Iran Now Demands $2M Bitcoin for Hormuz Passage
Iran is charging up to $2M in Bitcoin to pass through the Strait of Hormuz. This isn't a win it was literally free just a few weeks ago...
Stablecoin Drain: Banks Overstate, White House Shows Minimal Impact
New on the @TokenizedPod Newsletter The banks said stablecoins will drain $6.6trn of deposits damaging lending The White House said the number is closer to $2.1bn 0.02% of the deposit base. A rounding error. Oof https://t.co/jeQLj8h9Es
New KPI Markets Launch: Predict Fundamentals with Fiscal API
I've always had a dream of markets where investors can focus on core business results and ignore the noise. A focus on the KPIs that actually matter. 🎉 So excited to share that @fiscal_ai @Kalshi @Benzinga have partnered up to make...
Prediction Markets Prioritize Fees Over Trading Efficiency
"But the biggest prediction markets today are not primarily built around trading efficiency. Kalshi, for example, operates more like a square sportsbook than a sharp sportsbook. Its model is built around bringing in price-insensitive takers and letting market makers trade...
Master Apple Card: Move Money, Fund Cash, Boost Rewards
Just joining the complex Apple Card ecosystem? It's smart to learn how to move your money around, including funding your Apple Cash. Here's a primer that explains how everything interrelates and how to maximize your rewards: https://t.co/ZPP9OBmb9Y #applecard #applecash #banking...
Customers Repeat Despite Friction: True Product-Market Fit
His customers had to click a PayPal link, swipe their card, wait for credits to run out, then do it all again. They kept coming back. That's product-market fit. https://t.co/j8KPFQI1gF
Stablecoin Trading Projected to Hit $1.5 Quadrillion by 2035
JUST IN: Chainalysis projects stablecoin trading could reach $1.5 quadrillion by 2035, driven by wealth transfer, point-of-sale adoption, and growing mainstream infrastructure
Better UX Is the Key for DEX to Beat CEX
For DEX to flip CEX we need good UX. Good UX means: - Intuitive UI - Low costs - Fast processing of transactions - Safe and secure systems - Easy onboarding
AI Agents Set to Revolutionize Global Finance
How AI Agents Will Transform the Financial System - interview on @NoPriorsPod https://t.co/XFsJ32mzNt via @YouTube
Kalshi Volume Jumps to $13B, Sports Share Falls To
Kalshi cofounders say that volume hit around $13 billion in March, up from $11 billion in February. Sports percentage was down to around 70%.
FinCEN, OFAC Propose Stablecoin Rules to Boost AML Compliance
NEW: 🇺🇸 FinCEN and OFAC propose stablecoin rules to strengthen AML and sanctions compliance under the GENIUS Act.
BTC.b Becomes First Native Bitcoin on Aave V3
BTC.b is a native Bitcoin product at custody and available as a collateral directly on Aave.
IBKR's Peterffy Pushes Institutional Prediction Markets Despite Regulation
NEW ODD LOTS It's Interactive Brokers founder and chairman Thomas Peterffy on building a prediction market for professional (institutional) investors. Lots to dig into here. Peterffy is incredibly influential in markets, basically pioneering automated trading. He's very much worth listening to when...
KBank, StraitsX, Grab Enable Real-Time Cross‑Border Payments
KBank, StraitsX, and Grab Launch Blockchain Cross-Border Payments Thailand's KBank + StraitsX + Grab enable real-time Thailand–Singapore payments via Q Wallet. XSGD stablecoin powers settlement, travelers scan QR codes for instant blockchain settlement bypassing traditional FX costs. Tech: Q-money (KBank's e-money...
Coinbase Custodian for Morgan Stanley Bitcoin Trust Signals Institutional Adoption
Coinbase has been named as a custodian for the @MorganStanley Bitcoin Trust. Institutional adoption continues, regardless of short term price effects.
LittleHorse Partners with El Paso Labs for Fintech AI Integration
LittleHorse teams up with El Paso Labs https://t.co/wm8jJh1MaB LittleHorse Enterprises said it will partner with El Paso Labs to drive business-as-code adoption and integration of governed AI agents for fintech companies.
Build the Future of Stablecoin Payments in SF
Register and come build the future of stablecoin payments with us in SF April 28
Advisors Face Fee Dilemma with Off‑Custodian Cash Solutions
Interesting evolution in the rise of standalone high-yield cash solutions for advisors... at what point are RIAs disintermediating their own assets by using off-custodian providers, and if so when/where is it appropriate to still earn some kind of advisory or...
