Türkiye's startup ecosystem recorded $64 million in funding in Q1 2026, headlined by a billion-dollar gaming exit and a surge in early-stage AI formation.

Indian fintech startup GoSats has secured $5 million in a Series A led by Konvoy Ventures to scale its Bitcoin and gold rewards platform, challenging the traditional cashback economy.

Polymarket is launching its largest infrastructure upgrade to date, CTF Exchange V2, introducing a hybrid order matching engine and a new native stablecoin called Polymarket USD.

An in-depth analysis of the multi-stage infrastructure breach at Resolv that resulted in the illicit minting of 80 million USR, highlighting the structural risks of hybrid DeFi systems.

Bengaluru-based fintech infrastructure provider Signzy secures $5.4 million led by Arkam Ventures and Mastercard to scale its automated compliance workflows.

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.