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Digital asset firm OKX‘s investment arm OKX Ventures has announced a strategic investment in four consumer-oriented products from Web3 venture studio EVG. According to a blog post by OKX, these reportedly “include multi-chain SocialFi infrastructure Open Social Protocol, decentralized collaboration network Zeek, strategy card game... Read More
State Street Corporation (NYSE: STT) announced the expansion of its Fund Connect ETF portal via upgrades to its Application Protocol Interface (API), now offering coverage to all clients globally including Europe and the APAC region. Fund Connect ETF APIs have been “available in the U.S.... Read More
Fintech Banked and National Australia Bank (NAB) are partnering on a payments solution. The collaboration follows NAB’s VC arm’s participation in Banked’s Series A funding round, which saw NAB contribute $15 million to the firm. The partnership will enable Australian merchants to integrate account-to-account (A2A)... Read More
Following the release of an independent review of activity at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) which sites misconduct and a toxic workplace, Congressman Patrick McHenry is calling on FDIC Chairman Martin Gruenberg to resign. McHenry is the Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee,... Read More
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed charges against Curt Kramer and his wholly-owned businesses Power Up Lending Ltd., Geneva Roth Remark Holdings, Inc., and 1800 Diagonal Lending, LLC (formerly known as Sixth Street Lending LLC), for operating as unregistered securities dealers. According to... Read More
iCapital, a global Fintech platform aiming to fuel the alternative investment marketplace for the wealth management industry, has announced the introduction of iCapital Model Portfolios. Today, the more than 100,000 U.S. Financial Advisors who use iCapital’s platform “can now access the first model portfolio, iMAP... Read More
Truflation are pleased to announce Truflation integrated Chainlink CCIP, the industry standard for secure cross-chain interoperability, across the Arbitrum, Base, and Ethereum mainnets. They are leveraging CCIP’s Simplified Token Transfer capabilities “to facilitate cross-chain transfers of our native token TRUF, enabling cross-chain payments for node... Read More
BitPay, the provider of Bitcoin and cryptocurrency payment services, released its latest report, “The 2024 BitPay Spending Report,” which provides a comprehensive look into cryptocurrency spending during the historic 2024 Bitcoin bull run. Key findings shared by Bitpay include: Crypto payments up 20% from January... Read More
Coinbase co-founder and CEO Brian Armstrong welcomed Robinhood (NASDAQ:HOOD) to the Wells Notice club. This past week, it was reported that Robinhood has received a Wells Notice from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). A Wells Notice indicates that SEC staff is recommending an enforcement action by... Read More
Wiz is reporting a $1 billion funding round that delivers a $12 billion valuation for the firm. In total, Wiz reports that it has raised $1.9 billion in funding. According to the company, the funding was led by big-name investors, including Andreessen Horowitz, Lightspeed Venture... Read More