Writing by: KarenZ, Foresight News In the current global financial system, large-scale cross-border transfers are still plagued by "slow arrival, high fees, and complicated procedures." A startup called FIN is directly addressing this pain point with stablecoins, attempting to rewrite the industry landscape. As a project founded by two former Citadel employees, FIN is not just making small moves on the fringes but is building a large-scale payment track using stablecoin technology, dedicated to providing instant and efficient cross-border transfer experiences for enterprises and high-net-worth individuals. In early December 2025, FIN announced the completion of a $17 million funding round, led by Pantera Capital, with Sequoia and Samsung

When quantitative elites start payments, what makes FIN, built by Citadel veterans, able to attract top-tier venture capital? Upgrading from TipLink to a payment platform focused on large-scale cross-border transfers, FIN is challenging the traditional banking global payment system with stablecoin technology. (Background: Stablecoins won't drain banks! Cornell study: Deposit stickiness is extremely strong, forcing banks to upgrade) (Additional context: United Stables launched $U stablecoin deployed on BNB and Ethereum, emphasizing "unified liquidity" and AI payment economy) Contents Core positioning of FIN Core team: Quantitative DNA + Pain point-driven Funding history From TipLink to FIN: How does the project operate? Summary In the current global financial system, large-scale cross-border transfers are still plagued by

We met Efe Kelemci, co-founder of Crypto Kid, during Bitcoin MENA in Abu Dhabi, where he spoke on the panel “The Gen Z Awakening” (Proof of Work Stage, Tuesday, December 9, 2025, 3:00–3:30 pm), alongside Madeline Morning (Moderator), Rohan Hirani (BitcoinQuant), and Fin Creighton (Bitcoin Success

According to a report by Financial Times, some suspicious accounts continue to operate on the Binance platform even after the platform agreed to implement stricter AML( anti-money laundering) measures as part of an agreement with the US in 2023. In November 2023, Binance reached an agreement with Fin

We met Efe Kelemci, co-founder of Crypto Kid, during Bitcoin MENA in Abu Dhabi, where he spoke on the panel “The Gen Z Awakening” (Proof of Work Stage, Tuesday, December 9, 2025, 3:00–3:30 pm), alongside Madeline Morning (Moderator), Rohan Hirani (BitcoinQuant), and Fin Creighton (Bitcoin Success

A key market relationship is starting to crack. For the first time in nearly 10 years, Bitcoin and the S&P 500 are on track to fin

Fin, a next-generation payments and stablecoin app built from the ground up for 2025 realities, has closed a $17 million seed round co-led by Pantera Capital and Sequoia Capital, with participation from Electric Capital, Coinbase Ventures, Circle Ventures, SV Angel, and angels including Plaid co-founder William Hockey and former Citadel executives.

Ex-Citadel employees raised $17M for Fin, a stablecoin-based app offering instant, large-value cross-border transfers, positioning it as a user-friendly challenger to big banks. Summary Ex-Citadel employees Ian Krotinsky and Aashiq Dheeraj secured $17 million led by Pantera, with Sequoia and

A group of ex-Citadel Securities engineers and quants has quietly closed a $17 million seed round for Fin, a mobile-first stablecoin wallet and payments app designed to let anyone send, spend, and earn yield on USDC (and soon other regulated stablecoins) with zero crypto jargon, no seed phrases, and no gas fees.

Fin, formerly known as TipLink, has raised $17 million in funding led by Pantera Capital, with participation from Sequoia and Samsung Next. Founded by former Citadel employees Ian Krotinsky and Ashik Dilawri, this stablecoin-powered application enables instant cross-border transfers of large sums of money.

Fin, a fintech company founded by former Citadel Securities employees, recently completed a $17 million funding round led by Pantera Capital, with participation from Sequoia Capital and Samsung Next, a subsidiary of Samsung. The company aims to leverage stablecoin technology to develop a simple application focused on large, cross-border payments, enabling users to transfer funds instantly around the world while enjoying fees significantly lower than those of traditional banks. This funding comes in the wake of the US "Payment Stablecoin Clarity Act" being passed and mainstream financial institutions making moves into stablecoins, marking a shift from conceptual exploration to large-scale, consumer-facing competition in stablecoin payments.

Fin, a new payments app founded by former Citadel engineers, has secured $17 million to facilitate high-value cross-border transactions using stablecoin technology. Targeting import-export businesses, it aims to reduce transfer costs and improve efficiency compared to traditional banking services.

According to TechFlow, on December 3, Fortune reported that global stablecoin payment app Fin (formerly TipLink), founded by former Citadel employees Ian Krotinsky and Aashiq Dheeraj, announced the completion of a $17 million funding round led by Pantera Capital, with participation from Sequoia and Samsung Next. Fin aims to build a stablecoin-based cross-border payment solution, focusing on handling large transfers ranging from hundreds of thousands to millions of dollars. The app offers three main features: user-to-user transfers, bank account transfers, and crypto wallet transfers. By utilizing stablecoin rails, Fin promises lower fees and faster transfer speeds compared to traditional banks. The app has not yet been officially launched and is planned to...

