March 26, 2026 @ 12:51 pm By JD Alois  |  

Yesterday, the House Financial Services Committee held a hearing to review the tokenization of securities. It is inevitable that securities will go digital, and tokenization, leveraging distributed ledger technology to issue, manage, and trade securities, is quickly being adopted. Yet, questions remain. Tokenization and the… Read More

March 26, 2026 @ 11:40 am By JD Alois  |  

VCX, the Fundrise Growth Tech Fund that invests in promising private firms, has lost some of its recent astronomical price gains, trading lower by around 50% today. VCX was recently listed on the NYSE as a new vehicle for anyone to invest in a portfolio… Read More

March 26, 2026 @ 11:27 am By JD Alois  |  

Legacy banks have slammed the brakes on the CLARITY Act, crypto market infrastructure legislation, which is poised to enable the United States to lead the world in digital asset innovation. The big roadblock remains the ability for stablecoin holders to earn yield. As payment stablecoins,… Read More

March 26, 2026 @ 9:04 am By JD Alois  |  

Z/Yen, a City of London commercial think-tank, has published The Global Financial Centres Index 39. According to its analysis, New York City remains at the top of the Index, followed by London, Hong Kong, Singapore, and San Francisco. This ranking at the top is little… Read More

March 25, 2026 @ 5:09 pm By JD Alois  |  

RedStone has acquired STM. co and the TokenizeThis brand. Details of the transaction were not immediately available. RedStone is a blockchain oracle firm specializing in yield-bearing assets for DeFi and other onchain financial services, including stablecoins and staking. TokenizeThis claims the title of the longest-running global… Read More

March 25, 2026 @ 2:07 pm By JD Alois  |  

Payy Network has raised $6 million in Seed funding, according to a company statement. The funding was led by FirstMark Capital, with participation from Robot Ventures and DBA Crypto. Payy is a stablecoin blockchain that states it is private by default. Payy believes there is… Read More

March 25, 2026 @ 10:36 am By JD Alois  |  

The House Financial Services Committee is holding a hearing today addressing the tokenization of securities. As everyone knows, securities are going digital. This will bring important improvements to all constituent parties, including issuers, investors, and any platforms that enable these operations. The hearing memo explains:… Read More

March 24, 2026 @ 6:30 pm By JD Alois  |  

The banks are at it again. Instead of competing on a level playing field with digital asset firms, they want to put their hand on the regulatory scale to ensure they maintain a moat that helps them, but not consumers. Spewing FUD regarding deposit flight,… Read More

March 24, 2026 @ 5:54 pm By JD Alois  |  

StartEngine, a top securities crowdfunding platform, has acquired Vinovest, a niche wine-and-whiskey investment platform. The terms of the deal were not immediately available. According to a company statement, Vinovest currently is home to 200,00 registered users. Since its founding, Vinovest has secured approximately $140 million… Read More

March 24, 2026 @ 4:39 pm By JD Alois  |  

Tether, issuer of the world’s largest dollar-based stablecoin USDT, says it has enlisted the services of a Big Four accounting firm to audit its operations. For years, Tether was peppered with allegations of shortcomings of reserves tied to USDT. More recently, Tether has partnered with… Read More

March 24, 2026 @ 3:01 pm By JD Alois  |  

Various states continue to pursue self-damaging policies by chasing away innovators and investors with excessively high taxation. While many have warned policymakers against pursuing these harmful taxes, and Economic theory has long warned against punitive taxation, elected officials continue to do self-harm. Recently, it has… Read More

March 24, 2026 @ 10:46 am By JD Alois  |  

A recent report highlights the challenges the UK faces in supporting and retaining high-value entrepreneurs and the innovative firms they aim to grow. A declaration by the London-based Entrepreneurs Network states that up to 21% of UK entrepreneurs plan to leave the UK because the… Read More

March 24, 2026 @ 10:19 am By JD Alois  |  

Vestfundr (neé PropFundr) has filed a Form 1-A indicating its intent to raise approximately $75 million to invest in properties. The company has engaged Texture Capital, a broker-dealer, to help sell shares in the offering. Vestfundr was incorporated towards the end of 2025. According to… Read More

March 24, 2026 @ 9:06 am By JD Alois  |  

SoFi (NASDAQ:SOFI) was recently targeted by noted short seller Muddy Waters. In a report delivered on March 17th, Muddy Waters declared that SoFi is a “financial engineering treadmill” and that shareholders are being “incessantly diluted” to help management hit bonus targets. The firm also hammered… Read More

March 24, 2026 @ 8:43 am By JD Alois  |  

As has recently been reported, BrewDog, once a standout user of online capital formation, leveraging a catchy “equity for punks” campaign to raise money on crowdfunding platforms, is no more after falling into administration and selling off assets. BrewDog leveraged crowdfunding in both the UK and the… Read More

March 23, 2026 @ 11:33 am By JD Alois  |  

Tokenized deposits are said to be vital for the future of digital finance. These digital assets will support round-the-clock settlement, instantaneous transfers, payments, and more. Multiple legacy banks are already heading in this direction. Firms like JP Morgan, Standard Chartered, Citi, BNY, and others. RWA.io… Read More

March 23, 2026 @ 9:20 am By JD Alois  |  

Safello Bittensor Staked TAO ETP (STAO) has listed on Nasdaq Stockholm. The ETP provides exposure to Bittensor (TAO). Safello partnered with  DDA ETP AG (Deutsche Digital Assets) to issue the ETP. Founded in 2013, Safello is a Nordic crypto exchange that reports around 423,000 users…. Read More

March 20, 2026 @ 6:19 pm By JD Alois  |  

Today, President Donald Trump introduced a “National AI Legislation Framework” as it aims to gain federal oversight of the development of artificial intelligence. Multiple states have already enacted rules to guide AI use and development, with some fearing a patchwork approach in which 50 states… Read More

March 20, 2026 @ 3:14 pm By JD Alois  |  

Fundrise, an online investment platform, has listed its first venture fund, the Fundrise Innovation Fund (VCX), on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). In an email, Fundrise stated: “Starting today, anyone, regardless of net worth, can invest in the next generation of world-changing companies through VCX…. Read More

March 20, 2026 @ 10:48 am By JD Alois  |  

An innovation-driven economy should be the goal of policymakers everywhere. Enabling entrepreneurs to launch and build new firms generates economic activity and drives wealth creation. This is good for everyone. Yet Europe has been heading in the wrong direction for years when it comes to… Read More