October 30, 2025 @ 12:51 pm By JD Alois  |  

Crowcube, the first securities crowdfunding platform in the United Kingdom, is reporting over 2 million investors. Crowdcube was incorporated in 2009 and launched in 2011 by co-founders Luke Lang and Darren Westlake. Since that time, Crowdcube has enabled over £1.5 billion (almost $2 billion) in… Read More

October 30, 2025 @ 11:44 am By JD Alois  |  

Bitwise has launched various crypto-based exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The advent of the first Bitcoin ETF foreshadowed a cascade of crypto funds, with many generating significant investor interest. The newest ETF launched just this week is the Bitwise Solana Staking ETF (BSOL), which pays a yield… Read More

October 30, 2025 @ 10:14 am By JD Alois  |  

Travis Hill has been given the nod to lead the Federal Deposit and Insurance Corporation (FDIC), a key financial regulator. He is currently the acting Chairman of the agency. The nomination was forwarded to the Senate at the end of last month. Hill took over… Read More

October 30, 2025 @ 10:03 am By JD Alois  |  

Recently listed Fintech Webull (NASDAQ: BULL) is expanding its crypto futures offering via a partnership with Coinbase Derivatives, a registered Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) platform. US-based users will now be able to trade futures contracts for Dogecoin (DOGE), Nano XRP, Nano Solana, Litecoin (LTC),… Read More

October 30, 2025 @ 9:41 am By JD Alois  |  

Pave Finance says it has integrated with broker Charles Schwab. Pave explains that the move enables registered investment advisors (RIAs) to link their Schwab client accounts directly to Pave for automated portfolio management and trading. Pave notes that the wealth management sector is expected to… Read More

October 29, 2025 @ 2:50 pm By JD Alois  |  

The US Federal Reserve has announced another 25 basis point (bps) rate cut, adjusting the target fed funds rate from 4% to 3.75%, as markets had expected. The Fed noted that while inflation has inched up since earlier this year, and remains elevated, other metrics… Read More

October 29, 2025 @ 11:27 am By JD Alois  |  

The world of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) continues to expand at a rapid pace. Today, investors can trade in a plethora of strategies, including active and passive offerings. With the advent of artificial intelligence (AI) and the rapid rise of this sector, investors have rushed to… Read More

October 29, 2025 @ 10:47 am By JD Alois  |  

Taurus, a Switzerland-based digital asset infrastructure firm, says it has opened an office in New York to expand services in the US market. Taurus is regulated by FINMA, the Swiss financial market supervisory authority. The company currently provides services to well-known European firms like State… Read More

October 29, 2025 @ 9:55 am By JD Alois  |  

Secondary market platform EquityZen has been acquired by Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS), the global investment bank and brokerage. Details of the transaction were not immediately available. The deal is expected to close in early 2026. Shares of Morgan Stanley were little changed on the news. EquityZen… Read More

October 29, 2025 @ 9:20 am By JD Alois  |  

Jennifer Bailey, the Vice President of Apple Pay at Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), participated in Money 20/20 USA this week, sharing some information regarding the tech firm’s Fintech venture. As reported by 9to5Mac, Bailey noted that Apple Pay reduces fraud by over 60%, better than most traditional payment methods. At… Read More

October 29, 2025 @ 8:23 am By JD Alois  |  

Fiserv (NYSE:FI) shares are getting slaughtered in pre-market trading following Q3 results that missed analyst expectations. At the moment, Fiserv shares are trading down by over 40%, a significant haircut from yesterday’s close. Fiserv is a publicly traded Fintech that provides payment and banking services…. Read More

October 28, 2025 @ 9:32 am By JD Alois  |  

In recent days, Senator Elizabeth Warren took to X to criticize President Trump’s decision to pardon Changpeng “CZ” Zhou, Binance founder and former CEO. Senator Warren is a longtime critic of digital assets and financial services firms in general. She sits on the key Senate… Read More

October 28, 2025 @ 8:57 am By JD Alois  |  

Last night, Elon Musk revealed that his solution to Wikipedia, Grokipedia version 0.1, is now live. Musk has criticized the information on Wikipedia for years, calling it unbalanced. Musk said even this first version of Grokipedia was superior to Wikipedia. Wikipedia has been challenged for… Read More

October 28, 2025 @ 8:28 am By JD Alois  |  

Payroll firm ADP says it will now offer its Jobs Report weekly, starting today. The US data point is important as it can drive markets and set expectations for future policy actions. The report published today indicates a preliminary estimate of an average increase of… Read More

October 27, 2025 @ 4:56 pm By JD Alois  |  

Gradient Labs, an artificial intelligence (AI) platform that targets conversational engagements for finance, is looking to expand its services into the US following “explosive” growth in Europe. Based in the UK, Gradient Labs was co-founded by Dimitri Masin, Neal Lathia, and Danai Antoniou. Each of… Read More

October 27, 2025 @ 9:37 am By JD Alois  |  

Robinhood (NASDAQ:HOOD) will soon offer futures trading for account holders in the UK. In a company statement, Robinhood stated that users may trade index, energy, metals, and foreign exchange futures directly in the Robinhood app and on Robinhood Legend. The service includes CME products like… Read More

October 27, 2025 @ 9:22 am By JD Alois  |  

tZERO, a digital asset trading and issuance venue, says it will pursue a public listing. While the company has stated its intent to trade on an exchange or marketplace, it has not provided details on whether it will pursue an initial public offering, a SPAC,… Read More

October 24, 2025 @ 5:20 pm By JD Alois  |  

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce attended the CfPA Regulated Investment Crowdfunding Summit this week, sharing insight into the regulatory environment at the Commission. One of the topics the Commissioner discussed was the advent of “Mirror Tokens.” Mirror Tokens are assets that are designed to reflect the… Read More

October 24, 2025 @ 10:02 am By JD Alois  |  

The UK Financial Conduct Authority is concerned that financial services firms are not prepared for the transition to T+1, scheduled for October 2027. In a recent post, the FCA states that it is seeing “challenges” and “complacency” among firms that the change will impact. “Remember,… Read More

October 24, 2025 @ 9:05 am By JD Alois  |  

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) have joined to open up a “Scale Up Unit” with a mission to support regulated firms grow. The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, shared the news during a Forum in Leeds. The Forum focused… Read More