Tony Zerucha

Web3 Thoughts of the Week: SEC, CFTC, Fed, AI, Bitcoin and More

Bitcoin and cryptocurrency overall dominated Web3 minds this week, but interest rates, AI, and the Mastercard/BVNK deal also caught their eyes. SEC and CFTC’s newly released joint “token taxonomy” “The regulatory clarity provided in this guidance extends far beyond basic cryptocurrencies, addressing key growth sectors… Read More

Immunefi Study Finds Largest Hacks Increase in Value

Plenty has changed in the three years since Immunefi released its first State of On-Chain Security Report, and not necessarily for the good. Should your protocol get hacked in 2026, the stats suggest the direct theft will be roughly $25 million. Your token will shed… Read More

SuperSeed Fund III to Invest Up to £50M in B2B AI, and SaaS Firms

SuperSeed Fund III has secured a cornerstone commitment of up to £50 million from the British Business Bank to invest in B2B AI and SaaS startups. The bank has made its commitment through the Enterprise Capital Funds program, with the fund also being accredited by… Read More

TransFi Attracts $19.2M in Funding

TransFi, a global payments infrastructure company on stablecoin rails, focused on emerging markets, has closed a $19.2 million financing round, comprising $14.2 million in Series A equity and a $5 million committed liquidity facility. The round was led by Turing Financial Group, a strategic investor in digital payments and financial infrastructure. The… Read More

Sumsub Crypto Study Analyzes Scaling Companies

This week, Sumsub released its fourth annual State of the Crypto Industry report. The new research reveals how crypto companies are balancing fraud prevention, regulatory pressure, and user experience as they scale in 2026. This report draws on Sumsub’s internal data from 2024–2025 and insights from… Read More

Quorus Closes $5M Seed Round

Quorus, a technology-driven asset manager, has closed $5 million seed round anchored by WisdomTree with participation from Connecticut Innovations, Nassau Financial Group, and strategic investors. The round comes as asset managers and advisors continue to launch and adopt custom, tax-managed, separately managed account solutions. The… Read More

Experian Virtual Assistant Upgrades Unveiled

This week, Experian unveiled enhancements to Experian Virtual Assistant (EVA). “This next generation of EVA reflects the direction of our consumer AI strategy,” said Debbie Hsu, executive vice president of product at Experian Consumer Services. “We are bringing together conversational AI, personalization, and our trusted… Read More

While LeakBase Is Gone, Data Remains At Risk

Global cybercrime fighters registered a significant win recently, when the FBI and Europol dismantled LeakBase, a Dark Web forum used to trade stolen credentials at scale. But while it’s a definite win, information once posted on LeakBase likely remains in circulation. NordVPN’s chief technology officer… Read More

Oasis Security Welcomes $120M Series B

Oasis Security, a developer of Non-Human Identity and agentic access governance, this week announced $120 million in Series B funding led by Craft Ventures, with participation from existing investors Cyberstarts, Sequoia Capital, and Accel. It brings total funding to $195 million. The round reflects the… Read More

Obin AI Raises $7M For Agentic Workforce

Obin AI, an enterprise AI company building an agentic workforce for financial institutions, has raised $7 million in seed funding led by Motive Partners. The round also includes participation from angel investors and advisors Dr. Fei-Fei Li and Lukasz Kaiser, figures in both foundational AI… Read More

Native Raises $42M For “Cloud Security Control Plane”

Native has emerged from stealth with $42 million in funding, introducing what it calls the first cloud security control plane: a platform that translates security intent into enforceable, secure-by-design cloud architecture that continuously adapts across AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. The… Read More

RedStone Live on Tempo Blockchain

RedStone, a blockchain oracle provider, is live on Tempo. Tempo is a purpose-built Layer 1 blockchain designed around instant settlement, predictable fees, guaranteed blockspace for payment flows, and native stablecoin transactions built for real-world commerce. Its launch partners include Anthropic, DoorDash, Mastercard, Nubank, OpenAI, Ramp,… Read More

Web3 Thoughts of the Week: Bitcoin, Legislation, Stablecoins and More

  Web3 had plenty to say about stablecoins, legislation, crypto and their intersection this week. Read below to find out more. Bitcoin “This is indeed notable. In prior geopolitical shocks, BTC could register 5-10% drawdowns, so this time is at the high end of the… Read More

Rogo Acquires AI Agent Company Offset

Rogo, an AI platform used by financial institutions, has acquired Offset, an AI agent company founded by Raj Khare and Shiv Shrivastava. Offset develops learning agents designed to operate directly inside financial workflows across investment banking, private equity, hedge funds, and corporate finance. With the… Read More

Coreworks AI Opens AI Agent Waitlist, Confirms $5M Seed

Coreworks AI has opened the early waitlist for its AI SuperAnalyst, a new set of autonomous agents that transform business data into complete finished presentations and reports with fully traceable numbers in minutes. It also confirmed a $5 million seed round, led by the Together… Read More

Yellow Launches Trading Platform, $YELLOW Token

Yellow, an ecosystem dedicated to real-time, non-custodial cross-chain trading, this week announced the successful launch of its proprietary trading platform and $YELLOW token. The launch delivers Yellow’s vision of an exchange that combines the speed of a centralized exchange (CEX) with the security of a… Read More

FutureVault Launches AI Advisor Insights Engine

FutureVault, a provider of enterprise digital vaults and intelligent document processing platforms for financial services, has launched AI Advisor Insights Engine, a service transforming client documents into real-time intelligence and automated advisor workflows by leveraging embedded Artificial Intelligence and private LLMs. The Advisor Insights Engine unlocks actionable insights… Read More

Accertify’s Attack State Combats Coordinated Login Attacks

Accertify, a unified risk decisioning platform provider, today announced the launch of Attack State, a new capability within its Account Protection solution that helps organizations detect and respond to coordinated login attacks and other automated threats targeting customer accounts. Attack State analyzes login activity continuously… Read More

Ramp Acquires Paytech Billhop

Ramp has acquired Billhop, a Stockholm- and London-based payments platform licensed in the UK and Sweden. The acquisition deepens the company’s support for customers operating in the UK and Europe. Additionally, Ramp will open its first international offices in London and Stockholm. Nearly half of… Read More

RedotPay Confirms, US, Canadian and Argentinian Licensing

RedotPay, a global stablecoin-based payment fintech, has expanded its global regulatory framework through licensing milestones in Argentina, Canada, and the United States. It secured a Money Services Business (MSB) registration in Canada, a FinCEN MSB in the U.S., and a Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP)… Read More

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