June 30, 2025 @ 10:20 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

The average size of artificial intelligence (AI) deals was significantly higher than deals across the wider UK equity market in 2024, underlining the continued focus on the sector, reveals the British Business Bank’s annual Small Business Equity Tracker. The average AI equity deal in the… Read More

June 30, 2025 @ 9:15 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

MTCM, a Luxembourg-based securitization platform serving clients across Europe, the Americas, MENA, and Asia, has entered into a strategic partnership with Tokeny, an on-chain operating system, to enable the issuance of both traditional and digital securities through a unified workflow. This collaboration marks the launch… Read More

June 30, 2025 @ 8:23 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Xero Limited has entered into a binding agreement to acquire Melio, an SMB bill pay platform. The acquisition is expected to be funded through a mix of cash and equity. The upfront consideration will be $2.5 billion in cash and equity consideration. Additional contingent consideration,… Read More

June 30, 2025 @ 6:44 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Hong Kong’s GF Securities has become the first securities firm in Hong Kong to issue tokenized securities by fully integrating with HashKey Chain as its core on-chain issuance network. GF Securities has launched the first daily-interest-accruing, daily-redeemable tokenized securities, named “GF Token“, a building block… Read More

June 30, 2025 @ 6:27 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

This past week, Bloomberg launched geopolitical country-of-risk scores for seven million companies built with Seerist’s geopolitical risk and security intelligence. Available on the Bloomberg Terminal and via Data License for enterprise-wide use, these scores enable risk managers, portfolio managers and traders to quickly identify 29… Read More

June 30, 2025 @ 3:00 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Wirex, a global payments platform, is strategically launching its dedicated appchain with Tanssi. Currently live on Tanssi’s testnet and scheduled for mainnet deployment later this year, the appchain will handle Wirex’s $20 multibillion annual transaction volume, sharply reducing reliance on third-party infrastructure. The company said this move accelerates… Read More

June 29, 2025 @ 12:40 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

FIS (NYSE: FIS) is expanding its partnership with Visa to arm financial institutions with turnkey access to new payments capabilities. Regional and community banks that join FIS’ technology ecosystem will gain access to new payments products and services that can help grow revenues, retain customers, and… Read More

June 29, 2025 @ 8:19 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

YouHodler executives share their thoughts on how industry and geopolitical factors have influenced crypto prices of late. Middle East tensions “As tensions rose across the Middle East, investors rapidly pulled back, reducing risk by selling off digital assets. According to on-chain tracking data, more than… Read More

June 28, 2025 @ 4:41 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Stablecoins, Circle’s IPO, China’s quantum progress, and Middle East tensions caught the Web3 community’s attention this week. What do Circle’s IPO and the GENIUS Act mean for decentralized crypto? “Early investors in Circle will no doubt be thrilled by the stablecoin provider’s share price performance… Read More

June 27, 2025 @ 5:26 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

  Kevin Rusher, founder of the real-world asset (RWA) borrowing and lending ecosystem RAAC, recently shared his thoughts on several key recent moments for tokenization. RWAs counter global negativity “While intense geopolitical tensions have weakened both global and crypto markets, one sector of the on-chain… Read More

June 27, 2025 @ 2:42 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

16B data leak shows centralization’s perils “This leak of 16 billion credentials represents the complete collapse of centralized security frameworks, and it’s no surprise. It’s simply an inevitable consequence of putting trust in security systems that are vulnerable to single points of failure in a… Read More

June 25, 2025 @ 1:23 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Web3 personalities discuss crypto investing topics such as Bitcoin, altcoins, treasures and dark pools. It’s still early to invest in Bitcoin “Despite the ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran, Bitcoin has remained incredibly resilient over the past week, and has held above the psychologically important… Read More

June 25, 2025 @ 5:56 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Cloud outages, centralization, and data sovereignty were on Web3’s mind this week Google Cloud outage shows conflict between modern demands, older systems “(The recent) Google Cloud outage, which affected users and businesses across the globe, shows archaic systems crumbling under the immense pressure of modern-day… Read More

June 25, 2025 @ 3:59 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Quranium, a provider of quantum-secure blockchain infrastructure, has launched QSafe Wallet, a crypto wallet designed to protect digital assets in the quantum era. Built with SLHDSA and ML-KEM, two post-quantum cryptographic algorithms selected by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), QSafe offers quantum-resilient… Read More

June 25, 2025 @ 3:52 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

A new survey conducted by Quranium, creators of the QSafe Quantum-Secure Crypto Wallet and developers of quantum-secure infrastructure, reveals a stark disconnect between crypto users’ rising security expectations and the readiness of existing wallet providers to meet them. The survey of more than 500 active… Read More

June 25, 2025 @ 12:50 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Scytale, a provider of trust and security compliance automation, has acquired AudITech, a provider of Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) IT General Controls (ITGC) automation. The AudITech solution integrates with a company’s IT General Control system and audits all controls and populations daily. It continuously monitors for… Read More

June 24, 2025 @ 11:04 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Naoris Protocol, a quantum-resistant blockchain and cybersecurity mesh architecture, has announced an MOU with MiCA-compliant digital asset exchange ZBX. Together, they will create what they said is the world’s first crypto exchange fortified against quantum computing threats. Through this partnership, ZBX will integrate Naoris Protocol’s… Read More

June 24, 2025 @ 2:31 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Despite ongoing economic uncertainty, American consumers plan to buy more gift cards this year, strategically using them to manage budgets, find deals, and control spending, according to new research from branded payments provider Blackhawk Network. The research provides actionable insights specifically for retailers, restaurants, and brands. It highlights… Read More

June 24, 2025 @ 9:39 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

With the Federal Reserve now openly warning of stagflation, Bitcoin is rapidly emerging as a preferred option for investors seeking insulation from mounting economic stress, says deVere Group CEO Nigel Green. The expected rise in US consumer prices, coupled with weakening labor and investment data,… Read More

June 24, 2025 @ 2:48 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Web3 discussed federal regulations both in America and across the pond. Read more on MiCA and the GENIUS Act. Tokenization’s watershed moment “The GENIUS Act represents a watershed moment for RWA tokenization. While focused on stablecoins, this regulatory clarity creates the foundation for broader digital… Read More