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I am mine...

[endman @__endman__]

@defyneric Sounds interesting 👀

[DefiLlama Research @defillama_res]

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LlamaAI combines @DefiLlama's real-time onchain data with TradFi markets, news, X, and prediction markets into a purpose-built research engine.

See how LlamaAI has evolved: https://t.co/f8exBnpmQH

[Mass 🌅 @massdotmoney]

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[Didi @DidiTrading]

Day 546: If you're using one of these exchanges, make sure to withdraw your funds before July 1st.

Several non-MiCA compliant exchanges are restricting or discontinuing services for EU users.

Downsides of MiCA:
> Transfers above €1,000 require additional sender & receiver KYC verification
> Higher fees and lower liquidity
> Non-MiCA coins like USDT will be delisted or restricted

Europe is overregulating everything to keep you poor.

[endman @__endman__]

@Alex__Radu Great take 🔥
Please, check this article from @simonthekid_ ...at the end of it, there are some fantastic ideas for implementation:
https://t.co/lh7a5OAkEF

[Simon @simonthekid_]

https://t.co/72wH2WZKjU

[Alex Radu /Acc @Alex__Radu]

the more I look at cashback and rewards, the more convinced I am that the next wave of fintech will not be one generic program copied across every user

competition in this niche is getting insane, but that also makes the opportunity clearer: fintech apps can be built around specific corridors, user bases and communities, with incentives that actually match how those groups live and spend

cashback is the simplest version of this

spend money, get money back

most people understand it instantly. it works. it was one of the earliest ways to make a fintech product feel useful from day one

but it is also very generic

the fun part now is how much more creative this can get: category rewards, community perks, merchant missions, gamified bills, receipt-based rewards, status, referrals, saving incentives, travel benefits, and products that feel built for a specific group instead of copied everywhere

after building B2B fintech and loyalty infrastructure for 25+ companies, with close to 7M users across client white-label interfaces, @PulsarMoneyApp we have seen a lot of what works and what does not

that is shaping a lot of what we are designing at Pulsar Money

it will be a mix of cashback, perks, quests, communities, corridors, and more adaptive incentives that make money feel more personal and more fun to use

also genuinely appreciate anyone who gave feedback on the threads, read the article, commented, or answered our questionnaires. it is helping a lot!!!

[endman @__endman__]

@sterwong @cashiglobal Sounds interesting... can't wait to try it out!

[Sam Boboev @samboboev]

The Directory of US Card Issuing and Program Management Platforms

I mapped 19 of the platforms that issue and process cards in the US market, because from the outside they all describe themselves the same way and the differences that matter are buried in license structure, network access, and who actually holds the BIN. This guide sorts them into five categories and profiles each one across license type, networks, card types, features, and regional coverage. It ships with a companion Excel file so you can compare every platform side by side and filter on the dimensions you care about. I built it for anyone choosing an issuing partner, migrating a live program, or running competitive diligence on this market. Every data point comes from official sources and public disclosures as of June 2026, and where something is not disclosed I mark it that way instead of guessing.

What this guide covers

This deep dive profiles 19 card issuing processors, BaaS providers, sponsor banks, and full-stack platforms operating in the US, each across six structured dimensions: license type and issuing jurisdiction, card network membership, card types supported, key platform features, and geographic coverage. Every profile is built from publicly available information and official company documentation as of June 2026. Where data is not publicly disclosed, I mark it as Not disclosed.

Companies:

Marqeta
Lithic
Highnote
Qolo
Galileo Financial Technologies
Unit
Treasury Prime
Synctera
Lead
Column
Cross River
Increase
Green Dot Corporation
Pathward
i2c Inc.
CoreCard Software, Inc.
Fiserv
Q2
Stripe

https://t.co/NALVBRSUDV

[endman @__endman__]

@cashiglobal 👀

[endman @__endman__]

@Octop3s Get well soon 🙏

[Eli5DeFi @Eli5defi]

➥ Project Spotlight - Week 26/2026

Here are 9 handpicked projects you'll want to explore.

➢ @EasyA_Kickstart
➢ @Heistedxyz
➢ @pascaldottrade
➢ @ground_onchain
➢ @meconemarkets
➢ @Hertzflow_xyz
➢ @CambrianNetwork
➢ @paywithpyre
➢ @OrnnExchange

Powered by @getmoni_io and @_dexuai

Below you will find brief summaries for each.

Let's dive in!

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— 📌 | EasyA Kickstart

Permissionless idea launchpad inside the big EasyA ecosystem (Web3 education app with 1M+ users that has spun out projects backed by a16z, YC, Founders Fund, etc.). Anyone launches “idea coins” via fair-launch bonding curves; backers buy in early to trade/support. Pure speculative token plays for ideas/projects (no equity).

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— 📌 | Heisted

A hyper-speculative onchain co-op heist simulator/game where players team up to rob banks, pull heists, and steal money directly on-chain. It’s built as a viral, narrative-driven consumer crypto game built by @weretuna (CEO of Pandemic Labs).

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— 📌 | Pascal Trade

Prediction markets built specifically for traders. Clean UX focused on trading, not just event betting. and they recently opened first batch of invite codes.

