Year: 2026

Robinhood RVI Fund Bets on Fintech and AI With Stripe and Elevenlabs Deals

Robinhood Ventures Fund I said on Tuesday, it has invested about $34.58 million in Stripe and Elevenlabs, expanding retail investor access to private technology companies. NYSE-Traded Robinhood Fund Invests in Stripe, Elevenlabs for Retail Access Robinhood Ventures Fund I stated…

Arbitrum ecosystem enters institutional phase as transactions top 2.1B and TVL hits $20B​

Arbitrum’s 2025 Transparency Report shows 2.1 billion transactions, 20 billion dollars in TVL, nearly 10 billion in stablecoins, and surging RWA and ETF activity as it courts institutions. Summary Arbitrum’s 2025 Transparency Report highlights more than 2.1 billion cumulative transactions,…

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What Is a Web3 Wallet? The Complete Guide for Beginners

What is a Web3 wallet? It’s one of the first questions people ask when they begin exploring cryptocurrencies, NFTs, and decentralized apps.  A Web3 wallet is a digital wallet that lets users store, send, and manage blockchain-based digital assets without…

CFTC permits Phantom Technologies to facilitate trading with registered brokers

Phantom Technologies Inc., the company behind Phantom Wallet, a prominent self-custodial crypto wallet, has secured no-action relief from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Market Participants Division to operate certain trading-related features without registering as a broker, provided specified conditions are…

Ripple Expands Aggressively in Brazil, Targets Institutional Crypto Dominance

Ripple accelerates a sweeping expansion across Brazil’s financial system, positioning itself at the center of institutional crypto infrastructure as demand surges for faster payments, tokenization, and dollar-backed assets in Latin America. Ripple Deepens Brazil Push With Full-Stack Crypto Platform and…

Former LA Deputy Sentenced to 5 Years in ‘Crypto Godfather’ Extortion Case

A former LA County Sheriff’s deputy just got sentenced to 63 months in prison for running a violent extortion racket. The operation was led by a figure known as the “Crypto Godfather.” And it had nothing sophisticated about it. No…

Invisible Money Rails: StraitsX CEO on Stablecoins and Blockchain as Backbone of Digital Assets in SEA

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Inside the Massive Institutional Expansion and VASP Application

The company’s expansion in Brazil comes after it made big moves in Australia, the US, and Canada. Ripple announced earlier today that it has significantly enhanced its presence in Brazil by incorporating some of its key features in the…

Ironlight Group Secures $21 Million Series A to Scale Tokenized Securities Infrastructure

Austin-based fintech firm Ironlight Group, Inc. closes a $21 million Series A funding round to advance its regulated marketplace for tokenized securities. On March 16, 2026, Ironlight Group, Inc. announced the close of its $21 million Series A financing backed…

Crypto.com partners with KG Inicis to enable crypto payments for tourists in South Korea

Crypto.com has partnered with KG Inicis to introduce crypto payment options for foreign tourists visiting South Korea. Summary Crypto.com has partnered with KG Inicis to enable crypto payments for foreign tourists across South Korea through its merchant network. International travelers…