November 14, 2025 @ 6:51 pm By JD Alois  |  

Bitcoin, the world’s most popular crypto, has cratered in recent days. During the last week alone, Bitcoin has lost over 8% of its value. At this moment, Bitcoin is trading under $95,000. Bitcoin started 2025 at around $93,000, so it hasn’t moved much if you… Read More

November 14, 2025 @ 2:31 pm By JD Alois  |  

SEC Chairman Paul Atkins spoke at the 9th Annual Fintech Conference held at the Philadelphia Fed this week. He shared that he expects the Commission to establish a “token taxonomy” based on existing securities law, while acknowledging that the current regime has limitations. Atkins said… Read More

November 13, 2025 @ 4:26 pm By JD Alois  |  

Elon Musk, founder of Tesla, SpaceX, and owner of X (formerly Twitter), has posted that X has just released a new communications stack that includes encrypted file transfers, messages, and audio/video calls. Musk has long messaged that X’s goal is to be the Everything App. A… Read More

November 13, 2025 @ 3:36 pm By JD Alois  |  

Perennial crowdfunding poster Clive Reffell recently posed a pertinent question. In the UK, the number of securities crowdfunding deals tanked in 2024. Reffell asked why this happened. “Is it too hard for retail investors to work out a required ROI?” Valid question. Reffell referenced data from… Read More

November 13, 2025 @ 3:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

The artificial intelligence (AI) sector is red hot. Sure, some are predicting a bubble, but this is no dot.com bomb from the 2000s. The technology is real, and expectations are that just about every business will benefit from AI. This is a multi-decade transition to… Read More

November 13, 2025 @ 2:43 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA) has granted its first DAO, or Decentralized Autonomous Organization, license. According to a release, DerivaDEX has received a Digital Asset Business License for a DAO-governed decentralized derivatives exchange. Honourable E. David Burt, JP, MP, Premier of Bermuda, said the future… Read More

November 13, 2025 @ 2:36 pm By JD Alois  |  

In a wide-ranging attack on drug-based money laundering, the US Department of the Treasury, in partnership with the Mexican government, has applied sanctions and other measures to undermine organized crime operating in Mexico, Europe, Canada, and elsewhere. The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and… Read More

November 13, 2025 @ 11:40 am By JD Alois  |  

In its 8th year of operation and with over 2,300 early-stage US startups from across all 50 states applying for recognition, the 2025 Pepperdine Graziadio Most Fundable Companies list is republished below. Investor consideration was based on multiple variables, including financial projections, market opportunity, intellectual… Read More

November 13, 2025 @ 10:32 am By JD Alois  |  

In comments delivered today at the Treasury Market Conference, held at the Federal Reserve Bank in New York, Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent speculated about the looming growth of the stablecoin market. “Payment Stablecoins,” as defined under the GENIUS Act, are expected to boost… Read More

November 13, 2025 @ 8:55 am By JD Alois  |  

Debanking —the nefarious practice of canceling financial services to individuals or organizations out of political favor —was rampant during the Biden Administration. Last January, the Senate Banking Committee held a hearing on the subject, highlighting some of the pejorative actions taken by financial services firms… Read More

November 13, 2025 @ 8:27 am By JD Alois  |  

Polymarket has announced new partnerships in recent days, including a deal to provide data for Yahoo Finance, a popular investment news and information platform, as well as UFC and Zuffa Boxing. The deal with Yahoo includes a new, exclusive prediction markets hub that will bring… Read More

November 12, 2025 @ 10:34 am By JD Alois  |  

Texas is in the running for Wall Street 2.0, and Coinbase’s (NASDAQ:COIN) decision to move from Delaware to Texas is emblematic of the migration from less business-friendly jurisdictions to places like Texas and Florida. Today, Coinbase made it official, stating they see “greener pastures” in the… Read More

November 12, 2025 @ 10:02 am By JD Alois  |  

Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN), a top crypto exchange, has decided not to purchase BVNK , a money service business that enables stablecoin usage. Shares of Coinbase are currently higher in a day when markets are bullish. It has long been rumoured that Coinbase was in advanced discussions to purchase… Read More

November 11, 2025 @ 4:37 pm By JD Alois  |  

Stablecoins are really new payment rails. Faster, more secure, and less costly. While frequently lumped into the crypto sector, stablecoins are just a more efficient way to move value – payments and transfers. Somewhat unsurprisingly, a recent survey indicates that 75% of consumers would try… Read More

November 11, 2025 @ 1:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

Last month, Europol announced that it had arrested seven individuals who were allegedly perpetrators in a SIM Swap scam operation. Described as a Cybercrime-as-a-Service operation, enforcement agencies took down five servers and seized 1,200 SIM box devices and 40,000 active SIM cards. Thousands of SIM… Read More

November 11, 2025 @ 10:08 am By JD Alois  |  

In case you missed it, a study about artificial intelligence (AI) and job losses has been circulating— especially as the US economy starts to wilt a bit more. While some observers claim that much or some of the decline in jobs is being driven by… Read More

November 11, 2025 @ 9:51 am By JD Alois  |  

Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) aims to be the one financial platform to rule them all. Powered by blockchain and delivering a superior digital service that provides access to public securities, private securities, crypto, and everything a bank does but better. Coinbase will also be offering online capital formation… Read More

November 11, 2025 @ 8:42 am By JD Alois  |  

While the CLARITY Act passed the US House of Representatives eons ago, the legislation has been parked in the Senate as policymakers hash out their version of the digital asset market infrastructure bill. Yesterday, the Senate Agriculture Committee posted a bipartisan “discussion draft” of the… Read More

November 10, 2025 @ 7:52 pm By JD Alois  |  

Gemini Space Station (NASDAQ:GEMI) reported its earnings for the first time following its initial public offering (IPO). While several analysts welcomed the results, shares declined in after-hours trading. Gemini reported net revenue of $50.6 million for the quarter, more than double the same quarter in… Read More

November 10, 2025 @ 2:10 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council (SBE Council) has issued a statement on the deal with certain Senate Democrats (and one Independent) to open up the federal government. Yesterday, a deal was cut with 7 Democrats and 1 Independent to approve a continuing resolution (CR)… Read More