New York, USA, July 28th, 2026, FinanceWire

Alpen Testnet III has launched on Bitcoin Signet, marking the beginning of Alpen’s partner integration phase ahead of mainnet.

More than 21 launch partners across infrastructure, applications, and distribution are preparing to integrate on Testnet III ahead of Alpen mainnet. The launch moves Alpen from core infrastructure development into shared ecosystem preparation, giving partners a persistent public environment to run under mainnet-like constraints without real BTC at risk.

Wallets and exchanges looking to pilot Bitcoin-native financial products will integrate existing infrastructure with Testnet III through Bitcoin Signet. Swap providers and bridge operators will test the plumbing between Alpen, its Strata bridge, and existing Bitcoin Signet infrastructure. Application and infrastructure teams will have a broader surface for integration work.

Alpen on Bitcoin Signet

Testnet III brings Alpen onto Bitcoin Signet, a Bitcoin public ecosystem testnet.

Alpen now operates alongside existing Signet activity in shared public blockspace. The network is exposed to public testnet conditions, including variable fees, block congestion, reorgs, and a rich ecosystem of Bitcoin protocols. Testnet III is Alpen’s most realistic operational environment to date.

Earlier Alpen testnets tested core functionality in more controlled settings. Testnet III brings full Alpen functionality into a public Bitcoin test environment, giving partners a shared place to prepare against conditions closer to the network’s long-term operating model.

A New Verifier Architecture

Testnet III introduces the first garbled circuit-based verifier that is usable by the general public for Bitcoin applications. This verifier is at the core of Alpen’s glock-based bridge architecture and incorporates the latest iteration of Mosaic. It represents a major step forward from Alpen Labs’ earlier BitVM-based designs, with a significantly smaller onchain footprint.

A lower onchain footprint reduces the cost of staking, making participation more accessible to a greater number of operators securing the protocol while also resulting in lower fees for users. The reduction in cost follows from the significant reduction in verification complexity that must be handled on Bitcoin itself.

Testnet III also introduces an evolved orchestration layer and upgradeability to the network. Alpen and Strata are now decoupled and upgradeable, enabling future consensus updates without requiring a network regenesis. Alongside work on a new type of account system on Strata, this architecture makes it possible to deploy additional rollups and other provable programs on Strata alongside Alpen, all sharing access to the same Strata bridge.

Preparing for Bitcoin-Native Financial Markets

Alpen’s purpose is to make Bitcoin-native financial markets possible. Testnet III is a rehearsal for market formation: a shared environment where operators, applications, liquidity, and distribution can begin moving together before mainnet.

With a persistent public Bitcoin environment, institutional operators, more than 21 launch partners preparing across the ecosystem, and a new verifier architecture, Alpen is entering its final major stage of validation ahead of mainnet.

Bitcoin-native financial markets will form around credible infrastructure. Testnet III is where that infrastructure starts meeting the ecosystem around it.

About Alpen

Alpen is the home for Bitcoin-native financial markets. Alpen enables finance on Bitcoin by providing the rails for deeper markets, financial products, and end-user utility around BTC.

Alpen Labs is the research team and company behind Alpen.

Links

• Announcement: alpen.org/blog/partner-integration-testnet-iii 
• Documentation: docs.alpen.org

Contact

Siddant Basne
siddant@alpenlabs.io

Limassol, Cyprus, July 28th, 2026, FinanceWire

TIOmarkets has introduced its new all-in-one mobile trading app, bringing account opening, funding, trading and account management together in a single mobile experience.

As mobile trading continues to shape the financial markets, traders increasingly expect to manage everything directly from their smartphones. The TIOmarkets Trading app delivers an intuitive mobile trading platform where new and existing clients can download, verify their profile, create and fund trading accounts – all from one location.

With over 250,000 accounts opened across 170 countries, TIOmarkets has established a strong global presence. The new app strengthens this international offering by giving clients faster access to trading tools, account services and 24/7 customer support directly from their mobile devices.

Key Features of The TIOmarkets Trading App

This user-friendly trading app provides access to 900+ tradable instruments across major global asset classes. Clients can trade more than 70 currency pairs, hundreds of stock CFDs, major global indices and popular metals including gold, silver, platinum and palladium. All these with integrated TradingView charts and no separate subscription required.

• Fast Execution: Chart-based order execution with trades executed instantly to capitalize on tight spreads
• Advanced Charting & Indicators: TradingView charting with multiple timeframes, drawing tools, and technical indicators
• Risk Management Tools: Stop-losses and take-profit orders to help limit potential losses
• Real-Time Market Data: Track global markets anywhere, anytime
• Customizable Alerts: Instant push notifications for position opened, position closed, margin alerts and stop out alerts

How The Trading App Simplifies Mobile Trading

The development of the mobile trading app is the product of dedication and client feedback. The result is an all-in-one mobile trading ecosystem that unifies the entire client journey.

The trading & investment app enables traders to:

• Register and verify their account from within the app
• Open live and demo trading accounts
• Deposit, withdraw and transfer funds
• Analyse markets with integrated TradingView charts and technical indicators
• Place and manage trades in real time
• Monitor open positions and trading history
• Access 24/7 live chat support without leaving the app

“The TIOmarkets mobile app allows clients to complete registration, deposit funds and execute trades all within one platform,” said Stefanos Mitsi, Group CEO at TIOmarkets. He noted that the company plans to continuously enhance the app, adding new tools and features to help traders make more informed decisions.

All-in-One Trading Platform: Everything Traders Need in One App

TIOmarkets’ main goal was to address one of the most common pain points in online trading: the fragmented trader experience. This forex trading app bridges all relevant aspects, from account opening and funding to actual trading and client support.

