July 18, 2023 @ 10:13 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

On July 13, 2023, the crypto and blockchain industry got “good news” when Judge Analisa Torres of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York ruled that Ripple did “not violate securities law in selling its token (XRP) via public exchanges,” the… Read More

July 18, 2023 @ 10:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Investlink, a registered investment Fintech in Kazakhstan, allows individuals to invest in stocks and ETFs, irrespective of their limited capital or investing background. The platform provides a wealth of educational resources and a diverse range of features, such as demo accounts and a “CopyTrading” functionality…. Read More

July 18, 2023 @ 7:17 pm By JD Alois  |  

SPACs, or special purpose acquisition companies, are at a four-year low for initial public offerings (IPOs), according to S&P Global Market Intelligence. SPACs hit a quarterly high in the number of offerings in Q1 of 2021. For deal amounts, SPACs topped $92 billion that same… Read More

July 18, 2023 @ 5:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

NEAR Foundation, the non-profit that supports and funds ecosystem development on NEAR Protocol, an open-source and climate-neutral blockchain, has announced it signed up to the Ethereum Climate Platform. The move demonstrates the foundation’s commitment “to sustainability in Web3 – and to working collaboratively with globally… Read More

July 18, 2023 @ 4:57 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Financial Stability Board (FSB) has published its recommendations for the regulation of digital assets or crypto. The recommendations are described as follows: High-level recommendations for the regulation, supervision, and oversight of crypto-asset activities and markets; Revised high-level recommendations for the regulation, supervision, and oversight… Read More

July 18, 2023 @ 4:07 pm By JD Alois  |  

Evertas has acquired Bitsure, according to a company statement. Evertas is a digital asset insurance provider. Bitsure provides insurance for crypto miners. Both companies clame to be the first of their kind in the Insurtech sector. Evertas reports that today, Bitsure policies insure about 6%… Read More

July 18, 2023 @ 1:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Chainlink Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) has entered the Mainnet Early Access phase on the Avalanche, Ethereum, Optimism, and Polygon blockchains. DeFi protocols in derivatives and lending are “adopting CCIP, including Synthetix, which is live on CCIP mainnet, as well as Aave, with BGD Labs… Read More

July 18, 2023 @ 11:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Thunes, the global B2B payment infrastructure platform, today announced the addition of three prominent investors – Visa, a world leader in digital payments, EDBI, a Singapore-based global investor and Endeavor Catalyst, a San-Francisco co-investment fund of Endeavor – to its Series C funding round, “supporting… Read More

July 18, 2023 @ 11:13 am By JD Alois  |  

Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) CEO Brian Armstrong is expected to meet with Democrat House members to discuss regulatory issues and the ongoing battle with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), according to a report. Reuters says that Armstrong will speak with members of the New Democrat Coalition… Read More

July 18, 2023 @ 10:05 am By JD Alois  |  

Senator Elizabeth Warren has sent a letter to SEC Chair Gary Gensler requesting the Commission investigate Elon Musk and his activities with his two companies – Twitter and Tesla. The premise is that there is a conflict of interest with Musk’s involvement in Tesla and… Read More

July 18, 2023 @ 9:26 am By JD Alois  |  

Not too long ago, it was reported that some Apple Savings customers were having difficulty withdrawing funds from their accounts. Apple Savings is a new Fintech feature provided by Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and powered by Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS).  The service offers a relatively high-interest rate for… Read More

July 18, 2023 @ 9:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Coin Metrics has taken a data-driven look at digital asset markets after a milestone ruling in the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) v. Ripple Kyle Waters and Matias Andrade Cabieses from Coin Metrics noted in a detailed report that we’ve witnessed a significant development… Read More

July 18, 2023 @ 8:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently connected with Dr. Shira Brezis, CEO & Co-founder of Redefine, the “first” end-to-end security tech for DeFi investors. Dr. Shira discussed major issues financial institutions are concerned about regarding safety and security for web3 investing. Redefine helps enable secure transactions, monitor in real-time,… Read More

July 18, 2023 @ 8:49 am By JD Alois  |  

Online investment platform SeedBlink is raising money for Dronamics for the second time. SeedBlink is a European securities crowdfunding platform that seeks to list private securities for firms raising capital from VCs as well. SeedBlink is approved under ECSPR and thus can raise funds across… Read More

July 18, 2023 @ 8:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Gnosis announces the imminent release of Gnosis Pay and Gnosis Card. Gnosis Pay is reportedly the first decentralized payment network “allowing web3 developers to integrate with a range of traditional payment schemes including Visa, and onboard the next millions of uninitiated users to tap into… Read More

July 18, 2023 @ 8:19 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Remington Hospitality, a hotel management company, announced its partnership with DailyPay, the leading provider of on-demand pay. With DailyPay, Remington Hospitality employees have “access to their earned pay as they earn it.” This critical financial wellness benefit “provides the employees with the power of choice… Read More

July 17, 2023 @ 11:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Institutions face unique challenges when it comes to executing digital asset transactions efficiently, according to an update from Talos. The digital asset market is “highly fragmented” across numerous exchanges, platforms and dealers globally. At Talos, they are committed “to simplifying institutional adoption of digital assets,… Read More

July 17, 2023 @ 11:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Razorpay says they have always believed that simplifying payments is a universal problem. Businesses across the world grapple “with the same question: how can my payments experience be simpler, faster, and more efficient?” At Razorpay, they took this challenge head-on in India, “solving for tens… Read More

July 17, 2023 @ 11:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund (SPK) has announced a contract agreement with Mambu, a cloud banking platform, and Knowit, a Nordics-based digital consultancy. The partnership is set “to modernize SPK’s housing loan solution, allowing the institution to build a flexible, user-friendly, and complete component-based… Read More

July 17, 2023 @ 10:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Smart Pension, which claims to be one of the UK’s leading workplace pension providers, signs the Mansion House Compact, an industry-led voluntary expression of intent to take meaningful action to secure better outcomes for UK savers through increased investment in unlisted equities. By signing the… Read More