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VestoFX.net outlines how stock contracts for difference (CFDs) let traders mirror share price movements without owning the underlying assets, using leverage to amplify exposure. The platform highlights both the potential for profit in rising and falling markets and the heightened risk that leverage introduces. It stresses essential risk‑management tools such as stop‑loss orders and disciplined position sizing. Finally, the article advises combining technical and fundamental analysis to improve trade outcomes across global markets.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent highlighted the shortage of de novo banks, urging regulatory tailoring to revive community banking. Industrial loan companies (ILCs) are emerging as a favored route for fintechs, manufacturers, and payments firms to create FDIC‑insured banks without traditional holding...
ChainsLama is positioning itself as a high‑efficiency broker by continuously upgrading its trading platform, expanding its asset roster, and enhancing analytical tools. Recent updates improve system stability, speed, and security, giving traders a smoother, safer experience. The firm’s broadened offering...
Governance, risk and compliance (GRC) is evolving rapidly as regulations grow more complex and AI reshapes operations. Brent Cole, CEO of Mitratech’s GRC division, argues that effective programs now require a blend of sophisticated platforms and seasoned practitioner judgment. Mitratech’s...
Russia's ninth‑largest bank, Sovcombank, announced it will be the first Russian financial institution to publicly offer bitcoin‑backed loans to individuals and corporations that legally own digital assets. The product follows a pilot by state‑owned Sberbank, which earlier issued a similar...
Solana Foundation President Lily Liu told X that blockchains belong in finance, not gaming, dismissing years of consumer‑focused hype. She argued that merely porting apps onto a chain does not create value; true adoption requires new financial markets. Liu will...
Bitcoin slipped to roughly $67,000, its lowest level since October 2024, reigniting fears of a deeper correction. Analysts such as Nic Puckrin and Ruslan Lienkha point to massive whale sell‑offs and leveraged positions as the primary drivers of the decline,...
Arizona State Senator David Gowan introduced a bill that would cap credit‑card interest rates at 15%, limit late fees to $10, and ban merchant surcharges, applying retroactively to the previous year. The proposal cleared Senate Finance and Rules Committees and...
Aave's governance delegation platform has proposed pausing its V3 deployments on three underused Layer 2 networks—zkSync Era, Metis and Soneium—due to minimal user activity and revenue. The three chains together generated under $1,600 in fees over the past 30 days, while...
Valon Technologies and Figure Technology Solutions have deepened their partnership to integrate AI and blockchain across loan origination and servicing. Early A/B testing shows a 40% improvement in delinquency management, while Figure’s blockchain tools drove a 23.3‑fold increase in originations...
Bank of America is overhauling its credit‑card strategy to help hit a $20 billion consumer‑profit target by 2030. The bank will roll out higher cash‑back rates and new incentives for customers with larger balances, while deploying AI to personalize outreach, improve...
Bitcoin’s leveraged long positions on Bitfinex have surged to about 77,100 BTC, the highest level since December 2023, even as the cryptocurrency slipped below $69,000. Over the past six months, margin longs rose 64% while Bitcoin’s price has dropped nearly 50% from...
Phixius by Nacha announced that its integration with Kinexys Liink, J.P. Morgan’s blockchain‑based data‑sharing network, is now live. The connection creates a multi‑responder account validation system for ACH payments, allowing requesters to receive verification from several trusted Phixius sources. Near real‑time validation...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told a Senate Banking Committee he has no authority to use taxpayer funds to buy Bitcoin, rejecting the notion of a direct government bailout. The hearing highlighted the irony that Bitcoin, originally created to avoid bailouts,...
Circle Internet Group announced a partnership with Polymarket to replace the platform’s bridged USDC.e on Polygon with Circle’s native USDC. The native token is issued by Circle’s regulated affiliates and redeems 1:1 for U.S. dollars, offering a more capital‑efficient and...
EBANX appointed Eduardo de Abreu as its global Chief Product Officer and CEO of EBANX Singapore, relocating from Brazil to Singapore. The move signals a strategic push into the APAC market, where the company now serves over 100 merchants and recorded...