“We rebuilt the mobile experience from the ground up,” said Andis Papageorgiou, Head of Software Engineering at TIOmarkets. “The app removes the barrier between account management and trading functionality. Clients can now move seamlessly from registration to execution within a single app.”

Advanced TradingView Charts & Technical Analysis Tools

This mobile trading platform features professional-grade tools previously available only on desktop. The new trading app for smartphones brings together advanced TradingView charting tools and technical indicators for in-depth technical analysis. Traders gain access to:

• 12 chart types
• 7 timeframes
• 100+ technical indicators
• 110+ drawing tools

Users can place market orders, set pending orders, use one-click trading, access real-time pricing and achieve portfolio management through the mobile interface.

Complete Account Management for Live & Demo Accounts

The app places complete account control at the centre of the user experience. Any trader interested in CFD trading who wants to trade forex, indices, commodities, stocks, or cryptocurrencies can register directly. That gives access to a dedicated client area for opening live or demo accounts, identity verification, deposits, withdrawals and fund transfers.

Competitive Trading Conditions

Via the app, TIOmarkets offers raw spreads starting from 0.0 pips, commission-free options and fast order execution. Traders can choose from multiple account types like Standard, Raw, VIP Black, Nano and Investment accounts, all designed to support different trading styles and experience levels.

Multi-Layered Security for Safe Mobile Trading

Security was a key consideration throughout development. Trading from your phone requires the highest levels of protection.

“Security is built into the core of our mobile trading app, not added as an extra layer,” said Savvas Mallas, Head of IT at TIOmarkets. “We’ve implemented biometric authentication, encrypted data transmission and secure session management to protect client accounts and personal information.”

How to Download the Trading App

The TIOmarkets mobile trading & investing app is easily available for download. To download the TIOmarkets trading app:

1. User can visit TIOmarkets’ page & download the app
2. Register and create a trading account
3. Complete identity verification
4. Fund the account (from $20) & start trading

New users can register directly within the app, while existing clients can log in using their current credentials.

About TIOmarkets

TIOmarkets is a global multi-asset broker providing access to forex, indices, stocks, commodities, cryptocurrencies and futures through innovative trading technology and competitive pricing.

Contact

CMO
Chris Andreou
support@tiomarkets.com

North Saanich, Canada/British Columbia, July 28th, 2026, FinanceWire

Operating entirely offline, Kind Local Pro gives individuals local data sovereignty without sacrificing AI performance

Synsira Software is addressing the biggest concern with AI: privacy. Today, the company introduced Kind Local Pro, an AI platform that operates independently of corporate cloud-based LLM models and is available to download onto desktops and laptops. Designed for people and organizations wanting the benefits of AI without sending their data, analysis and queries to external sources, the platform allows users to take control of their information.

Kind Local Pro builds on Synsira’s flagship Kind platform, giving professionals, researchers, communicators, legal teams, educators and organizations a more private way to search and understand their own files using AI. Built to operate locally on a user’s desktop or laptop, Kind Local Pro lets users create collections and ask questions across their materials, with answers generated only from their data and not the open web.

“People want AI to be useful, but they also want to know where their data is going,” said Dr. Jonathan Schaeffer, founder of Synsira Software and creator of Kind. “That is not a small concern. For many people and businesses, it is the whole issue. Kind Local Pro was built for users who want AI on their own terms: private, local and grounded in their own information.”

With Kind Local Pro, users add documents, presentations, research papers, notes, videos, images, email inboxes, audio and other supported files into collections. Once the content is indexed, summarized, tagged and analyzed by Kind AI, they can ask natural-language questions or do fuzzy searching and receive answers with precise citations into the information in those files. If the user’s data does not contain enough information to answer a question, Kind Local Pro is designed to say so rather than invent a response.

The platform is purpose-built for data-sensitive environments:

• Legal and Compliance: Lawyers can analyze internal memoranda and client files with all analysis private and staying local to their machine
• Intellectual Property: Agency professionals, influencers, creators and executives can organize proprietary brand assets, manuscripts and corporate strategies with zero risk of their data being used to train public models.
• Academic Research: Scientists and researchers can search years of papers, drafts and video lecture materials while keeping unpublished work on their own machine.

The product reflects Synsira’s broader view that AI adoption depends on trust, transparency and practical value. Many people remain cautious about AI because of concerns about errors or bias in internet answers, privacy, data training, security and the environmental demands of large-scale cloud computing. Kind Local Pro addresses those concerns by moving the AI experience closer to the user and keeping private data under local control.

“Not every AI task needs to be sent to a massive data center,” said Schaeffer. “Sometimes the smartest place for AI to work is right where the information already lives: on your own computer. Bigger is not always better. Private, practical and accurate is better.”

Kind Local Pro allows for 10,000 files to be uploaded, up to 500 at a time. It is now available for an initial subscription cost of $79 at Kind.Synsira.com. Local Kind Free allows up to 50 files to be uploaded. Both versions are 1.9GB installed plus 6GBs of AI models installed.

A media kit with logos, headshots and screenshots of Kind Local Pro is available here.

About Kind by Synsira

Synsira builds ethical, user-friendly Al products from rigorously evaluated and curated Al models for folks who demand privacy and environmental responsibility in Al. Synsira’s flagship product, Kind, available now at synsira.com, is a desktop Al application that securely and privately helps users unlock the knowledge contained in their own curated data. By putting guardrails on the Al commercial and open-source models and implementing strict data controls, Kind Al delivers accurate, reliable results with surgical precision across all personal files, photos, video and audio.

Contact

Bethany Rhodes
Bethany@moburst.com