Investment Platforms and Marketplaces

August 26, 2026 @ 11:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

X’s former product chief, Nikita Bier, used a seemingly sarcastic reply on August 25 to confirm a long-teased next step for the platform’s crypto tools: buy and sell controls attached to posts. The remark came after a trader joked that a bull market could begin… Read More

August 26, 2026 @ 8:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Crypto exchange and investment platform Kraken recently faced disruption after a wave of unsolicited micro-transfers reached addresses linked to its platform. Between August 17 and 24, 2026, nearly 12,000 tiny cryptocurrency deposits—typically valued at just a few cents to a couple of dollars—arrived from a… Read More

August 25, 2026 @ 1:19 pm By JD Alois  |  

Kingscrowd, a provider of data and analysis of online securities offerings, has commented on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s allegations of fraud against Netcapital (NASDAQ:NCPL), a company that operates a FINRA-regulated Funding Portal. Kingscrowd notes that only three of the eleven securities offerings mentioned in… Read More

August 25, 2026 @ 9:46 am By JD Alois  |  

Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) tokenized stocks are now on Base using its B20 standard. The group quickly points out that these are “real ownership” and not a “workaround,” as each digital asset represents 1-to-1 shares held by a custodian. The digital asset is not a synthetic product… Read More

August 23, 2026 @ 5:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Reports indicate that Binance, which decisively remains the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, has continued to allow new customers from European Union countries to open and verify accounts well after the July 1, 2026, deadline under the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation. The… Read More

August 20, 2026 @ 6:21 pm By JD Alois  |  

During the CFTC Innovation Advisory Committee meeting today, there was an interesting exchange between CME Group CEO Terry Duffy and CFTC Chairman Mike Selig. Duffy expressed his support for the crypto industry, something they have participated in since 2017, as well as artificial intelligence, utilized… Read More

August 20, 2026 @ 10:55 am By JD Alois  |  

Brokerage firm Muriel Siebert & Co has partnered with tZero to give its account holders access to digital securities. Siebert reports around 170,000 account holders. According to a release, Siebert will connect tokenized securities and blockchain-enabled financial products to Siebert clients. John J. Gebbia, CEO of Siebert Financial,… Read More

August 20, 2026 @ 9:01 am By JD Alois  |  

Last week, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) revealed an enforcement action against Netcapital (NASDAQ:NCPL). The allegations included the actions of several employees and related individuals that may have created phantom revenue for the company. The complaint alleges that the defendants pursued a fraudulent scheme… Read More

August 19, 2026 @ 12:08 pm By JD Alois  |  

The previously announced artificial intelligence service is now being rolled out to eligible users on the Robinhood (NASDAQ:HOOD) platform. Robinhood shared in a post on X that “Agentic Trading for crypto is rolling out now to eligible users. Connect your agent through the Robinhood MCP server to… Read More

August 18, 2026 @ 11:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

South Korea’s two largest cryptocurrency exchanges, Upbit and Bithumb, experienced substantial drops in overall revenue during the first half of 2026. These results highlight the ongoing pressure from a prolonged downturn in Bitcoin and the wider digital asset market, which has sharply reduced trading activity… Read More

August 18, 2026 @ 8:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The head of the cryptocurrency platform BitMart has rejected recent public calls for independent verification of the exchange’s financial position. This comes as multiple clients say their funds remain inaccessible and some workers report unpaid wages from the previous month. Sheldon Lee, the founder, issued… Read More

August 18, 2026 @ 4:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance reportedly provided personal and transaction details belonging to one of its clients to Russian law enforcement agencies. The information later formed part of the evidence in a terrorism-financing case linked to donations supporting Ukrainian causes. This occurred well after the exchange publicly declared it… Read More

August 18, 2026 @ 11:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The tokenized equities sector continues to expand as one of the more active areas within real-world assets, with platforms such as Ondo Finance, Binance’s bStocks, and xStocks accounting for the majority of current trading and investment activity. Recent data show the category’s share of the… Read More

August 17, 2026 @ 3:36 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Crowdfunding Professionals Association (CfPA) has issued a statement on the NetCapital (NASDAQ:NCPL) fraud allegations. As was recently reported, the Securities and Exchange Commission filed fraud charges alleging that NetCapital improperly recorded $14 million in revenue from consulting by John Fanning, a member of the Advisory… Read More

August 16, 2026 @ 1:51 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Gen Z users are leading net accumulation across direct equities, bStocks and traditional finance perpetuals, while trading less frequently than other working-age generations, according to new research from Binance Research. The market research arm of cryptocurrency exchange Binance said 77% of Gen Z direct-equity accounts… Read More

August 15, 2026 @ 10:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Cboe BZX Exchange, which is part of Cboe Global Markets (Cboe: CBOE), has submitted a formal request to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) seeking authorization to list and trade a new series of leveraged exchange-traded funds, including products designed to deliver three times… Read More

August 15, 2026 @ 9:12 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, has announced plans to halt processing of transactions linked to HTX (formerly Huobi) and several other digital asset platforms. The decision stems from the need to comply with evolving regulatory requirements, particularly those tied to the European… Read More

August 15, 2026 @ 11:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Payward, the parent company of the Kraken cryptocurrency exchange, saw a sharp drop in second-quarter profits as reduced trading volumes across the digital asset sector weighed on results during a prolonged market downturn. In the three months ended June 30, 2026, the firm recorded adjusted… Read More

August 14, 2026 @ 4:08 pm By JD Alois  |  

Figure Technology Solutions (Nasdaq: FIGR; OPEN: FGRS), a capital markets blockchain firm founded by Mike Cagney, reported Q2 earnings, delivering net revenue of $226 million, up 113% from the same period the prior year. The consumer loan marketplace booked $4.3 billion in volume during the… Read More

August 14, 2026 @ 1:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A King County Superior Court judge has ordered the prediction market platform Kalshi to halt most of its offerings available to users in Washington state. The ruling stems from a finding that the company likely breached the Washington Gambling Act along with the Consumer Protection Act by conducting… Read More