The crypto market is showing early signs of recovery as Q1 2019 approaches, with analysts spotlighting Cardano (ADA) and Remittix (RTX) as potential gainers. Remittix is offering a 300% bonus to investors, a move designed to boost liquidity and attract...
Remitly announced it is cutting 110 jobs in Israel, representing more than half of its local workforce. The layoffs follow the company’s $80 million acquisition of Rewire, a platform serving migrant workers, and will leave only sales and business roles in...
The episode challenges the hype around being the "most used" blockchain by dissecting the metrics that compare Solana and Ethereum, revealing how usage, revenue, and adoption are often misinterpreted. It highlights that no single chain can dominate every use case,...
Advance, a New York‑based fintech, raised $8.55 million in seed funding to scale its insurance‑focused payment platform. The round was led by nvp Capital with participation from Crystal Ventures, Vesey Ventures, Mensch Capital, and strategic angels such as Assaf Wand. Funds...
Financial professionals face a deluge of charts, indicators, and real‑time alerts, turning information abundance into cognitive overload. The industry is shifting from exhaustive data collection to selective, purpose‑driven frameworks that align signals with specific risk tolerances and time horizons. Platforms...
Tiller Technologies has added a new Know‑Your‑Business (KYB) capability to its anti‑money‑laundering platform, enabling continuous oversight of corporate structures throughout a client’s lifecycle. The feature merges KYB and client‑lifecycle management into a single digital workflow, consolidating data, documentation and risk...
The Federal Reserve announced Fedwire will run on Sundays and holidays, signaling a regulatory move toward 24‑hour payments. Mihail Duta of Finastra argues banks must modernize to meet digital‑native expectations for instant fund availability. Legacy systems lack the scalability and...
Eight EU‑regulated digital‑asset firms warned that the bloc’s DLT Pilot Regime is too restrictive and could cause capital‑market activity to migrate to the United States. They cite the U.S. SEC’s recent no‑action letter to DTCC and plans by Nasdaq, NYSE...
Multiliquid and Metalayer Ventures have launched an institutional liquidity facility that offers instant redemption of tokenized real‑world assets (RWAs) on Solana. The backstop acts as a standing buyer, purchasing assets at a dynamic discount to net asset value, with capital...
Trixo Fund, launched in 2022, is an AI‑driven automated cryptocurrency trading platform that has quickly expanded into emerging markets, notably South Africa. The service offers real‑time market scanning, signal generation, and fully automated execution while allowing users to set custom...
Nvidia's 2026 State of AI in Financial Services report finds 89% of surveyed professionals see AI driving revenue growth while cutting costs. AI adoption has risen sharply, with 65% of firms actively deploying AI, up from 45% last year, and...
Ortec Finance has published a new whitepaper titled “Q4 Quarterly Outlook – New Year, New Rules?” that leverages its Economic Scenario Generators to assess upcoming economic and market conditions. The report examines recent developments across the global economy and capital...
SymphonyAI introduced Always‑on Compliance, a self‑updating RegTech platform that transforms continuous compliance into a real‑time, learning ecosystem. The solution leverages agentic AI to ingest regulatory changes, enrich threat intelligence, and automate AML, sanctions, fraud and KYC workflows. Its cloud‑native, evergreen...
Bitwise Asset Management announced Model Portfolio Solutions for digital assets on February 3, 2026. The suite offers seven pre‑designed crypto portfolios—four Core and three Thematic—aimed at advisors seeking to integrate ETFs into client allocations. With $15 billion in assets under management, Bitwise leverages...
ACAMS released its 2026 Global Anti‑Financial Crime Threats Report, surveying 1,400 professionals across 200+ jurisdictions. The study identifies generative AI and large language models as the top external risk, with 75% rating it high or very high. AI‑powered identity fraud,...
Secure Digital Markets (SDM) sent a $1 million Lightning Network payment to Kraken on Jan. 28, marking the largest publicly reported Lightning transaction to date. The transfer cleared in 0.43 seconds using Voltage’s managed Lightning infrastructure, which offers pre‑provisioned liquidity and uptime guarantees...
Institutional investors are moving away from high‑risk DeFi Bitcoin yield products toward fully collateralized, market‑neutral strategies that mirror traditional finance. GlobalStake co‑founder Thomas Chaffee says the shift is driven by improved controls, infrastructure, and risk profiles rather than a desire...
