July 19, 2025 @ 11:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

As Bitcoin surged to new all-time highs this week, peaking at $123,231 on Coinbase, market data suggests traders are not yet caught up in the speculative frenzy seen in past cycles. According to NYDIG’s latest analysis, indicators like perpetual swap funding rates, CME futures basis,… Read More

July 18, 2025 @ 7:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CoinList, a platform for cryptocurrency token sales and trading, has made strides this year, reinforcing its role as a gateway for early web3 and digital assets adopters. With a series of updates, including the launch of a mobile app, a return to the U.S. market,… Read More

July 18, 2025 @ 7:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The cryptocurrency market staged an impressive recovery in the second quarter of 2025, rebounding from a challenging Q1 to showcase resilience and shifting dynamics, according to CoinGecko’s 2025 Q2 Crypto Industry Report. The total crypto market capitalization surged by 24.0%, recovering $663.6 billion to reach… Read More

July 18, 2025 @ 11:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Elon Musk’s vision to transform X, formerly Twitter, into an all-encompassing “super app” is taking a leap forward with the introduction of in-app trading and investment features. According to now former X CEO Linda Yaccarino, the platform is poised to integrate financial services seamlessly, allowing… Read More

July 18, 2025 @ 9:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Jeff Ren, founder of OKX Ventures, noted that at digital assets firm OKX, they’ve always believed that “access, transparency, and freedom are the cornerstones of the future financial system.” OKX has reportedly joined the Global Dollar Network as a core partner, along with well-known names in… Read More

July 18, 2025 @ 9:20 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The European Central Bank (ECB) has released its third progress report on the digital euro preparation phase, spanning November 2024 to April 2025, alongside a letter from ECB Executive Board member Piero Cipollone to Aurore Lalucq, Chair of the European Parliament’s Committee on Economic and… Read More

July 18, 2025 @ 7:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The World Economic Forum launched the Global Regulatory Innovation Platform (GRIP) – an international initiative designed to strengthen how governments design and “adapt regulation in step with accelerating technological change.” Developed in partnership “with the United Arab Emirates’ General Secretariat of the Cabinet, GRIP comes… Read More

July 18, 2025 @ 1:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitcoin Suisse has been focused on its global expansion plans and various partnerships in the web3 and crypto space. Recent updates from the Zug-based crypto-financial service provider highlight its advancements in 2024 and plans for this year. At its Annual General Meeting in late June… Read More

July 18, 2025 @ 1:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Debitum Investments, a Latvia-based peer-to-business (P2B) lending platform, has commented on its goal of becoming a key player in Europe’s alternative finance sector. Debitum Investments has earned an A-level taxpayer rating from the Latvian State Revenue Service (VID) in 2024, a testament to its commitment… Read More

July 17, 2025 @ 5:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Pacaso, the technology-enabled real estate marketplace for co-owned luxury vacation homes, continues to focus on second-home ownership with its recent expansion into Mexico, steady financial results, and an investment opportunity for individual investors. Founded in 2020 by former Zillow executives Austin Allison and Spencer Rascoff,… Read More

July 17, 2025 @ 2:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Kraken announced that its crypto platform is live and fully operational in the state of Washington. Kraken noted in a blog post that following a period of regulatory alignment and platform enhancement, residents of Washington can now access Kraken’s full suite of cryptocurrency services. According… Read More

July 17, 2025 @ 2:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Trumid, a fixed income electronic trading platform, has shared its trade volume and user participation highlights for June and the second quarter of 2025, reinforcing its position as a key player in the credit trading ecosystem. The company’s approach, which combines technology with market expertise, has… Read More

July 17, 2025 @ 10:43 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In the evolving ecosystem of online investing, Bondora Group continues to make significant strides, as highlighted by their June 2025 performance statistics and their transparent approach to managing loan recoveries. In June 2025, Bondora Group reported loan originations of €28,747,468, representing a 17.0% increase from May’s figures…. Read More

July 17, 2025 @ 10:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Lloyds Banking Group, Aberdeen Investments, and Archax announce a partnership to advance the use of blockchain technology, utilizing tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) as collateral for their trading businesses. In a UK-first initiative, tokenised “units of Aberdeen Investment’s money market fund (tMMF) and tokenised UK gilts… Read More

July 17, 2025 @ 9:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The latest NatWest Regional Growth Tracker showed improved performances across most parts of the UK in June, with business activity rising in eight out of the 12 nations and regions monitored. The Tracker – which did a survey of businesses operating in the manufacturing and… Read More

July 17, 2025 @ 9:13 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Netcapital Inc. (Nasdaq: NCPL), a platform providing online capital formation, announced a significant step in strengthening its financial position through a registered direct offering of up to $5.9 million, priced at the market under Nasdaq rules. Headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, Netcapital operates a technology platform… Read More

July 17, 2025 @ 8:49 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CyberCube, a cyber risk modeling and analytics business, has released the latest version of Portfolio Manager, its catastrophe model that empowers portfolio-level insights. CyberCube’s advanced analytics are said to be used by 75% of the top 40 US and European cyber insurance carriers. For this… Read More

July 17, 2025 @ 8:44 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Canton Network announces the addition of B2C2, Cumberland DRW, FalconX, and GSR, four digital asset liquidity providers, to its on-chain collateral initiative. This marks an expansion of the project, which began in January of this year. The new additions join Flowdesk and QCP as… Read More

July 17, 2025 @ 8:41 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Funding Circle (LSE: FCH), a UK-based SME finance platform, has received a £200 million forward flow agreement with Deutsche Bank. Deutsche Bank, a funder on the Funding Circle platform for more than 10 years now, is said to strengthen its commitment to enabling UK-based SMEs… Read More

July 17, 2025 @ 1:34 am By Omar Faridi  |  

NiCE (NASDAQ: NICE) says that Aberdeen Group, a UK-based global investment management firm headquartered in Edinburgh, has selected NiCE Actimize’s X-Sight Suspicious Activity Monitoring (SAM) and Watch List Screening solutions as part of its financial crime operations. These are part of NiCE Actimize’s advanced “portfolio of… Read More