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Digital Asset Regulation | July 18, 2025 Three US Crypto Bills Pass House Vote, One Heads to Trump's Desk The US House of Representatives moved mountains yesterday and approve 3 major crypto bills during what lawmakers called 'Crypto Week', reflecting growing political support for crypto regulation.  Some observers warn though that it could create another

Tensions are escalating between the White House and the Federal Reserve, with consumers caught in the middle.

The Trump administration's overhaul of the federal student loan system may leave borrowers without an affordable option to repay their loans, advocates say.

Investment Partnership | July 17, 2025 RBC Funds & Deploys Canadian Fintech d1g1t to Upgrade Advisor Tools and Support Growth On July 16, Toronto-based Fintech d1git1 announced that RBC Wealth Management has partnered with them to upgrade advisor analytics and invest in its North American growth. This deal includes both a technology rollout and a

President Donald Trump's massive tax and spending package will set new limits on how much money students can borrow for college and graduate school.

Bitmine Immersion Technologies recently launched an ether buying strategy and named Fundstrat's Tom Lee chairman.

Funding | July 16, 2025 Quandri Secures $12M to Expand Its AI Insurance Platform Across North America Vancouver and Boston-based insurtech Quandri has raised US$12 million to accelerate the rollout of its AI-powered Renewal Intelligence Platform across the Canadian and U.S. insurance markets. The round was led by Framework Venture Partners, with follow-on investments from

AI | July 16, 2025 Claude Helps Financial Teams Work Faster With Trusted Data and AI On July 15, 2025, Anthropic announced the release of Claude for Financial Services, a new intelligent platform that helps analysts, underwriters, investors, and fintech teams process complex data, build financial models, and make faster decisions. It can connect to

Crypto Crime | July 16, 2025 Crypto Laundering Across Chains Has Tripled Since 2023 Just in, according to Elliptic’s State of Cross-Chain Crime 2025 report, illegal activity involving decentralized exchanges, bridges, and swap services reached $21.8 billion in 2025 so far, more than 3x the figure in 2023 ($7 billion) and 5x in 2022 ($4

Coinbase is looking to reach a new subset of consumers who aren't necessarily interested in buying or trading crypto, the company's core business.

To live comfortably in retirement, many workers expect to need more than $1 million dollars. Yet many say they will fall short of that goal.

June’s consumer price index showed how the Trump administration’s tariff policies have been affecting prices.

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Crypto Policy | July 15, 2025 Congress Debates Key Crypto Bills as Bitcoin Records Another All-Time-High This week, the U.S. House of Representatives is organizing a series of votes on three major cryptocurrency bills. American lawmakers are calling this “Crypto Week” because the outcome of debated decisions will likely impact digital assets and the future

Open Banking | July 15, 2025 JPMorgan’s New Data Access Fees Spurs Calls for Stronger Open Banking Rules in North America On July 11, 2025, Reuters reported that JPMorgan Chase is planning to charge fintechs for access to customer data (subscription required) through its APIs, starting in September.  The aggressive announcement by by a major