August 10, 2026 @ 10:24 am By JD Alois  |  

Teya has been selected by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) for its Scale-up Unit, according to a note from the company. Teya is a payments, accounts and expense management Fintech that reportedly serves over 75,000 smaller businesses across Europe, including 30,000 in the UK. The… Read More

August 10, 2026 @ 9:41 am By JD Alois  |  

UK artificial intelligence (AI) funding rocketed higher in the first six months of 2026, according to research from Traxcn. The report says that from January to June of 2026, UK AI firms raised $9.6 billion, a dramatic increase compared with the same period last year,… Read More

August 9, 2026 @ 1:26 pm By JD Alois  |  

While the crypto industry is disappointed that the Senate was unable to advance crypto infrastructure legislation in August, the CLARITY Act, Senator John Thune, Majority Leader, has filed cloture on the motion to proceed to HR 3633, or the CLARITY Act. Thune has indicated that… Read More

August 7, 2026 @ 2:42 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has scheduled a roundtable for next month that will discuss 24 hour trading for US equity markets. The roundtable will address challenges and opportunities for an updated approach in markets that are largely automated. While the SEC will discuss,… Read More

August 7, 2026 @ 1:22 pm By JD Alois  |  

X Money is finally live and in the wild as the social media based Fintech is now offering services to US premium customers with expanded rollout anticipated to take place over time. Current offerings include “industry leading” APY of 6% on deposits, 3% cash back… Read More

August 7, 2026 @ 12:18 pm By JD Alois  |  

Wintermute has boosted its US presence by becoming a FINRA registered broker dealer. Wintermute was founded in London in 2017. A US office was established last year (2025). The company is a crypto-native market maker, operating across centralized exchanges (CeFi), DeFi, and moving more into… Read More

August 7, 2026 @ 10:27 am By JD Alois  |  

Monthly payroll numbers were released this morning and the closely watched metric caused markets to jump as bad news is good news. Non-farm payrolls dropped by 23,000 in contrast to estimates that pegged the number at around 83,000 job gains. A revision for the previous… Read More

August 7, 2026 @ 9:32 am By JD Alois  |  

Hope springs eternal. Yesterday, Senate leadership decided they did not have sufficient support to hold a floor vote on the CLARITY Act, key crypto market infrastructure legislation that aims to protect consumers while enabling digital asset innovation. The Crypto Council for Innovation (CCI) expressed their… Read More

August 6, 2026 @ 2:58 pm By JD Alois  |  

GUARDD, founded by Sherwood Neiss who is also the co-founder of Crowdfund Capital Advisors (CCA) and one of the authors of the JOBS Act which approved online capital formation, recently met with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to discuss secondary trading of tokenized exempt… Read More

August 6, 2026 @ 2:27 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission has added a new Financial Reporting and Accounting Unit to its Division of Enforcement that is described as working across the agency to make certain all divisions are aligned in enforcing securities laws and the SEC’s goals. Accounting and forensic… Read More

August 6, 2026 @ 10:14 am By JD Alois  |  

Nayax (NASDAQ:NYAX) has applied for a bank charter in the state of Connecticut. Nayax is a Fintech that was founded in Israel nearly two decades ago. The company is regulated in multiple jurisdictions including the UK and the EU. The company has focused on payments… Read More

August 6, 2026 @ 4:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) has announced the addition of 24-hour trading of equities five days a week in the UK. According to a note from Coinbase UK, customers will be able to trade approximately 4,000 stocks, as well as manage their crypto and other financial needs, all… Read More

August 5, 2026 @ 3:07 pm By JD Alois  |  

Nik Storansky, CEO and co-founder of top digital bank Revolut, allegedly skipped out on paying a broker’s fee for a megayacht. This is according to a report by WSJ.com, which states that a yacht broker, Cecil Wright & Partners, is suing Storansky for avoiding a… Read More

August 5, 2026 @ 2:12 pm By JD Alois  |  

A UK AI Security Institute (IASI) report shares that an AI test using various agents ended up in19 unsanctioned actions against real people and organizations. The models tested are not publicly available. The report was published yesterday and involved a test last month. IASI says… Read More

August 5, 2026 @ 12:23 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Senate is scheduled to go into recess at the end of business this Friday, leaving only a couple of days for the CLARITY Act to reach a floor vote. While a growing number of Americans hold crypto and there is an obvious need to… Read More

August 5, 2026 @ 10:40 am By JD Alois  |  

Cloudflare (NYSE:NET), the internet infrastructure platform that just about everyone in the world uses, says it has integrated artificial intelligence (AI) agents, digital wallets, and the ability to use stablecoins. Cloudflare Wallets will enable agentic commerce in a secure environment. Cloudflare Wallets and Cloudflare.pay aim… Read More

August 5, 2026 @ 10:29 am By JD Alois  |  

In a challenging market for the world’s most popular crypto, Xapo Bank reports that its clients are buying more Bitcoin. According to a note from the bank, data from Q2 2026 (79%) shows an increase in the amount of Bitcoin held in accounts during the… Read More

August 5, 2026 @ 8:36 am By JD Alois  |  

NetCapital, an online capital formation platform transitioning “from a transaction-based capital formation marketplace into a comprehensive, data-driven capital markets infrastructure platform,” is at risk of losing its Nasdaq listing. According to a statement issued by Netcapital at the end of July, a pending rule for firms with… Read More

August 4, 2026 @ 4:23 pm By JD Alois  |  

Kingscrowd, a securities crowdfunding intelligence platform, is expanding into the European market. According to an email distributed by the company, it has partnered with Over Ventures, a European investment crowdfunding advisory firm based in Italy, to launch services and further scale its data platform. Over… Read More

August 4, 2026 @ 12:57 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Banca d’Italia has published a report on digital currency asking the question: Are Stablecoins Efficient for Remittances? The goal was to determine if stablecoins provided an improvement over more traditional payments and transfers regarding cost and speed. The paper reviews transfers of $200 in… Read More