September 15, 2026 @ 9:49 am By JD Alois  |  

Last week, UK Finance and Oliver Wyman, a management consulting firm, partnered on a report on the developing digital asset ecosystem. The report said the UK is well positioned for the tokenization of securities, but it must “act with urgency” to remain globally competitive. The… Read More

September 14, 2026 @ 8:37 pm By JD Alois  |  

Senator Cynthia Lummis, a member of the Senate Banking Committee and a keen supporter of digital asset innovation, says that some Democrats simply won’t support the CLARITY Act no matter what. The CLARITY Act is scheduled for a cloture vote tomorrow (Tuesday, September 14, 2026)… Read More

September 14, 2026 @ 2:53 pm By JD Alois  |  

Pretty much across the board, analysts and observers expect the US Federal Reserve to raise benchmark rates this week by at least 25 basis points. Prediction markets have the probability at near certainty. Kalshi is currently at 86% for a 25 bps hike. Polymarket is… Read More

September 14, 2026 @ 1:45 pm By JD Alois  |  

Anthropic has announced that Claude for financial advisors is now available. Claude for Financial Advisors streamlines and automates tasks that often take up much of the time financial advisors spend serving customers. According to a blog post, Claude prepares briefs, summaries, and drafts analyses for… Read More

September 14, 2026 @ 10:25 am By JD Alois  |  

The time has come for the US Senate to determine if the US is going to move forward with profoundly vital crypto market legislation. The CLARITY Act is expected to come to a vote tomorrow for cloture and to open up the bill for debate…. Read More

September 14, 2026 @ 9:42 am By JD Alois  |  

Tokenovate shares that it has completed an intra-day repurchase agreement (Repo) on the Canton Network using the FINOS Common Domain Model (CDM), utilzing USDC. Tokenovate is a UK-based Fintech enabling post-trade lifecycle automation and digital settlement solutions. Canton is  a privacy-enabled blockchain network built for… Read More

September 11, 2026 @ 5:17 pm By JD Alois  |  

A securities crowdfunding OG has submitted a comment letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on its proposed rule, Regulation Crypto Assets. The SEC has leveraged existing securities exemptions, Reg CF and Reg A, to guide the proposed rules and provide compliant options for… Read More

September 11, 2026 @ 1:43 pm By JD Alois  |  

Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) received some coverage from Morgan Stanley yesterday, which set a price target of $250, representing an approximately 45% increase to today’s price. This is the first time that Morgan Stanley has covered the digital asset exchange. The investment bank gave Coinbase an equal-weight… Read More

September 11, 2026 @ 11:23 am By JD Alois  |  

Payment stablecoins will soon be ubiquitous. Less crypto and more a modern approach to transferring value, stablecoins can enable faster, lower-cost payments if implemented correctly. Fighting against stablecoins makes little sense. Yesterday, Moov and Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) announced they’re working together to help community banks enable… Read More

September 11, 2026 @ 10:34 am By JD Alois  |  

There is never a shortage of Bitcoin price prognosticators. The world’s most popular crypto is highly volatile, if anything. Its capped issuance leads some to point to its inflation-fighting credibility. If demand increases while supply stays steady, prices must rise. Yesterday, Brian Armstrong, Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN)… Read More

September 11, 2026 @ 10:11 am By JD Alois  |  

The Bureau of Labor Statistics released its Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) report today, showing inflation remains a bit hot, up 0.4% on a seasonally adjusted basis in August after rising 0.1% in July. Over the last 12 months, the index rose 3.4% before seasonal adjustments… Read More

September 10, 2026 @ 6:01 pm By JD Alois  |  

There has been much discussion about California’s shortcomings and the rise of the Sunshine State. While California has incredible natural beauty, it falls short in governance, infrastructure, and tax burdens. Florida, by contrast, has a balanced budget, no income taxes, and is expected to soon… Read More

September 10, 2026 @ 5:14 pm By JD Alois  |  

In the UK, legislation is evolving to support innovation in payments and transfers. Recently, the House of Lords supported a secondary statutory duty for the Bank of England to enable innovation in payments, including digital money. The change is part of the Financial Services and… Read More

September 10, 2026 @ 4:02 pm By JD Alois  |  

Bitcoin ATMs are fairly common in major US markets. Coin ATM Radar currently tracks around 19,400 locations nationwide. At its peak, estimates placed Bitcoin ATMs at over 30,000 locations. While not on the level of bank ATMs, that is still quite a lot. Still, some… Read More

September 10, 2026 @ 12:10 pm By JD Alois  |  

Recently, CI shared its thoughts on what could be improved, via rule changes or legislative action, to boost online capital formation. Specifically, under Reg CF and Reg A. Reg CF, Reg A, and Reg D 506 (c) each enable online capital formation. Reg CF and… Read More

September 10, 2026 @ 11:20 am By JD Alois  |  

The UK has long been known as Europe’s leading fintech hub and has punched above its weight globally. A combination of strong university-level education, an entrepreneurial culture, and a history of supporting innovation has helped it lead continental Europe in tech and entrepreneurship. Yet no… Read More

September 10, 2026 @ 10:53 am By JD Alois  |  

This past week, the media ran reports about a former Anthropic Researcher who claims he left the firm because he believes artificial intelligence (AI) will lead to a global catastrophe. The first reports emerged on WSJ.com. Researcher Jacob Coxon warned that labs are racing toward… Read More

September 9, 2026 @ 6:12 pm By JD Alois  |  

Rogue agents emanating from OpenAI hijacked a German website this last spring. According to Reuters, OpenAI filed a report with the European Commission about the incident, in another scary example of AI acting on its own. OECD.AI says the rogue agents gained control of the… Read More

September 9, 2026 @ 11:39 am By JD Alois  |  

Robinhood (NASDAQ:HOOD)  CEO Vlad Tenev spoke with CNBC this morning after reports that AMC (NYSE: AMC) is unhappy about Robinhood tokenizing its shares and offering them worldwide. AMC CEO Adam Aron said he was unaware his shares were being tokenized, then described the practice as “vile,” “contemptible,” and “inexcusable.” Aron… Read More

September 9, 2026 @ 11:07 am By JD Alois  |  

Investors are cheering the announcement that Chime, a neobank, has anounced the acquisition of its partner bank, Stride. Chime Financial (NASDAQ: CHYM) agreed to purchase longtime partner Stride Bank in an all-cash transaction valued at $590 million. At the time of writing, Chime shares have moved… Read More