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SoFi rolls out crypto trading for retail customers
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SoFi rolls out crypto trading for retail customers

Fintech bank SoFi (SOFI) rolled out crypto trading to retail customers on Tuesday. The move sets the pace as the first of several national banks planning similar moves in the coming months. SoFi previously gave customers the ability to buy, sell, and hold crypto through its app, but it agreed to shutter that service two years ago to obtain approval for its national banking license. Starting Tuesday, select retail customers can again trade bitcoin (BTC-USD), ether (ETH-USD), and other crypto assets. The plan is for all of SoFi's 12.6 million customers to gain access before the end of 2025. “Today marks a pivotal moment when banking meets crypto in one app," SoFi CEO Anthony Noto said in a press release statement. "It’s critical to give our members a secure and regulated way to ...
EPSMomentum Wins Benzinga 2025 Award for Best Financial Research Company
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EPSMomentum Wins Benzinga 2025 Award for Best Financial Research Company

EPSMomentum is recognized for its innovation in stock investment analytics, data and excellence in financial research. New York, NY, Nov. 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- EPSMomentum, a NYC-based provider of data-driven analytics for smarter investing, has been named a Benzinga Fintech Award winner for best financial research company. The award recognizes EPSMomentum’s innovative technology and research platform that empowers investors with real-time insights, specialized data sets and informative analytics. Announced at the Benzinga Global Fintech Awards Gala, EPSMomentum joined other industry experts and executives at the Fintech Day & Awards event in New York City. The event brought together experts in trading, investing and fintech for financial market discussions, predictions, ...
Vaud start-ups innovate in sustainability, health, sport and finance
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Vaud start-ups innovate in sustainability, health, sport and finance

The Foundation for Innovation and Technology (FIT) has awarded new funding to four start-ups developing high-impact digital and cleantech solutions in Western Switzerland. SurfAce Cleantech has received a CHF 100,000 Tech Seed loan to advance its sustainable packaging technology. The start-up is developing a patented coating that strengthens compostable packaging films by up to 40% without compromising their biodegradability. Integrated directly into the printing process, this innovation reduces material thickness and production costs, paving the way for broader market adoption. In a bioplastics sector projected to double by 2030, SurfAce Cleantech’s solution positions Western Switzerland as a contributor to the growing global shift toward sustainable materials. The funding ...
Vext to Announce Financial Results for Q3 2025 on November 20, 2025
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Vext to Announce Financial Results for Q3 2025 on November 20, 2025

Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - November 11, 2025) - Vext Science, Inc. (CSE: VEXT) (OTCQX: VEXTF) ("Vext" or the "Company"), a U.S.-based cannabis operator with vertical operations in Arizona and Ohio, today announced that it plans to release its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2025, before market open on November 20, 2025. The Company will host a conference call and webcast on the same day, Thursday, November 20, 2025, at 08:00 a.m. ET to discuss the financial results. CONFERENCE CALL DETAILS Date: November 20, 2025 | Time: 8:00 am E.T. Participant Dial-in: +1-647-849-3159 or 1-833-752-3966 Replay Dial-in: +1-412-317-0088 or 1-855-669-9658 Conference ID: 10204616 Playback #: 4318941 (Expires on December 4, 2025) Listen to webc...
Senate approves bill to end shutdown, passes it onto the House
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Senate approves bill to end shutdown, passes it onto the House

A new bill to end the government shutdown was released Sunday and then approved by the Senate on Monday night with eight members of the Democratic caucus joining with Republicans. The measure now head to the House of Representatives in what could be a path to the end of the government shutdown within days. The House says it plans to vote as early as 4:00 pm ET on Wednesday as hundred of lawmakers navigate travel headaches (many of which are shutdown induced) to make their way back to Washington. House Speaker Mike Johnson has expressed confidence the bill will be passed and told colleagues Monday that "you need to begin right now in returning to the hill." President Trump backed the measure Monday afternoon, making it likely that the bill could have his signature and end the shutd...
How crypto asset treasuries are finding more value
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How crypto asset treasuries are finding more value

00:00 Speaker A One of the other phenomenon we've been watching closely is that of crypto Treasury companies putting various types of crypto on their balance sheet. and not surprisingly, when the prices go down, it's not great for those companies. So does that mean if you think Bitcoin and crypto generally has bottom, does that mean those companies have too? 00:15 Speaker B I think that you know, digital asset Treasuries have a unique opportunity to add value for investors in that if you look at asset management wrapped products, you have a limited number of tools in the toolbox, right? You can you can do things, you can write options, you can uh stake your tokens, you you find ways to get yield, you can manage portfolios actively. There's a ton of things you can do. Um ...
Citi: Bringing Blockchain to Tomorrow’s Treasury
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Citi: Bringing Blockchain to Tomorrow’s Treasury

Speaking on the sidelines of Sibos 2025, Citi’s Bis Chatterjee and Stephen Randall tell Gilly Wright, Global Finance’s Technology & Transactions Banking Editor, how the bank is helping corporates manage liquidity needs using blockchain technology to modernise existing systems. Liquidity is back in the spotlight for organisations globally. Findings from the 2025 Association for Financial Professionals Liquidity Survey reflect this trend. Behind ‘safety’ as the top short-term investment objective, ‘liquidity’ was second, according to 35% of respondents, up 5% from 2024. New liquidity needs According to Stephen Randall, Citi’s Global Head, Liquidity Management Services, Treasury and Trade Solutions, the goal of corporate treasurers is to be more efficient. “We continue to invest in ...
CoreWeave, TSMC, SoftBank, Sony and Vodafone
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CoreWeave, TSMC, SoftBank, Sony and Vodafone

Shares in CoreWeave fell 7% in pre-market trading after the AI infrastructure company reported third-quarter results that beat expectations but issued weaker full-year guidance. NasdaqGS - Delayed Quote • USD At close: 10 November at 16:00:00 GMT-5 Revenue surged 134% from a year earlier to $583.9m (£443.1m), as demand for AI computing capacity continued to grow. The company reported a net loss of $110m, narrowing from about $360m in the same quarter last year. CoreWeave’s (CRWV) rapid growth has been fuelled by the AI boom, with the company renting out Nvidia (NVDA) graphics processing units to major cloud providers including Google (GOOG) and Microsoft (MSFT). Its backlog now stands at $55.6bn, with 2.9 gigawatts of contracted power, up from 2.2 gigawatts on June ...