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June 30, 2026 @ 6:02 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A recent analysis from CoinGecko reveals just how fleeting most meme coins launched on Pump.fun really are. The Solana-based platform has lowered the barrier to token creation dramatically, enabling anyone to mint a coin with minimal cost or technical skill. Since January 2024, this has… Read More

June 30, 2026 @ 3:04 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital asset markets have come under fresh strain lately, as relatively large market-cap cryptocurrencies register meaningful losses. Dogecoin (DOGE) and Hyperliquid’s HYPE token stand out for their substantial drops during this period of broader weakness across Bitcoin and the overall crypto space. Meanwhile, investor interest… Read More

June 30, 2026 @ 2:19 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Mizrahi Tefahot Bank has become the first financial institution based in Israel to roll out a contactless system for withdrawing cash from automated teller machines. Customers can now access funds by tapping a smartphone, smartwatch, payment ring, or bracelet against the machine, eliminating the need… Read More

June 30, 2026 @ 1:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

PitchBook’s Q2 2026 research examines the imminent arrival of public market pricing for frontier AI, using SpaceX’s recent listing as the sector’s first live comparable. The analysis from PitchBook now centers on Anthropic and OpenAI as they approach potential IPOs, weighing business fundamentals against narrative-driven… Read More

June 30, 2026 @ 1:09 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Lloyds Banking Group announced on 26 June 2026 that its co-investment partnership with Legal & General (L&G) has surpassed £1.5 billion in total participations since its launch in December 2022. The milestone highlights growing collaboration between traditional banks and large institutional investors to meet rising… Read More

June 30, 2026 @ 12:08 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance, which still remains the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, has informed customers across multiple European Union countries that it will restrict operations starting July 1, 2026. The move follows Binance’s decision to withdraw its application for authorization under the EU’s Markets in… Read More

June 29, 2026 @ 9:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Cybersecurity researchers at Kaspersky have identified more than 250,000 potential security misconfigurations across GitHub Actions workflows in thousands of popular open-source projects. The findings highlight how easily automated development pipelines can become entry points for attackers targeting the software supply chain. Kaspersky’s Global Research and… Read More

June 29, 2026 @ 12:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Changpeng Zhao or CZ, the founder of global cryptocurrency exchange Binance, has shared his assessment of the headwinds facing Bitcoin and other digital assets in 2026. He attributes the ongoing challenges to a blend of influences working together, rather than any one isolated trigger. The… Read More

June 29, 2026 @ 10:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis has published an in-depth examination of a sophisticated exploit that drained at least $7.5 million from JaredfromSubway.eth, widely regarded as Ethereum’s most active sandwich-attack operator. According to insights from Chainalysis, the incident unfolded over June 20–21, 2026, when an unknown attacker… Read More

June 29, 2026 @ 6:42 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Retail Payments Infrastructure Board (RPIB) has opened a consultation to help shape the blueprint for the UK’s next-generation retail payments infrastructure. Launched on 25 June 2026, the process invites feedback on how a new core system can deliver greater resilience, broader user choice, and… Read More

June 28, 2026 @ 1:05 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Philippine private equity firm Navegar has secured a $15 million commitment from Sweden’s development finance institution Swedfund for its third private equity fund, adding fresh capital to back mid-sized companies as investors continue to see opportunities in one of Southeast Asia’s fastest-growing economies. The investment… Read More

June 27, 2026 @ 4:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A recent report released in Q2 2026 delivers a strong and seemingly concerning message for private equity investors: the once-attractive revenue cycle management (RCM) sector faces profound disruption from agentic artificial intelligence, specifically Agentic AI. The report projects that the overall RCM revenue pool could… Read More

June 27, 2026 @ 12:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Securitize, an infrastructure provider specializing in the tokenization of real-world assets, has recently taken a key step closer to becoming a publicly traded company. The Miami-based firm announced that its pending merger with Cantor Equity Partners II is now expected to deliver approximately $400 million… Read More

June 27, 2026 @ 12:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

TRM Labs has pointed out that wildlife trafficking stands as one of the planet’s most destructive and profitable criminal enterprises. TRM Labs also explained in a blog post that it now generates between $23 billion and as much as $281 billion annually when linked crimes… Read More

June 27, 2026 @ 12:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

As part of a recent effort that advances the ongoing digitalization of European short-term funding markets, Euroclear and Societe Generale-FORGE (SG-FORGE) have announced a new collaboration to examine the use of a regulated U.S. dollar stablecoin for settling tokenized debt instruments. The partnership focuses on… Read More

June 27, 2026 @ 9:01 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Coinbase’s (NASDAQ:COIN) Ethereum Layer 2 network Base faced its second significant mainnet technical setback in as many days, with block production stalling again on June 26, 2026, after a similar incident the previous day. The repeated halts briefly disrupted transaction processing and related services across… Read More

June 27, 2026 @ 6:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

AllScale announced a strategic investment from Animoca Brands. The funding will now aim to help expand stablecoin-based payment tools for cross-border business operations and support the development of systems that let artificial intelligence agents handle transactions on their own. AllScale builds infrastructure that connects traditional… Read More

June 26, 2026 @ 3:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Venture capital investment in quantum computing hit an all-time high in 2025, with $3.9 billion deployed across 125 deals worldwide. This marked the largest annual total on record and signaled a clear turning point for the sector. PitchBook states that the surge continued into early… Read More

June 26, 2026 @ 3:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

N26, the Berlin-based digital banking services provider, has reported strong results for fiscal 2025, crossing the €500 million revenue threshold while posting its first full year of net profitability. The performance highlights the company’s improving operational efficiency and progress toward a more sustainable business model…. Read More

June 26, 2026 @ 7:41 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Cboe Global Markets (Cboe: CBOE) has introduced the initial products in its new prediction markets platform, Cboe Predicts. The debut offerings consist of binary option contracts tied to the Mini S&P 500 Index (XSP), which began trading under the symbols XSPBW and XSPBX.These contracts give… Read More