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Mutsamudu, Comoros, August 10th, 2026, Chainwire

MEXC, a pioneer in 0-fee digital asset trading, served as the official sponsor of Yohani’s live concerts held on August 7 and 8 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Ahead of the main concert, MEXC also hosted “MEXC Connect: Summer Musical Afternoon Tea” on August 8 at Jetwing Colombo Seven, bringing together 80 key opinion leaders, influencers, and VIP guests for an intimate pre-concert gathering. The collaboration marked a milestone in MEXC’s presence in Sri Lanka, bringing together music, culture, and community in a shared celebration.

The afternoon tea featured an indoor buffet setting with round tables, live acoustic performances of Yohani’s songs, ring toss games, and a dedicated MEXC photo booth, creating a relaxed space for guests to connect with the brand ahead of the main event. Moments from the gathering, along with content from the concert weekend, were captured across a series of short films featuring Yohani, set for release across MEXC’s social channels.

The partnership brought together two globally recognized names: Yohani, a Sri Lankan singer-songwriter known for the viral hit “Manike Mage Hithe” and cross-border collaborations with Bollywood artists including Jubin Nautiyal and Tanishk Bagchi, and MEXC, a one-stop trading platform with more than eight years of industry experience, offering “0 Fees” and “Infinite Opportunities” for users worldwide. The collaboration reflected a shared vision of empowering young communities and expanding global access through culture and entertainment.

MEXC has continued to break down the barriers that once separated everyday users from global markets — barriers of geography, access, and opportunity. As global markets increasingly converge, the lines between traditional asset classes and digital ones continue to blur, yet friction and complexity still limit who gets to participate. MEXC was built to address that imbalance, positioning itself as a trusted gateway that connects users to broader opportunities through a single, accessible platform. This philosophy extends beyond any one market: MEXC believes that opportunity should not be limited by where a person is from, how much capital they hold, or how familiar they are with digital assets.

Interest in digital assets continues to grow across South Asia, with countries in the region exploring how emerging financial technologies can be integrated into broader economic development. Sri Lanka’s young, digitally engaged population reflects this broader regional trend, and MEXC remains committed to supporting local communities as that interest continues to evolve.

This commitment includes knowledge-sharing initiatives and partnerships with local creators and youth groups across Sri Lanka, aimed at expanding awareness and engagement within the local digital asset community. Looking ahead, MEXC will continue to invest in the South Asian market, supporting greater financial accessibility and contributing to the region’s broader digital finance ecosystem.

About MEXC

MEXC is the world’s fastest-growing cryptocurrency exchange, trusted by more than 40 million users across 170+ markets. Built on a user-first philosophy, MEXC offers industry-leading 0-fee trading and access to over 3,000 digital assets. As the Gateway to Infinite Opportunities, MEXC provides a single platform where users can easily trade cryptocurrencies alongside tokenized assets, including stocks, ETFs, commodities, and precious metals.

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This content does not constitute investment advice. Given the volatility of financial markets, including digital assets, tokenized assets, and traditional financial products, investors should carefully assess market conditions, underlying asset fundamentals, and potential financial risks before making any investment or trading decisions.

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EBENE, Mauritius, August 10th, 2026, FinanceWire

Former Pepperstone and Capital.com senior client executive brings two decades of experience across central banking, institutional sales and premium client management to the growing multi-asset broker

Base Markets, the multi-asset online brokerage, today announced the appointment of Nazim Moussaoui as Head of Premium Clients and Partnerships. Moussaoui will lead the firm’s relationships with high-value traders, institutional clients and introducing brokers across the Middle East and international markets as the company enters its next phase of commercial growth.

Moussaoui brings more than twenty years of financial markets experience spanning central banking, treasury, funds management and online brokerage. He began his career at the Central Bank of Ireland before spending almost seven years at Depfa Bank, where he held senior roles across treasury trading and institutional sales, covering central banks, sovereign wealth funds and institutional clients in the Middle East. He subsequently held funds management and investment operations leadership roles in Australia and Luxembourg, including with RBC Investor & Treasury Services and Schroders.

Over the past six years Moussaoui has specialised in premium client management within online brokerage, serving as Premium Client Manager for Australia, MENA and Latin America at Pepperstone, Head of Sales – Middle East, Premium Clients at Capital.com, and most recently in the Premium Clients team at Pepperstone.

