Options Technology, the leading capital markets services provider, today announced a new partnership with ETD (previously Euromoney TRADEDATA), a leading provider of symbology, reference data, corporate actions and legal entity data for the derivatives market. Through this partnership, ETD will provide its clients with access to Options’ high-quality data, utilizing a pre-deployed technology stack that consumes, translates, and broadcasts normalised tick data. This will provide ETD’s clients with comprehensive access to the global FX and CFD markets....

TrustLaunch is a user-friendly and decentralized launchpad that simplifies the token launch process for crypto projects.

Shield, a security company focused on protecting users from online scams, has raised $2.1 million in pre-seed funding from Kraken Ventures, Eterna Capital, Alchemy, Moonpay, and a number of leading security investors. Co-founded by Luis Carchi (Princeton University, Ex-Facebook), Isaiah Udotong (MIT, Y-Combinator alumni), and Emmanuel Udotong (Princeton University, ex-McKinsey), Shield’s mission is to revolutionize internet security by developing products that encourage growth and innovation while maintaining the highest security standards. Shield helps organizations adopt comprehensive security measures to prevent crypto exploits and increase user...

The Central Bank of Montenegro (CBCG) has agreed to collaborate with the enterprise crypto and blockchain solutions provider Ripple to develop a strategy and pilot programme to launch the country’s first digital currency in the form of a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) or national stablecoin. Aligning with the CBCG’s core objectives, the digital currency’s introduction is another step forward to digitising financial services and fostering a world of greater financial accessibility for Montenegro’s citizens. A CBDC is...