This past Tuesday, perhaps unsurprisingly, JPMorgan Chase partnered with Coinbase to announce an entirely different pilot program—one that’s way more exciting. They announced JPMD, a new digital currency created for institutional clients. Unlike stablecoins, JPMD will not be backed 1:1 by the U.S. dollar. Instead, it’s going to use liquidity...
Stockholm-based FinTech startup Polar recently closed an impressive €8.6 million seed funding round. With this investment they will be able to grow their open-source monetization platform for digit products and SaaS. Founded in 2022, Polar started with a mission to help developers monetize their software without the hassle. The company...
Idea-L has introduced a really cool new game on Discord. Startup validation is a fundamental yet sometimes painful process, but this game makes the experience quick, delightful, and productive. The educational platform gives users a chance to swipe on startup ideas, earn points, and help shape real-world funding decisions. Through...
Nook, a new crypto savings app developed by former Coinbase engineers, recently raised $2.5 million in funding. Investor representations include Coinbase Ventures, Defy.vc, and UDHC. By leveraging those tools, the company wants to make it easier for non-crypto-native users to increase and diversify their digital asset holdings. Nook is a...
Operating outside traditional Internet infrastructure, Urbit seeks to establish a decentralized network — one where users and creators own their data. It is hobbled by governance issues rooted in its original creation. Decision-making power is effectively proportional to ownership of address space on the network, a structure set down by...
Francisco Rodrigues, reporter at CoinDesk, owns BTC, ETH, SOL and PAXG. Rodrigues, a veteran of the crypto world and an influencer on personal finance, dropped a bombshell. His disclosed value of his digital assets is above CoinDesk’s $1,000 disclosure threshold.Rodrigues’ passion for the growing cryptocurrency space transcends beyond the recently...
Vietnam government officially passed the Law on Digital Technology Industry on June 15th. On a broader scale, this move cements the country’s status as a leading destination for blockchain innovation. As it stands, this new law will not go into effect until January 1, 2026. It lays out multiple grants,...
Joey Bertschler, former researcher at OpenAI, now in fintech. To solve this problem, he’s launching Volante Chain, a blockchain-based platform that gives all employees access to their earned wages in real time. Unlike traditional payroll systems that make employees wait weeks to receive their paychecks, Bertschler wants to change that....
OpenAI Chief Financial Officer Sarah Friar teased the arrival of a groundbreaking AI device during a fireside chat at the VivaTech 2025 conference in Paris on Friday, June 13. Friar noted the parallels between OpenAI’s vision and the revolutionary technologies that transformed computing decades ago. After all, he argued, this...
The rise of cryptocurrencies have created a new financial frontier. It captivates everyone from the blockchain-educated 20-something, to the value-investing market analyst, to everyday consumers interested in what digital currencies are all about. As the crypto landscape grows, so do the opportunities for fraudulent schemes. Spotting these red flags will...
