August 18, 2025 @ 2:49 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Norway’s Government Pension Fund Global, managed by Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM), has made a notable move in the cryptocurrency market, increasing its exposure to bitcoin-related assets by an impressive 83% during the second quarter of 2025. This development, reported by Standard Chartered’s global head… Read More

August 18, 2025 @ 2:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Block, Inc. (NYSE: XYZ) unveiled Proto Rig, a modular bitcoin mining system, and Proto Fleet, an open-source fleet management software. The announcement, made during an event held at Proto customer Core Scientific’s facility in Dalton, GA, where Proto Rigs “are mining as part of their… Read More

August 18, 2025 @ 1:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The European Central Bank (ECB) has released three insightful working papers in 2025, shedding light on critical aspects of monetary policy, inflation dynamics, and financial stability. These set of ECB Working Papers aim to offer contributions to economic research, providing policymakers, academics, and financial institutions… Read More

August 18, 2025 @ 12:10 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Upvest, an investment infrastructure provider in Europe, announces two key leadership hires to support its next phase of growth. Roberto Fajardo joins as SVP Engineering, and Alexander Matthey joins the board as Non-Executive Director. Together, they bring experience in “scaling financial infrastructure in regulated spaces… Read More

August 17, 2025 @ 5:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Citigroup (NYSE: C) is focused on positioning itself at the center of the digital assets adoption movement by exploring stablecoin custody and payment services. This move comes in response to a law passed by the U.S. Congress, which has unlocked new opportunities for cryptocurrencies, particularly… Read More

August 17, 2025 @ 4:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Global Fintech Adyen (AMS: ADYEN) saw its shares take a hit on Thursday, August 14, 2025, following the release of its H1 2025 financial results. Adyen, the Amsterdam based global payments processor, announced a downward revision to its full-year revenue forecast, pointing to challenges posed… Read More

August 17, 2025 @ 4:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Recently, cryptocurrency exchange Gemini took a significant step toward going public, with its S-1 registration statement shedding light on the company’s financial health, operational changes, and plans for a 2025 initial public offering (IPO). The filing, made public this past Friday, follows a confidential draft… Read More

August 17, 2025 @ 4:17 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Cyberscope, the Web3 security arm of TAC InfoSec Limited (NSE: TAC), a provider of cybersecurity and vulnerability management, has filed a patent for Cyberscope Cyberscan in the United States, an AI-optimized, multi-domain blockchain trust scoring and fraud detection platform. It is designed to give investors, exchanges, and regulators a real-time, verifiable trust score for every blockchain project, turning fragmented, manual… Read More

August 17, 2025 @ 4:15 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

BitPay, a cryptocurrency payment processor, announced this week support for the Solana blockchain across its suite of products. Now with full support for Solana-based stablecoins such as USDC and USDT, users can acquire, store, manage, and spend Solana assets, while merchants gain access to one of the largest and most active crypto ecosystems…. Read More

August 17, 2025 @ 4:12 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

According to the J.D. Power 2025 U.S. Credit Card Satisfaction Study, 53% of cardholders are currently carrying revolving debt, and 56% are classified as financially unhealthy. While these percentages have risen and fallen during reporting waves of the 2025 study, the result is a bifurcation… Read More

August 17, 2025 @ 4:10 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

DeAgentAI, an AI infrastructure project on the Sui blockchain, has received a strategic investment from Momentum, a decentralized exchange (DEX) in the Sui ecosystem. Through this partnership, the two will jointly build and explore AI-powered DeFi solutions. Momentum has established itself as the TVL leader… Read More

August 17, 2025 @ 4:05 pm By Michael Wong  |  

The US Department of the Treasury launched a public comment period seeking input on innovative technologies that financial institutions could use to detect illicit activity involving digital assets, including artificial intelligence and blockchain monitoring tools. The request fulfills requirements under the GENIUS Act, the stablecoin legislation… Read More

August 17, 2025 @ 2:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In an evolving digital economy, Citigroup’s report, Citi Institute Executive Report: The Impact of X on the Future of Finance, offers a comprehensive exploration of how the social media platform X is reshaping the financial services industry. Released by the Citi Institute, the report delves… Read More

August 17, 2025 @ 2:10 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Refold AI is coming out of stealth today with $6.5 million in funding and a platform that replaces outsourced service work with AI-native infrastructure. The $6.5M round was led by Eniac Ventures and Tidal Ventures, with participation from Better Capital, Ahead VC, Karman Ventures, Z21… Read More

August 17, 2025 @ 2:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) is focused on enhancing user experience and broaden its market presence with transformative updates planned for Q3 and Q4 of 2025. The company recently announced a roadmap to streamline account restriction processes and improve usability, alongside the acquisition of Deribit, the world’s crypto… Read More

August 17, 2025 @ 1:59 pm By Michael Wong  |  

The U.S. National Science Foundation and NVIDIA Corp (NASDAQ:NVDA) announced a $152 million partnership to develop open-source artificial intelligence (AI) models designed to accelerate scientific research and strengthen American leadership in AI innovation. NSF will contribute $75 million while NVIDIA provides $77 million for the… Read More

August 17, 2025 @ 5:07 am By Michael Wong  |  

CourseRev.ai, an artificial intelligence technology company serving the golf industry, said it has secured a strategic investment from The Walden Golf Group as part of its seed funding round. The Walden Golf Group, which owns and operates more than 20 golf courses across the United… Read More

August 16, 2025 @ 9:26 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Thailand will launch a program on Monday allowing foreign visitors to convert cryptocurrency into Thai baht for payments, as the government seeks to revive tourism following a decline in Chinese visitors. The “TouristDigiPay” initiative will be announced at a press conference led by Deputy Prime… Read More

August 16, 2025 @ 8:29 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Global payment platform SUNRATE acquired a payment business license in China following its purchase of a complete stake in Transfar Pay, a subsidiary of Shenzhen-listed Transfar Group. The RMB 315 million ($43.8 million) acquisition received approval from Chinese regulatory authorities. Transfar Group disclosed the transaction… Read More

August 16, 2025 @ 7:36 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Malaysian telecommunications company Axiata Group Berhad signed a memorandum of understanding with Cambodia’s Ministry of Post and Telecommunications to enhance cybersecurity capabilities and develop digital talent in the Southeast Asian nation. The agreement establishes cooperation between Axiata and the ministry across cyber threat intelligence, incident… Read More