Bullish reported adjusted Q4 revenue of $92.5 million, surpassing the $87.8 million consensus, while GAAP earnings showed a $3.73 per‑share loss driven by non‑cash digital‑asset writedowns. The platform logged $64.3 billion in spot‑trading volume and launched an options business that generated $9 billion in...
Fintech‑bank collaborations are moving beyond simple feature swaps toward embedded financial infrastructure. In January 2026 three high‑profile deals illustrated this shift, with partners designing services that sit invisibly inside everyday workflows such as taxes, shopping and rent payments. The PayPal‑April...
BitMEX has launched Hyperliquid Copy Trading, letting its users automatically replicate the positions of top traders on the leading perpetual futures DEX, Hyperliquid. The feature executes trades on BitMEX, supports up to five copied traders, and includes basic risk‑management tools...
Brazil's Science, Technology and Innovation Committee approved Bill 4.308/2024, which bars the issuance and trading of algorithmic stablecoins such as Ethena’s USDe and Frax. The bill requires all stablecoins operating in Brazil to be fully backed by segregated reserve assets...
Fintech firm Leverate will debut a turnkey prediction‑market technology for brokers at iFX EXPO Dubai 2026. The solution lets brokers add event‑based contracts to existing platforms without building pricing, risk or execution infrastructure in‑house. Leverate’s offering follows a recent trend,...
Trend Research’s Aave‑based leveraged Ethereum position, once peaking at roughly 601,000 ETH and $958 million in borrowed stablecoins, has been systematically unwound as ETH prices slipped. The fund sold over 112,000 ETH since early February, reducing its holdings to 488,172 ETH—about...
Julio Gonzalez, founder and CEO of Engineered Tax Services, redefines tax planning as an engineered system rather than a year‑end task. He embeds documentation, compliance, and incentive structures into the early stages of technology‑driven companies, aligning tax strategy with scalability...
I have never been more bullish on crypto. Because the rules-based order is collapsing and the code-based order is rising. So the short term price doesn’t matter. As international law breaks down, we will need not just onchain currencies, but onchain companies....
Try out prediction markets in the Coinbase app. If you make 5 correct predictions for the big game, you can win a share of $1m in Bitcoin.
Bank ABC’s digital‑only ila Bank has migrated its retail account and lending operations to Temenos’ Core Banking platform hosted on Amazon Web Services, completing the first phase of a broader transformation. The migration, which also incorporated Temenos Payments and Data...
I didn’t expect a gold volatility shock to become a DeFi use case. But Hyperliquid showed why traders care about permissionless, always-on markets. https://t.co/7d14E7b5J5
AI is reshaping insurance faster than many investors expect. Some subsectors will gain efficiency and pricing power, others will see margins compress. The opportunity isn’t broad based. It’s uneven, structural, and already starting to show. https://t.co/Ztfi3YhuJX @mckinsey
Qzino launches a crypto‑iGaming platform that turns players into profit‑sharing stakeholders. The QZI token distributes 30 % of net gaming revenue daily and adds a 3 % staking pool payout, allowing holders to earn even when idle. The platform also offers up...
Insider trading on prediction markets can be 50/50 for retail. But for market makers, it’s lethal. @evgenygaevoy explains why providing liquidity in manipulated markets is so dangerous for his firm. https://t.co/crcByHKCGj
NEW: 🇺🇸 Treasury Secretary Bessent says the U.S. BTC reserve consists only of seized assets, and also confirmed they have no plans to issue a CBDC. Source: Bitcoin Magazine https://t.co/2917RHgwzt
Fintech platform Betterment disclosed a data breach affecting roughly 1.435 million accounts, exposing email addresses, names, birth dates, physical addresses, phone numbers, and employment details. Threat actors also launched a social‑engineering campaign, sending fraudulent cryptocurrency reward emails to compromised contacts....
[New Episode] Why $200 Trillion in Bank Deposits and Loans Are Now at Risk. With Michael Abbot, Global Banking Lead at @Accenture. Watch the latest episode now: https://t.co/EmxczOgUeq https://t.co/IM4ZiSTiPp
