Fintech
TransFICC Secures $50M in Funding for Fixed Income Trading Connectivity Software
TransFICC, founded in 2016, provides software for electronic fixed income and derivatives trading connectivity and workflow automation. It raised £5.75M in Series A (2020, led by AlbionVC with HSBC/ING) and $25M in Series B (2025, led by Citadel Securities), totaling ~$50M. The platform supports mul…
Wallet in Telegram: Revolutionizing Digital Finance within a Messaging Ecosystem
Wallet in Telegram is an independent company natively integrated into the Telegram messaging app, offering both custodial and self-custodial crypto wallets. It provides financial services like peer-to-peer transactions, digital asset management, and stablecoin savings, particularly benefiting users …
Square Enables Automatic Bitcoin Payments for US Businesses
Square is integrating Bitcoin payment acceptance for eligible US sellers, automatically converting received Bitcoin to USD. This move aims to simplify Bitcoin transactions for businesses, potentially increasing its everyday use as a currency by mitigating cryptocurrency price volatility risks.
Decentralizing the Digital Future: Beyond Bitcoin to Permisionless Media and AI
Jack Dorsey emphasizes that the true value of permissionless technologies lies in empowering individuals to build and own their digital experiences, rather than being subservient to centralized corporations. He argues that the focus should shift beyond just Bitcoin to include decentralized media and…
Technological Rails and Marketplaces Reshape the Economy Beyond Software
The economy is shifting to technologically enabled rails, with programmable money via platforms like Stripe acting as the OS for commerce, enabling complex marketplace models that extend from bits to atoms. Marketplaces address information chasms, trust deficits, and liquidity issues in non-tech sec…