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June 9, 2026 @ 8:17 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

An integration between Experian and Snapchat’s AI Sponsored Snaps ad offering, currently in alpha, is the latest example of companies using social media to improve financial literacy. Debbie Hsu, executive vice president of product for Experian Consumer Services, said the initiative allows a trusted brand… Read More

June 8, 2026 @ 7:44 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Bitcoin (BTC) whitepaper was released around the time of the Financial Crisis of 2008 as a potential solution / alternative to the fiat based monetary system. Bitcoin’s pseudonymous creator(s), Satoshi Nakamoto, envisioned in its whitepaper a peer to peer (P2P) electronic cash system that… Read More

June 7, 2026 @ 12:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

  Stablecoins or digital tokens pegged to dominant fiat currencies such as the US dollar or the Euro have evolved thanks to major improvements to their underlying technology as well as progressive regulations under the Trump Administration. And whenever the United States leads in an… Read More

June 5, 2026 @ 4:16 pm By JD Alois  |  

Bitcoin is clearly trading in bear-market territory, as it is well below its all-time high of over $124,000. Earlier today, Bitcoin broke below $60,000. At the beginning of 2026, BTC was traded at around $88,000, so it has not been a good year for Bitcoin… Read More

June 4, 2026 @ 4:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ethereum (ETH) price has dropped below the $2,000 mark, and Solana (SOL) is trading below the $75 mark at the time of writing. Meanwhile, Bitcoin (BTC), the flagship cryptocurrency, is trading at about $66,000 after having reached a recent high of approximately $82,000 just weeks… Read More

June 4, 2026 @ 9:34 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Rain COO Frederic Choquette makes a compelling case for why AI agents will play a crucial role in improving Americans’ financial literacy and health. The timing couldn’t be better, as 70% of Americans have less than $500 in savings – the definition of living paycheck… Read More

June 3, 2026 @ 4:32 pm By JD Alois  |  

Over time, the difficulty of mining a Bitcoin under Proof of Work goes higher. As the price of BTC has cratered in recent weeks, the cost to mine a single Bitcoin could surpass the value of a single Bitcoin. According to the Cambridge Centre for… Read More

June 3, 2026 @ 10:11 am By JD Alois  |  

The United Kingdom has been slow to adopt innovations in stablecoins. While frequently lumped alongside crypto, stablecoins are better described as the future of payments and transfers: improved technology to the current tech rails that enable businesses and consumers to pay bills, purchase items, and… Read More

June 3, 2026 @ 8:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Recently this week, the leading Bitcoin focused treasury company Strategy (NASDAQ:MSTR) announced the sale of a very modest 32 BTC for a meager $2.5 million. For anyone who has been paying attention, this latest Bitcoin transaction by Strategy is actually more symbolic than anything else… Read More

June 2, 2026 @ 8:28 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Matrix partner Matt Brown said agentic payments are coming faster and more broadly than almost any other fintech development he’s seen. For nearly 50 years, the early-stage venture capital firm has worked with startups from seed through Series A, shepherding some of the biggest concepts to fruition. As… Read More

June 1, 2026 @ 9:23 am By JD Alois  |  

FINRA, the SRO that regulates broker-dealers in the US, has created a new private placement information portion of its website as private markets evolve. Private securities are dominated by Reg D, including Reg D 506 (c), which permits online capital formation (securities crowdfunding) and general… Read More

May 31, 2026 @ 4:19 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

BTCS CSO Wojciech Kaszycki said Poland’s investigation of Zondacrypto highlights why the country must have proper cryptocurrency regulation. Without it, Poland risks falling behind in the modern economy. Polish prosecutors allege there may be 350 million złoty (€82.5 million) in possible losses through misleading clients. Zondacrypto… Read More

May 31, 2026 @ 11:54 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Coin Metrics pointed out that quantum computing is advancing faster than many expected, shrinking the timeline for breaking the cryptographic foundations that secure major cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum. While no quantum machine today can crack elliptic-curve signatures at scale, recent breakthroughs—highlighted in analyses from… Read More

May 28, 2026 @ 6:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

AI adoption is surging in 2026 but Fintech platforms like Klarna  (NYSE:KLAR) have been known to make short-sighted business decisions. In the past year, many Fintechs including BNPL provider Klarna made the hasty decision to cut many of its staff members, while citing AI advancements… Read More

May 28, 2026 @ 12:37 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Cryptocurrency trading, tokenization, and post-quantum cryptography highlight this week’s edition of Digital Assets Thoughts of the Week. “Gold and Bitcoin have been selling off in tandem, which can only mean one thing: investors are finally getting worried about tighter monetary conditions. As Kevin Warsh begins… Read More

May 27, 2026 @ 10:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

President Donald Trump took to Truth Social tonight to declare the US is now the crypto capital of the world while criticizing the previous leadership of the Securities and Exchange Commission during the Biden Administration. Former SEC Chair Gary Gensler sought to undermine digital asset… Read More

May 27, 2026 @ 10:12 am By JD Alois  |  

Robinhood  (NASDAQ: HOOD) has launched agentic trading, allowing users to trade automatically using artificial intelligence (AI). Purchases of Robinhood’s AI-native Model Context Protocol (MCP) will use a credit card to pay for the transaction. In a blog post, Robinhood said users can now build agents to execute… Read More

May 26, 2026 @ 10:52 am By JD Alois  |  

Digital bank Revolut wants to become a federally chartered bank in the US. The successful UK-based Fintech is already approved to provide banking services in the EU. Revolut Bank UAB is licensed by the European Central Bank (ECB) and regulated by the Bank of Lithuania…. Read More

May 25, 2026 @ 7:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Privacy focused cryptocurrencies such as Zcash (ZEC) and Monero (XMR) lack the fundamentals needed for greater mainstream adoption. Although large platforms like Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) support Zcash trading now and there are legitimate reasons why these projects could have had real use-cases, the reality is that… Read More

May 22, 2026 @ 3:40 pm By JD Alois  |  

Legislation designed to create a strategic Bitcoin reserve has been referred to the House Financial Services Committee as the concept makes its way from a talking point to law. President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order in the spring of 2025 that sought to create… Read More