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July 28, 2025 @ 10:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Over 913,000 ETH, valued at approximately $3.4 billion, has been permanently lost due to user errors, according to insights from a Coinbase executive, Conor Grogan. When combined with the Ethereum tokens burned through the EIP-1559 protocol upgrade, this figure represents more than 5% of the… Read More

July 28, 2025 @ 10:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Mosaic Insurance has entered the digital asset market, launching a cyber and financial institutions (FI) crime product that provides protection to the sector. The product suite offers “stand-alone or blended coverage across cyber, technology errors and omissions (E&O), and crime—tailored to complex, evolving risks faced… Read More

July 28, 2025 @ 10:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Further to the recent launch of the company’s Pr1bit cryptocurrency solution for SMEs, Pri0r1ty Intelligence Group PLC is announcing the launch of its Lightning Network Routing Node for Bitcoin transactions. Pr1bit, launched last month, is an “additional paid SaaS offering designed to transform businesses by… Read More

July 28, 2025 @ 9:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitcoin, the first cryptocurrency, has long been the cornerstone of the digital asset market, its dominance a key metric for understanding the crypto ecosystem’s evolution. A recent CoinGecko report, analyzing daily Bitcoin dominance from April 29, 2013, to July 22, 2025, offers a look at… Read More

July 28, 2025 @ 9:33 am By Omar Faridi  |  

PEXA Group Limited, the digital property exchange and data insights business, announces that NatWest, the FTSE-100 listed bank and mortgage lender in the UK, signed a commitment to proceed with an implementation program with a view to “transacting remortgage transactions by the end of the… Read More

July 28, 2025 @ 9:02 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Anchorage Digital, home to the federally chartered crypto bank, announced a partnership with Ethena Labs, the creator of USDe and USDtb, to bring USDtb to the U.S. as the stablecoin with a pathway to becoming compliant with the GENIUS Act—America’s law to regulate issuance of… Read More

July 28, 2025 @ 6:05 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Adyen (AMS: ADYEN) has released its 2025 Hospitality and Travel Report, providing insights into trends reshaping the hospitality industry. Released recently, the report highlights the pivotal role of seamless payment experiences and the influence of artificial intelligence (AI) in enhancing guest satisfaction and driving business… Read More

July 28, 2025 @ 5:41 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Regnology, a software provider with a focus on regulatory reporting solutions, announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Wolters Kluwer’s Finance, Risk & Regulatory Reporting (FRR) unit. The proposed acquisition represents a strategic step in Regnology’s aim to deliver regulatory intelligence at… Read More

July 28, 2025 @ 4:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK based digital asset exchange, broker and custodian, Archax, is planning to extend its EU footprint by acquiring Deutsche Digital Assets (DDA), the Germany based digital asset manager. This follows Archax’s acquisition last year of Spanish broker KSCM, which was part of the firm’s continued… Read More

July 28, 2025 @ 3:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CoinShares International Limited (Nasdaq Stockholm: CS), the European investment company specializing in digital assets with over $9 billion in assets under management, announced its French subsidiary, CoinShares Asset Management, received authorization under the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) Regulation. This authorisation positions CoinShares as the asset… Read More

July 28, 2025 @ 2:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Berlin-based Fintech Credibur has secured $2.2 million (€1.85 million) in pre-seed funding to launch its credit infrastructure platform. The round is led by European FinTech VC Redstone, “followed by Silicon Valley’s MS&AD Ventures and Canadian VC Inovia.” The funding round includes business angels from the… Read More

July 28, 2025 @ 1:35 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Intesa Sanpaolo Bank Slovenia, part of the Intesa Sanpaolo Bank Slovenia, part of the Intesa Sanpaolo Group, is launching minibonds in the country: it has fully subscribed a €10 million minibond issued by the company Incom. This is said to be the first transaction of… Read More

July 28, 2025 @ 1:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The cryptocurrency market continues to mature, with key developments from Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) (NASDAQ:MSTR), altcoin rallies, and the SEC’s regulatory maneuvers shaping the narrative. Greg Cipolaro, Global Head of Research at NYDIG, highlighted these developments in a recent update, underscoring their implications for investors and… Read More

July 28, 2025 @ 12:32 am By Omar Faridi  |  

BME has presented the Playbook Spain T+1, a document that compiles the conclusions reached by the Spanish task force on the transition to the T+1 settlement cycle. The migration project to T+1 involves “reducing the period between the execution of a trade and its settlement.”… Read More

July 27, 2025 @ 10:13 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Singapore-based robotics software firm Augmentus has secured $11 million in a Series A+ funding round to scale deployment of its no-code, AI-driven robotic systems for industrial automation. The round was led by Woori Venture Partners, with participation from Singapore government-backed EDBI. Existing investors Sierra Ventures… Read More

July 27, 2025 @ 8:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

BitGo, a digital asset infrastructure company, announces the operations launch of BitGo Brasil Tecnologia Ltda., its Brazilian subsidiary established to reinforce the company’s “commitment to international expansion and alignment with upcoming regulations for virtual asset service providers.” With experience in custody solutions, products, and services… Read More

July 27, 2025 @ 5:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Earlier this year, the cryptocurrency space was negatively impacted by the collapse of CBEX, a supposed trading platform that defrauded investors of nearly $1 billion. As detailed in Elliptic’s blog post, part of their 2025 State of Cross-Chain Crime report, CBEX’s downfall exposed the sophisticated… Read More

July 27, 2025 @ 5:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In a significant move to enhance consumer payments options, BNPL Fintech Affirm Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: AFRM), a payment network focused on transparency and flexibility, has announced strategic partnerships with Xsolla and Shopmonkey. These collaborations aim to integrate Affirm’s buy now, pay later (BNPL) solutions into… Read More

July 27, 2025 @ 2:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

As of Q2 2025, Tether Gold (XAU₮) has solidified its position as the leading gold-backed digital token, with over 7.66 tons of physical gold backing its 246,524.330 tokens in circulation, according to a recent announcement from Tether. Each XAU₮ token is pegged 1:1 to one… Read More

July 27, 2025 @ 2:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

AssetMark, a provider of wealth management solutions, announced its upcoming expansion into alternative asset classes, with new capabilities expected to launch later this year. This initiative will integrate private assets into AssetMark’s managed solutions and discretionary programs – powered by its technology platform – designed… Read More