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AFP Protección, Colombia’s second-largest pension fund administrator, managing approximately $55Bn across more than 8.5 million clients, has launched a new portfolio product that includes Colombia Bitcoin exposure, marking the second major Colombian pension institution to make this move in under a year. The detail most headlines are missing, though, is that this isn’t a fund simply buying Bitcoin. This is a carefully gated product that requires personalized advisory sessions and individualized risk assessments before any client can allocate even a modest percentage to BTC. Colombia’s Largest Pension Fund Moves Into Bitcoin via BlackRock’s IBIT According to CriptoNoticias, Colombia’s largest pension…

Key Takeaways An Omaha restaurant owner dropped DoorDash, Uber Eats and other delivery apps after they collected about $188,000 in fees from his businesses in one year. He said the fees made it harder to retain staff and sometimes left him with losses if no driver showed up. DoorDash and Uber Eats generate billions in annual revenue, powered by the 15% to 30% cut they take on each order placed through their platforms. An Omaha, Nebraska, restaurant owner revealed that he spent six figures paying delivery app fees last year, leading him to stop using services like DoorDash and Uber…

Traveling with multiple bags is a hassle — and Samy Khodr wanted to change that. In this episode of the Crowdfunding Demystified podcast, host Salvador Briggman talks with the founder of Luggical, a suitcase that transforms into a portable luggage trolley for easier travel. The concept didn’t start there. Samy initially built a luggage scooter but pivoted after discovering similar products already existed, leading to a more practical innovation. After nearly four years of development, testing, and setbacks, Luggical launched on Kickstarter and quickly gained traction, attracting over 600 backers and raising $188,763. You’ll learn: Why this marketing phase matters…

Key Takeaways: $344M USDT freeze exposed a multi-step crypto pipeline across Iran-linked networks. Chainalysis traced wallet activity tied to the Central Bank of Iran network. Stablecoins remain central to Iran-linked networks using brokers, DeFi, and intermediaries. Iran-Linked Stablecoin Flows Come Under Sanctions Scrutiny Sanctions enforcement tied to Iran’s crypto activity is intensifying after a major stablecoin freeze brought attention to how these networks route funds across brokers, intermediary wallets, and DeFi infrastructure. Chainalysis said in an April 27 blog post that a $344 million USDT seizure was analyzed within a broader flow of transactions involving brokers, intermediary wallets, and on-chain…

Photo by Towfiqu barbhuiya: There was a time when the loudest brand won. The boldest claim, the most frequent advertisement, the most polished message—these were the tools that built empires. But today, the rules have changed. The modern customer doesn’t simply listen; they investigate. They don’t accept; they verify. And most importantly, they don’t believe you first. They believe your customers. This shift has quietly transformed the entire landscape of marketing and sales. Before a prospect trusts your website, your pitch, or even your pricing, they look for something far more persuasive: evidence. Not corporate-crafted evidence, but human proof. Reviews,…

Make CryptoSlate preferred on South Korea’s Kbank has signed a strategic partnership with Ripple to test blockchain-based overseas remittances, placing a bank with a central role in Upbit’s KRW account access beside one of crypto’s longest-running payments infrastructure firms.Local reports describe the work as a technical verification, or proof-of-concept, focused on whether Ripple’s infrastructure can improve the speed, cost, and transparency of overseas remittances. ZDNet Korea separately described the test as part of a phased push around bank-linked overseas remittance infrastructure.For now, the commercial pieces remain open: launch date, customer access, fees, live volume, and the exact settlement asset.Kbank already…

Free NewsletterGet the hottest Fintech Singapore News once a month in your InboxGXS Bank has partnered Funding Societies to launch the GXS Biz Property-backed Loan. The facility offers Singapore SMEs financing of up to S$2 million.The loan is aimed at business owners who have residential or commercial property and need financing for growth, cash flow or time-sensitive business needs.The GXS Biz Property solution brings together the bank’s ecosystem reach and Funding Societies’ experience in digital SME financing and structured lending.GXS Bank is backed by Grab and Singtel. Meanwhile, Funding Societies provides digital financing to SMEs across the region.Pei-Si LaiPei-Si Lai,…

Powered by Quantura Brain Framework · Advanced Intelligence 🔥 Gold Is Structurally Bullish — But the Market Is Repricing Lower Gold remains in a long-term bullish regime, but the market is no longer behaving like a trending instrument. Following rejection near recent highs, price has entered a distribution-driven corrective phase, where short-term participants are actively selling while higher timeframe buyers step aside temporarily. This creates a two-speed market: This mismatch is where most traders get trapped — buying too early into a correction or shorting too late into demand. 🧠 Quantura Brain Framework — Deep Multi-Timeframe Read 🟢 1W —…

Small teams may struggle with task clarity. Everyone’s busy, Slack is active, work is moving, but outcomes feel slower than they should. That’s usually a sign of blurred understanding and duplicated effort eating into your team’s capacity. Add to that a founder who’s holding most of the frame of reference in their head, and suddenly, every decision, approval, or question flows through one person. So hiring starts to feel like the obvious fix. More people, more output. Except it rarely works that way. Especially when 85% of small businesses already struggle to find qualified talent. The smarter move is to…

A crypto analyst has warned against giving in to the FOMO and buying Bitcoin (BTC) at new highs. He noted that although the cryptocurrency could continue its upward move and even push past $80,000, this does not necessarily signal the end of the broader bear market. Instead, he argues that the move could be a strong distribution phase, leading to further declines. He also projects that Bitcoin could still experience a deeper correction, with a potential market bottom forming near $40,000.   Analyst Warns Against Buying BTC At $85,000 @Sherlockwhale, a crypto market analyst on X, is sounding the alarm for…