March 20, 2026 @ 12:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The decentralized social network Bluesky has publicly disclosed its $100 million Series B funding round, which was completed in April 2025 but announced only now.  Led by Bain Capital Crypto, the round drew participation from investors including Alumni Ventures, Anthos Capital, Bloomberg Beta, True Ventures,… Read More

March 20, 2026 @ 9:53 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Major high-street lenders across the United Kingdom have chosen to retain the existing £100 single-transaction ceiling for tap-and-go card payments, even after the country’s financial watchdog handed them the authority to raise or scrap it entirely. This decision, which took effect on 19 March 2026,… Read More

March 20, 2026 @ 8:35 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Blockchain analytics firm Elliptic pointed out that on March 17, 2026, the US Securities and Exchange Commission released a detailed interpretation that brings much-needed transparency to the digital asset space. Elliptic also explained that this guidance arrives in the wake of a formal agreement with… Read More

March 20, 2026 @ 8:33 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital assets exchange Gemini (NASDAQ: GEMI) has unveiled its most recent quarterly financial performance, revealing a complex picture of operational resilience amid ongoing sector headwinds. The results highlighted losses that surpassed analyst projections, underscoring the persistent pressures facing the crypto industry. At the same time,… Read More

March 20, 2026 @ 8:32 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Morgan Stanley Investment Management, part of Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS), pushing ahead with its bid to launch a spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund, submitting a second amendment to its Form S-1 registration statement with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). This latest filing for the Morgan… Read More

March 20, 2026 @ 7:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Prediction market platform Kalshi Inc. has completed a substantial new financing round, pulling in more than $1 billion and elevating its overall company worth to $22 billion. This development, shared by individuals close to the transaction, represents a striking leap forward for the innovative fintech… Read More

March 20, 2026 @ 5:38 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital assets trading platform Crypto.com has undertaken a substantial workforce adjustment, eliminating approximately 12 percent of its positions. This decision impacts around 150 team members and reflects the company’s strategic emphasis on leveraging artificial intelligence to optimize its business operations. The Singapore-based exchange, recognized for… Read More

March 20, 2026 @ 4:40 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The British Business Bank has announced significant investments aimed at accelerating innovation and sustainable growth across the United Kingdom. Through these commitments, the government-backed institution continues its mission to enhance access to finance for smaller businesses and promote key technological advancements in strategic sectors. In… Read More

March 19, 2026 @ 6:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Tempo — a specialized payments network developed with backing from the major payment services provider Stripe — has now gone operational on its primary blockchain. Concurrently, the project has rolled out an innovative, openly available standard aimed at streamlining payments conducted by automated machines and… Read More

March 19, 2026 @ 5:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Alpaca, a provider of brokerage infrastructure APIs, has rolled out two significant upgrades designed to elevate the experience for developers, fintech partners, and investors worldwide. Announced on March 18, 2026, these enhancements underscore the company’s focus on delivering institutional-grade tools that simplify operations and boost… Read More

March 19, 2026 @ 4:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

C2FO has revealed that it has now delivered more than $500 billion in working capital support to enterprises across the globe. This extraordinary milestone underscores a profound transformation in how companies manage their finances, as organizations increasingly opt for accelerated invoice settlements over conventional borrowing… Read More

March 19, 2026 @ 1:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Regtech firm Prove has pointed out that digital investing and banking apps constantly wrestle with a tough balancing act: speeding up customer sign-ups without opening the door to fraud or falling short on regulatory demands. Regtech Prove explained that traditional identity tools often push companies… Read More

March 19, 2026 @ 11:26 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Brex, the AI-powered intelligent finance platform, has announced its expanding role in supporting OpenAI’s worldwide expenditures and overall financial management. This partnership places Brex at the core of the artificial intelligence ecosystem and reinforces its status as a vital financial foundation for the industry’s most… Read More

March 19, 2026 @ 10:53 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Blockchain analytics provider Elliptic has recently highlighted a US Treasury assessment that positions advanced on-chain monitoring technologies as central to strengthening safeguards against financial crime in the digital asset space. The report fulfills a congressional mandate under the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for US… Read More

March 19, 2026 @ 10:15 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In a significant cybersecurity development, a key software provider to the banking sector has acknowledged that hackers successfully extracted personal and financial records of more than 672,000 individuals through a ransomware operation conducted last year. Marquis Software Solutions, a Plano, Texas-based enterprise, is known for… Read More

March 19, 2026 @ 10:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Amsterdam-based Flow Traders Ltd., listed on Euronext under the ticker FLOW, has officially rolled out a groundbreaking digital assets over-the-counter (OTC) service. The new platform delivers two-way pricing and execution around the clock for tokenized money-market funds, equities, and commodities. Among the initial assets covered… Read More

March 19, 2026 @ 10:10 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Fintech firm Block (NYSE: XYZ) has reportedly begun reinstating a select group of previously dismissed team members following its dramatic staff reductions earlier this year. This modest reversal illustrates how artificial intelligence and automated systems are reshaping employment structures, driving a wave of adaptive changes… Read More

March 19, 2026 @ 9:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Dante Disparte, Circle’s (NYSE:CRCL) Chief Strategy Officer and Head of Global Policy and Operations, delivered powerful testimony before the UK House of Lords Financial Services Regulation Committee during its inquiry into stablecoin growth and oversight. As one of the world’s largest stablecoin issuers, Circle used… Read More

March 19, 2026 @ 9:03 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Cloudflare Inc. (NYSE: NET) saw its shares climb sharply Wednesday, gaining more than 6 percent to close at $225.48, after reports emerged that prominent cryptocurrency players are racing to handle the issuance of the company’s forthcoming stablecoin. According to sources familiar with the discussions, Coinbase… Read More

March 19, 2026 @ 8:58 am By Omar Faridi  |  

French crypto hardware wallet maker Ledger has indicated that in the evolving landscape of artificial intelligence, the emergence of AI agents marks a transformative shift comparable to the internet’s arrival in the 1990s. Ledger has pointed in a blog post that these intelligent systems go… Read More