Press Release Imperium Fin, a global leader in digital asset trading, marks over ten years of excellence in providing secure, transparent, and efficient trading solutions to clients worldwide. Over the past decade, the company has consistently demonstrated resilience, integrity, and

Press Release Imperium Fin, a leading crypto trading platform, has announced the implementation of a comprehensive new security framework designed to reinforce investor confidence and strengthen overall system integrity. This initiative reflects the company’s continued commitment to ensuring the h

At the Finternet 2025 - Asia Digital Finance Summit, Alex Manson, CEO of SC Ventures (Standard Chartered's venture arm), delivered a thought-provoking keynote emphasizing that whether in decentralized finance (DeFi) or centralized finance (CeFi), everything ultimately boils down to "Fin"—finance itself.

US regulators, including SEC and FIN, are investigating over 200 cryptocurrency-holding companies for insider trading due to unusual trading volume and stock price spikes before their crypto purchases announcements. SEC warns against violating Fair Disclosure rules.

Author: Zhang Feng According to media reports, Nasdaq Inc. is applying to regulators for permission to allow investors to trade tokenized versions of stocks on its globally renowned exchange. This is not just a simple product launch, but a strong signal announcing that a revolution, which has long been brewing beneath the surface, is moving from the periphery to the center— the wave of stock tokenization is no longer content with peripheral exploration and is beginning to knock vigorously on the doors of traditional exchanges, demanding a historic response. This event reflects a grand future picture where technology and finance intertwine, shape each other, and accelerate their integration. The enormous opportunities of the future are deeply rooted in the powerful momentum of Tech-Fin and Fin-Tech and their ultimate deep integration. I. Background: The wave of tokenization knocks on the door of transmission

For years, cryptocurrencies have been circling the fringes of global finance. Yes, they’re fast and decentralised, but their inherent volatility has kept them just outside the mainstream. These days, though, something is changing. You’ve probably noticed it yourself. Crypto is no longer a niche fin

In the context of the US government loosening regulations and the rising narrative around RWA, tokenized stocks have rapidly emerged, with platforms or products such as Bybit, Robinhood, and xStocks quickly advancing. "On-chain trading of US stocks" has become a hot topic. This article will delve into various models of tokenized stocks today, review the lessons learned from the previous round of failures, analyze the current bottlenecks, and explore potential solutions for their future implementation. (This article is compiled from Wu's Blockchain "The Explosion of Tokenization in US Stocks: Bybit, Robinhood, and Kraken Launch on the Same Day, the Biggest Narrative of This Cycle?", translated, supplemented, and compiled by Chain News) 3 + 1 mainstream models face off: from third-party issuance to brokerages creating their own chains Currently, there are three main types of tokenized stock technologies and operational models in the market, each representing different regulatory strategies and product positioning. The fourth type is the author's addition of Ondo Fin.

Digital finance is changing fast, partly due to booming Stablecoin Activity. A16z crypto team noted this rapid growth in an April 25 editorial. The report highlighted that March stablecoin transactions reached $1.82 trillion. That record shows stablecoins moving beyond speculation into practical fin

Amid fading momentum, prices of Solana (SOL) are sliding to $131, with the technical picture growing increasingly bearish. Analysts now see a potential fall toward $100 in the cards should the selling pressure continue, adding to macroeconomic tensions in the wake of recent U.S. tariffs fueling

The global cryptocurrency sector is on track to expand by nearly $40 billion by 2029, with AI-driven projects leading the charge. Traditional finance (TradFi) isn’t just watching from the sidelines – AI and blockchain have moved beyond the experimental phase and are fast becoming the backbone of fin

World Liberty Financial, a cryptocurrency project associated with President Trump, purchases over $388 million in digital assets, including a large amount of Ethereum.

XRP rises to highest price in 7 years, following a bullish market and FTX's large payouts to users. The growing interest in digital assets predicts further growth in XRP, making it an opportunity for investors.

On January 3, according to ledgerinsights, Mizuho Securities has partnered with Blue Sky Solar to launch the first solar business private sale securities Token issuance (STO) through DeepFlow news. The Tokenization involves the revenue of a Limited Liability Company (LLC) and 8 solar power plants with a total output power of 9.5 megawatts, providing electricity to approximately 9,000 households. This issuance adopts BOOSTRY's iBet for Fin.

Source: CoinDesk; Compilation: Block unicorn The behavior of Curve founder Michael Egorov is a warning to everyone, and it also proves that DeFi (decentralized finance) is not much different from traditional finance. DeFi didn’t really “die” yesterday. No protocol actually crashes or tokens go to zero - although that's a distinct possibility. Interconnected economies of lending platforms, exchanges, trading vehicles without intermediaries are still technically functioning. But the spirit that drove DeFi forward, the dream of disintermediating financial power and providing users with easy access to a variety of basic and complex financial products, has disappeared. This is not caused by the SEC, but by DeFi itself. On Monday, with a series of important Curve Fin...

Summary Don't just write require statements for specific functions; write require statements for your protocols. Function compliance checks (requirements)-effectiveness (Effects)-interactions (INteractions) + protocol invariance (Iniants) or FREI-PI mode can help your contract be more secure, because it forces developers to focus on function-level security, Also watch out for invariants at the protocol level. motivation In March 2023, Euler Finance was hacked and lost $200 million. Euler Finance is a lending marketplace where users can deposit collateral and borrow against it. It has some unique features, in fact they are a compound Fin...