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 story of SWIFT:
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...
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%...
Tempo's Zones: Private, Liquid, Fast Transactions for Institutions
Zones are a bespoke privacy solution from @tempo It balances the need for confidential transactions where needed With the benefits of liquidity, and fast settlement across the wider Tempo network Designed in partnership with some of the world's largest institutions...
Banks Favor Tokenized Deposits, Not Just Deposit Tokens
Why banks like tokenized deposits https://t.co/fGVaoqeM4U "The big attraction for deposit tokens..." I hate to be that guy, but are tokenised deposits and deposit tokens the same thing James? https://t.co/6qhvH3vUY5
Institutions Bet Early on Digital Finance Infrastructure
The real money comes from institutional investment, and it's flowing into the infrastructure will supports the whole financial system. The smart bets are being placed on the utility layer, the backbone of digital finance. The biggest moves happen long before...
Kalshi Launches Commodity Markets, Deepening Finance Foothold
while all the legal fights continue, kalshi is really doing everything it can to entrench itself in the financial industry
FinTech Fund Helps CarryHQ Secure AngelList Sale
Big congrats to @ankurnagpal and the team at @carryhq_ on the sale to @AngelList. Glad that we could support you from @thefintechfund 🙌 https://t.co/ToMKqLpS99
Blockchain Value Will Skyrocket via Stablecoins and Agent Users
If Metcalfe’s Law is the best way to value blockchains, which I believe it is, then the two variables that matter are value transacted per user and total users. They compound. The key future drivers: Value transacted per user will come from...
Yuh Leads Swiss Neobanks, Yet Only 1% Primary Users
Swiss Neobanks: Yuh Overtakes Almost Everyone Yuh reaches 400K customers (4.5 yrs post-launch), overtakes Neon (250K, launched 2019). 100% owned by Swissquote. Revolut unclear; counts all who completed KYC (1M+ claimed), but actual active users likely much lower per Swiss Payment...
Digital Euro Promises More Privacy Than Bitcoin
Who are the euro crypto bros? https://t.co/9SPxAXZwvO Drug dealers will find the digital euro "significantly better privacy than bitcoin, as there is no permanent blockchain to explore; arguably it’s even slightly better than cash as the digital tokens can’t be tested...
Lawsuit Claims Stake and Coinbase Enabled NY Underage Gambling
New lawsuit alleges that sweepstakes casino giant Stake and its co-founders facilitated underage gambling in NY and that Coinbase’s fiat-to-crypto services "served as a primary and foreseeable onramp for New York users—including minors—to fund Stake’s unlawful gambling." https://t.co/3P2VQTN6Gn
Swiss Exchange SIX Chooses Chainlink as Institutional Data Standard
Excited about the continued rollout of top institutional data on-chain via Chainlink; @sixgroup, the exchange of Switzerland has adopted @chainlink as the data standard it is using to get critical market data on-chain: https://t.co/GpQP6dnYnJ. Chainlink is the global leader powering DeFi...
Arc and Stablecoins Pave Way to Fix FX Payments
Nice piece. We can actually fix FX and cross border payments. Arc and stables leading the way.
Banking's Future: Digital and Physical Must Coexist
The future of banking is not digital or physical. It is both working together. In this episode, I break down insights from the latest Digital Banking Report on why branches still matter. Watch the full episode now: https://t.co/Lg9jRpKff4 https://t.co/y04HeW940x
Jump Predicts Radical Shift in Market Microstructure
Jump - one of the largest trading firms in the world - coming out with a bold statement about the future of market microstructure
YC Remains Top Fintech Investor Despite Deal Decline
YC Once Again Tops Ranks Of Most Active Fintech Investors In Q1 Even As Deal Count Drops https://t.co/zmmPsTQOdx via @crunchbasenews
Finance Teams Embrace Agentic AI, Yielding 3.5× ROI
44% of finance teams will use agentic ai in 2026. that is a 600%+ increase from the prior year, per wolters kluwer. gartner forecasts 40% of enterprise apps will embed ai agents by 2026. up from less than 5% in 2025. per...