“Experienced traders know exactly what they want from a broker: sharp execution, transparent pricing and a relationship that goes beyond an account number,” said Nazim Moussaoui. “Base Markets is being built around precisely that promise, and the opportunity to shape the client experience from the ground up — in a region we know well — is one I could not pass up.”

“Nazim has spent his career on both sides of the market — inside a central bank and on treasury desks, and at the front line of client service for two of the industry’s best-known brokers,” said Alex Kolpokchi, Chief Executive Officer of Base Markets. “His appointment reflects the standard we have set for ourselves: relationship-led service for serious traders, delivered by people who have done this at the highest level. He will play a central role as we grow our client and partner network.”

Watch — Base Markets Co-Founder and CEO Alex Kolpokchi on building a client-first brokerage, in conversation with Finance Magnates Chief Editor Yam Yehoshua.

Moussaoui’s appointment comes just weeks after Base Markets announced its public launch, as the newly established broker begins building its client base and introducing broker network, with plans for an operational presence and additional regulatory licensing in the Middle East region and beyond.

About Base Markets

Base Markets is a multi-asset online brokerage providing leveraged trading access to global financial markets for retail and professional clients. Through the MetaTrader platform environment, clients trade foreign exchange, equity indices, precious metals, energy and soft commodities. In an industry that increasingly competes on noise, bonuses and gimmicks, Base Markets deliberately goes against the grain — offering a serious trading experience built on trust, transparency and client success, combining institutional-grade infrastructure with a personal, relationship-led service for serious traders. Base Markets is incorporated in the Republic of Mauritius (Company No. 223521/GBC) and is regulated by the Mauritius Financial Services Commission (Licence No. GB25204723).

Disclaimer: Trading leveraged products involves significant risk of loss and is not suitable for all investors.

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Mutsamudu, Comoros, August 7th, 2026, Chainwire

MEXC, a pioneer in 0-fee digital asset trading, has listed five new Ondo tokenized stock trading pairs on Spot, expanding user access to stocks spanning AI infrastructure, semiconductors, enterprise software and rare earth materials.

The new pairs are AXTION/USDT (AXT Inc), AEHRON/USDT (Aehr Test Systems), APLDON/USDT (Applied Digital), USARON/USDT (USA Rare Earth) and SAPON/USDT (SAP SE). The pairs went live on Spot on August 6, 2026, at 13:30 (UTC), with deposits now open. Withdrawals will open on August 7, 2026, at 13:30 (UTC).

Report data jointly published by MEXC and CoinGecko shows that demand for stock-related products on crypto exchanges rose notably in 2026. U.S. stock trading volume across six major centralized exchanges climbed 337.4% month over month in June to $189.84 billion, representing 48.3% of total TradFi volume and overtaking precious metals as the largest traditional-asset category for the first time. Over the same period, MEXC’s own monthly TradFi volume expanded roughly 59-fold, reaching $91.12 billion in May, while the platform ranked second by monthly market share among the six exchanges tracked for five consecutive months.

The report also found that crypto-native users are increasingly moving into traditional-asset trading. In contrast, some users with a traditional-finance background have begun shifting their trading activity to crypto exchanges, driven by round-the-clock access, lower barriers to entry, faster execution, and the ability to manage multiple asset classes from a single account. In response to this trend, MEXC has continued to expand its U.S. stock asset coverage, giving users worldwide a more efficient, lower-barrier, one-stop trading experience.

This listing marks the 27th batch of tokenized stock pairs introduced through MEXC’s collaboration with Ondo. Ondo tokenized stocks allow retail and institutional users outside the United States to instantly mint and redeem tokenized U.S. stocks and ETFs 24 hours a day, five days a week. MEXC will continue to work with Ondo to bring users broader on-chain access to traditional securities.

In addition, MEXC has launched MEXC 0808: Stock Season, its annual brand event centered on “0 Fees” and “Infinite Opportunities”, running from August 8 to August 28 (UTC). Early bird registration is now open. During the event, MEXC will waive trading fees on Stock Futures, Tokenized Stocks and RealStocks. More details are available on the event page.

About MEXC

MEXC is the world’s fastest-growing cryptocurrency exchange, trusted by more than 40 million users across 170+ markets. Built on a user-first philosophy, MEXC offers industry-leading 0-fee trading and access to over 3,000 digital assets. As the Gateway to Infinite Opportunities, MEXC provides a single platform where users can easily trade cryptocurrencies alongside tokenized assets, including stocks, ETFs, commodities, and precious metals.

