August 8, 2025 @ 1:33 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Devere Group CEO Nigel Green said Donald Trump has just signed a landmark executive order that will reshape how millions of Americans build retirement wealth by opening the doors of the $9 trillion US retirement market to cryptocurrencies, private equity, and other alternative assets. He… Read More

August 8, 2025 @ 11:12 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

  YouHodler executives comment on recent movements in traditional and decentralized markets. “Global financial markets are currently undergoing a correction, with risk assets pulling back in response to rising geopolitical and economic uncertainty. The S&P 500 has edged lower following the announcement of new tariffs… Read More

August 8, 2025 @ 8:11 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

QuamCore, a deep-tech startup tackling quantum computing’s hardest scalability challenges, announced a $26 million Series A, bringing total funding to $35 million. The round was led by Sentinel Global, with participation from Arkin Capital, as well as existing investors Viola Ventures, Earth & Beyond Ventures, Surround Ventures, Rhodium,… Read More

August 8, 2025 @ 2:10 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Cybersecurity firm NordVPN is warning users about “slopsquatting“, where Artificial Intelligence (AI) can accidentally create fake websites for cybercriminals, who use them for illegal activities. Hackers exploit AI-generated hallucinations to create fake domains and malicious code, putting users at a higher risk than ever before…. Read More

August 7, 2025 @ 6:38 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Blue J, a GenAI tax research platform, has raised $122 million in a Series D funding round led by Oak HC/FT and Sapphire Ventures, with participation from Intrepid Growth Partners and previous investors Ten Coves Capital and CPA.com. The nine-figure raise comes seven months after Blue… Read More

August 7, 2025 @ 8:30 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

As QR code scanning increases, fraudsters seek to exploit it through “quishing”. Short for QR code phishing, quishing sees criminals attempt to insert themselves into the scanning process through fake links. Co-founder and CTO Ravi Pratap Maddimsetty said Uniqode has been preparing for the QR… Read More

August 5, 2025 @ 3:20 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

iBusiness Funding, an SMB financing technology and services company, is working with Intuit to offer additional funding options to its shared customers. iBusiness Funding already works with Intuit to provide fixed-rate conventional business loans through Intuit QuickBooks Capital. It expands this capability to include SBA… Read More

August 5, 2025 @ 3:10 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

FluidCloud, a provider of portable cloud infrastructure, has launched with $8.1 million in seed funding led by Unusual Ventures with participation from U First Capital. Most enterprises today find themselves unintentionally tied to a single cloud provider. Despite best efforts to prioritize agility and innovation,… Read More

August 5, 2025 @ 3:04 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

This week, Drizz, founded by Asad Abrar, Partha Mohanty, and Yash Varyani (engineers from Amazon, Coinbase, and Gojek), launched from stealth with a $2.7 million seed round to introduce a Vision AI mobile app testing agent. The round was led by Stellaris Venture Partners and… Read More

August 5, 2025 @ 8:28 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

iCover Direct, a consumer-facing life insurance platform powered by a proprietary AI underwriting engine, released results of a survey showing that 65.3% of consumers say AI-driven personalization would “greatly” or “moderately” increase their interest in purchasing life insurance, while 65.1% said they are “extremely” or… Read More

August 5, 2025 @ 8:26 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Kuvi.ai, the platform behind Agentic Finance, has announced the successful completion of its $700,000 seed round, led by Moon Pursuit Capital, and the expansion of its strategic round, which is now oversubscribed. Recent additions include crypto investor Michael Terpin of Transform Ventures and Web3 educator… Read More

August 5, 2025 @ 8:24 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Crypto optimism rages, thanks to a softening of America’s position on crypto. That, and Ethereum’s 10th anniversary, had Web3 minds talking last week. NFT market rebound? “Renewed volume around legacy NFT collections like CryptoPunks shows that digital ownership still has speculative appeal, but the more… Read More

August 5, 2025 @ 6:42 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Lili, a platform that integrates business banking, business credit, and accounting for small and mid-sized businesses, this week launched the Lili BusinessBuild Program, a credit-building solution that helps entrepreneurs build and monitor their business credit profile directly from their Lili account. For many business owners,… Read More

August 3, 2025 @ 4:12 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Retab, a San Francisco-based startup, has secured $3.5 million in pre-seed funding and launched a platform focusing on document AI. The round was backed by leading early-stage funds including VentureFriends, Kima Ventures, and K5 Global, alongside Eric Schmidt (via StemAI), Olivier Pomel (CEO, Datadog), and… Read More

August 2, 2025 @ 4:52 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Onbe, a corporate payouts platform, has partnered with B2B financial services provider Allied Solutions to help financial institutions, finance companies, dealerships and their clients modernize the automotive refund process. Allied Solutions’ Refund Plus offers support for issuing refunds following the cancellation of aftermarket products, including… Read More

August 2, 2025 @ 3:49 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Cybersecurity startup Dawnguard has emerged from stealth with $3 million in pre-seed funding. The round was led by 9900 Capital and a group of angel investors. The funds will be used to expand Dawnguard’s engineering team, deepen enterprise integrations, and bring its platform to broader… Read More

August 2, 2025 @ 3:35 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Fold (NASDAQ: FLD) has teamed up with Blackhawk Network to expand the distribution of the Fold Bitcoin Gift Card. The Fold Bitcoin Gift Card is available through select online platforms, with additional online retailers set to launch in the coming weeks. In-store retail availability is planned for later… Read More

July 29, 2025 @ 4:51 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

The Interledger Foundation, an organization building and advocating for an interoperable payments network, is extending its Interledger Protocol to organizations launching their own stablecoins. As many organizations, including governments, fintech providers and financial institutions, explore the introduction of their own digital currencies, there is currently no infrastructure in… Read More

July 29, 2025 @ 7:49 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Web3 continues to celebrate regulatory clarity in the United States. That, and Bitcoin’s recent movement, highlight our Web3 Thoughts of the Week. Web3 regulation to unlock innovation “What we’re seeing in Washington could be a historic turning point for digital assets. For years, the lack… Read More

July 28, 2025 @ 3:14 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Everything’s in place for Web3 minds to deliver value to every area of finance, beginning with home ownership and extending to areas like instant payments and budgeting. For John Nahas, Ava Labs’ chief business officer, it’s about time. 3 keys to the impending boom Nahas… Read More