New On‑Chain Layer Delivers 8‑12% Passive USDC Yield
So many new building blocks required to get here onchain. You can do this strategy with active management (in a limited fashion onchain), but no passive options, so we had to first rebuild an issuance / settlement layer (ftUSD), that...
Fireblocks Earn Adds Aave as Primary Yield Source
Aave is now available as the primary yield source for Fireblocks Earn, accessible to all Fireblocks users.
Pagaya's AI Lending Grows; Bull Case Still Viable
Pagaya stock has been crushed, but the bull case isn't dead. Their AI lending network is still scaling with big partners. The goal? Reach profitability as macro headwinds ease. High-risk, high-reward bet. Fintech
Who’s Liable when Banking Bots Act Autonomously?
Agentic Banking: Permissioned Autonomy vs. Regulatory Requirements Meow's model: humans set rules (spending limits, vendor whitelist, transaction thresholds), agents execute within guardrails (transfers, card issuance, invoice processing). Autonomy scope: 24/7 transaction data access, real-time vendor payments, card issuance without per-transaction approval....
A $300 Ring Reveals Banking’s Digital Future
[New Episode] What a $300 Ring Taught Me About the Future of Banking. Watch the latest episode: https://t.co/P54LuzdywH https://t.co/jnoxMVRrG2
Iran Seeks Crypto Payments for Hormuz Shipping
The rising demand for a global neutral settlement layer: Why #Iran demands crypto for ships crossing the Strait of Hormuz. @LexSokolin via Substack: https://t.co/mpcYqrZEYa #stablecoins #digitalcurrencies https://t.co/Wqv0NnFjQs
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Aave Targets $400T On‑Chain Collateral, Poised to Win
Aave has grown significantly and taking market share. The bigger growth pie is still ahead: bringing $400T+ onchain collateral. We are talking about: credit, commodities, equities, fixed income, infrastructure, bonds and real estate. Aave will win.
Simulation-Enabled AI Powers Next-Gen Agentic Wallets
Having simulation tools built into AI layer is absolutely the key thing for agentic wallets I think Aomi cracked it
DeFi and TradFi Unite for Generation‑Defining Wealth
Watching DeFi and TradFi merge is like seeing your divorced parents get back together. The old guard needs our innovation. We need their stability. This reunion will create the biggest wealth opportunity of our generation. The future isn't about crypto...
Your Ideal Prediction Market Platform: Fast, Secure, Liquidity‑Rich
https://t.co/pFc4Pz9nFR is the best choice for all brands planning to launch prediction markets: - fastest time to market - robust, battle-tested tech platform - full reg stack - deep liquidity and wide contract coverage - white glove service Ping us today...
Amex Unveils ACE Kit, Letting Agents Pay Directly
Amex just enabled agents to pay on their network. Thy launched the Agentic Commerce Experiences (ACE) developer kit. And this is SUPER different to the other payments networks in a lot of ways. Why? https://t.co/MGvhQapsUO
Seeking Your Top Broker for Deepvue Integration
We're current working on broker integrations for @Deepvue. Please reply below with the main broker that you use 👇
Freecash Used Scams to Dominate App Stores
How the rewards app Freecash scammed its way to the top of the app stores https://t.co/Y8U3Zkyazy
SUI Promises Free, Ultra‑fast Payments, Aiming Top‑3 Crypto
I sat down with the co-founder of SUI (@EmanAbio), the man who built Facebook's payment infrastructure before Congress shut Libra down. He left Meta. Built his own blockchain. And now he's making payments free. "Most agentic payments you see are all botted,...
SEC Crackdown Spurs Clearer Crypto Regulation Guidance
"In 2022/2023, my work would be violently disrupted by a new enforcement action by the SEC and I'd have to figure out what it meant for crypto ... and now it's new guidance." 😍 -- @kkirkbos "This is a much...
Backing PillarHQ to Embed Hedging Across All Organizations
ANOTHER ONE proud to back @PillarHQ as they embed hedging into orgs of all size @harshavramesh @cdeshpande17 are the third team of founders who bonded trading together that we've backed from our Fund I (which is also how @kellyjgreer and i met) financial...