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Palo Alto, California, August 7th, 2026, Chainwire

Launch allows Mexican families to send money home from the U.S. instantly via WhatsApp across the largest remittance corridor in the world without requiring a bank account or app download  

Global, on-chain payments network Movement has announced a partnership with New Jersey-based Mexico remittance expert El Vecino and on-chain wallet provider RISE to power a digital-dollar service that lets customers hold their own money and send it home in seconds through WhatsApp.

Leveraging El Vecino’s 19 years of experience in US-to-Mexico physical remittances, RISE’s wallet capabilities and LATAM network, and Movement’s access to regulated, sub-second payment rails, the partnership enables stablecoin-settled transfers to be sent to Mexico almost instantly, giving customers a simple way to initiate transfers without opening a bank account or downloading an app.

Rather than having to visit a physical location to initiate every cash transfer, El Vecino customers can now begin the process through the familiar WhatsApp messenger. Funds settle in seconds before recipients cash out through Mexico’s extensive OXXO and Circle K retail networks, or receive funds directly via the country’s SPEI banking system. 

Currently, El Vecino processes approx 25,000 transactions per month valued at $70 million annually through remittances, international and domestic bill payments, check cashing, and more – with 85% of transactions heading to Mexico.

The new WhatsApp service will first be trialled among El Vecino’s 20,000 users before being rolled out through RISE’s network to an estimated 800,000 in the second phase. This and future phases will look beyond Mexico to LATAM regions including Guatemala and El Salvador.

Founder of RISE Richard Mas will be appearing live from the New York Stock Exchange on Pulso Del Mercado, one of the region’s most influential news segments, to speak about the partnership on Tuesday, August 11, at 11:30 am EST. 

The launch meets the growing demand for accessible cross-border payment solutions across the U.S.- Mexico corridor, which forms the world’s largest remittance route, through which over $62 billion passed in 2024. [Source].

The ability to send money home through a trusted local provider is a financial lifeline for Mexican migrant families, with the Movement-engineered solution streamlining a process that has traditionally entailed cash handling and multi-day settlement times.

Torab Torabi, CEO of on-chain global payments network Movement, says: “For too long, Mexicans have often struggled to send hard-earned money back home. Partnering with El Vecino and RISE will address this imbalance while proving the versatility and reliability of stablecoins as a settlement mechanism. In doing so, we’re also proud to be demonstrating that regulated blockchain infrastructure can modernize one of the world’s busiest remittance corridors.”

Mike Burns, founder of El Vecino added: “El Vecino has been built on the trust brought by face-to-face interaction. Families rely on us because they know we’ll help them support their loved ones back home. The partnership with RISE and Movement allows us to bring that built trust to a remote digital vehicle that provides the same safeguards and surety that money sent will reach home. Technology should make life easier, and that’s exactly what this collaboration achieves.”

Richard Mas, founder of RISE says: “Every year, tens of billions of dollars cross from the United States into Mexico, most of it earned far from home by people the banking system overlooked. El Vecino spent 19 years earning trust at the counter, one household at a time, and we are proud to join Movement in giving those customers access to new, safe and compliant digital solutions.”

Powered by Movement’s access to licensed payment infrastructure, El Vecino’s new WhatsApp service replaces the traditional chain of correspondent banks with blockchain-based settlement while maintaining full regulatory compliance. This model removes the need for pre-funded liquidity and reduces settlement from days to seconds without the hidden costs often associated with legacy cross-border payment rails.

Movement’s globally licensed payment infrastructure, which spans the United States, Canada, and Europe, will provide El Vecino with compliant fiat on- and off-ramps that have historically been difficult for community remittance providers to access.

The collaboration between Movement, El Vecino and RISE demonstrates how established community operators can adopt institutional-grade blockchain payment infrastructure without the complexity of self-development and management. Combining El Vecino’s local relationships with Movement’s access to a regulated settlement network has yielded a model that could potentially be replicated by remittance providers serving immigrant communities worldwide.

