December 24, 2025 @ 8:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

iProov, the provider of “science-based” biometric identity verification solutions, announced that an attack scenario demonstrated by the iProov in-house Red Team has been released by MITRE ATLAS, the global knowledge base advancing AI security, threat mitigation and privacy. The case study confirms a critical, high-risk… Read More

December 24, 2025 @ 8:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Coinbax has reportedly raised $4.2 million in seed funding to accelerate development of its programmable trust layer for stablecoin payments. The round was led by BankTech Ventures, with participation from Connecticut Innovations, Paxos, SpringTime Ventures, and other banking and payments industry participants. According to the… Read More

December 24, 2025 @ 8:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM), the largest U.S. bank in terms of assets and scope of operations, is assessing the potential to provide cryptocurrency trading services to its institutional clients. This move involves evaluating spot and derivatives products for assets like Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum… Read More

December 24, 2025 @ 1:01 am By Omar Faridi  |  

21X – Europe’s DLT trading and settlement system under the EU DLT Regime – and SOOHO.IO – the Korean blockchain fintech powering Project Namsan, an institutional consortium building a stablecoin ecosystem for FX and programmable payments – announced they are exploring a collaboration. This tie-up… Read More

December 23, 2025 @ 9:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ares Management Corporation (NYSE: ARES), an international alternative investment manager, announced significant data center transactions in the U.S. by Ares Real Assets funds, underscoring an expansion of Ares’ data center exposure and the advantages via collaboration across its digital infrastructure and real estate investment capabilities…. Read More

December 23, 2025 @ 9:43 pm By Michael Wong  |  

  North Korea-linked hackers stole more than half of the over $2.7 billion taken in cryptocurrency hacks in 2025, as the country’s cyber operators increasingly targeted the operational infrastructure of major exchanges and outsourced the “cash-out” stage to a web of Chinese underground brokers, blockchain… Read More

December 23, 2025 @ 9:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Australians really splashed out during this past Black Friday, with consumer spending reportedly reaching $23.8 billion – which is 19.5 per cent higher than a typical fortnight. The latest figures come from CommBank iQ, which combines data from one of Australia’s largest banks with over… Read More

December 23, 2025 @ 2:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CertiK has noted that privacy coins are cryptocurrencies engineered to significantly improve user anonymity by effectively obscuring transaction data (such as sender identities, transaction amounts, transaction history, etc.). CertiK explained that, unlike pseudonymous virtual currencies such as Bitcoin (BTC), privacy coins tend to employ more… Read More

December 23, 2025 @ 2:40 pm By JD Alois  |  

The US Federal Reserve Board has proposed a new “payment account” that certain financial institutions could use solely for clearing and settling payments. This may appeal to Fintechs in the payments sector. This would differ from a “master account,” which is what many regulated financial… Read More

December 23, 2025 @ 1:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

TRM Labs policy team’s Ari Redbord and Angela Ang were joined by TRM’s EMEA Compliance Advisor Luke Dufour for a review of what mattered most in global crypto policy in Q4 2025. As jurisdictions across the globe move from rule‑setting to execution, the crypto and… Read More

December 23, 2025 @ 1:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Kaspersky has recently shared end-of-year insights on AI-driven shopping and privacy. and what the retail and e-commerce sector should expect in 2026. Kaspersky had launched its 2025 update focused on cybersecurity in the retail and e-commerce sector, examining “real-world incidents and key threat trends affecting… Read More

December 23, 2025 @ 10:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CB Insights noted that AI is now considered to be a universal focus area for retail banks, with various generative AI use cases increasingly emerging across operations, from fraud prevention to enhancing a range of customer service solution. CB Insights also mentioned that as agentic… Read More

December 23, 2025 @ 10:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

PitchBook noted that Q3 2025 cybersecurity investment reached a multiyear low amid shifting enterprise security priorities. The research report from PitchBook also mentioned that Q3 cybersecurity venture capital activity fell sharply, with deal value dropping to $2.6 billion across 158 transactions. This was the lowest… Read More

December 23, 2025 @ 9:31 am By JD Alois  |  

The European Commission (EC) has published a fact sheet outlining its ambition to make regulations clearer and more straightforward. The EC is run by an appointed body of policymakers that aims to establish pan-European rules to build a stronger and more cohesive Europe. This includes… Read More

December 23, 2025 @ 9:02 am By JD Alois  |  

It was reported last March that UK VC funding increased by 43.5% YoY to $1.2 billion in January 2025, in spite of fewer deals, but the quick start has apparently stalled over the following months as both deal volume and value have declined. A report… Read More

December 23, 2025 @ 8:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Chainalysis noted that stablecoins have reportedly crossed the chasm from trading utility to live, programmable payment channels that are able to regularly settle value in “minutes, 24/7/365, across borders and applications.” Chainalysis also mentioned that banks now face both demand to serve and margins to… Read More

December 23, 2025 @ 8:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

China’s venture capital funding ecosystem has experienced a significant decline in deal value, despite showcasing “resilience in terms of volume.” The total number of VC deals announced in China increased by 8% during January-November 2025 compared to the same period in the previous year whereas… Read More

December 23, 2025 @ 8:43 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Business confidence in the United Kingdom reportedly increased to around 47% in December of 2025, surging five points from the past month and standing 10 points higher than the start of 2025, according to the most recent Lloyds Business Barometer. In addition to this, overall… Read More

December 23, 2025 @ 8:40 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CoinGecko noted that MYX Finance (MYX) is now by “far” the top crypto gainer this year, achieving the highest YTD price returns of 3,358.15% among the largest market cap crypto assets. The BNB Chain-native derivatives protocol launched its token at “around $0.097 on May 6… Read More

December 23, 2025 @ 8:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The United Kingdom’s credit ecosystem is changing, according to an extensive update from industry body UK Finance. The regulation that now governs this seemingly critical area of consumer finance will see several bursts of change, with an outdated regime reformed and a new regulatory framework… Read More