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Figure Chief Financial Officer Minchung Kgil said during the company’s earnings call Thursday evening that volume in the Consumer Loan Marketplace was “primarily driven by new partner expansion with 307 partners and continued volume growth from emerging products such as [small-business lending] loans and DSCR loans.” Figure CEO Michael Tannenbaum said this HousingWire at the […]
Editor’s note: This interview has been edited for length and clarity. Sarah Wolak: Michael, can you talk about what the collaboration between Figure and Bed Bath & Beyond looks like? Michael Tannenbaum: I think a general approach that’s worth talking about is why this alliance broadly exists, right? When you think of Bed Bath & […]
The implementation of Web3 has been quietly going on for years, but has somehow remained virtually invisible. Recently, however, its benefits have become so apparent that they can no longer be ignored. Viewed the WordPress community blockchain as a curiosity reserved mainly for crypto enthusiasts and fintech apps. But we have reached a point where […]
Vitalik Buterin says he no longer agrees with his 2017 view that full chain validation by users is unrealistic. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has said he no longer agrees with his 2017 claim that average users validating the entire blockchain history is a “weird mountain man fantasy.” His shift, explained in a detailed social media […]
Crypto traders often assume that meaningful profits require long timelines, and they often give up during the waiting and the silence. However, crypto has a habit of shattering that belief without warning. History shows that when conditions are favorable, altcoins do not rise higher over the years. They release and erase several years of recordings […]
Chains with privacy built-in can attract financing, healthcare, and real asset projects that can’t run on fully transparent ledgers. A leading digital asset venture capital firm, a16z crypto, has published a series of predictions for 2026, arguing that privacy, decentralized communications and stronger security frameworks will define the next phase of blockchain development. The views […]
TLDR Novogratz remains bullish on Bitcoin over the long term, despite its recent disappointing performance and lack of rally Galaxy Digital CEO identifies 2026 as a pivotal year for the tokenization of real-world assets on blockchains The expected change of Fed chairman and interest rate cuts could inject liquidity in favor of Bitcoin and risky […]
TLDR: Circle’s IPO strengthened transparency and regulators’ confidence in stablecoin adoption. USDC has expanded to 30 blockchains, increasing liquidity and cross-chain transfers. Arc blockchain enabled enterprise-level financial workflows and on-chain settlement. Applications such as CPN and StableFX enabled faster global payments and currency transactions. Circle’s IPO and stablecoin expansion in 2025 played a crucial role […]
Cybercriminals have stolen $2.7 billion worth of crypto this year, a new record for cryptocurrency theft, according to blockchain monitoring companies. 2025 saw dozens of crypto heists again, hitting several cryptocurrency exchanges and other web3 and decentralized finance (DeFi) projects. The biggest hack by far was the breach of Dubai-based cryptocurrency exchange Bybit, where hackers […]
Bitcoin proponents are warning holders not to ditch BTC to buy gold, even if the metal climbs above $4,000 an ounce. According to market researcher Matthew Kratter, Bitcoin’s characteristics – such as ease of transfer, clear supply rules and divisibility – make it a stronger long-term store of value than gold. Related reading Concerns about […]
