Blockchain

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is moving to dismantle a stock-trading rule that has governed Wall Street for two decades. On June 11, the agency submitted a proposal that would rescind Rule 611 of Regulation NMS, the trade-through rule that requires trading centers to prevent stock trades from executing…

Google blocked or removed 8.3 billion ads in 2025 and suspended 24.9 million advertiser accounts, with 602 million of those ads tied directly to scams. Those numbers show that the volume of fraudulent material attempting to reach users has grown large enough to require an AI system operating at an…

Figure has agreed to acquire Kiavi’s technology and operating platform in a $717 million transaction. The deal is expected to bring more than $7 billion in annual first-lien loan volume onto Figure’s blockchain-based marketplace. Key Takeaways Figure agreed to buy Kiavi for $717M, adding AI-powered real estate lending technology. Figure…

TLDR: Figure’s Kiavi acquisition adds over $7 billion in annual first-lien lending volume to its network. Democratized Prime is expected to receive more than $100 million in monthly asset flow after closing. Kiavi becomes the first platform scheduled for onboarding through Figure’s new Adaptor AI system. A Figure and Sixth…

South Korean tech giant LG Electronics is working with the Ethereum layer-2 network Arbitrum to build a blockchain-based advertising network aimed at serving the digital ad industry.  Arbitrum would give advertisers and publishers a shared database of ad inventory and track how customers interact with advertisements, with the company exploring…

The Avalanche Treasury Company saw a rocky start as it debuted on Nasdaq under the ticker AVAT on Thursday, with shares dropping 16% by the end of the day. The new company gained access to the Nasdaq after merging with special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Mountain Lake Acquisition in a $675…

The UAE-based investment group ASK Group and U.S. blockchain company Keeta have partnered to launch a public exchange where physical assets will be traded as fractional digital tokens. Key Takeaways UAE’s ASK Group and Keeta launched a joint venture to tokenize physical Gulf assets by 2027. Keeta’s Layer 1 blockchain…

Tim Draper argued bitcoin faces less quantum risk than banks, comparing its security to Fort Knox. His comments shifted attention from blockchain vulnerabilities to legacy financial systems, as debate grows over quantum computing’s threat to modern cryptography. Key Takeaways Draper argued banks face greater quantum risks than decentralized blockchain networks.…

When Hugo Philion was raising money for Flare, the blockchain network designed to bring smart contract capabilities to XRP and other assets, he kept hearing the same question from venture capitalists. “Why do you want to touch XRP?” Philion, co-founder of Flare, recalled the reaction that says a great deal…

Roqqu, a Nigerian cryptocurrency exchange, has partnered with Ondo Finance, a US-based tokenised asset manager, to offer blockchain-based versions of US stocks and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to retail investors. The product is expected to launch at the end of June, according to Roqqu. For Nigerian retail investors, the product offers…