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Banks Claim Coinbase Coerced by Proposed Clarity Act
SocialApr 16, 2026

Banks Claim Coinbase Coerced by Proposed Clarity Act

WATCH: Fox Business says banks are upset with Coinbase, saying they were effectively forced to accept terms under the proposed Clarity Act https://t.co/xYt3Hzy4Ye

By Wendy O
Citadel Watches Prediction Markets, Not Trading Yet
SocialApr 16, 2026

Citadel Watches Prediction Markets, Not Trading Yet

"Citadel Securities isn’t involved in trading event contracts currently, but the firm is “absolutely, keeping an eye on developments in the market”" Citadel Securities Looks at Prediction Markets as Trading Scales https://t.co/3priEzHR9U

By Alfonso Straffon
Gain Full Visibility Into AI Spend with Ramp
SocialApr 16, 2026

Gain Full Visibility Into AI Spend with Ramp

Anthropic made its first dollar three years ago. last month it crossed $30B in revenue. that money is coming from somewhere, and your CFO probably can't tell you where. the problem isn't the spending. the companies on Ramp investing the most...

By Eric Glyman
Ruling Allows Link-Out, Not In-App Payments, Violates
SocialApr 16, 2026

Ruling Allows Link-Out, Not In-App Payments, Violates

This isn’t a valid interpretation of the most recent Epic Games v. Apple ruling and my belief is that CalAI was in violation of App Store policy: - the ruling forces Apple to allow link-out, not alternative payments in in-app webviews -...

By Eric Seufert
Robinhood's Massive Revenue, Profit, and Diversified Business
SocialApr 16, 2026

Robinhood's Massive Revenue, Profit, and Diversified Business

Everyone sold $HOOD on crypto. Here's what they missed: $4.47B revenue (+52%) $1.88B net income (42% margin) Rule of 40: 108 — Hyper-Elite 11 revenue streams over $100M each 4.2M Gold subscribers (+58%) Trump Accounts: govt contract for 25M families This isn't a trading app anymore. Full breakdown: https://open.substack.com/pub/dralexkoh/p/hood-deep-dive-i-called-this-stock

By Alex Koh
AI Accelerates Change in Insurance and Finance
SocialApr 16, 2026

AI Accelerates Change in Insurance and Finance

How #ArtificialIntelligence Is Rapidly Transforming The Insurance And #FinancialServices Sector https://t.co/QdW6v0o3DR #fintech #Data @SpirosMargaris @Khulood_Almani @BetaMoroney @AkwyZ @JimMarous @efipm @dinisguarda

By Xavier Gomez
Machine-to-M
SocialApr 16, 2026

Machine-to-M

Agentic commerce isn’t priced in yet. Machine-to-machine payments will increase demand for the digital dollar beyond current estimates. The agentic economy could be larger than the human economy. We're building the infrastructure for both at Coinbase.

By Brian Armstrong
Slash Raises $100M Series C, Hits $1.4B Valuation
SocialApr 16, 2026

Slash Raises $100M Series C, Hits $1.4B Valuation

🚨 JUST IN: @slashapp raised $100M Series C at $1.4B to build a Ramp competitor $250M ARR. 60 employees. Valuation quadrupled since May. The headline is the round. The story is everything else 🧵 https://t.co/SzLfFk3ZuB

By Simon Taylor
Trump Jr.’s Advisory Role Sparks 22x Valuation Surge
SocialApr 16, 2026

Trump Jr.’s Advisory Role Sparks 22x Valuation Surge

"To put numbers on it: when Trump Jr. joined Kalshi as a paid adviser in January 2025, Kalshi was valued at roughly $500 million. By December 2025, it was valued at $11 billion — a 22x increase in under a...

By Daniel Wallach
CFTC Inaction Keeps Prediction Markets Legal—Future Risk
SocialApr 16, 2026

CFTC Inaction Keeps Prediction Markets Legal—Future Risk

Robinhood's lawyers argued today that the CFTC can take action against prediction markets, and because it hasn't, means they are legal. The problem, again, is that if (and, realistically, when) the CFTC has a less favorable makeup, they could simply end...

By Ryan Butler
Judges Question Kalshi's Roulette Betting; CFTC Likely Blocks It
SocialApr 16, 2026

Judges Question Kalshi's Roulette Betting; CFTC Likely Blocks It

Federal judges push Kalshi lawyers on what would stop them from offering event contracts on the outcome of a roulette wheel; Kalshi says the CFTC likely wouldn't allow it, without giving an explanation why

By Ryan Butler
SWIFT: Belgium’s Banking Network as Economic Weapon
SocialApr 16, 2026

SWIFT: Belgium’s Banking Network as Economic Weapon

The most powerful weapon in America's arsenal isn't a nuke. It's not even in the military. It's a banking cooperative in Belgium that can destroy entire economies in days. In 2022, they used it on Russia, and the results were devastating. Here's the untold...

By Early Startup Days
FundOS Leads Tokenization of Private Funds, ETFs
SocialApr 16, 2026

FundOS Leads Tokenization of Private Funds, ETFs

For the past two years, we’ve been in “testing mode”, tokenizing our own Superstate-managed funds. The world’s best asset managers constantly asked when we could tokenize their private funds, mutual funds, and ETFs. The answer is FundOS. More tokenized funds coming soon...

By Robert Leshner
AI Could Automate $13T Mortgage Market, Ditch Advisors
SocialApr 16, 2026

AI Could Automate $13T Mortgage Market, Ditch Advisors

Wealthfront runs 45% EBITDA margins without a single advisor. Now David Fortunato wants to automate the $13 trillion mortgage market. (0:00) Can AI Replace Your Financial Advisor? (1:47) How Close Is Self-Driving Money? (3:59) What Happens to 400K Financial Advisors? (4:43) Is the 1%...

By Rex Salisbury