August 26, 2025 @ 3:32 pm By JD Alois  |  

Going Public is a platform that aims to solve a challenge in the securities crowdfunding sector. Promoting online offerings to potential investors and, hopefully, raising sufficient funds to enable the issuer to execute its mission. Online capital formation has been around for over a decade…. Read More

August 26, 2025 @ 9:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Republic Digital, part of Republic, has revealed an investment in Centrifuge, further committing itself to digital assets and tokenization. Republic is the largest online capital formation platform in the world. In recent years, digital assets have played an increasingly significant role as the company expands… Read More

August 25, 2025 @ 11:17 am By JD Alois  |  

Digital bank and crypto platform Anchorage Digital is getting into the venture capital business with the launch of Anchorage Digital Ventures. In a blog post, the company stated that it aims to provide early and strategic support to promising protocols. ADV is seeking to support… Read More

August 25, 2025 @ 9:30 am By JD Alois  |  

Old Glory Bank, a conservative affiliated financial institution, is raising growth capital online under the Reg A+ exemption, which opens up the sale of securities to non-accredited investors. Old Glory Bank, based in Oklahoma but offering digital banking services nationwide, is described as “pro-American” and… Read More

August 22, 2025 @ 4:14 pm By JD Alois  |  

A Special Master appointed by the Delaware District Court has recommended formal sanctions against both Envestnet and Yodlee, as part of a legal battle with FinancialApps LLC. FinancialApps claims trade secret misappropriation. Bain Capital recently acquired Envestnet, and Yodlee was acquired by STG Partners. According to… Read More

August 22, 2025 @ 12:32 pm By JD Alois  |  

Bank branches are quickly becoming a thing of the past. Think floppy disks and fax machines. Consumers manage their financial existence on their smartphones. And they prefer it over queuing up for a teller. At the same time, there remains a segment of the community… Read More

August 22, 2025 @ 10:37 am By JD Alois  |  

In a speech delivered at Jackson Hole today, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell messaged a possible rate cut next month. As data has been contradictory regarding whether inflation was at risk of rising or unemployment heading lower, expectations for a rate cut in September have… Read More

August 21, 2025 @ 8:13 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has selected Judge Margaret “Meg” Ryan to become the new Director of the Division of Enforcement. This Division is the largest at the SEC and in many ways the most public aspect of the regulator. SEC Chairman Paul Atkins… Read More

August 21, 2025 @ 3:40 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is seeking feedback on reopened rulemaking under Section 1033 of the Dodd-Frank Act. This has to do with personal financial data generated by a user and who controls this information, and the potential for fees charged by a financial… Read More

August 21, 2025 @ 3:21 pm By JD Alois  |  

Bitso, a Latin American crypto exchange, is planning to expand its services into the United States. As the regulatory environment for digital assets improves in North America, Bitso intends to capitalize on this shift by offering services in the US. According to a note from… Read More

August 21, 2025 @ 1:12 pm By JD Alois  |  

Valereum Plc (AQSE: VLRM), operator of a licensed and regulated Digital Asset Service Provider (DASP) in El Salvador, has selected ZIGChain as a lead blockchain and white label tokenization provider, DigiShares, to enable the regulated issuance of digital assets on its real-world assets (RWAs) marketplace…. Read More

August 21, 2025 @ 10:47 am By JD Alois  |  

Polymath, a Canadian blockchain firm, has announced partnerships with two entities as it pursues a strategy of global expansion. According to a company statement, Polymath is now collaborating with Black Manta Capital Partners, ClycleX, and Patina Capital. Polymath explains that by working with the two… Read More

August 21, 2025 @ 8:53 am By JD Alois  |  

Gemini, a crypto exchange, filed for an initial public offering (IPO) last week. The S-1 registration statement still lacks certain important details but the document states that Gemini has generated over $285 billion in trading volume, 1.5 million “transacting users,” and more than $18 billion… Read More

August 20, 2025 @ 12:51 pm By JD Alois  |  

Valentin Stalf, co-founder of European digital bank N26, has exited the Chief Executive role at the banking firm following rumors of an executive shake-up. N26 was founded in 2013 and has grown into a digital bank operating across Europe, employing over 1500 individuals. Recently, N26… Read More

August 20, 2025 @ 10:46 am By JD Alois  |  

Robinhood (NASDAQ:HOOD) is now offering artificial intelligence (AI) investment advice for its UK customers. The service is available at no extra charge. The AI service, called Robinhood Cortex, uses generative AI to analyse information like news, reports, technicals and more. The service is already in… Read More

August 20, 2025 @ 9:28 am By JD Alois  |  

OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar visited with CNBC today to discuss AI in general, the incredible opportunity, and expectations for the industry. As part of the discussion, she was asked about platforms that are tokenizing their shares. OpenAI, creator of ChatGPT, is a private firm with… Read More

August 20, 2025 @ 9:02 am By JD Alois  |  

The UK Consumer Prices Index (CPI) rose by 3.8% in the 12 months to July 2025, up from 3.6% in the 12 months to June and hotter than anticipated. The UK Office of National Statistics reports that transport, particularly air travel, helped to drive CPI… Read More

August 20, 2025 @ 8:48 am By JD Alois  |  

This week, Wyoming announced that it would issue a dollar-based stablecoin (FRNT), benefiting from the recent passage of federal stablecoin legislation (the GENIUS Act) and existing rules in the state, the Wyoming Stable Token Act. The announcement was made at the Wyoming Blockchain Symposium. As… Read More

August 19, 2025 @ 3:39 pm By JD Alois  |  

As was reported yesterday, Wyoming is the first state to issue its own stablecoin. The dollar-based digital asset is called the Frontier Stable Token or FRNT. The news was revealed during the Wyoming Blockchain Symposium, which took place this week in Jackson Hole. The Wyoming… Read More

August 19, 2025 @ 2:45 pm By JD Alois  |  

In the summer of 2022, NFT (non-fungible token) platform OpenSea saw a former employee charged with pursuing a digital asset insider trading ploy. The former Product Manager was arrested and charged with wire fraud and money laundering. As outlined by the US Department of Justice,… Read More