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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is preparing a regulatory framework for tokenized stocks, with an announcement expected as soon as Friday in what analysts are calling crypto's defining moment of 2026.…
Ant International closes a $1.2bn Series A backed by Ant Group and Alibaba, targeting autonomous AI-driven settlement rails and agentic commerce infrastructure.…
Colombia-founded payments infrastructure firm Yuno closes a US$45 million Series B led by Global PayTech Ventures, drawing Gulf regional capital alongside Andreessen Horowitz and Tiger Global.…
Yuno has closed a $45 million Series B to scale its AI-native payments operating system, connecting enterprise merchants, banks, and wallets to 1,000+ providers via a single API.…
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group is piloting real-time blockchain settlement for Japanese bonds in a market valued at $1.7 trillion, a move that could reshape Japan's financial infrastructure.…
N26 has launched Wero across Germany and France, letting customers send money instantly via phone number or email — no IBAN required.…
The chief executive of South Korean crypto lender Delio has been sentenced to 15 years in prison over a $49 million fraud, though a botched server search slashed the victim count from 2,800 to roughly 1,100.…
Switzerland is overhauling its too-big-to-fail banking framework, targeting executive bonuses, crisis planning, and FINMA's enforcement powers in the wake of the Credit Suisse collapse.…
Copper's US arm has obtained SEC broker-dealer registration and FINRA membership, unlocking qualified custody, staking, financing, and OTC services for American clients.…
Coinbase has received a Financial Services Permission from Abu Dhabi Global Market's FSRA, clearing it to arrange investment deals and custody tokenised securities.…
Twelve of fourteen central banks have turned hawkish, the Bank of England is testing CBDCs alongside stablecoins, and Swiss banks remain uneasy. Here is what it all means.…
New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin has launched a formal investigation into four prediction market platforms, demanding disclosure of user data, marketing tactics, and revenue within 14 days.…