April 28, 2026 @ 12:20 pm By JD Alois  |  

Bitget and Republic, via Republic International Cayman, have partnered on a new service called IPO Prime. The collaboration enables access to tokenized shares in pre-IPO firms. First on the list is an offering referencing SpaceX shares, a company expected to float on a US exchange… Read More

April 28, 2026 @ 11:46 am By JD Alois  |  

Stablecoin issuer Tether is working with Canaan (NASDAQ: CAN)  and ACME Swisstech to enable Bitcoin mining. According to a note from Tether, the goal is to operate more efficiently, reducing energy usage and maximizing performance. The “modular” approach is designed to be independently optimized without… Read More

April 28, 2026 @ 10:17 am By JD Alois  |  

The competition between states continues as millions of Americans migrate from high-tax states to lower-tax states and potentially lower-cost-of-living states. This is according to a recent report by the nonpartisan Tax Foundation, which reviewed publicly available information on tax filers. By using public data from the IRS, the… Read More

April 28, 2026 @ 9:58 am By JD Alois  |  

A recent report highlights private funding for Canadian tech firms, noting that $1.5 billion was raised in Q1 2026, down 8% from Q1 2025. At the same time, Q1 numbers were an increase of 10% versus Q4 2025. The report by Tracxn said that Canada… Read More

April 28, 2026 @ 9:45 am By JD Alois  |  

Emerging-market Fintech LemFi says it will commit £100 million in investment to the UK over 5 years.  The company said it would establish its global headquarters in London as it anticipates the UK will emerge as a top hub for cross-border finance. LemFi reports that… Read More

April 27, 2026 @ 5:38 pm By JD Alois  |  

AngelList just announced a new registered, non-traded fund, USVC, to enable retail participation in the private securities sector. Fundrise, an investment platform that originally targeted private real estate investments rather than early- or later-stage private investing, recently launched a publicly traded fund, Fundrise Growth Tech… Read More

April 27, 2026 @ 12:06 pm By JD Alois  |  

UK-headquartered Ineffable Intelligence has raised $1.1 billion in seed funding. Ineffable Intelligence, founded in 2025 by David Silver, a former top Google DeepMind researcher, aims to beat top large language models by using “reinforcement learning” or AI training by trial-and-error/experience. In a post on X,… Read More

April 27, 2026 @ 11:52 am By JD Alois  |  

Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) is pounding its chest regarding stablecoins and its ability to lead the future of finance. Stablecoins, long lumped with crypto, are really the future of value transfer. Payments, savings, programmable activities, and more. This package arrives at a lower cost, with faster speeds, and… Read More

April 27, 2026 @ 11:38 am By JD Alois  |  

The Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) in France has issued a statement regarding the rise of digital investments and the need for high-quality information from platforms used by retail investors. The statement reflected the SPOT (Operational and Thematic Supervision of Practices) inspections, in which the AMF… Read More

April 27, 2026 @ 7:43 am By JD Alois  |  

Banking Circle, a Fintech headquartered in Luxembourg and regulated by the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier, says it has received approval to operate as a Crypto-Asset Service Provider (CASP), thus enabling more digital asset services. Following the approval, Banking Circle said it is launching… Read More

April 24, 2026 @ 11:14 am By JD Alois  |  

The DeFi Education Fund has sent a letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission requesting rulemaking regarding DeFi (Decentralized Finance). The DeFi Education Fund is a non-profit that advocates for regulatory clarity and research on the DeFi sector. The group was established in 2021 through… Read More

April 24, 2026 @ 9:51 am By JD Alois  |  

Yesterday, AngelList announced a new venture capital fund, USVC. AngelList has long been a key innovator for online capital formation. The company spawned sister platforms, including Republic and CoinList, while providing a digital path for early-stage firms to raise capital and investors to participate in… Read More

April 24, 2026 @ 9:05 am By JD Alois  |  

This week, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the US Department of Justice charged an active duty military member with insider trading in regard to the arrest of Nicolas Maduro, the former dictator of Venezuela. The allegations were that Gannon Ken Van Dyke, the… Read More

April 23, 2026 @ 4:02 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Club for Growth chimed in today to add its voice in support of the CLARITY Act, crypto market infrastructure legislation that will outline the regulatory ecosystem for digital assets while fueling innovation across the entire financial services sector. The legislation remains parked in the Senate Banking… Read More

April 23, 2026 @ 12:10 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) is under indictment by the US Department of Justice (DOJ). The indictment followed the convening of a grand jury, an independent group of citizens, who determined there was probable cause to pursue the charges. In an announcement yesterday, the… Read More

April 23, 2026 @ 10:02 am By JD Alois  |  

Today, the Blockchain Association and the Crypto Council for Innovation have joined to demand that the Senate Banking Committee move forward with crypto market infrastructure legislation, the CLARITY Act. The letter authored by the two advocacy groups has garnered the support of more than 100… Read More

April 23, 2026 @ 9:47 am By JD Alois  |  

Crypto market infrastructure legislation continues to meander through the US Senate as stakeholders struggle to reach an agreement on the bill’s final language. The Clarity Act, which passed the House last year, has struggled to gain traction in the Senate, as the legacy banking industry… Read More

April 23, 2026 @ 9:17 am By JD Alois  |  

Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) said it would offer a pound-based stablecoin, tGBP, backed by fiat. The company announced the new issuance during UK Fintech Week, stating that a stablecoin was necessary to position the UK as a true global hub for crypto. The stablecoin is available now. Coinbase… Read More

April 23, 2026 @ 5:19 am By JD Alois  |  

Paytech firm Nexi is working with Visa to “modernize” card issuance in Germany. Nexi is a public company trading on Euronext Milan. Nexi is expected to provide end-to-end managed issuing products for banks, offering customers Visa cards. Banks are said to benefit from faster time-to-market,… Read More

April 22, 2026 @ 3:01 pm By JD Alois  |  

Bitcoin is trading higher. At the moment, Bitcoin is trading at over $79,000. A month ago, Bitcoin was trading under $70K. While pundits claim this is due to a risk-on sentiment in the crypto markets, in part driven by growing banality around the war with… Read More