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OKX Lists SpaceX Perpetuals for European Investors

OKX, a leading crypto marketplace that also offers access to more traditional securities, says it will list SpaceX Perpetuals for European investors on the day SpaceX is scheduled to go public under the ticker SPCX. According to a note from the firm, retail investors in… Read More

Crowdfund Capital Advisors Creates “Crowdfinance Indices”

Crowdfund Capital Advisors (CCA), a leading consulting and data group that supports online capital formation, has launched a new series of “Crowdfinance Indices.” The benchmarks are updated daily and cover Regulation Crowdfunding (Reg CF), the smallest securities exemption that enables online capital formation. These Indices… Read More

SpaceX Goes Public at $1.78 Trillion Valuation

SpaceX, the leading space firm in the US and soon-to-be-public company, is expected to begin trading on Nasdaq tomorrow, June 12, 2026, under the ticker SPCX. The company’s initial public offering (IPO) will raise money at a whopping $1.78 trillion dollars valuation – the largest firm to… Read More

Digital Asset Raises $355 Million Series E

Digital Asset has raised $355 million in Series E funding in a round led by a16z. Digital Asset is the creator of the Canton Network that aims to support regulated financial services. Other investors in the round include Adia, Apollo, HSBC, SoFi and more. Boutique… Read More

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau May Have a New Director

President Donald Trump has nominated Brian Johnson to take over the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). The appointment was announced yesterday, June 10th. Ohio based Johnson is currently a senior executive at Capital One and, if approved, will take the reins of the agency for… Read More

Independent Community Bankers of America Issues Crypto Warning

The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) has launched a new advertising campaign that warns the public about the risk of crypto. The banking sector believes they are currently under threat because of the emergence of digital assets and have sought to undermine its development,… Read More

IPOs: SEC Director of Corporate Finance Highlights Improvements to Listing Requirements to Address Dearth of Public Companies

The number of publicly traded companies in the US has been in decline for many years – to the detriment of all. This is largely due to overly aggressive regulations that boost compliance demands and affiliated cost. At the same time, there is an ocean… Read More

Senator Elizabeth Warren Tells SEC to Halt SpaceX IPO: The company’s accounting and financial reports contain troubling gaps

Senator Elizabeth Warren, the ranking member of the Senate Banking Committee, has sent a letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) demanding that the pending SpaceX IPO be halted or delayed due to “the multitude of concerns” regarding governance and disclosures that, in her opinion, put investors… Read More

Capsa AI Raises $18 Million Series A

Capsa AI has raised $18 million in Series A funding, according to a company statement. The funding round was led by TX Ventures and Pivot Investment Partners. Other investors include Bek Ventures, along with existing backers Antler, Outward VC, Cornerstone VC, and prominent angels such… Read More

BioCatch Says Artificial Intelligence (AI) Upping Challenge of Catching Fraudsters, Halting Scams

BioCatch, an OurCrowd portfolio company, says that banks and Fintechs are challenged in dealing with AI fueled fraud and scams. BioCatch is an anti-fraud AI firm that aims to halt financial crime by using thousands of data points to track behavior. The company reports that… Read More

Republic Europe Joins LSE Private Securities Market as Registered Agent

Republic Europe, part of Republic US, has become a registered agent under the London Stock Exchange’s Private Securities Market. Republic Europe had previously participated in a Private Intermittent Securities and Capital Exchange System (PISCES) offering via a structure called a TPEIC (Tradable Private Equity Investment… Read More

Anchorage Digital, XFX to Offer FX

Anchorage Digital and XFX, an institutional foreign exchange (FX) and settlement provider, have partnered to offer round-the-clock global transfers using Anchorage’s Atlas platform. The Miami-based XFX provides near instant settlement and targets high-volume users XFX will use the Atlas settlement network, which is integrated with… Read More

Hashgraph Partners with Merck in Europe on Supply Chain Tracking

Hashgraph, via its Hedera blockchain, has announced a partnership with Merck to provide global compliance and supply chain tracking. The TrackTraceDigital Product Passport (DPP) platform is said to be extended to support Merck and the EU’s forthcoming product transparency regulation. The Hedera-powered digital traceability infrastructure… Read More

Galaxy Digital Shares Jump on AI Data Center

Galaxy Digital (NASDAQ: GLXY) is building a huge data center in Texas, according to CEO Michael Novogratz. The news drove Galaxy shares dramatically higher yesterday by over 20%. The company’s market cap is around $12 billion, with some pegging the data center’s value at around… Read More

Digital Bank Revolut Plans Modern Spin on Traditional Banking

Revolut is predicted to gain a federal bank charter in the US  in the coming months, with a launch next year. Reuters notes that Revolut will offer FDIC-insured accounts and the full stack of digital banking services. Add to this, services like stablecoins, and probably… Read More

ZeroStack CEO Predicts Bitcoin Drops to $54,000. Is Money Moving to the SpaceX IPO?

Bitcoin is clearly trading in bear-market territory, as it is well below its all-time high of over $124,000. Earlier today, Bitcoin broke below $60,000. At the beginning of 2026, BTC was traded at around $88,000, so it has not been a good year for Bitcoin… Read More

Fintech Ramp Raises Funds at $44 Billion Valuation

Ramp, a corporate-focused fintech, has raised $750 million at a $44 billion valuation. The funding round was led by ICONIQ, GIC, and Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan. Many new investors joined the round. A report last month indicated the valuation was expected to land around $40… Read More

FCA: UK Securities Regulator Aims to Simplify Climate Reporting to Save Firms Money

Climate disclosure, or climate reporting, for firms entails significant compliance costs if required. In most respects, climate reporting veers from regulators’ portfolio of maintaining markets and enabling capital formation, but in recent years, the idea of “ESG” disclosure has emerged as a popular theme in… Read More

P2P Lender Folk 2 Folk Pursues Brokers to Boost Lending

Peer-to-peer business lender Folk 2 Folk is seeking to boost lending by engaging with brokers. The company says brokers are playing a growing role in credit assessment and underwriting as demand for alternative assets increases. As a specialist property-backed business lender, Folk 2 Folk is… Read More

AethexAI Raises $3 Million Pre-Seed

Artificial intelligence (AI) firm AethexAI has raised a $3 million pre-seed round led by 4DX Ventures. Other investors in the round include Enza Capital, Dorm Room Fund, Mojo Ventures, 26 Fund, and individual investors from Stanford faculty, telecoms executives, and AI researchers from Anthropic. AethexAI… Read More

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