August 28, 2026 @ 1:20 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced yesterday that it has found large-scale abuse in the investment advisor sector and filed complaints against 38 entities. At the same time, the SEC thanked the Federal  Bureau of Investigation’s Operation Level Up, a project launched to protect… Read More

August 28, 2026 @ 11:21 am By JD Alois  |  

China-based bots are seeking to create political and social havoc in the US. This is according to a statement distributed by X Global Government Affairs. According to a post on X: “The X Safety team conducted an investigation into suspected Chinese inauthentic accounts involved in… Read More

August 28, 2026 @ 9:54 am By JD Alois  |  

Fintech Stripe and Advent International have decided to halt their efforts to acquire PayPal (Nasdaq:PYPL). Advent International is a private equity firm active in the Fintech sector. The two partners had previously agreed to acquire the payments firm for around $53 billion, or $60.50 a… Read More

August 27, 2026 @ 9:05 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Super Crowd has announced the launch of PurposeBuilt100, a list of promising, fast-growing firms that are described as combining growth with impact. The list was revealed on the final day of the SuperCrowd26 event, a three-day virtual gathering focused on access to capital, community,… Read More

August 27, 2026 @ 7:38 pm By JD Alois  |  

BitGo Holdings (NYSE: BTGO) has announced that it entered into a definitive agreement and completed the acquisition of NYDIG’s institutional trading business and other assets. The deal terms were not immediately available. Shares of BitGo were little changed on the news. BitGo offers custody, wallets,… Read More

August 27, 2026 @ 5:50 pm By JD Alois  |  

Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) moved higher today by almost 5%, propelled by two distinct catalysts. First, Coinbase revealed it is partnering with Better Mortgage to issue conforming products backed by digital assets. Coinbase actually revealed its intent for the mortgage sector and its partnership with Better this… Read More

August 27, 2026 @ 1:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

Ground says it is joining two digital asset industry advocacy groups: the Blockchain Association and CCI’s Vault Coalition. The Vault Coalition was launched on June 5, 2026, by the Crypto Council for Innovation (CCI). Its goal is to clarify U.S. rules for onchain vaults—smart-contract products that pool… Read More

August 27, 2026 @ 12:40 pm By JD Alois  |  

Firms using Regulation Crowdfunding (Reg CF) raised $23.1 million in the month of July 2026. This is a month-over-month decline of -19.3% from June 2026, which totaled $28.6 million, and a year-over-year decline of -33.5% from July 2025 at $34.8 million. More optimistically, there were… Read More

August 27, 2026 @ 10:46 am By JD Alois  |  

Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) CEO Brian Armstrong addressed the proposed confiscation tax in California, calling it “deeply un-American” and saying he is considering leaving the state. The comments were made during the Katie Miller Podcast, where Armstrong addressed a litany of issues surrounding crypto and the policies that impact… Read More

August 27, 2026 @ 9:25 am By JD Alois  |  

Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) reported solid earnings last night, beating on the top and bottom lines. While shares briefly dipped on the news, rationality soon kicked in, and investors saw the actual story: that Nvidia continues to lead the world in AI development and is executing on… Read More

August 26, 2026 @ 2:35 pm By JD Alois  |  

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) will release its Q2 earnings after the market close today. NVIDIA is not just a leading AI firm and top chip provider; it is a benchmark for the entire AI sector. Largely fueled by hyperscalers and the race not to be left behind as… Read More

August 26, 2026 @ 10:46 am By JD Alois  |  

The European Central Bank (ECB) is preparing to launch the long-anticipated “Pontes” ecosystem with qualified distributed ledger technology-enhanced platforms that provide services, including tokenization, to the European wholesale market. The ECB’s Governing Council approved Pontes in 2025, which takes a two-track approach: the first track,… Read More

August 26, 2026 @ 9:50 am By JD Alois  |  

  Last week, Socket’s research team published a post warning Firefox users about extensions that can steal your crypto. According to Socket, 77 Firefox extensions may pilfer your identity and abscond with your wallet and credential information. These extensions may impersonate legitimate platforms like OKX,… Read More

August 26, 2026 @ 9:26 am By JD Alois  |  

The Personal Consumption Expenditures index (PCE), a closely watched measure of inflation, landed as expected today. While showing sticky inflation at 3.3%, above the target rate, the inline reading for July was greeted with a sigh. July PCE was 3.7% versus an expected 3.6% year… Read More

August 25, 2026 @ 4:23 pm By JD Alois  |  

An article on WSJ.com says US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent may get support from the crypto markets as he tries to push bond yields lower. Earlier this week, Bessent said the US Treasury Department would use its balance sheet to buy Treasuries in an attempt to drive yields… Read More

August 25, 2026 @ 4:01 pm By JD Alois  |  

Figure’s  (Nasdaq: FIGR) YLDS, a digital asset that is a security, is now accepted as collateral on EDX Markets, an institutional crypto trading platform. YLDS,  a regulated yield-bearing security,  gives institutions flexibility to manage capital. EDX also said it will adopt YLDS as a treasury… Read More

August 25, 2026 @ 1:19 pm By JD Alois  |  

Kingscrowd, a provider of data and analysis of online securities offerings, has commented on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s allegations of fraud against Netcapital (NASDAQ:NCPL), a company that operates a FINRA-regulated Funding Portal. Kingscrowd notes that only three of the eleven securities offerings mentioned in… Read More

August 25, 2026 @ 10:57 am By JD Alois  |  

tZERO has announced a partnership with Sui to enable digital securities, or tokenized assets. The company says its services will integrate directly with the Sui blockchain to support trading, issuance, custody, and more for institutional-grade digital securities. Sui is a layer-one blockchain created specifically for… Read More

August 25, 2026 @ 10:38 am By JD Alois  |  

European Central Bank (ECB) researchers have used artificial intelligence (AI) to analyze Reddit posts and how they reflect retail investor optimism or pessimism. The publication by Fabian Wagner and Julian Metzler drew on a daily retail-investor mood gauge based on over 4 million (out of… Read More

August 25, 2026 @ 10:03 am By JD Alois  |  

The Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) in France has issued a caution to the public to look out for fake media websites. According to the regulator, a bevy of news sites have recently been impersonating French news sites by copying their design and identity. Apparently,… Read More