December 26, 2025 @ 8:34 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Caroline Ellison, the former head of Alameda Research, is poised to conclude her federal incarceration on January 21, 2026, as indicated by the latest U.S. Federal Bureau of Prisons data. At 31 years old, Ellison has spent recent months in a transitional community confinement arrangement,… Read More

December 26, 2025 @ 2:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Index provider MSCI has reportedly put forward a plan to bar companies with substantial digital asset holdings from its global investable market indexes, potentially compelling affected firms to offload billions in Bitcoin and various other cryptocurrencies in order to maintain eligibility. The rule targets entities… Read More

December 26, 2025 @ 1:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A cryptocurrency wallet that has been associated with Aleksey Bilyuchenko, charged by the U.S. Department of Justice for involvement in the 2011-2014 Mt. Gox exchange hack, has seemingly transferred approximately 2,300 Bitcoin over the past month, according to on-chain data tracked by Arkham Intelligence analyst… Read More

December 26, 2025 @ 12:42 am By Omar Faridi  |  

HM Treasury’s latest September consultation, A Streamlined Approach to Payment Systems Regulation, confirmed plans to get rid of the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) and transfer its overall functions to the United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). This marks a key moment for UK payments regulation… Read More

December 25, 2025 @ 11:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Strategists at BlackRock (NYSE:BLK), Amanda Lynam and Dominique Bly, reportedly project that the Federal Reserve will implement relatively modest interest rate reductions in 2026, contingent on no significant weakening in employment conditions. This assessment aligns with recent U.S. employment indicators showing gradual cooling without a severe… Read More

December 25, 2025 @ 10:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Deerpath Capital Management, LP, a provider of cash-flow-based senior debt financing to sponsor-backed U.S. lower middle market companies, has recently announced the closing of Deerpath Fund VII. The fund has now reportedly exceeded its $2 billion equity target and, along with “anticipated leverage, is expected… Read More

December 25, 2025 @ 10:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Evernorth Holdings, a digital asset treasury entity that is focused on XRP and supported by executives from Ripple, is currently dealing with substantial unrealized losses exceeding $220 million (at the time of writing) amid the cryptocurrency’s recent price decline. CryptoQuant data indicates that Evernorth holds… Read More

December 25, 2025 @ 9:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Hong Kong (China SAR) payment card market is now considered to be fairly mature, however, despite this, the total card payment value is forecast to grow considerably by “4.5% in 2025 to reach HKD1.32 trillion ($168.4 billion),” supported by the ongoing efforts to promote… Read More

December 25, 2025 @ 9:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The decentralized prediction market platform Polymarket has officially acknowledged a recent security incident that impacted a limited number of user accounts, attributing the problem to a vulnerability in an external authentication service. Complaints emerged on platforms like X and Reddit in recent days, with users… Read More

December 25, 2025 @ 8:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

As the holiday season approached, U.S. exchange-traded funds (ETFs) focused primarily on spot Bitcoin and Ethereum faced notable net withdrawals on Tuesday, potentially being influenced by seasonal market dynamics and reduced trading volumes. These latest crypto market movements highlight the impact of end-of-year strategies on… Read More

December 25, 2025 @ 7:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

BNB Coin (BNB) is now supported for trading and custody on digital assets platform Gemini (NASDAQ:GEMI). BNB Coin (BNB) is the native crypto token of the BNB Chain ecosystem. It had originally been issued by Binance back in 2017 and is commonly used for digital currency… Read More

December 25, 2025 @ 5:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

U.S. equity markets closed higher in a holiday-shortened trading session on Christmas Eve, December 24, 2025, with major indexes reaching fresh milestones. The S&P 500 advanced 0.32% to finish at a new all-time high of 6,932.05, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 0.60% to… Read More

December 25, 2025 @ 4:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

As of late December 2025, average mortgage rates in the United States have dipped for the second straight week, with the 30-year fixed-rate loan falling to around 6.18%, according to Freddie Mac‘s latest survey. This modest decline offers somewhat of a slight relief for prospective… Read More

December 25, 2025 @ 4:36 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

New government figures released on December 24, 2025, reveal a drop in the number of US workers / professionals now seeking unemployment aid for the first time, highlighting ongoing fluctuations typical of the holiday period while the broader job sector shows resilience without major disruptions…. Read More

December 25, 2025 @ 11:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Moneyhash is collaborating with Mastercard (NYSE: MA) to expand merchant access to its Merchant Cloud platform across the MEA region. By connecting to Mastercard’s Gateway through a unified API, merchants can simplify integration, “streamline operations and enhance payment performance across markets.” Mastercard’s Gateway, a part… Read More

December 25, 2025 @ 6:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Phoenix Financial (TASE: PHOE), an Israel-based asset management and insurance company, and Blackstone (NYSE: BX), the world’s alternative asset manager, announced a strategic partnership. Under the agreement, Phoenix and Blackstone will collaborate across a range of credit strategies, including corporate, real estate and asset-based credit…. Read More

December 25, 2025 @ 12:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Nansen is announcing what they describe as a new chapter in their journey: Joint Venture Protocols (JVPs). Blockchain analytics firm Nansen has been built to help users navigate onchain markets with greater clarity and potentially more conviction. As the web3 and crypto matures and evolves,… Read More

December 24, 2025 @ 9:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Octane Lending Inc., the fintech enabling the buying experience, is teaming up with Camping World Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CWH), which is America’s Recreation Dealer, to launch a financing solution under the Good Sam Powered by Octane brand. This Captive-as-a-Service agreement enables Camping World dealers to… Read More

December 24, 2025 @ 2:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

GlobalData noted that as 2025 progressed, the world’s economy had largely moved beyond post-COVID distortions, however, growth still remained somewhat uneven and the path into 2026 looks a bit fragile. A comparatively strong first half of 2025, helped by firms advancing imports, quick supply-chain reconfiguration,… Read More

December 24, 2025 @ 1:45 pm By JD Alois  |  

Alphabet (aka Google) (NASDAQ:GOOG) has announced the acquisition of Intersect, a firm that provides data and energy infrastructure. The company said the purchase price was $4.75 billion in cash plus the assumption of debt. The deal is expected to close in the first half of… Read More