July 17, 2025 @ 9:04 am By JD Alois  |  

During a late-night session of the House of Representatives, HR 580 was approved by a majority of its members, thus allowing key crypto legislation to advance towards a floor vote. HR 580 is a procedural resolution that multiple Republicans were blocking. A vote earlier in… Read More

July 16, 2025 @ 4:05 pm By JD Alois  |  

Welp, it seems like the votes weren’t there again. Yesterday, the House of Representatives voted on a procedural measure to advance crypto legislation. Embarrassingly, the vote failed. President Trump corralled the Representatives who voted against the measure and last night claimed on Truth Social –… Read More

July 16, 2025 @ 3:33 pm By JD Alois  |  

How times have changed. It was reported earlier today that Vanguard has emerged as the largest investor in Microstrategy (NASDAQ:MSTR) [now called Strategy], the company that pretty much wrote the book on becoming a Bitcoin treasury play. The Street shares that according to new data… Read More

July 16, 2025 @ 11:27 am By JD Alois  |  

The One Big Beautiful Bill, signed into law on July 4th, made the Trump tax cuts from 2017 permanent. While opposition leaders have made claims that these tax cuts benefited the wealthy, they really supported the middle segment of society and, most importantly, smaller firms…. Read More

July 16, 2025 @ 10:56 am By JD Alois  |  

DealMaker, a tech-enhanced broker-dealer offering online capital formation services, has announced the acquisition of Rally On Media. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. According to a statement distributed by DealMaker, Rally On Media has supported over $250 million in online investments since 2020…. Read More

July 16, 2025 @ 10:48 am By JD Alois  |  

Yesterday, the House of Representatives stalled several cryptocurrency bills in a key procedural vote, causing the House to move to recess and regroup on the legislation. Three crypto bills are in the queue for approval in the House: the CLARITY Act (HR 3633), the GENIUS Act… Read More

July 16, 2025 @ 10:14 am By JD Alois  |  

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) solidly hurdled the $4 trillion in market cap hurdle this past week as news emerged that the AI chip firm will resume shipments to China. NVIDIA is the first and only publicly traded firm to achieve this valuation. It was not that long… Read More

July 16, 2025 @ 9:31 am By JD Alois  |  

The UK Office for National Statistics reported today that the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) rose by 3.6% in the 12 months to June 2025, up from 3.4% in the 12 months to May.  Expectations had been for the rate to remain unchanged. Core CPI (CPI… Read More

July 15, 2025 @ 3:25 pm By JD Alois  |  

The package of crypto bills sitting in the House of Representatives hit a speed bump today as multiple Republicans voted against a procedural measure to advance the legislation. A Resolution (HR 580) which impacted the CLARITY Act (HR 3633), the GENIUS Act (S 1582), the… Read More

July 15, 2025 @ 10:24 am By JD Alois  |  

Dakota, a Fintech described as a “crypto-integrated business banking platform,” has announced a $12.5 million Series A funding round. The funding was led by CoinFund, with participation from 6th Man Ventures (6MV) and Triton Ventures. The new money is expected to be used for accelerating… Read More

July 15, 2025 @ 9:33 am By JD Alois  |  

The US Bureau of Labor Statistics released June CPI numbers today, revealing an inline report for the month at 0.3%. The annualized rate stands at 2.7% – substantially higher than the US Federal Reserve’s target rate of 2%. At the same time, real average hourly… Read More

July 14, 2025 @ 5:57 pm By JD Alois  |  

Secondary marketplace for private securities EquityZen is out with a note on Q2 activity. The company stated that Circle’s successful initial public offering on Nasdaq kicked off a resurgence in private securities activity. EquityZen shared that investors on their marketplace were able to access  Circle… Read More

July 14, 2025 @ 5:01 pm By JD Alois  |  

Crypto week is happening in Washington, DC, and several bills are in the queue for a House vote. The Clarity Act (HR 3633), the legislation that aims to provide guidance on how different digital assets are regulated and which agency has oversight, is expected to… Read More

July 14, 2025 @ 3:59 pm By JD Alois  |  

With the CLARITY Act and the GENIUS Act on deck this week for House approval, Maxine Waters, the Ranking Member on the House Financial Services Committee, has posted an Op-ed slamming these bills as little more than legislation for and written by the crypto industry…. Read More

July 14, 2025 @ 10:08 am By JD Alois  |  

The Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act (HR 1919) is one of the crypto-related acts of legislation that is expected to be approved by the House of Representatives this week and then soon become law. A CBDC is a central bank digital currency that is issued by… Read More

July 14, 2025 @ 9:52 am By JD Alois  |  

Checkout.com, a UK-based Fintech, is expanding its footprint with an expansion into Canada. The company is already operating in the US. The company added that it has also had a leadership “refresh.” Zack Levine has been appointed as Head of Revenue for North America (NORAM)…. Read More

July 13, 2025 @ 6:40 pm By JD Alois  |  

Last week, SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce issued a statement on tokenization and the firms are pursuing digital assets that are deemed to be securities. Commissioner Peirce is leading the SEC’s Crypto Task Force, which is caucusing with industry participants to help craft rules that support… Read More

July 13, 2025 @ 5:56 pm By JD Alois  |  

The American Fintech Council has issued a statement commenting on emerging barriers to consumer data access. The statement addresses the sector of Open Banking and providing consumer control over their data and the ability to leverage the information to improve financial services. For example, simplifying… Read More

July 11, 2025 @ 1:42 pm By JD Alois  |  

Both the Clarity Act and the GENIUS Act are expected to be up for a floor vote, after which the legislation will move to the President’s desk to be signed into law. The Republican controlled Congress has delivered on its promise to create rules for… Read More

July 11, 2025 @ 3:23 am By JD Alois  |  

UK GDP has dropped once again, defying expectations of a slight increase in the month of May. ONS reports that the monthly real gross domestic product (GDP) fell by 0.1% in May. This follows a decline in April of 0.3%. While monthly services output grew… Read More