and Head of Defined Contribution Retirement Solutions. In this role, Porteous will be responsible for spearheading Blue Owl’s ongoing efforts to expand access to… Read More

October 19, 2025 @ 10:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Carta has introduced a new addition to its product suite, the Carta Loan Operations, purpose-built for private credit companies currently navigating the complexity of loan admin workflows. Carta Loan Operations comes as a result of their acquisition of Sirvatus, a loan administration platform for private… Read More

October 19, 2025 @ 10:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Barracuda Networks, Inc., a cybersecurity firm providing full protection against complex threats for all size business, and Capchase, the enabler of tech-powered vendor financing for B2B software and hardware companies, announced the launch of Barracuda Financial Services, enabled by Capchase. This financing program offers Barracuda… Read More