FinTech

Source: OnePay, the fintech firm behind Walmart's “super app”, recently bought back shares from employees at a price that values the startup at more than $4B (www.bloomberg.com)
1 day ago Fintech Startup Walmart

Cambodia extradites Chen Zhi, the chair of online scam conglomerate Prince Group, to China; in October 2025, the US DOJ seized Chen's bitcoin worth nearly $12B (www.wsj.com)
3 days ago China Bitcoin Cambodia

New GoBruteforcer attack wave targets crypto, blockchain projects (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
3 days ago Blockchain

Cambodia extradites Chen Zhi, the chairman of online scam conglomerate Prince Group, to China; in October, the US DOJ seized $12B in bitcoin belonging to Chen (www.wsj.com)
3 days ago China Bitcoin Cambodia

Dutch fintech Bunq applies to become a US bank; the OCC conditionally approved national trust bank charters for several crypto firms in 2025, including Circle (www.bloomberg.com)
4 days ago Fintech Netherlands

African fintech Flutterwave acquires Nigerian open banking startup Mono, sources say in an all-stock deal valued at $25M to $40M; Mono raised $17.5M since 2020 (techcrunch.com)
6 days ago Fintech Startup Africa Nigeria

Mumbai-based Knight Fintech, which builds core infrastructure connecting banks, lenders, platforms, and borrowers, raised $23.6M led by Accel (economictimes.indiatimes.com)
8 days ago Fintech

Cryptocurrency theft attacks traced to 2022 LastPass breach (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
8 days ago Cryptocurrency

The FBI says fraudsters bilked Americans out of $333.5M via bitcoin ATM scams from January through November 2025, up from roughly $250M in 2024 (abcnews.go.com)
10 days ago U.S. Bitcoin FBI

Trump Media, owner of Truth Social, plans to distribute a new token to shareholders with partner Crypto.com, expected to operate on the Cronos blockchain (www.bloomberg.com)
11 days ago Blockchain Trump

Fake GrubHub emails promise tenfold return on sent cryptocurrency (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
15 days ago Cryptocurrency

Bitcoin Miners' Pivot To AI Has Lifted Bitcoin-Mining ETF By About 90% This Year (slashdot.org)
17 days ago Bitcoin ETF AI

Bitcoin miners retooling data centers for AI have boosted their stocks; the CoinShares Bitcoin Mining ETF is up about 90% YTD even as bitcoin has slumped (www.wsj.com)
18 days ago Bitcoin ETF AI

Filings: Tether-owned Northern Data sold its bitcoin mining unit, Peak Mining, for up to $200M to a group including companies controlled by Tether executives (www.ft.com)
22 days ago Bitcoin

Study: AI's 2025 power demand could hit 23GW, above 2024 Bitcoin mining levels, and AI carbon emissions could hit 32.6M to 79.7M tons, compared to NYC's 50M (www.theverge.com)
24 days ago Bitcoin AI

Wall Street clearinghouse DTCC selects the Canton Network blockchain as a real-world asset tokenization partner after receiving a No-Action Letter from the SEC (www.coindesk.com)
24 days ago Blockchain Wall Street Asset

Sources: top Monzo shareholders, including Accel and Iconiq, are pushing to oust the fintech's Chair Gary Hoffman after the surprise departure of CEO TS Anil (www.ft.com)
25 days ago Fintech

Bhutan unveils a pledge of up to 10,000 bitcoin to develop Gelephu Mindfulness City; Arkham says Bhutan holds 5,984 bitcoin, ranking 7th among sovereign holders (decrypt.co)
25 days ago Bitcoin

Hong Kong-based RedotPay, a fintech focused on stablecoin-based payments, raised a $107M Series B led by Goodwater Capital, bringing its total raised to ~$200M (www.theblock.co)
25 days ago Hong Kong Fintech

Mexico-based fintech Plata raised up to $500M in a financing deal arranged by Nomura Securities International, as it moves toward becoming a full-fledged bank (www.reuters.com)
26 days ago Mexico Fintech

SEC Gives DTCC OK to Tokenize Stocks In Move To Blockchain (yro.slashdot.org)
30 days ago Blockchain

Dutch payments group Mollie agrees to acquire London-based fintech GoCardless for €1.5B, set to close in 2026; GoCardless was last valued at $2.1B in early 2022 (www.ft.com)
2025-12-12 Fintech Netherlands London

Circle launches USDCx, a privacy-focused version of its USDC stablecoin on the Aleo blockchain, to give users “banking-level privacy” with a “compliance record” (fortune.com)
2025-12-10 Blockchain

Stripe and Paradigm launch a public trial for their blockchain project Tempo, targeting real-world stablecoin payments, with Kalshi and UBS as new partners (www.bloomberg.com)
2025-12-10 Blockchain

How a Cryptocurrency Helps Criminals Launder Money and Evade Sanctions (news.slashdot.org)
2025-12-9 Cryptocurrency

Michael Saylor's Strategy acquired 10,624 bitcoin for $962.7M between December 1 and 7, its largest purchase since July; its stock is down ~40% in 2025 (www.theblock.co)
2025-12-9 Bitcoin

Malaysian authorities are using drones, power sensors, and tips to hunt Bitcoin miners over power theft, which cost a state energy company $1.1B over five years (www.bloomberg.com)
2025-12-4 Bitcoin Energy Drone Malaysia

Decentralized exchange Ostium raised a $20M Series A led by General Catalyst and Jump Trading, a source says at a ~$250M valuation, after previously raising $8M (fortune.com)
2025-12-4 Decentralize

Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump's American Bitcoin closed down 38.8% on December 2, wiping out ~$1B in market value; TMTG is down nearly 70% in 2025 (www.ft.com)
2025-12-3 Trump U.S. Bitcoin

UK Plans To Ban Cryptocurrency Political Donations (news.slashdot.org)
2025-12-3 Ban Cryptocurrency

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