November 18, 2025 @ 8:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Research released by Euroclear’s UK CSD, Euroclear UK & International in collaboration with Thinks Insights & Strategy indicates that around 4.7 million individuals in the United Kingdom are still holding paper share certificates. The research follows the September release of the Digitisation Taskforce’s final report,… Read More

November 18, 2025 @ 7:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

DigiFT, a digital asset exchange for institutional-grade real-world assets (RWAs), and SBI Holdings (Nasdaq : SBHGF), one of Japan’s financial groups, announced the establishment of a joint venture company, SBI Onchain, in order to enable the ongoing adoption of onchain finance across Japanese and international markets…. Read More

November 18, 2025 @ 1:40 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Commercial Bank Money Token (CBMT) Working Group announced the launch of the CBMT Sandbox, a test environment for banks and enterprises to pilot CBMT in institutional and corporate use cases. A launch session will be held on November 19 in Frankfurt. As part of… Read More

November 18, 2025 @ 12:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Viola Credit, a global alternative credit asset manager with $4 billion in AuM to date, announced the launch of a Growth Lending fund dedicated to the European tech market. The fund, targeted at €300 million, has completed its first close with commitments from “a mix… Read More

November 17, 2025 @ 11:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Experian, a global firm focused on data and technology, announced the Experian Credit + Cashflow Score. The model combines Experian’s credit, alternative and trended data, and consumer-permissioned banking information into a “singular score.” Scott Brown, Group President, Financial and Marketing Services for Experian North America… Read More

November 17, 2025 @ 10:09 pm By Michael Wong  |  

StraitsX, a Singapore-based stablecoin settlement firm, has secured a $10 million strategic investment from cross-border payments provider UQPAY to fund regional expansion, while existing backer NTT Docomo also joined the round, the company said on Wednesday. StraitsX said the funding strengthens its ability to link… Read More

November 17, 2025 @ 9:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Wallet-drainer and phishing toolkits are surging, with ~$500M drained in 2024 and crypto losses hitting $3.1B in H1 2025 alone. Point-in-time audits aren’t enough without continuous monitoring and revocation playbooks. We recently caught up with Natalie Newson, Senior Blockchain Investigator at CertiK to better understand how “drainer-as-a-service”… Read More

November 17, 2025 @ 9:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Banking Circle S.A. is pleased to announce that its wholly owned subsidiary BC Payments Pte. Ltd. has now reportedly been granted a Major Payment Institution (MPI) license by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). A key milestone in Banking Circle’s expansion strategy, BC Payments  Singapore… Read More

November 17, 2025 @ 9:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Mastercard  (NYSE: MA) and Thunes, the money movement Fintech, have teamed up to accelerate global funds transfers for banks, payment service providers and end-users by expanding stablecoin wallet payout capabilities. Via this latest collab, announced at the Singapore Fintech Festival, Mastercard Move will facilitate near… Read More

November 17, 2025 @ 5:56 pm By JD Alois  |  

Figure Technology Solutions (NASDAQ:FIGR), a top blockchain-focused public firm, says it is aiming to trade digital securities; blockchain native equity. Everyone knows that all securities will eventually be digital. Figure is a company that is doing it today.  Figure has filed an S-1 registration statement… Read More

November 17, 2025 @ 5:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Multichain Accounts for MetaMask are finally here. According to the web3 focused development team, this is a major change as to how accounts actually work in MetaMask, and it’s one that will now aim to simplify the crosschain (and blockchain interoperability) experience for end-users. MetaMask developers… Read More

November 17, 2025 @ 5:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

R25, an RWA and stablecoin protocol, launched with Polygon as its first EVM blockchain partner to bring “institutional-grade” yield to token holders. This integration brings rcUSD+ to Polygon, a yield-bearing token supported by a portfolio of assets such as money market funds and stablecoin equivalents…. Read More

November 17, 2025 @ 4:05 pm By JD Alois  |  

Blockchain.com has a new co-CEO. Lane Kasselman will now serve as the chief executive officer, sharing responsibilities with Peter Smith, who will remain in the London Global Headquarters acting as CEO and Executive Chairman. At the same time, the company will open a new HQ… Read More

November 17, 2025 @ 3:53 pm By JD Alois  |  

CoinList, a platform for launching and trading various digital assets, says it is going full non-custodial. This means it will no longer hold crypto for its customers. In an email, CoinList said they were simply refining the process of buying and selling tokens, and the… Read More

November 17, 2025 @ 2:35 pm By JD Alois  |  

While some Fintechs that went public in 2025 have risen in value, Gemini Space Station (NASDAQ:GEMI) is not one of them. Gemini pursued an initial public offering (IPO) at $28 a share. This was preceded by the company raising its offer price several times before… Read More

November 17, 2025 @ 2:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

BitcoinTreasuries.net, the source for institutional and corporate Bitcoin holdings and real-time adoption data, is pleased to announce a partnership with Secure Digital Markets, an institutional trading platform specializing in high-liquidity execution for Bitcoin and digital assets. As institutional Bitcoin adoption increases, SDM reportedly stands out… Read More

November 17, 2025 @ 2:16 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Figure Technology Solutions (Nasdaq: FIGR) announced that its subsidiary, Figure Certificate Company (FCC), plans to start minting $YLDS, a registered public debt security, natively on Solana. $YLDS is described as being a security-version of stablecoin, intended to maintain a fixed dollar price and offer a “continuous… Read More

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

Anchorage Digital, a crypto platform for investors and web3 developers, announced that it will have custody support for MON, which is the native token of Monad, upon mainnet launch. Asset holders will have a way to hold and stake the token via Anchorage Digital’s custodial… Read More

November 17, 2025 @ 2:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) announced recently the introduction of PayPal Pay in 41, an interest-free, no-fee, buy now, pay later solution for Canadian consumers. Beginning this festive season, Canadian shoppers will be able to access flexible payments option across online and global lifestyle, consumer, and travel… Read More

November 17, 2025 @ 2:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Grayscale Investments, the world’s digital asset-focused investment platform, announced that it has publicly filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) relating to the proposed initial public offering of its Class A common stock. Grayscale Investments has “applied… Read More