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Today we launched BTC 5-Minute Pulse Markets on XO - our first central limit order book product, built specifically for high-frequency price markets.…
Today we launched BTC 5-Minute Pulse Markets on XO - our first central limit order book product, built specifically for high-frequency price markets.…
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In 30 minutes, I’ll be live on the SYNC: Bridging Silicon Valley & Syria Discord Community! Talking about how stablecoins are unlocking global…
In 30 minutes, I’ll be live on the SYNC: Bridging Silicon Valley & Syria Discord Community! Talking about how stablecoins are unlocking global…
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Big moment for XO Market! $6M raised in Seed. The round was led by 20VC and Picus Capital, with participation from Coinbase Ventures, Ventures…
Big moment for XO Market! $6M raised in Seed. The round was led by 20VC and Picus Capital, with participation from Coinbase Ventures, Ventures…
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If you are curious about prediction markets, and you should be, take a look at 20VC ’s investment thesis, authored by Alexandre Dewez. Great…
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$6M seed. Closed. As a CTO and co-founder, I am here to make sure that our product earns the trust of every user who creates or trades on XO. By…
$6M seed. Closed. As a CTO and co-founder, I am here to make sure that our product earns the trust of every user who creates or trades on XO. By…
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Tal Schwartz
Here's what happened in Canadian Fintech this week VersaBank, an Ontario based schedule 1 bank is testing tokenized deposits in the US. These “digital deposit receipts” represent $1 of bank deposit as 1 token. They are interest bearing and FDIC-eligible. Zūm Rails became a direct issuer for Mastercard. Zenbase, a platform for landlords to offer financial services to their tenants claims to be Canada’s first platform to offer rent reporting to both TransUnion & Equifax Canada. Wealth One Bank of Canada has a new CEO. An Albertan driver used bitcoin as collateral to buy a car. The husband & wife behind Bridging Finance Inc. are being pushed into bankrupcty by the OSC after failing to repay more than $20m to investors and $5m in penalties. -- Want more? Subscribe to the Canadian Fintech Newsletter in the comments below 👇
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Ian Balina
Crypto’s real risk isn’t hacks. It’s paperwork you didn’t file. Quick catch-up: a Canadian watchdog fined a crypto platform for failing to report suspicious and large transactions. It’s a record $126M penalty, a clear sign enforcement pressure is rising. Investigators tied the unreported flow to child sexual abuse material, fraud, ransomware, and sanctions evasion. That’s beyond sloppy. That’s dangerous. This isn’t about banning crypto. It’s about basic hygiene: when you see smoke, you log it and escalate. If you run payments, the message is simple: missing reports now look like intent, not error. Banks, vendors, and auditors will treat lag as risk you chose. Here’s the non-consensus part: reporting speed will beat on-chain security as the main trust signal in crypto. File fast, or partners will price you out. What changes next: vendors re-run due diligence, banks ask harder questions, and counterparties shorten patience. Controls that felt “fine” last week now look thin. Use this test today before you ship a flow: Could we file the right report in 24 hours, with 1 owner, in 3 clicks? If not, the flow isn’t ready. If you lead product, connect wallet, fiat, and support systems into one alert path. Remove friction for the people who must file. If you lead risk, tag red-flag merchants and sanction leaks, and rehearse your playbook until it’s muscle memory. Precision beats volume. If you lead ops, pre-fill forms, set clear handoffs, and log decisions with timestamps. Make the right action the easy action. Good actors should want this. Fast reporting pushes bad actors out and protects honest volume. if i’m wrong, it’s because this was a one-off show of force and regulators pivot back to quiet warnings. I want crypto to grow up. Filing on time is the floor, not the ceiling. Treat reporting like a product and you’ll earn trust you can measure.
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Vinayak Rajagopalan
Two more tokenization deals setting new benchmarks for real estate and RWA investments: → T-RIZE Group is tokenizing “Project Champfleury,” a $300M, 960-unit residential development in Quebec. Tokens are issued via Texture Capital (an SEC-registered ATS) with built-in compliance for U.S. accredited investors. What’s unique? They’re also tokenizing carbon credits tied to the project’s decarbonization goals. A $2B global pipeline follows. → Kin Capital has launched a $100M tokenized real estate debt fund on Chintai’s Layer-1 blockchain. First-position trust deeds on U.S. commercial properties, with 14-15% targeted annual returns. Liquidity is enhanced via a branded white-label marketplace with secondary trading. Both are addressing major friction points: → Compliance is non-negotiable (SEC, MAS, FINRA). → Liquidity and fractional ownership are embedded by design, not as an afterthought. → Smart contracts handle distributions, audits, and covenants automatically. But to scale this ecosystem, we need more: → Cross-platform liquidity aggregation. Projects can't succeed in silos. → Standardized valuation methodologies for tokenized assets. → Frictionless KYC/AML onboarding for global investors. → Institutional education beyond “blockchain = crypto” narratives. These deals are leading the way. How should the next next wave of projects address these gaps? What’s your take? Follow Vinayak Rajagopalan | Byte Aesthetics Ready to give your real estate venture access to new markets, investors, and opportunities? DM me to learn how.
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