Latest from Ian Allison
Sony’s Layer-2 Blockchain Soneium Unveils Gaming Incubator
The Soneium For All incubator is to accelerate consumer and gaming applications within the blockchain’s 7 million-user ecosystem.

UK Regulator FCA to Lift Ban on Crypto ETNs for Retail Investors
The move is to support U.K. growth and competitiveness, the FCA said.

Ex-Google Chief Eric Schmidt Backs Firms Behind Blockchain Credit Bureau
High throughput blockchain Keeta is facilitating credit data platform SOLO to create PASS, an on-chain bank-grade financial identity layer.

Crypto Lender Maple Finance Expands to Solana With Chainlink
Maple’s ecosystem has allocated $500,000 in incentives and coordinated over $30 million in liquidity.

Crypto Investment Firms 3iQ, Criptonite Debut Structured Investment Vehicle in Switzerland
The 3iQ Criptonite Multi-Factor actively managed certificate is a hedge fund that uses a long/short strategy.

MoonPay Grabs Coveted BitLicense Approval In New York
The NYDFS also granted MoonPay a money transmitter license for New York state.

Standard Chartered-Backed Zodia Custody Starts Safekeeping Tokenized Emeralds
Zodia Custody is looking after tokenized emeralds through a partnership with Swiss fintech firm GEMx.

Stablecoin Connector BVNK Partners With Chinese Cross-Border Payments Firm LianLian
The deal facilitates stablecoin payments across LianLian’s network of merchants in over 100 countries.

British Pound-Linked Stablecoin Unveiled at BCP Technologies
The FCA-registered firm is claiming the first issuance of a UK-regulated stablecoin denominated in British pound sterling, Tokenised GBP (tGBP).

Bittensor’s Decentralized AI Studio, Yuma, Comes to University of Connecticut
Bittensor builder Yuma has partnered with University of Connecticut to create ‘BittBridge,’ a learning program focused on blockchain-based AI.

