Lombard Announced the Appointment of Brandon Neal as COO
March 12, 20265 min
Former New York Fed Treasury Markets Principal and Euler Labs COO to Scale Bitcoin DeFi Infrastructure and Lombard Strategic Endeavors
tx officially launches as the unified operating system and marketplace for tokenized real-world assets, combining infrastructure, compliance, and application layers together under one platform.
Webull, an online investment platform, and Solidus Labs, the gold standard for crypto-native trade surveillance and risk monitoring, today announced a partnership to power Webull’s digital asset trade surveillance in the United States and Canada. Expansion is planned in markets where Webull offers digital asset trading. As Webull continues its rapid expansion serving more than 26 million registered users globally, the partnership ensures its dedicated digital asset ecosystem is protected by the industry’s most advanced...
Bitget Integrates TradFi for the Next Phase of Exchanges
March 6, 20267 min
Bitget, the world’s largest Universal Exchange (UEX), has introduced a major structural upgrade to its trading interface, elevating traditional financial assets such as stocks, commodities, and forex into a standalone product category alongside crypto trading. The update reflects a broader shift in how exchanges are evolving as crypto infrastructure increasingly supports global financial markets. Across the industry, exchanges have begun adding traditional assets to their platforms, including equities, indices, and precious metals. While this trend signals growing...
Ripple Expands Payments with New Stablecoin Platform
March 5, 202610 min
Leading fintechs adopt Ripple Payments to solve real-world liquidity and payments challenges
ADI Foundation and Chainlink Announce Official Partnership
March 4, 20265 min
Partnership positions Chainlink as the canonical oracle and cross-chain infrastructure provider for ADI Chain, supporting the UAE's dirham-backed stablecoin (DDSC) initiative and enabling secure blockchain connectivity for over one billion users across emerging markets.
Inference Research announces $20 Million Seed Round Led by Avenir Group
February 17, 20263 min
Inference Research, an AI-native quantitative trading franchise architected to capitalize on the convergence of Digital Assets and Traditional Finance, today announced its launch and the anticipated closing of a $20 million Seed funding round. The round was led by Avenir Group, a pioneering investment group that originated from Mr. Li Lin’s family office and is Asia’s prominent institutional investor. Founded by Luke Li, the former Co-founder and Head of Trading at Amber Group, Inference Research is built to...
Crypto & Stablecoins Move Closer to Mainstream Finance
February 6, 20265 min
Fi-Tek LLC’s perspective by Mike Tropeano, SVP of Client Engagement & Practice Management, on stablecoins, regulation, and the path to mainstream adoption. Despite continued volatility in digital asset markets, cryptocurrencies particularly stablecoins are increasingly positioned to become part of mainstream, traditional finance. Regulatory clarity and growing momentum around tokenized securities are accelerating institutional interest and adoption. A key inflection point came with the passage of the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act in July 2025. The legislation established a...
PhotonPay Lands Tens of Millions in Series B for Stablecoin Finance
January 12, 20269 min
PhotonPay, a leading stablecoin-centric global digital financial infrastructure, today announced the successful completion of its tens of millions of USD Series B funding round.
How Fintech Startups Are Redefining Capital Markets in 2026
December 19, 202516 min
Tokenization of securities leads the agenda of the 2026 innovation in capital markets.