April 23, 2025 @ 10:20 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Tally, a software platform for on-chain organizations, has secured an $8 million Series A funding round led by AppWorks, Blockchain Capital, 1kx and joined by CyberFund, Placeholder, BitGo and Bloccelerat. Tally powers infrastructure for organizations, including Arbitrum, Uniswap DAO, ZKsync, Wormhole, Eigenlayer, Obol, Hyperlane, and… Read More

April 23, 2025 @ 10:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

TPG (NASDAQ: TPG), a global alternative asset management firm, and Temasek, a global investment company headquartered in Singapore,  announced a definitive agreement to make a “substantial minority investment in Cliffwater LLC, an independent alternative investment adviser and fund manager.” TPG’s investment will be made “through… Read More

April 23, 2025 @ 12:21 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Skyfire, a payment and identity network built for the AI agent economy, and Cequence Security, a provider of API security and bot management, announced a partnership to enable access to digital services for autonomous AI agents. Cequence secures more than eight billion API interactions every day and… Read More

April 23, 2025 @ 11:11 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Credibly, a GenAI-powered lending platform serving small businesses, today launched Credibly.ai, an innovation and technology showcase designed to highlight the company’s progress in artificial intelligence. This initiative provides small businesses with advanced financing tools and solutions. “(We were) bold from the outset in developing real applications… Read More

April 23, 2025 @ 10:10 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Brandon Lutnick, chairman of Cantor Fitzgerald and son of U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, is leading a significant Bitcoin investment initiative. According to a recent report by the FT, Lutnick has recently partnered with key players in the crypto / web3 and investment sectors—SoftBank, Tether,… Read More

April 23, 2025 @ 9:07 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Thunes has launched Thunes Business Payments, designed to facilitate cross-border payments for Thunes’ Direct Global Network members, including enterprises, merchants, neo-banks, traditional banks and mobile wallets. Via an API, members have a more efficient way to process international business payments, bypassing the complexities of legacy… Read More

April 23, 2025 @ 8:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Generali Investments has announced the launch of its Private Credit Secondaries Fund in collaboration with Partners Group, one of the largest firms in the global private markets industry. The Fund, which will invest across a broad range of private credit secondaries transactions globally to “generate… Read More

April 23, 2025 @ 8:00 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

MoneyThumb, a provider of automated document evaluation and fraud detection solutions, was recently awarded a U.S. patent for its Thumbprint® product, an AI-driven technology that enables the authentication of third-party PDF documents. Small business loan application fraud is a critical problem that leads to significant… Read More

April 23, 2025 @ 7:15 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Spacecoin, a decentralized physical infrastructure network (DePIN) powered by blockchain-enabled low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites, today announced the appointment of Jim Cantrell as a strategic advisor. A founding member (former vice president and Elon Musk’s industry mentor as an aerospace consultant) of SpaceX, and currently… Read More

April 23, 2025 @ 5:59 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

From crypto firms seeking bank charters to Circle’s payment network and energy-hungry centralized cloud systems, Web3 figures comment on the news of the week. STABLE Act driving crypto firms to seek bank charters “Reports that Circle, BitGo, and even Coinbase are considering applying for bank… Read More

April 23, 2025 @ 5:56 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Socket, a software supply chain security provider, has acquired Coana, a static analysis and reachability engine built by security researchers from Aarhus University. Coana brings static control-flow and call graph analysis to Socket’s platform, allowing teams to prioritize vulnerabilities based on whether they’re actually exploitable… Read More

April 23, 2025 @ 5:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In its first-quarter earnings report released on April 22, 2025, Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) confirmed that it held steady with its Bitcoin reserves, maintaining a total of 11,509 Bitcoin throughout the period. The electric vehicle giant did not sell any of its cryptocurrency holdings, however, Tesla‘s holding… Read More

April 23, 2025 @ 1:13 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Nomura and Macquarie announced that they have entered into an agreement for Nomura to acquire Macquarie’s U.S. and European public asset management business, with approximately “$180 billion in retail and institutional client assets across equities, fixed income and multi-asset strategies.” Under the terms of the… Read More

April 22, 2025 @ 10:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In a key move for the crypto derivatives market, the Singapore Exchange (SGX) has announced plans to introduce Bitcoin perpetual futures in the second half of 2025. This development positions SGX as a key player in the growing integration of digital assets into traditional financial… Read More

April 22, 2025 @ 9:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Moroccan Regtech company VOVE ID has reportedly acquired new investment from The Baobab Network in order to support its ongoing growth efforts across the Middle East and wider MENA region. The funding round (the actual amount not disclosed) marks a new milestone for the digital… Read More

April 22, 2025 @ 8:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Tuum, the core banking provider, announced the launch of its foundational Islamic Banking and Finance solutions, marking a key milestone towards delivering comprehensive, Sharia-compliant financial services. This initiative is said to focuse on the main principles of Islamic banking, laying the groundwork for a platform… Read More

April 22, 2025 @ 4:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Arca Labs, Tassat Group, Inc., and tZERO Group, Inc. announced the launch of Lynq, a real-time, yield-bearing settlement network powered by a tokenized treasury fund custodied at a special purpose broker-dealer. This announcement comes after more than a year of market engagement, platform development and the… Read More

April 22, 2025 @ 1:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

motusbank, the digital-only bank launched by Meridian Credit Union in Q2 2019, will shut down by early 2026. Meridian, which is reportedly Ontario’s largest credit union, and Coast Capital Savings jointly announced that they will absorb motusbank’s accounts and assets, pending regulatory approval. This closure… Read More

April 22, 2025 @ 12:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

MAGFAST has reportedly secured substantial funding across several different offerings carried out via Netcapital. According to a release, this is the second-largest total amount secured under Reg CF in the consumer packaged goods industry per KingsCrowd. Netcapital Inc. (Nasdaq: NCPL, NCPLW), a digital private capital… Read More

April 22, 2025 @ 12:36 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

NewCo Capital Group, a provider of business financing, has expanded into Canada. With nationwide service now available across every Canadian province and territory, NewCo brings accessible, non-bank funding solutions to small and medium-sized enterprises. The move strengthens NewCo’s international footprint as part of its broader global… Read More