RedStone Launches HyperStone Oracle

RedStone, an oracle network in DeFi, has launched HyperStone, an oracle powering HIP-3, Hyperliquid’s new standard for permissionless perpetual market creation. With HyperStone, anyone can now build and launch their own perpetual markets backed by fast, reliable, and secure on-chain data. HIP-3 allows builders to… Read More

StableStock, Block Street Confirm DeFi Integration

Block Street, a unified liquidity layer for tokenized assets, has announced a strategic integration with StableStock, the on-chain stock-liquidity infrastructure powering the StockFi era — connecting regulated brokers and global DeFi liquidity. The partnership combines Block Street’s cross-chain liquidity protocol with StableStock’s stock tokenization engine… Read More

Robinhood Markets Reports Surge in Revenue for Q3 2025, Shares Rise

Shares of Robinhood Markets‘ (NASDAQ: HOOD) stock surged modestly after the brokerage firm released its Q3 2025 results. The company reported transaction-based revenues increasing 129% YoY to $730 million, mainly driven by cryptocurrencies-focused revenue, according to Robinhood’s latest earnings report. Crypto-related revenue surged more than… Read More

IREN Announces $9.7B AI Cloud Contract with Microsoft

IREN Limited (NASDAQ: IREN) announced it has signed a multi-year GPU cloud services contract with Microsoft. IREN will provide Microsoft with access to NVIDIA GB300 GPUs over a 5-year term, with a total contract value of approximately “$9.7 billion, including a 20% prepayment.” IREN has… Read More

UK Treasury Asks Financial Services Skills Commission to Prepare Report on Impact of AI

The UK Treasury has asked the Financial Services Skills Commission (FSSC) to prepare a report on AI focused skills requirements, training as well as ongoing tech advancements in financial services. With AI talent in growing demand and increase in the technology’s overall adoption, the United… Read More

Franklin Templeton Introduces Tokenized Money Market Fund for Hong Kong Markets

Franklin Templeton (NYSE:BEN) has recently introduced Hong Kong’s tokenized money-market fund. This latest launch comes as the HK government unveiled its 5-year fintech strategy intended to incorporate both artificial intelligence and blockchain across the city-state’s vibrant financial services ecosystem. The so-called Franklin OnChain U.S. Government… Read More

Global Fintech Thunes Enables WeChat Pay HK’s Expansion in Cross-Border Money Transfers

Thunes, the Fintech moving money around the world, announces an alliance with WeChat Pay HK, the Hong Kong dollar denominated e-wallet, to enable its expansion in international money transfers. Thanks to the collaboration, WeChat Pay HK users based in Hong Kong are now able to… Read More

Private Markets are Hot: Schwab Acquires Forge in $660 Million Deal

Charles Schwab (NYSE:SCHW), the eponymous brokerage, has acquired private markets platform Forge (NYSE:FRGE) for $660 million. Once again, bespoke Fintech investment bank FT Partners served as financial advisor on the deal for Forge. FT Partners has been a long time partner with Forge, assisting in… Read More

Canada’s Federal Budget Includes Open Banking, Payments, Stablecoins as Key Focus Areas

The Canadian Government has released its budget for the year 2025. The budget primarily centers on several major themes, such as: shifting from reliance to resilience, adequately protecting Canada’s sovereignty as well as security, and building a stronger Canadian economy. The budget confirms the importance… Read More

Fintech Marqeta Enables Expansion of Klarna Debit Card Across European Markets

Marqeta, Inc. (NASDAQ: MQ), the modern card issuing platform, announced it is working with Klarna (NYSE:KLAR), the digital bank and flexible payments provider, to expand the Klarna Card into 15 new European markets. This launch extends Marqeta’s partnership with Klarna and leverages Visa’s Flexible Credential… Read More




Listed Crypto Exchange Safello Expands Into Finland

Crypto exchange Safello has announced its expansion into Finland, its first new market. Safello Group AB, has been listed on Nasdaq First North Growth Market since 2021. The company said that it would commence services in Finland before the end of the year. Safello is… Read More

Chainlink Runtime Environment Aims to Unlock Capabilities of Onchain Finance

Chainlink Runtime Environment (CRE) aims to serve as the all-in-one orchestration layer tapping into institutional-grade smart contracts for onchain finance. Before the launch of the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM), smart contract development was said to be quite complex due to the fairly limited programmability of… Read More

UK to Release Updated Stablecoin Regulatory Guidelines

Bank of England Deputy Governor Sarah Breeden has commented on recent concerns that the UK is behind the US when it comes to establishing proper stablecoin related oversight / guidelines. Breeden stated that the updated stablecoin regulations should become effective just as quickly as the… Read More

Centrifuge’s Martin Quensel’s Bullish on Tokenization

  Martin Quensel has spent nearly a decade pursuing tokenization. The co-founder of Web3 native asset manager Anemoy, which is built on the Centrifuge protocol (which he also co-founded), Quensel believes in tokenization as the future of finance. His career has been preparing him for this… Read More

Ripple Valued at $40 Billion in New Funding Round

Digital asset firm Ripple has received a $500 million investment at a valuation of $40 billion. It has been rumoured that new funding for the company was in the works. Yesterday, Ripple revealed the details of the funding round that was let by affiliates of… Read More

Bitcoin Suisse, Solstice, Obol Enable Sovereign Validator Infrastructure for Liechtenstein Trust Integrity Network

Bitcoin Suisse has announced its role as a founding validator operator for the Liechtenstein Trust Integrity Network (LTIN), which is described as a state-backed blockchain infrastructure initiative aiming to offer regulatory-compliant services to European enterprises and institutions. As a launch partner, Bitcoin Suisse will intend… Read More

Swiss Stock Exchange SIX to Support Worldline’s Transformation Plans

SIX has recently announced that it supports Worldline’s transformation plans and will back various proposals at the planned extraordinary general meeting. Worldline remains a key partner of SIX in the payments sector. Reflecting its capital allocation and strategic business growth priorities, SIX stated that it… Read More

Coinbase Calls on US Department of the Treasury to Ensure GENIUS Act Guidelines are Consistent with Congressional Objectives

Crypto exchange Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) has recently called on the US Treasury Department to ensure that its rules and guidelines for the GENIUS Act are aligned and consistent with congressional objectives. Digital assets firm Coinbase noted that Treasury needs to avoid enforcing requirements that go beyond… Read More

Crypto.com, Universal Digital Partner to Support Treasury Strategy

Crypto.com announced a partnership with Universal Digital Inc., a publicly listed Canadian investment firm committed to expanding access to digital assets across North America as well as Asian markets. The transaction was reportedly carried out via Crypto.com’s “institutional-grade” OTC desk, which provides liquidity, “competitive” pricing,… Read More

Jacksonville Florida Lanches JAXHub, Aims to Boost Fintech Innovation, Lure Investment

Jacksonville Florida, he most populous city in Florida and the 10th most populous in the United States, has launched a project seeking to boost Fintech innovation and investment. JAX Hub is being supported by Paysafe, the University of North Florida (UNF) and the City of… Read More

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