June 30, 2026 @ 4:38 pm By JD Alois  |  

Tether, the issuer of USDT, the largest dollar based stablecoin by market cap at $184 billion, also issues USA₮ via Anchorage Digital. This is a move by Tether to please the regulatory overlords as it is managed by a federally chartered bank. Today, a report… Read More

June 30, 2026 @ 4:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Financial institutions worldwide are shifting from isolated AI experiments to widespread organizational deployment, according to a new World Economic Forum (WEF) report. Titled The AI Playbook for Financial Services and developed in partnership with Accenture, the publication stresses that while AI promises major efficiency and… Read More

June 30, 2026 @ 3:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The planned sale of Atom Bank, one of the UK’s digital challenger banks, is reportedly close to falling through. According to an update from the Financial Times, the Newcastle-based lender has been unable to attract bids at the £600 million level its shareholders had been… Read More

June 30, 2026 @ 2:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Phantom, the Solana cryptocurrency wallet serving more than 20 million users, has updated the infrastructure supporting its in-app prediction markets feature. Starting with positions opened on or after June 1, 2026, new trades now rely on World Prediction Markets instead of the previous Kalshi-powered system…. Read More

June 30, 2026 @ 1:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Blockchain analytics platform Arkham has introduced a new Elo-style rating system designed to measure the forecasting skill of traders on prediction markets, particularly those active on Polymarket. Launched on June 29, 2026, the feature aims to spotlight consistent performers by focusing on prediction accuracy rather… Read More

June 30, 2026 @ 10:13 am By JD Alois  |  

Fintechs based in France raised €680 million in equity capital for seven deals during the month of June. As shared by the France Fintech association, this brings total 2026 funding to €1.2 billion or 2.5X the previous year. For the year, the average funding was… Read More

June 30, 2026 @ 9:45 am By JD Alois  |  

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has shared “landmark crypto rules” that are said to be designed to turn the UK into a global digital asset hub. In a public statement, David Geale, Executive Director of payments and digital finance at the FCA said the… Read More

June 30, 2026 @ 9:09 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Bank of England’s Money and Credit statistics point to a noticeable slowdown in mortgage activity, with net borrowing by individuals falling to £2.9 billion from £4.4 billion in April. KPMG UK also mentioned that mortgage approvals for house purchases declined to 56,200, down from… Read More

June 30, 2026 @ 8:29 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) announced that its National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC) subsidiary has successfully launched extended clearing operations on a near-continuous 24×5 schedule. Clearing services now run from Sunday at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time through Friday at 8:00 p.m. ET, enabling… Read More

June 30, 2026 @ 8:18 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has issued its first commercial paper using distributed ledger technology (DLT) directly on Clearstream’s D7 platform. This transaction stands out as the inaugural DLT-native commercial paper issuance on the platform, demonstrating how blockchain-based tokenization can integrate seamlessly into established, regulated… Read More

June 30, 2026 @ 8:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bullish (NYSE: BLSH), the Cayman Islands-based institutional digital asset platform, announced it has received approval from the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission (GFSC) to offer trading in tokenized securities. The authorization places Bullish among the earliest regulated venues worldwide permitted to facilitate trading in issuer-sponsored tokenized… Read More

June 30, 2026 @ 6:02 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A recent analysis from CoinGecko reveals just how fleeting most meme coins launched on Pump.fun really are. The Solana-based platform has lowered the barrier to token creation dramatically, enabling anyone to mint a coin with minimal cost or technical skill. Since January 2024, this has… Read More

June 30, 2026 @ 3:04 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital asset markets have come under fresh strain lately, as relatively large market-cap cryptocurrencies register meaningful losses. Dogecoin (DOGE) and Hyperliquid’s HYPE token stand out for their substantial drops during this period of broader weakness across Bitcoin and the overall crypto space. Meanwhile, investor interest… Read More

June 30, 2026 @ 2:19 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Mizrahi Tefahot Bank has become the first financial institution based in Israel to roll out a contactless system for withdrawing cash from automated teller machines. Customers can now access funds by tapping a smartphone, smartwatch, payment ring, or bracelet against the machine, eliminating the need… Read More

June 30, 2026 @ 1:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

PitchBook’s Q2 2026 research examines the imminent arrival of public market pricing for frontier AI, using SpaceX’s recent listing as the sector’s first live comparable. The analysis from PitchBook now centers on Anthropic and OpenAI as they approach potential IPOs, weighing business fundamentals against narrative-driven… Read More

June 30, 2026 @ 1:09 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Lloyds Banking Group announced on 26 June 2026 that its co-investment partnership with Legal & General (L&G) has surpassed £1.5 billion in total participations since its launch in December 2022. The milestone highlights growing collaboration between traditional banks and large institutional investors to meet rising… Read More

June 30, 2026 @ 12:08 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance, which still remains the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, has informed customers across multiple European Union countries that it will restrict operations starting July 1, 2026. The move follows Binance’s decision to withdraw its application for authorization under the EU’s Markets in… Read More

June 29, 2026 @ 9:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Private credit firms are pouring billions into buy now, pay later (BNPL) financing, helping the sector expand rapidly even as regulators, credit rating agencies, and analysts highlight growing risks to consumer finances. BNPL services let shoppers split purchases into smaller installments / more flexible payments,… Read More

June 29, 2026 @ 9:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Cybersecurity researchers at Kaspersky have identified more than 250,000 potential security misconfigurations across GitHub Actions workflows in thousands of popular open-source projects. The findings highlight how easily automated development pipelines can become entry points for attackers targeting the software supply chain. Kaspersky’s Global Research and… Read More

June 29, 2026 @ 6:36 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Cryptocurrency derivatives exchange BitMEX has parted ways with several senior leaders in a swift leadership transition made public on June 29, 2026. The company has removed its Chief Executive Officer Stephan Lutz, Chief Financial Officer Ina Steiner, and Head of Growth Raphael Polansky from their… Read More