Omar Faridi

Pursuit Launches Income Interval Fund to Expand Access to Private Markets

Pursuit Fund Advisers, LLC, an asset manager dedicated to differentiated alternative investments, announced the launch of the Pursuit Asset-Based Income Fund (GOFOX), which is described as a continuously offered, closed-end interval fund, upon reorganization of its private predecessor fund. After a private fund offering rollout… Read More

DAT : Tether Reportedly Seeks Up to $200M for Tokenized Gold Digital Assets Treasury

Tether, the largest stablecoin issuer in terms of USDT market cap and overall scope of operations, and a partner are reportedly planning to secure around $200 million for a digital asset treasury (DAT) company that may acquire Tether’s XAUT token. As first reported by Bloomberg,… Read More

Coinbase Seeks National Trust Company Charter from OCC to Expand Custody Division

Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) is taking a step forward in further expanding its business capabilities and regulatory oversight beyond the current framework, as part of an effort to pave the way for tech advancements and growth in building a financial system enabled by digital assets. By seeking… Read More

Private Markets Asset Manager HarbourVest Partners Expands Operations with Middle East Office

HarbourVest Partners, an independent private markets asset manager with more than $147 billion assets under management (as of March 31, 2025), announced the opening of its office in ADGM, the International Financial Centre (IFC) of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The expansion underscores the firm’s… Read More

Bitcoin focused OranjeBTC to Start Trading at Brazil’s Stock Exchange B3

Brazil based digital assets firm OranjeBTC is set to begin trading via the local stock exchange B3 this coming week as it attempts to challenge the current dominance of Meliuz, which is said to be the first listed company to have incorporated a bitcoin-focused treasury… Read More

European Central Bank Teams Up with Tech Firms Almaviva and Fabrick to Develop Digital Euro App

The digital euro, which is to be issued and backed by the Eurosystem, will  aim to complement cash, improve financial inclusion, and focus on strengthening European monetary sovereignty. The Eurosystem is the official monetary authority of the eurozone, which is described as the collective of… Read More

Carta Announces Acquisition of Accelex to Provide AI-enabled Data Automation for Capital Allocators

Carta, the software platform for private capital, announced it acquired Accelex, the AI-enhanced data automation platform focused on alternative investments for institutional limited partners. The acquisition deepens Carta’s commitment to serving its network of 125,000+ Limited Partners by providing more clarity into the drivers of… Read More

Stablecoin Transactions Not Taxed as Money May Pose Challenges : CryptoUK

Reacting to comments from Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey that stablecoins could cut reliance on bank lending, a CryptoUK spokesperson said that the organization now welcomes these seemingly positive views from Bailey on the role of stablecoins and crypto-assets more broadly within the United… Read More

Alto and FranShares Aim to Unlock IRA Access to Franchise Investing

Alto, a self-directed IRA platform for private market and alternative assets, is excited to announce a strategic partnership with FranShares, the fractional franchise investing platform, making it possible “for anyone to diversify into franchising.” Through this partnership, investors can now “use their retirement funds to… Read More

XRP Ledger Token Standards: Ripple Releases Multi-Purpose Token (MPT) Whitepaper

Ripple noted that the Multi-Purpose Token (MPT) white paper is now live. As explained by Ripple, MPTs are a type of digital token standard on the XRP Ledger that are built to meet the needs of both application developers and institutions. MPTs embed metadata as… Read More

CME Group to Provide 24/7 Trading for Cryptocurrency Futures and Options

CME Group, the world’s derivatives marketplace, announced that its cryptocurrency futures and options will be available to trade 24 hours a day, 7 days a week beginning in early 2026, “pending regulatory review.” Tim McCourt, Global Head of Equities, FX and Alternative Products at CME… Read More

Zumo CEO Shares Perspective on Bank of England’s Shift Towards More Positive Stance on Stablecoins

Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey‘s change in stance towards stablecoins has not gone unnoticed by industry professionals. Zumo‘s Founder and CEO Nick Jones said this latest move suggests the Bank of England’s long-held skepticism towards digital assets is beginning to dissipate, and it’s a… Read More

Low Confidence in UK Economy Sees Consumer Spending Decline : KPMG

Consumer confidence in the United Kingdom’s economy declined during the last quarter, reaching the lowest point so far in 2025, according to KPMG’s Consumer Pulse survey. KPMG’s poll of 3000 UK-based consumers saw the number of people feeling that the economy is worsening increase significantly… Read More

Digital Assets Firm Gemini Strengthens UK Presence with London Office

Digital assets firm Gemini (NASDAQ:GEMI) has opened their first permanent UK office in London. Gemini noted that this will provide a space for the Gemini team to work cooperatively, collaborate on various initiatives and continue to grow their headcount in one of the world’s fastest-evolving… Read More

Stablecoins Market Cap Tops $300 Billion as Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana Drive Crypto Rally

Global stablecoins market cap has surpassed the $300 billion mark for the first time, meanwhile, Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, and other digital assets continue to surge despite the recent US government shutdown. According to available data, stablecoins now have a combined market cap that exceeds $300… Read More

US Government Shutdown May Negatively Impact Economy but Gold and Bitcoin Continue to Surge

Private payrolls fell by 32,000 in September 2025, as momentum across the labor market slowed considerably. ADP noted on Wednesday (October 1, 2025) that the recent downward revisions by the US federal government to benchmark data had been responsible for much of the significant drop…. Read More

Crypto.com Teams Up with SOL Strategies to Support Treasury Strategy and Enable Validator Integration

Crypto.com has announced a partnership with SOL Strategies Inc. (Nasdaq: STKE), a publicly traded Canadian company focused on investing in and providing infrastructure for the Solana blockchain ecosystem. According to the announcement, SOL Strategies aims to diversify its custody operations by utilizing Crypto.com Custody for… Read More

Instant Tokenization of Stocks Introduced by Alpaca

Instant tokenization of US stocks is now possible, according to an update from Alpaca. Alpaca’s Instant Tokenization Network (ITN), a new infrastructure product has been in the works behind the scenes, the company noted. Currently powering many of the global tokenization solutions, with ITN, their… Read More

BNPL : Ace Hardware Partners with Fintech Affirm to Offer Flexible Payment Options

Ace Hardware, the world’s hardware cooperative, announced a partnership with Affirm (NASDAQ: AFRM), the payment network that enables consumers and helps merchants drive growth, to provide a pay over time option to clients making in-store purchases. With more than 5,200 different locations, most of which… Read More

Brazil’s Nubank Submits Application for US National Bank Charter

Brazil’s digital banking platform Nubank (NYSE: NU) has submitted an application for a US national bank charter, furthering its focus on international expansion expansion. Currenty active across Brazil, Mexico as well as Colombia, a national bank charter from the Office of the Comptroller of the… Read More

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