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...
Real estate. Crypto. No license. What could go wrong?
Crypto meets condos—without a license?
According to a recent investigation by FinTelegram, crypto payment processor CoinsPaid has quietly launched a real...
Securities Commission wants to vet tokens before they’re made available to the public
A pre-clearance model for crypto trading
Malaysia’s top financial regulator, the Securities Commission Malaysia...
Berlin neobank turns to a Santander heavyweight after Carina Kozole announces her exit
Why the shake-up?
German business daily Handelsblatt reports that chief risk officer Carina Kozole will leave N26 on 31 July 2025. Stepping...
Why global watchdogs are eyeing stablecoins, and why firms like Chainalysis say it’s not a war on crypto
Stablecoins under the spotlight
The Financial Action Task Force...
Crypto heavyweight deepens EU footprint with Central Bank of Ireland green light
A major regulatory win in Europe
Kraken has officially been granted a Virtual Asset Service...
Fintech Powerhouse Reenters the Crypto Arena
After a strategic pause during its bank charter process, SoFi Technologies is stepping back into the crypto space with two major...
On March 21, 2025, Germany’s Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) took decisive action by enforcing the EU’s new MiCAR regulation for the first time — targeting Frankfurt-based Ethena...
