Crypto billionaire Justin Sun settles US fraud case for US$10 million
scmp - The US Securities and Exchange Commission has agreed to settle its civil fraud case against Chinese cryptocurrency entrepreneur Justin Sun, with one of Sun’s companies paying a US$10 million penalty, a court filing showed on Thursday.The SEC sued Sun and …
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Crypto-friendly fintech giant Revolut files for U.S. banking license
Francisco Rodrigues / coindesk - The license would allow the firm to operate like a traditional bank and gain direct access to payment networks like Fedwire and ACH.
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FIRSTPICK Launches €25M Fund To Support Early-Stage Baltic Founders
Kailee Rainse / startuprise - FIRSTPICK, a Vilnius-based first-check venture capital fund, has launched a new €25 million fund to invest in early-stage Baltic startups. The fund targets founders who don’t fit the traditional VC profile, welcoming entrepreneurs without FAANG experience…
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Kraken First Digital Asset Bank to Gain Fed Payment Rail Access
PYMNTS / pymnts - Kraken says its digital asset bank has been granted a Federal Reserve master account. This approval, announced by the crypto exchange Wednesday (March 4), means that Kraken Financial is the first bank of its kind given access to the Fed’s payment system, …
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Diligent AI Raises $2.5M To Support KYC And AML Teams With AI Agents
Kailee Rainse / startuprise - London-based Diligent AI, a Y Combinator-backed startup has raised $2.5 million in seed funding to develop autonomous AI analysts for financial crime compliance. The round was led by Speedinvest and Shapers, with participation from strategic angels includ…
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Iranian Ayatollah Khamenei’s Death Sparks Revolt Among Kalshi Customers
Kate Knibbs / wired - How Kalshi decided to settle a market tied to Iran’s supreme leader prompted anger among traders who felt the rules weren’t clear.
- Insider trades probe — Congress probes mysterious big winners after timed Iran bets (2)
- Kalshi settlement revolt — On the trading floor: traders revolt over settlement (4)
- Mainstream uptake — Nasdaq and AP court regulators to legitimize outcome-based markets (3)
- Regulatory crackdown — Lawmakers and courts press prediction markets for oversight and limits (2)
Insider trades probe — Congress probes mysterious big winners after timed Iran bets
Kalshi settlement revolt — On the trading floor: traders revolt over settlement
Mainstream uptake — Nasdaq and AP court regulators to legitimize outcome-based markets
Regulatory crackdown — Lawmakers and courts press prediction markets for oversight and limits
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Hamburg-based DivTax raises €1 million to help investors reclaim overpaid withholding tax on foreign dividends
Rahul Raj / eu-startups - DivTax, a Hamburg-based FinTech startup, today announced that it has raised €1 million in a pre-Seed financing round to accelerate product development and institutional partnerships. Participants in the round included Angel Invest, CapCircle, Superangels,…
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South Korea’s tax office apologizes for leaking seed phrase to seized crypto
Simon Sharwood / theregister - Went from triumph at having busted tax dodgers to embarrassment at losing the proceeds South Korea’s National Tax Service has apologized after it leaked passwords to a stash of stolen crypto, which parties unknown used to make off with the digi-cash.…
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Barclays Accelerates Push Into Stablecoins and Tokenized Deposits
PYMNTS / pymnts - Barclays is looking to build a blockchain platform that could handle stablecoin payments and tokenized deposits, Bloomberg reported Friday (Feb. 27), citing unnamed sources. The bank has sent a request for information to some technology suppliers that cou…
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Proxima Fusion secures €400M from Bavaria to build €2B fusion test facility in Munich
Sofia Chesnokova / techfundingnews - Europe is working hard to achieve energy independence and net-zero goals, but still lacks a scalable, home-grown solution…
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Meta Hopes to Launch Stablecoin Payments Project This Year
PYMNTS / pymnts - Meta is hoping to enter the stablecoin payment space sometime this year, CoinDesk reported Tuesday (Feb. 24), citing unnamed sources. The move would happen if the Facebook owner is successful in integrating with a third-party company to facilitate stablec…
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WisdomTree Gets SEC Nod to Enable Instant Settlement for Tokenized Money Market Fund
André Beganski / decrypt - WisdomTree is enabling instant settlement for its tokenized money market fund, indicating its product won't be limited by Wall Street’s pace.
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Solana DeFi Project Step Finance to Wind Down Weeks After $29M Hack
Callan Quinn / decrypt - The Solana projects made the "difficult decision" to cease operations after January's treasury breach and subsequent failed rescue efforts.
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AMD and Meta strike $100 billion AI deal that includes 10% stock deal — 6 gigawatt agreement includes up to 160 million AMD shares
tomshardware - AMD and Meta have announced an AI chips deal thought to be worth more than $100 billion.
- Analysts warn: circular financing and heavy dilution risks for AMD (3)
- Chips-for-equity: warrants could give Meta up to 10% (4)
- Meta diversifies from Nvidia; AMD emerges as key rival (2)
- Meta-AMD deal: 6GW MI450 deployment, shipments starting H2 2026 (7)
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Stocks fall on US tariff uncertainty
J.D. Capelouto / semafor - “Uncertainty is back,” one banker told the Financial Times.
- Cryptocurrency tumbles as macro shocks and tariff fears bite (3)
- Tariff uncertainty from Washington sends global markets reeling (8)
- Wall Street rattled by viral AI doomsday essay and selloff (12)
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Cryptocurrency tumbles as macro shocks and tariff fears bite
Tariff uncertainty from Washington sends global markets reeling
Wall Street rattled by viral AI doomsday essay and selloff
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Hypercore Secures $13.5M to Launch AI Admin Agent
Ekemini / ventureburn - Hypercore has raised $13.5 million in Series A funding to build software infrastructure for private credit funds. The funding will expand the reach of the company’s AI Admin Agent softwareThe post Hypercore Secures $13.5M to Launch AI Admin Agent appeared…
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Einklang raises €2.2M to slash German factory power bills 40% with battery tariffs
Sofia Chesnokova / techfundingnews - Germany’s mid-sized businesses are struggling with soaring electricity costs during the energy transition. They face price swings, high…
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Spot bitcoin ETFs notch five straight weeks of outflows for first time since March 2025
Zack Abrams / theblock - U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs recorded about $316 million in net outflows during the holiday-shortened Presidents' Day trading week.
- Broader ETF and industry developments (4)
- Miners liquidate treasuries; states and firms reposition holdings (4)
- On the trading floor: Spot ETFs hemorrhage cash, five weeks (7)
- Retail panic and whale selling trigger liquidations, market wobble (10)
Broader ETF and industry developments
Miners liquidate treasuries; states and firms reposition holdings
On the trading floor: Spot ETFs hemorrhage cash, five weeks
Retail panic and whale selling trigger liquidations, market wobble
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InScope nabs $14.5M to solve the pain of financial reporting
Marina Temkin / techcrunch - The startup, founded by accountants who worked at Flexport, Miro, Hopin and Thrive Global, automates the difficulties of prepping financial statements.
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Bitcoin remains below key onchain level as ETF outflows persist, liquidity stays tight: analysts
Naga Avan-Nomayo / theblock - Analysts warned that weak ETF flows, constrained liquidity, and fragile accumulation are keeping bitcoin's price rangebound and indecisive.
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