December 4, 2025 @ 9:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Animoca Brands announced that it has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Rayls, a blockchain ecosystem to bridge traditional finance with decentralized finance, for a strategic partnership focused on the tokenization of real-world assets (RWAs). The partnership will leverage Animoca Brands’ network to… Read More

December 4, 2025 @ 3:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital assets trading and investing platform Kraken announced that have agreed to acquire Backed Finance AG, the company driving the issuance of xStocks, the leading industry standard for tokenized equities. The acquisition will accelerate the global adoption of xStocks; unifying issuance, trading and settlement to… Read More

December 4, 2025 @ 3:29 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CME Group, the world’s derivatives marketplace, announced that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved the registration of a new securities clearing house, CME Securities Clearing Inc. With launch expected in Q2 2026, CME Group will operate CME Securities Clearing to help market… Read More

December 4, 2025 @ 2:43 pm By JD Alois  |  

Citadel Securities has issued a statement telling the Securities and Exchange Commission that it should not grant exemptive relief regarding definitions of an exchange or broker-dealer for DeFi trading protocols. Citadel Securities is a global market maker that provides liquidity for institutions and retail investors. It is owned… Read More

December 4, 2025 @ 2:16 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Fusaka, the 17th major upgrade to Ethereum now comes around seven months after the Pectra update broadly transformed the decentralized cryptocurrency and smart contract enabled protocol. The recent deployment of Fusaka brings the now 10+ year-old Ethereum project into a so-called new “era of maturity,”… Read More

December 4, 2025 @ 2:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Cboe: CBOE), the world’s derivatives and securities exchange network, announced plans to extend trading hours for its Russell 2000 Index (RUT) options suite to “nearly 24 hours a day, five days a week, beginning Feb 9, 2026.” RUT options are offered… Read More

December 4, 2025 @ 11:17 am By JD Alois  |  

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) intends to furlough most of its workers on December 31st.  The young agency was created by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, passed in 2010, officially opening in mid-2011. The mission of the Bureau is defined… Read More

December 4, 2025 @ 10:27 am By JD Alois  |  

Digital Asset has received a strategic investment from several big financial services firms. The group included S&P Global, Nasdaq, BNY, and iCapital. The terms of the investment were not revealed, but reports indicate the investment totaled $50 million. Digital Asset’s valuation in June 2025 was… Read More

December 4, 2025 @ 9:46 am By JD Alois  |  

Prediction market Kalshi has announced a partnership with the news broadcaster CNN, which is owned by Warner Bros. Discovery (Nasdaq:WBD). Kalshi announced: “CNN partners with Kalshi to integrate prediction markets into its global newsroom. The first major news network to embrace Kalshi prediction markets. A… Read More

December 4, 2025 @ 8:19 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK venture capital market continues to perform reasonably well as UK funds launched after 2020 reportedly outperform US funds, and earlier vintages performed in line or consistent with the Rest of Europe. Research from the British Business Bank, UK Venture Capital Financial Returns 2025, indicates… Read More

December 4, 2025 @ 8:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Kaspersky’s detection systems have reportedly discovered an average of 500,000 malicious files per day in 2025, marking a significant 7% increase when compared to the previous year. Certain types of threats saw growth globally – there was a “59% surge in password stealer detections, a… Read More

December 4, 2025 @ 8:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A CB Insights report has examined the top 25 Italy venture investors. The team at CB Insights said that to prepare the report, they have extensively used their so-called predictive signals in order to identify Italy’s major venture firms and then ranked them based primarily… Read More

December 4, 2025 @ 8:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Aberdeen, which claims to be the provider of the UK’s second largest adviser platform by assets, announces the launch of a new Self-Invested Personal Pension (SIPP) and Junior SIPP. The SIPP and Junior SIPP brings flexibility, “intergenerational financial planning and enhanced user experience.” Clients are reportedly… Read More

December 4, 2025 @ 8:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK Finance has recently released its latest Household Finance Review for Q3 2025, which explores trends in overall household spending, savings as well as borrowing. Mortgage lending activity returned to growth in Q3, after a quieter second quarter caused by many transactions having been brought… Read More

December 4, 2025 @ 8:08 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The crypto ETF ecosystem has grown considerably in size and scope during this past year. VanEck has also added to this activity this last month when it launched the VanEck Solana ETF (VSOL), which is now reportedly the third SOL ETF in the United States… Read More

December 4, 2025 @ 8:04 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Lloyds Banking Group has recently extended its fraud prevention scheme, reinforcing a commitment to protecting unsuspecting consumers from the perils / harms of fraud. The latest update revealed by Lloyds Bank in the UK initiative, launched back in 2021, will have seen £15 million of… Read More

December 4, 2025 @ 8:01 am By Omar Faridi  |  

MRI Software, a global enabler of real estate solutions and services, has partnered with bank payment company GoCardless in order to launch MRI Payment Connector in the UK residential property market. The integration will enable property professionals and finance teams “to offer flexible payment options… Read More

December 4, 2025 @ 7:29 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Aeropay, a U.S. pay-by-bank provider, announced the launch of Request for Payment (RfP) in partnership with Cross River Bank, a tech infrastructure provider that offers embedded financial solutions. This offering expands on the two companies’ current instant payment offerings and “enables U.S. businesses to accept… Read More

December 3, 2025 @ 4:28 pm By JD Alois  |  

A CFTC Wells notice is a formal notification from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) indicating that its staff is recommending an enforcement action. The same process is used by the Securities and Exchange Commission. While not determinative, in the past, a Wells notice was… Read More

December 3, 2025 @ 4:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) released survey data, revealing AI’s influence and overall impact in commerce / shopping and spending, a generational shift in consumer spending behavior, and emerging payments trends this festive season. Bruce Cundiff, vice president, Consumer Insights at Visa said: “The data tells… Read More