September 8, 2025 @ 4:17 pm By JD Alois  |  

Robinhood  (NASDAQ: HOOD), a new spin on digital brokerages and investing, had a good day in the market as its shares jumped by over 15% today, closing at $117.28. This is almost its 52 week high and bodes well for investors. Robinhood was fueled by… Read More

September 8, 2025 @ 4:09 pm By JD Alois  |  

Privacy concerns are a huge issue in the US and recent years financial regulators have ramped up their monitoring of individual activity. Banks and other financial firms must flag suspicious activity, notify the feds of relatively small transfers and constantly be on guard for bad… Read More

September 8, 2025 @ 2:02 pm By JD Alois  |  

Crypto firm CoinShares will become a publicly traded company on the Nasdaq via a SPAC in a $1.2 billion in a pre-money equity value on a pro-forma basis. The deal will see CoinShires combine with Vine Hill Capital Investment Corp.(NASDAQ: VCIC). CoinShares has been listed… Read More

September 8, 2025 @ 9:48 am By JD Alois  |  

Snappi is now Greece’s first ECB licensed digital bank, according to a statement by the company. The App focused digital bank based in Ioannina now has its services available via the Apple App Store and Google Play. Snappi offers cards, both digital and physical, transfers,… Read More

September 8, 2025 @ 9:08 am By JD Alois  |  

Republic Europe, formerly Seedrs, is expected to soon list SpaceX Mirror Notes on the UK based platform. Mirror Tokens or Mirror Notes (for the UK) are digital assets that match the price and performance of private securities. The aim is to provide access to promising… Read More

September 5, 2025 @ 12:10 pm By JD Alois  |  

After years of negligence and obtuse rulemaking, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced a “new day” as the agency refocuses its energy on its job of efficient markets and capital formation. During the Gensler tenure, the Commission sought to alter markets in way… Read More

September 4, 2025 @ 5:56 pm By JD Alois  |  

Aria Protocol Labs Inc. and Aria Foundation have raised $15 million in Seed funding, according to a corporate statement. The blockchain-focused company aims to bring IP onchain, and it has started with songs. Investors in the funding round include Polychain, Neoclassic, Story Foundation, and other partners said to… Read More

September 4, 2025 @ 11:22 am By JD Alois  |  

Hedera, a high-performance blockchain, has been added to the list of blockchains utilized for Wyoming’s stablecoin – the Frontier Stable Token (FRNT). This is the first state-issued payment stablecoin, which is managed by the Wyoming Stable Token Commission (WYST). Hedera was said to be the only… Read More

September 4, 2025 @ 11:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Republic has announced that tokens representing shares in SpaceX are now available for investors to participate in the offering. Mirror Tokens, or tokenized securities offerings that represent shares in a private firm, are a new vertical for Republic. The platform announced the advent of its… Read More

September 4, 2025 @ 9:44 am By JD Alois  |  

Cloudflare, a company that operates in just about every country, serving many Fortune 500 Companies as well as many smaller firms, suffered a security breach last month, causing the tech firm to caution its customers about the potential for nefarious intrusions after the hack stole… Read More

September 4, 2025 @ 9:30 am By JD Alois  |  

JP Morgan (NYSE:JPM) will launch a digital bank serving the German market in early 2026. This will be JPM’s second entry in the European market to offer a retail digital bank solution. While digital banks are readily available in Germany, JPM has a significant share… Read More

September 3, 2025 @ 1:22 pm By JD Alois  |  

The SEC’s Division of Trading and Markets and the CFTC’s Division of Market Oversight and Division of Clearing and Risk have issued a statement on the joint initiative regarding spot crypto trading. The announcement is associated with the President’s Working Group on Digital Asset Markets… Read More

September 3, 2025 @ 1:07 pm By JD Alois  |  

Crypto exchange Echobit has gained a VASP license in the Czech Republic. The license will enable the platform to operate in the Czech Republic and multiple EU member states, according to a release. The company also shares that in South Korea, it has partnered with… Read More

September 3, 2025 @ 10:07 am By JD Alois  |  

Pave Finance has raised $14 million in Seed financing in a funding round that was said to be oversubscribed. Pave, which just announced its commercial launch, is an artificial intelligence (AI) platform for personalized wealth management. The funding was said to come from former executive… Read More

September 3, 2025 @ 9:57 am By JD Alois  |  

Etherealize has raised $40 million in a funding round led by Electric Capital and Paradigm. The company previously received a grant from Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin and the Ethereum Foundation in 2024. Etherealize holds a mission of building the infrastructure for Wall Street using the… Read More

September 3, 2025 @ 9:43 am By JD Alois  |  

The Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council (SBE Council) has issued a statement regarding the House Judiciary Committee hearing addressing European laws that harm US firms. The EU  and UK have enacted multiple laws that solely impact US firms – typically, US big tech. While crafted… Read More

September 3, 2025 @ 8:40 am By JD Alois  |  

Crowdcube, a leading investment crowdfunding platform based in the UK, has announced the advent of later-stage investments, adjusting its offerings for its 1.9 million investors. The platform states that its first later-stage offering is for Bolt. Start-ups and early-stage firms make highly risky investments. Most… Read More

September 2, 2025 @ 7:52 pm By JD Alois  |  

Cloudflare (NYSE:NET), a leading internet infrastructure provider used by numerous prominent firms, including financial services companies, has issued a notice indicating a hack of their platform occurred between August 12 and August 17, resulting in access to customer information, including user tokens. The company said… Read More

September 2, 2025 @ 5:33 pm By JD Alois  |  

Solowin (NASDAQ: SWIN), a Hong Kong-based financial services firm that is in the digital asset sector, says it will gain a US banking license via the acquisition of an unnamed chartered bank. Solowin says that it is in “advanced stages” of the acquisition, adding that… Read More

September 2, 2025 @ 5:20 pm By JD Alois  |  

Tangany, a  German digital asset custodian, has raised €10 million in Series A funding. Tangany is regulated by Bafin (the German securities regulator), and the company states it is preparing for Europe-wide expansion under EU MiCA rules. The funding was led by Baader Bank, Elevator Ventures… Read More