Crypto Prime Broker Membrane Labs Raises $20M From Brevan Howard, Point72 and Jane Street Membrane Labs, a cryptocurrency-focused trading and lending platform, has raised $20 million in a Series A funding round, with participation from big names like Brevan Howard Digital and Point72 Ventures. The capital will be used to help build the type of grown-up trading infrastructure the crypto space needs in order to avoid further disasters.

Crypto Bank Xapo Snags European Broker License, Will Offer Stocks Like Apple The Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) license will soon allow the firm to offer S&P 500 stocks. In addition, Xapo, which has always been bitcoin-only, plans to add Ethereum’s ETH.

Redfin, the Online Real Estate Broker, Leaves the National Association of Realtors The brokerage said it would require many of its brokers and real estate agents to cancel their memberships with the National Association of Realtors, prompted by allegations of sexual harassment within the group.

IRS Proposed Rule on Digital Asset Broker Reporting Could Kill Crypto in America The proposal creates unworkable requirements for decentralized finance in the U.S. and serves as an important cautionary tale.

Is any broker offering a decent return while money waits to be settled? So I am a relatively beginner, buying brokered cds using money I will need in the next year or so. The first lesson I learned is that it takes time for money to settle (sometimes over a week). Today I learned that some brokers might offer a decent return in the money account while the money that is waiting to settle. But I’m having trouble findi…

Is my dad being taken advantage of by broker? TL;DR – My dad invested with Edward Jones for 15 years and his rate of return is 4.5% and was told his portfolio was doing “great.” A few years ago, I asked my dad how much his retirement nest egg was. He said around $600K. Tonight I asked him the same question. He said around $600K. Confused, I asked to see my dad’s statements. I just found out…

Zodia Markets Receives In-Principle Approval as Crypto Broker-Dealer in Abu Dhabi Zodia Markets, a digital asset marketplace backed by Standard Chartered Ventures, has been granted In-Principle Approval to operate as a crypto broker-dealer in Abu Dabhi.

What’s the difference between a mortgage broker, loan originator, loan officer? I am a first time home buyer and asked two real estate agents for mortgage broker recommendations. All of the recommendations turned out to be lenders after talking with them, some loan originators, officers, etc. Is it normally this difficult to find a mortgage broker, and is it really necessary to talk to one? Reddit generally seems to recomme…

Asked how to remove Private Mortgage Insurance (since I think I’ve hit the threshold) and was told I’ll need to pay a fee to an unknown-to-me broker. Is this sketchy? I bought my home a little over two years ago, 6% down. With how much the market has appreciated in that time, and what homes around me are being listed for, I strongly suspect I’m below the 80% loan-to-value threshold needed to remove Private Mortgage Insurance. I contacted my mortgage servicer (my mortgage servicing has switched hands twice sin…

Biden Presses Ahead With Effort to Broker Israeli-Saudi Deal The president sent Jake Sullivan, his national security adviser, on the latest diplomatic mission seeking to forge ties between Saudi Arabia and Israel.

Crypto Broker Hidden Road Collaborates With Confidential Exchange Enclave Markets Enclave’s Fully Encrypted Exchange, or FEX, creates a confidential trading environment rather like a dark pool in traditional markets.

Will Smith-backed U.S. broker Public launches in the UK in first foray overseas The move will see Public compete with a flurry of well-established digital brokerage platforms, as well as upstarts like Revolut and Freetrade.

U.S. Senator Tuberville Asks DOJ, SEC to Investigate Crypto Broker Prometheum U.S. Senator Thomas Tuberville (R-Ala.) wrote an open letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler asking them to investigate Prometheum, a special-purpose broker that recently secured federal permissions to offer crypto trading services.