Bitmine Immersion Technologies launched MAVAN to capture institutional Ethereum staking demand alongside its massive 4.5 million ETH treasury accumulation.

littlefish closed a $9.5M Series A led by Partech to scale its integrated merchant platform with partner banks across Africa.

On March 22, 2026, Resolv Labs suffered a major exploit resulting in the unauthorized minting of tens of millions of unbacked USR stablecoins.

Upvest raised $125 million, led by Sapphire Ventures and Tencent, to replace legacy banking infrastructure with API-first investment technology.

Operating company PEAK6 has launched a $100,000 founder residency in Austin, bypassing early concept validation to focus directly on operational execution and distribution.

Berlin-based infrastructure startup finperks has raised €3.4 million to centralize the fragmented European prepaid and rewards market through a single API integration.

London fintech startup Alpa has raised $3.5 million to build a real-time operational financial layer for the hospitality sector, automating profit-and-loss visibility through native supply chain integration.

A Cairo-based fintech, Flend, has been recognized as the first company to receive Egypt’s National Startup Label under the newly enacted Startup Charter, signaling a shift in how the state supports high-growth technology ventures to solve SME credit access.

South Korea's Financial Services Commission is drafting guidelines to allow listed companies to invest in major cryptocurrencies. However, dollar-pegged stablecoins like USDT and USDC are excluded due to conflicts with national foreign exchange laws.

London based climate technology platform CUR8 has appointed former fintech executive Edwina Johnson as its Chief Operating Officer, signaling a shift toward structured commercial growth and standardized risk assessment in the carbon removal market.

Diligent AI, a startup developing autonomous artificial intelligence agents for financial crime compliance, has raised approximately €2.1 million in a Seed funding round led by Speedinvest and Shapers.