March, 2025

March, 2025

The Funding: VCs digest Trump’s bitcoin reserve and say what could start ‘an incredible era of innovation for crypto’
Trump’s crypto policies, including a strategic bitcoin reserve, have marked a shift, but VCs say key regulatory steps are still needed....

FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried Reportedly Lobbying Trump for Pardon
Cryptocurrency-wunderkind-turned-convicted-fraudster Sam Bankman-Fried is reportedly seeking a pardon from the Trump administration. As The New York Times (NYT) reported Friday (March 7), this effort ...

CVS Plans Chain of Smaller-Footprint Pharmacy-Focused Stores
CVS is reportedly opening 12 smaller-footprint locations focused more on healthcare than consumer products. As The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Sunday (March 9), the new stores will feature full...

Platter Secures $1.6m in Pre-Seed Round to Streamline E-Commerce Operations
E-commerce technology startup Platter has raised $1.6 million in a pre-seed funding round to support its mission of helping online brands operate more profitably. The round was led by Animal Capital, ...

Colombian Digital Bank Nequi Announces Integration with Fintech Payoneer Global
Nequi —the digital bank business line of Bancolombia S.A.—introduces its new integration with Payoneer Global Inc. (NASDAQ: PAYO), the financial technology company empowering small and medium-size...

Digital ID Verification Platform Socure Launches Identity Manipulation Risk Score
Socure, the AI-driven platform for digital identity verification, fraud prevention, and sanctions screening, announced the launch of its Identity Manipulation Risk Score, the cross-industry predictive...

Ping An Tops Global Patent Rankings in Healthcare and Fintech
Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd. has claimed the top global spots in both healthcare and fintech patent filings, according to two new reports from the Intellectual Property Publishing ...

Nasdaq Plans for 24-Hour Trading, a Response to Fintech Innovation and Global Investors Demand
Nasdaq Inc., the second-largest US stock exchange operator, has unveiled plans to introduce 24-hour trading on its flagship equities exchange, a transformative step set to launch in the second half of...

Death Stranding 2 is coming on June 26th
Neil doesn’t seem very nice. Death Stranding’s sequel continues to look absolutely bonkers. The upcoming game — known as Death Stranding 2: On the Beach — got a fresh trailer and a long-awa...

Some Chromecasts are giving ‘Untrusted device’ errors today
The second-generation Chromecast was a colorful delight. Reports have been cropping up that second-generation Chromecasts and music-streaming Chromecast Audio devices are failing, displaying an “...

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