December 22, 2025 @ 12:39 pm By JD Alois  |  

Last week, Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) revealed that it had filed suit in the states of Michigan, Illinois, and Connecticut. The company is battling state gaming commissions that are miffed with Prediction Markets being regulated at the federal level by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The battle lines… Read More

December 22, 2025 @ 12:23 pm By JD Alois  |  

The French Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) has published its annual Savings and Investment Barometer. According to the regulator, more people in France are interested in investing in equities, and fewer are worried about the risk of crypto. While the US has a well-entrenched equity… Read More

December 22, 2025 @ 12:13 pm By JD Alois  |  

Kingscrowd, an analytics, deal aggregation, and crowdfunding legal provider, has launched a new securities offering on StartEngine. According to the offering page, KingsCrowd is selling equity in the firm at a pre-money valuation of $28.8 million. Investors must commit at least $500 to participate. In… Read More

December 22, 2025 @ 12:04 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Blockchain Association, a leading advocate for blockchain-friendly policy, has added DoubleZero as a new member. DoubleZero is a blockchain enabler, providing a high-performance global network to reduce latency for “everyone everywhere.” Starting with Solana, DoubleZero has its eyes on other networks. As blockchain grows… Read More

December 22, 2025 @ 11:53 am By JD Alois  |  

Mike Selig, the new Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), has issued a statement on this recently approved confirmation. The full Senate voted 53 to 43 to approve the nomination. No Democrats voted to support the nomination. Selig, well known for his support… Read More

December 22, 2025 @ 11:39 am By JD Alois  |  

Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN)  , a digital asset company that just announced multiple new offerings, says it has acquired startup The Clearing Company to help advance its ambition to become a top prediction market platform. The Clearing Company has submitted an application to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission… Read More

December 20, 2025 @ 11:10 am By JD Alois  |  

The House Committee on Financial Services has shared its schedule for January, and the key committee will start the year on a high note by kicking off things by discussing Fintech. The Committee is led by Chairman French Hill who is firmly on the side… Read More

December 19, 2025 @ 10:08 am By JD Alois  |  

Totem Labs, a Tennessee-based company building decentralized tools, is raising growth capital on WeFunder. According to the offering page, Totem has raised $1.14  million from 63+ investors to date. Investors are getting a SAFE (Simple Agreement for Future Equity) at a $15 million valuation cap…. Read More

December 19, 2025 @ 9:48 am By JD Alois  |  

Once again, the Women in Fintech Powerlist is accepting applications to be included on the list.  Created by Innovate Finance ten years ago, a private-public partnership in the UK, the list aims to “recognise the pioneering women championing financial innovation, spotlighting remarkable individuals across eight… Read More

December 19, 2025 @ 9:07 am By JD Alois  |  

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced it will lift the contactless payments limit starting in March. In a statement posted today, the FCA said this will remove red tape and provide greater flexibility. Payments providers, including banks, with strong fraud controls, will be… Read More

December 18, 2025 @ 1:06 pm By JD Alois  |  

The  Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council  (SBE Council) has issued a statement on Senator Bernie Sanders’ attempt to establish a moratorium on the development of Artificial Intelligence (AI) data centers. Sanders went to X to share his belief that “democracy needs to catch up” to… Read More

December 18, 2025 @ 12:30 pm By JD Alois  |  

MangoPay and InstaXchange are partnering on multi-currency onramps. InstaXchange is a crypto exchange that works with Google Pay, PayPal, Apple Pay, cards, etc. A regulated virtual asset service provider (VASP), it also offers a plug-and-play API for Fintechs, merchants, and payment providers to incorporate crypto…. Read More

December 18, 2025 @ 11:49 am By JD Alois  |  

xStocks says it is bringing tokenized securities to Telegram’s one billion users. According to a statement issued by the firm, tokenized securities will be available on the TON Blockchain, accessible via the non-custodial wallet in Telegram. Max Crown, President and CEO of TON Foundation, said… Read More

December 18, 2025 @ 11:23 am By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged Danh C. Vo, founder and CEO of VBit Technologies, with theft of investor funds in regard to a Bitcoin mining business. The SEC states that Vo raised over $95.6 million and then misappropriated $48.5 million of the… Read More

December 18, 2025 @ 11:09 am By JD Alois  |  

Sherwood “Woodie” Neiss, GUARDD CEO and securities crowdfunding OG, has sent a letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission outlining their ability to support secondary trading for exempt securities. The letter was sent in response to a statement by SEC Chairman Paul Atkins asking for… Read More

December 17, 2025 @ 6:35 pm By JD Alois  |  

Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) announced a host of new products and offerings today as the digital asset firm aims to lead the future of finance. In a video presentation, Coinbase executives revealed a series of product updates, including the ability for anyone to tokenize primary offerings. Coinbase… Read More

December 17, 2025 @ 2:49 pm By JD Alois  |  

Erebor Bank’s deposit insurance application has been approved by the Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Erebor received approval for a bank charter in October, the first de novo national bank charter issued under the current administration. Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, the bank… Read More

December 17, 2025 @ 12:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

This week, Katherine Kirkpatrick Bos, General Counsel of StarkWare, participated in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Crypto Task Force Roundtable addressing privacy and financial surveillance. This is a hot topic today, especially with the advent of blockchain-powered financial services. While many blockchains allow anyone to… Read More

December 17, 2025 @ 10:16 am By JD Alois  |  

The GENIUS Act, signed into law last July, legalized payment stablecoins as issued by regulated financial services firms. This includes traditional banks, with many poised to move into the new form of value transfer and payments. Yesterday, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) issued a… Read More

December 17, 2025 @ 9:59 am By JD Alois  |  

The Canton Network appears to be in the lead in institutional RWA tokenization, and today, The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) and Digital Asset announced a partnership to tokenize US Treasury Securities. The Canton Network was created by Digital Asset and managed by a foundation. According to a… Read More