A curated breakdown of recent fintech and crypto developments — and what they really tell us about the shifting global financial architecture.
1. Saudi Arabia’s Fintech...
Europe’s oldest crypto exchange secures regulatory clearance in Asia’s fintech powerhouse. But what does it really mean for Bitstamp’s future?
The announcement
Bitstamp, one of the...
From Lithuania to California, from payments to lending—some of the biggest regulatory landmines in fintech are quietly exploding far from headquarters.
As the spotlight falls...
A sandbox play turns into a sandboxing—just as N26 eyes its €400M Series F.
1. The Dutch Dream—Now Under Review
When N26 launched its Dutch mortgage subsidiary Neo Hypotheken in...
MiCA’s arrival reshapes the stablecoin battlefield, and Paxos wants to lead the charge.
The announcement
On July 2, 2025, Paxos announced the launch of a MiCA-compliant euro-denominated stablecoin, called Paxos...
Crypto payments arrive at the Côte d’Azur, but can they outlast the summer?
The pitch: Spend crypto in Saint-Tropez
Binance Pay, the crypto payment arm of...
The world’s biggest stablecoin issuer clashes with a collapsed lender. What’s really at stake?
The story so far
In a dramatic legal twist, Tether — issuer of the...
Sweden’s banking giant buys the country’s biggest digital mortgage player. Here’s what it signals.
The deal at a glance
Swedbank has agreed to acquire 100% of shares...
Post-Celsius, new platforms rethink crypto lending from the ground up
From collapse to comeback
The 2022 collapses of Celsius Network, Voyager, and BlockFi were supposed to kill crypto lending. Instead,...
Kraken, Coinbase, and Bitstamp lead the charge as MiCA draws a new battle line across the EU
MiCA unlocks the European battleground
As the Markets in Crypto-Assets...