About Movement

Movement provides access to globally licensed and regulated blockchain payment infrastructure that enables businesses to move money across borders using compliant stablecoin settlement rails. Its payment network offers licensed access across the United States, Canada, and Europe, helping financial institutions and payment providers deliver fast, low-cost international transfers without relying on traditional correspondent banking networks. https://www.movementnetwork.xyz/

About El Vecino

El Vecino is a trusted community financial services provider serving Mexican communities across New Jersey. Processing more than $70 million in annual remittance volume for over 20,000 customers, the company offers money transfer and financial services designed to help families maintain strong economic connections across the U.S.-Mexico border. Learn more at https://www.linkedin.com/company/el-vecino-franquicias/ 

About RISE

RISE is a self-custody digital dollar wallet that lets customers hold and transfer USD-backed digital dollars while keeping direct control of their own funds. Offering an alternative to slow, high-cost, and often inaccessible banking rails, RISE customers can open a dollar account inside WhatsApp, hold their balance in USD-backed digital dollars that resist local inflation, and send money across borders in seconds for a flat fee. Learn more at https://risefinance.xyz.

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Road Town, British Virgin Islands, August 7th, 2026, Chainwire

250+ TradFi markets join Carbon’s 530+ crypto perpetuals & 150 24/7 RWAs in one venue. Wall Street depth at listing, stable overnight rates, and on-chain settlement.

Carbon, the on-chain prime broker for global markets, today opened public trading on 250+ Carbon TradFi markets spanning equities, indices, forex, and commodities. Each position is hedged 1:1 at regulated TradFi venues, making Carbon the largest TradFi-native on-chain derivatives venue. Alongside 530+ crypto perpetuals and 150 24/7 RWAs, total tradeable instruments now exceed 950 in one account. 

Carbon TradFi is Carbon’s own on-chain instrument. A trader opens a position on-chain, in their own wallet, and Carbon’s solver architecture hedges it 1:1 at a regulated broker off-chain. The trader never leaves self-custody, and the price and depth they receive are the underlying market’s, not bootstrapped on-chain order books.

That structure removes the cold-start problem that has constrained real-world assets on-chain. Every Carbon TradFi market opens at full institutional depth on its first day, because the depth is inherited rather than manufactured. There is no per-market incentive program to run and no waiting period while liquidity accumulates.

Carbon now offers traders both in one account. Its 150 24/7 real-world markets trade around the clock, for traders who want access at any hour. Its 250+ Carbon TradFi markets track market hours with carry prices from the underlying, for traders who want institutional depth and predictable holding costs. Roughly 30 assets are live as both, letting a trader hold one against the other and capture the difference between the two financing rates without leaving the account.

The global market Carbon connects to is substantial. TradFi clears over $1.5 trillion daily in CFDs across thousands of markets, liquidity that until now had no direct route on-chain.

Carbon TradFi coverage at launch:

• 200 stocks across US, EU, and Asia markets
• 62 forex pairs
• 12 indices
• 8 commodities

Carbon can list a trending name within the same week it begins moving in Seoul, Tokyo, or Hong Kong, a cadence order-book venues cannot match because they lack the off-chain rails to stand up a new market that quickly. A further 150 listings are scheduled.

The launch also opens the Carbon Liquidity Provider (CLP) vault to public deposits. The CLP is a delta-neutral yield product: it funds the hedge behind trader flow rather than taking directional positions, earning from the difference between on-chain demand and off-chain liquidity. Modeled APY is illustrative and ranges from 20.3% at launch utilization to 57.1% at maturity, depending on flow and capital utilization.

“Traders have had to choose between the assets they want and the execution they need. Carbon ends that trade-off. Every position is hedged into the deepest liquidity in the world and settles in the trader’s own wallet, with 950+ markets in a single account. This is what global markets look like when they finally arrive on-chain properly.” – Levy, Co-founder and CEO of Carbon

“One of the biggest challenges for bringing traditional financial assets onchain has been delivering deep liquidity. Carbon is operating an architecture that connects onchain trading with established market infrastructure while preserving self-custody. We want Arbitrum to be home to teams building this next generation of financial infrastructure” – David Garcia, Ecosystem Lead at Arbitrum Foundation 

About Carbon

Carbon is the on-chain prime broker for global markets, combining crypto perpetuals and Carbon TradFi in one venue. Carbon’s solver architecture connects on-chain traders to institutional liquidity through bilateral 1:1 hedging, delivering Wall Street-grade depth and stable carry with on-chain settlement and self-custody. Live since 2023, Carbon has processed $20B+ in cumulative trading volume across 36K+ unique traders. Carbon operates on Arbitrum. Users can learn more at carbon.inc.

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