SEC Permits DeFi Front‑ends for Non‑securities, Expires in Five Years
"The SEC gave staff guidance (not as important as commission-level guidance) just released a statement about broker-dealer registration of front-ends and interfaces in DeFi ... And from my reading, it permits front-end DeFi swapping of crypto non-securities, so you can...
Vanguard AI Moves Advisors From Assistance to Augmentation
Vanguard's Three-Phase AI Strategy: From Efficiency to Autonomy Phase 1 (Assisting): AI handles repetitive tasks, surfaces data Phase 2 (Augmenting): AI generates insights, recommendations, scenario analysis—current deployment Phase 3 (Acting): AI executes decisions autonomously within guardrails—future state Current tool = Phase 2. Practical features:...
YC's First Stablecoin Deal Shows Instant Corporate Finance
YC's first stablecoin investment. settled on Solana, held in Ramp. we've been quietly building stablecoin accounts -treasury management natively in USDC. Totalis is one of our first alpha users the money moved in three onchain transactions. no wire delays, no intermediary banks,...
Revolut AIR Launches with 13M UK Users, Outpacing Rivals
Revolut AIR: Large-Scale Consumer Agentic Deployment (13M Users) Competitive context: Starling (March 2026), NatWest (March 2026), now Revolut (April 2026). All UK launches within 5 weeks. Revolut scale: 13M UK customers = largest single deployment. Security differentiator: "built on transaction-grade infrastructure"....
Senator Tillis to Draft Clarity Act for Stablecoin Yield Dispute
🚨 THIS WEEK: Senator Thom Tillis says he may release a draft Clarity Act proposal to resolve stablecoin yield dispute
Data Layer Is the Real Moat for AI Decisioning
What should financial services know about AI decisioning? The moat is the data layer underneath it. I spoke with David Mirfield, CPO at Provenir, 4 Billion decisions/year, 110+ customers and the discipline behind it comes down to three words: use case...
New AMF AI Guidelines Set Rules for Financial Firms
AMF's #AI guideline is now official: What #financial institutions need to know https://t.co/J8nrpirrln #ArtificialIntelligence #Data
AI-Powered CFO Automates Your Finances Effortlessly
Perplexity and Plaid built your personal CFO. Beta testers are building: - Student loan repayment plans. - Subscription trackers that cancel unused service - Getting help filling their taxes with almost zero effort One guy told Computer to email his wife every time a DraftKings...
ECB Backs EU Tokenized Markets Under Strict Regulations
JUST IN: The ECB is supporting tokenized capital markets in the EU with stringent regulations in place.
AI Will Transform Payments, Payments Will Shape AI
Thinking about what AI will do for payments (and what payments will do for AI) https://t.co/Jb8eYuz2hs https://t.co/S513uVHayQ
AI Tools Boost Security for Lean FinTech Teams
Excellent write up on what a leading FinTech (with a compact, but good security team) can do to improve security with AI tooling.
YC Backs Stablecoins, Reshaping Finance Beyond ACH
YC will invest in any YC company in stablecoins The new financial rails of the revolution will not be over ACH or wire
SEC Grants DeFi Front Ends Five‑year Safe Harbor
The SEC says DeFi front ends have a 5 year safe harbor if they prepare *securities* transactions This is where I point out most of these interfaces don't currently trade securities. Which. Tracks when you consider they would have been quite...
Beta Portfolio Tracker and Sizing Tools Launch with Real Trades
UPDATE: As mentioned last week, Zach has been working on various value-added products for our members, namely portfolio position sizing calculators (live) and an online portfolio tracking tool (Beta). I uploaded 5 years' worth of Weekend Trader trades of mine (see below)....
Crypto Must Solve Real Banking Problems, Not Hype
"Crypto's focus on real problems rather than buzzwords like 'agentic commerce' ... we gotta get out of this Star Trek future and focus on problems today with banks, credit, and money movement that a defined customer segment has." -- @ramahluwalia...