XRPL Poised for $18‑21T Daily Settlement Throughput
Three flows: stock market backend settlement, commodities, FX. Each $6-7T daily volume. Total $18-21T daily XRPL throughput. NASDAQ and NYSE tokenization confirmed. Canton lacks clarity, Project Ion finalized 2022 using XRP settlement.
Walmart Stablecoin Could Drain Rural Liquidity, Harm Local Lending
Let's debate with real numbers please. If @Walmart alone offered a yield-earning stablecoin, the impact to local lending/economies would be crippling. Billions would shift out of rural community liquidity into government debt instruments rather than local loans. These assumptions defy...
Fintech Titans Build Proprietary Foundation Models on Transaction Data
8 financial services giants showed up at NVIDIA GTC 2026. PayPal. Stripe. Capital One. Revolut. BNY Mellon. Shopify. Mastercard. Adyen. The common thread? Every one of them is training its own foundation models on proprietary transaction data. Details 👉 https://t.co/wqf2rFdBjO #AgenticAI #Fintech #NVIDIAGT...
DeFi Networks Poised to Surpass Traditional Banks
55 in the ranking (source https://t.co/suMvdUMFk9). Lot of work to climb to #1 and prove that networks > banks Eventually all banks will be powered by DeFi https://t.co/rSIg09rBQX
Who Bears Losses When Agents Misbehave? Four Answers
When the Agent Gets It Wrong, Who Pays? The liability question agentic finance cannot avoid - and four different answers from one week My latest Substack article: https://t.co/zrBCSh4zii https://t.co/L6nTlksFW2
Stripe Projects CLI Forces New Account, Not Existing
anyone using the stripe projects cli? i dont know how to connect to an existing stripe account - it keeps asking me to set up a new one
Circle Ignored Freezing Power, Let Funds Slip Away
.@Amanda_S_Wick, a former federal prosecutor, compared Circle's behavior to a bank watching a robbery happen in its lobby and saying "we need a court order." The stolen funds moved for 6 hours during business hours. They had freezing power. They chose not...
AI Agents Now Authorized to Spend via Card Payments
Thrilled to see this launch from @Nevermined_ai connecting @Visa @coinbase and @getVGS > Persistent delegation of payment cards to AI agents > Agent-specific card authorization designed for machine-native usage > The ability to delegate spending to third-party agents > ...
Giugliano Hardfork Boosts Polygon Payment Confirmation Speed
Giugliano hardfork is live on Polygon PoS today. If you're building a payment app on Polygon your users just got faster confirmations. This is what constantly upgrading the network looks like, we keep tightening the infra so payments work better for...
Tokenization Democratizes Assets, Streamlines Capital Flows
Tokenization turns assets into programmable units carrying ownership and rules across networks. Markets open to smaller tickets and new investors, so operations move with fewer intermediaries and clearer audit trails, pushing firms to adapt capital flows. Microblog @antgrasso https://t.co/Q95hTcaliy
Wirex BaaS Powers 2M Crypto Spenders Amid Regulatory Risks
Macro: crypto payments scale. Key: Wirex BaaS lets Utorg’s 2M users spend crypto at global merchants. Risk: regulatory/AML headwinds. Trade: buy selective BaaS/payment names on adoption. 💳 — Viktor Kopylov, PhD, CFA. More insights: t.me/si14Kopylov
Aave V4 Hits $10M Deposits, Core ETH Caps Full
Aave V4 crossed $10M in deposit. Core ETH caps are filled now (other assets and borrowing is available) and will be gradually increased.
Banks Must Own AI Agent Layer or Lose Customers
🔺 AI Agents & Finance: Which Model Will Banks Choose? Full video here: 👉 https://t.co/W4JgYEnfCZ 💬 AI agents are about to pick your bank, insurance, and investments for you. The real question isn't whether this happens — it's who controls the layer where...
Open‑Source AI Accounting: Auto‑Extract, Convert, Own Your Data
I've been looking for something like this for two years. TaxHacker is a self-hosted AI accounting app that reads receipts, invoices, and PDFs extracts every field automatically and saves everything into a structured database you actually own. Upload anything. Store receipts, restaurant...
Your Bank Account Lives in the Cloud—Offline Impossible
How about your bank account? That's in the cloud too. How do you move that offline?
Mexico's Banco Plata: $550M Revenue, 200% YoY Growth
Banco Plata (@bancoplatamx) is Mexico's answer to Nubank. They are crushing it and no one is talking about them. - $550+ million annualized revenue growing >200% YoY - 4 year old company - core product is a credit card (same place Nubank...
