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DeFi: Figure to List Blockchain Native Traded Securities, Files S-1 With SEC

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

Figure Introduces AI enabled DSCR Loan Platform

Figure (NASDAQ:FIGR) introduced its AI-powered Debt Service Coverage Ratio (DSCR) loan platform, expanding its blockchain-powered capital marketplace into one of the fastest-growing — and “most underserved” — segments of housing finance.  As competition increases and demand for efficiency rises, the platform brings automation to a… Read More

Figure Deploys SEC Registered YLDS Security Token on Sui

Sui is partnering with Figure Certificate Company (FCC), a subsidiary of Figure Technology Solutions (NASDAQ:FIGR), in order to deploy YLDS, the SEC-registered yield-bearing security, natively on Sui, thus expanding access to regulated financial products within the Sui ecosystem. This update comes after Figure’s recent Nasdaq IPO,… Read More

Figure CEO Explains Why Blockchain’s “Truth over Trust” Model Makes Tricolor-style Failure Impossible

Michael Tannenbaum, CEO of Figure (NASDAQ:FIGR), has recently noted that Tricolor bankruptcy made headlines and for “good reason.” The Texas-headquartered auto lender had allegedly “double-pledged” hundreds of millions of dollars in car loans to various banks like JPMorgan and Fifth Third. What appeared to be a… Read More

Figure Co-founder Mike Cagney Predicts Emergence of Megabank Stablecoin Era

Mike Cagney, Co-founder and current Executive Chairman of Figure (NASDAQ:FIGR), which aims to transform capital markets by leveraging blockchain technology, predicts that the era of megabank stablecoin is coming. Cagney noted that the GENIUS Act will usher in JP Coin, and it will “suck the liabilities (deposits) out… Read More

Three Fintech IPOs Last Week. How Did They Do?

Last week was a big one for public markets as there were multiple initial public offerings. More importantly, three Fintech IPOs were adding to the growing list of Fintechs that have made it to the public markets. First up was  Klarna (NYSE:KLAR), a European firm best… Read More

Figure Technologies Closes First Day of Trading Up by 24%

Figure Technologies (NASDAQ:FIGR), a blockchain platform for lending and infrastructure, floated its shares on the Nasdaq today, closing with a 24.4% increase on its initial public offering price. Figure increased its offer price range significantly just before its public float from $18 to $20 a… Read More

Figure IPO is Next Fintech to Raise Offering Price

Figure Technology, a blockchain-based lending and infrastructure firm, will float its shares on Nasdaq today, raising over $780 million. The shares will trade under the ticker symbol FIGR and will become the most recent Fintech to successfully go public this year. Figure also bumped up… Read More

Figure Technology Solutions Targets $4B Valuation in Planned Nasdaq IPO

Figure Technology Solutions, a blockchain-powered fintech company specializing in mortgage and lending services, is reportedly gearing up for its initial public offering (IPO) on the Nasdaq. Co-founded by SoFi veteran Mike Cagney, the San Francisco-based firm is aiming to secure a valuation of approximately $4.1… Read More

Figure Technologies CEO Says Blockchain Tech May Significantly Enhance Mortgage Markets

In a call to modernize the mortgage industry, Michael Tannenbaum, CEO of Figure Technologies, argues that blockchain technology, not outdated federal interventions, holds the key to transforming mortgage markets for the better. In a recent statement on Figure’s official site, Tannenbaum outlined a vision for… Read More

Stablecoin Adoption: Key Milestones Reshaping Finance According to Blockchain and Web3 Professional

The passage of the GENIUS Act seemingly marks a turning point for stablecoins, potentially setting the stage for a transformation in how money moves and markets operate. Mike Cagney, Co-Founder and Executive Chairman at Figure Markets, outlines several milestones in the evolution of stablecoins that… Read More

Provenance Blockchain Foundation Announces Carve-Out of Provenance Blockchain Labs, an Infrastructure SaaS Products Developer

Provenance Blockchain Foundation, a non-profit organization responsible for developing and growing the public blockchain for financial services, announced the carve-out of Provenance Blockchain Labs, a blockchain development firm building a suite of foundational infrastructure SaaS products that enable asset issuers and servicers to efficiently transact… Read More

Figure Technology Solutions Appoints Michael Tannenbaum as CEO

Figure Technology Solutions, provider of a scaled technology platform built to enhance efficiency and transparency in financial services, announced the appointment of Michael Tannenbaum as Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors, effective immediately. In conjunction with the appointment, Mike Cagney,… Read More

Figure, Tom Farley, and VC Proof Group Look to Reanimate FTX: Report

Figure Technologies, along with former NYSE Executive Tom Farley and VC Proof Group, are planning to acquire what’s left of FTX, according to a report by WSJ.com. FTX was once valued at over $30 billion. Figure, founded by top Fintech entrepreneur Mike Cagney, operates one… Read More

Blockchain Firm Figure Announces Lending as a Service Offering

Figure Lending LLC and Figure Technologies, Inc., a key player focused on transforming financial services through the power of blockchain technology, announced it has expanded its Partnership business to “include an increased offering under the Lending-as-a-Service (LaaS) platform, in addition to the previously launched Wholesale… Read More

Figure Has Completed $16 Billion in Blockchain based Lending Since 2018

Figure has completed $16 billion in blockchain native lending transactions since 2018. The data point was shared by founder Mike Cagney, who was responding to a LinkedIn post that said the world is five years away from broad-based utilization of tokenization having any volume or… Read More

Figure Technologies, which Enhances Financial Services by Leveraging Blockchain Tech, Closes HELOC Securitization

Figure Technologies Inc., a firm focused on transforming financial services through the power of blockchain technology, announced “the close of a HELOC (home equity line of credit) securitization underwritten by Jefferies, Goldman Sachs, and J.P. Morgan.” The FIGRE 2023-HE1 asset-backed securities (ABS) offering “was comprised… Read More

Apollo is Next Firm to Leverage Blockchain Tech to Offer a Fund

While there has long been much discussion about the benefits of crypto and blockchain, too frequently, these comments ignore regulation and a need for a compliant environment that instills confidence from all sides of the equation. This has undermined the public perception of blockchain technology… Read More

Hamilton Lane, Figure to Launch Private Markets-Focused, Blockchain-Native Registered Investment Fund

Figure Technologies, Inc. and Hamilton Lane (NASDAQ: HLNE) are preparing to launch three new share classes of Hamilton Lane’s private markets-focused fund registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 that “digitize the fund share ownership record on the Provenance Blockchain using Figure’s Digital Fund… Read More

Figure’s “Banking in a Box” Platform to Offer Issuing Processing Services

Figure Technologies, Inc., a key player in transforming financial services through the power of blockchain tech, announced a collaboration with Visa “to provide issuing processor services via Figure’s blockchain-based Banking in a Box platform.” Visa DPS, used by financial institutions around the globe, will be… Read More

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