Our FINRA Portal Enables 7% Success Fees for Reg CF
We own and operate a FINRA Funding Portal, which can legally charge success fees in Reg Cf raises (i.e. 7% of a $5m raise). This Funding Portal is a key element in helping us bring interactive investing shows mainstream.
2026 Kicks Off with Bank‑Fintech Mergers and Massive IPO
"We saw a busy start to 2026 – Between banks acquiring fintechs, fintechs acquiring banks, merchant acquirer PayPay's $12.7 billion IPO, and prediction markets platforms acquiring over 273,908 new users each month." - @itssophievo for @twifintech https://t.co/aIs9zyJRvu
Neobanks Rush to Offer Stablecoin Financial Accounts
Ramp just launched its stablecoin financial accounts Now most neobanks are all adding stablecoins Here's why 👇
Cognitive Banking Turns Data Into Customer‑Centric Action
Every interaction, every transaction, every data point is a chance to strengthen the relationship. Cognitive banking turns information into action that benefits the customer. https://t.co/bGdZflZTpM
Kalshi Secures Global Partnerships Across Retail, Institutional, and Sports
This is in addition to @CNN @CNBC & several trading integrations/partnerships in both Retail: $HOOD $COIN & Institutional: $FIS $TW & Int'l: $XP (Brazil) as well as the @NHL and various athletes. The word "Kalshi" means "Everything" and I guess...
SEC Signals Upcoming Rulemaking on Tokenized Securities
"You will see rule making coming. ... One of the big areas that's been of interest is tokenization of securities. It's clearly in our remit, so we're thinking about a lot of issues related to that." -- @HesterPeirce https://t.co/p1dbQQY3nS
Gemini Adds 5x Margin Short Trading for Users
Loading more ways to trade ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░ 100% Short trading now available on margin ✅ Gemini users can now go long & short using margin with up to 5x leverage across multiple collateral and loan assets https://t.co/1RWHmVLCuX
Major Firms Target 2028 for Full Tokenization
March 2024 Domino Theory predicted Genius Act before proposal existed. August 2024 reversal prevented until infrastructure ready. RLUSD launched, more XRPL stablecoins coming. Swell 2025: State Street, BlackRock, Fidelity gave 2028 full tokenization timelines.
Titan's Banking AI Makes Compliance Auditable, Not Optional
Domain-Led AI for Banks: Titan's SLMs Aim to Make Compliance Auditable, Not Optional Titan launched banking-native small language models (SLMs) embedding banking logic + regulatory frameworks. Proprietary Banker Trust Index (BTI) + RAGAS benchmarks claim higher safety, reliability, supervisory alignment vs...
Personal AI Agents Will Soon Transform Daily Decisions
Education and financial services are also evolving. Personal AI agents will soon guide decisions, manage tasks, and optimize daily life. https://t.co/CiMPUn7gGj
Regulation Reveals Conflict: Prediction Markets Straddle Finance and Betting
The Financialization of Uncertainty https://t.co/GYMIfRPZzE Regulation has legitimized prediction markets, but it has also exposed a clear economic conflict. Prediction markets sit at the intersection of finance and betting, and do not fit cleanly into either category. That mismatch is where...
Hybrid Innovation Fuels Continuous Improvement Over Perfect Plans
Too many institutions wait for perfect transformation plans. The reality is progress comes from continuous improvement. In this episode, I explain why hybrid innovation is the key to moving forward. Watch the full video: https://t.co/3EzvLwQdvE https://t.co/B7xXQ0O58C
Open‑source AI Agents Trade Autonomously Across Seven Assets
I've never seen anything like this. AI-Trader is an open source marketplace where AI agents publish trading signals, debate strategies with each other, and execute trades across 7 asset classes fully autonomously. Any OpenClaw agent joins with one command. Reads a skill...
AI Is Becoming a Commodity, True Edge Requires Uniqueness
AI Is Now a Commodity: Same Tools, Same Vendors, Same Results – How Agents Build a Real Edge This is the most impactful AI read I’ve seen in months — it confronts the harsh reality that AI is rapidly commoditizing,...
Jamie Dimon Praises Fintech and AI Innovations
Jamie Dimon is a fan of fintech and thinks AI is awesome https://t.co/YbeO0Oymhe via @LinkedIn
Captcha Complexity Outpaces Elderly Vision, Calls for Better Verification
LOL this is crazy @nikitabier, my Mom has bad eyesight at 80+ and this is genuinely more like an IQ test than a simple captcha to verify a human. I get you need to fight bots but just do KYC...