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— 📌 | Ground

Embedded onchain finance/yield infrastructure. One API turns stablecoins or cash balances into yield-bearing accounts with wallets, accounting, and policy controls, fintech UX, no gas pain for users. For neobanks, fintechs, treasuries.

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— 📌 | Mecone

Instead of just crypto or stocks, Mecone lets exchanges offer perpetual futures on real-world economic indices (and eventually anything). Traders can speculate on macro events like inflation, GDP growth, or unemployment rates directly via perps. Backed by @a16z and @speedrun

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— 📌 | HertzFlow

Leverage/perps engine for “perpifying everything.” Testnet live. Also building onchain forensic/analysis tools (e.g., fake volume detection). Backed by @YZiLabs.

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— 📌 | Cambrian

Financial intelligence API/layer for AI agents and institutions. Provides real-time data/tools for better onchain financial decisions.

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— 📌 | Pyre

Early payments app in the “entertainment finance” category and the first consumer apps from @Sophon, User can spend/save/send/earn with a gamified twist, every transaction opens a “bill” you can play/flip or settle. Card that lets you pay and play.

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— 📌 | Ornn

Financial infrastructure for the compute economy (GPU/AI infra as tradable asset class). Products include price indices (OCPI), futures/perps on compute hours, physical capacity aggregation (Ornn Compute), and hedging tools. Recently raised big (~$33M led by @a16zcrypto).

[endman @__endman__]

@Alex__Radu 👀🔥

[Tanaka @Tanaka_L2]

Happy weekend fam,

Banks are finally doing the stablecoin arc. I do think blockchain got good enough for them to onboard, but tbh the bigger reason is everything started lining up at once.

Degens call stablecoins PMF because they can buy memecoins and a coffee with the same balance.

Banks looked at the same primitive and found a massive market.

Regulated cash that moves 24/7, settles near instantly, is programmable, plugs into tokenized assets, and reduces the amount of idle capital sitting around.

They want treasury desks moving liquidity after hours, margin posted instantly, FX and securities settlement with an onchain cash leg, and corporates moving money across borders.

2026 feels like the inflection year because the regulatory fog is clearing:

– MiCA is live in Europe

– GENIUS gave the US a stablecoin framework

– Hong Kong has a stablecoin licensing regime

– the UK is finalizing systemic stablecoin rules

– Japan already allows licensed banks, trust companies, and remittance firms to issue

– Canada is moving toward 1:1 reserve and redemption rules

You can ask why bank-issued or bank-backed stablecoin supply is still tiny. Because the biggest banks are building their own version of onchain cash.

Top banks pushing this now:

– @HSBC: launching an HKD stablecoin in H2 2026 under HKMA licensing.

– @BMO_US: building a 24/7 tokenized cash platform for institutional clients, expected in H2 2026 if regulators approve.

– @jpmorgan: pushing its deposit token strategy with JPMD through Canton. JPM says stablecoin-like rails are useful, but bank deposit tokens are the cleaner wholesale version.

– @BankofAmerica: plugged into the US bank-owned tokenized deposit network through The Clearing House.

– @Citi: building a global payments stack around cross-border transfers, FX netting, correspondent banking compression, and tokenized deposit infrastructure.

– @BNPPAM_COM: one of the key names behind Qivalis and also plugged into broader wholesale settlement infrastructure like Fnality.

– @ING_news: pushing the Qivalis euro stablecoin for corporate banking.

– @UniCreditEurope: another founding Qivalis member, likely focused on corporate treasury and cross-border euro settlement.

– @SocieteGenerale: European bank-affiliated stablecoin issuer through SG-FORGE and EURCV.

– @mufgcr_official, @smbc_midosuke, and @mizuhobank: moving together on a shared yen stablecoin structure for fiscal 2026.

– Project Agorá brought together 8 central banks and 40+ financial institutions to test tokenized bank deposits and central bank reserves on the same settlement layer.

Crypto projects definitely got jobs.

Infra providers like @FireblocksHQ, @CantonNetwork, @chainlink, @Anchorage, and @BitGo are becoming the picks and shovels for bank money moving onchain.

Funny how banks spent years calling crypto risky, then realized the most useful crypto product is just money that settles faster than their own systems.

[endman @__endman__]

@defyneric Happy birthday! 🎂🎉

[endman @__endman__]

@cryppimagic Sounds interesting... looking forward reading the article 👀

[endman @__endman__]

@defyneric Happy birthday!
Best wishes, and have a great one...🎂🎉🎁🥳
Based on your photo shared several days ago 😜, maybe 23...

[Sam Boboev @samboboev]

I sat down with Myles Stephenson, CEO of @ModulrFinance, to talk through how the company evolved from powering early Revolut to building a full-stack payments automation platform serving lenders, payroll providers, and travel companies.

Modulr made a deliberate call two years ago to stop being a horizontal BaaS provider and go deep on specific verticals. They hold an EMI licence, settle at the Bank of England, and have direct scheme access and Myles argues that gives them everything they need without the overhead of a banking licence. The business model is flow, not storage, which means transaction revenue drives profitability, not interest margin.

We get into:

Why Modulr walked away from the embedded finance land grab to double down on payments automation

How their EMI licence gives them everything they need (and why they don’t want a banking licence)

The US expansion with FIS and what real-time payment adoption actually looks like across markets

Why the US is behind on real-time payments and what it will actually take to change behaviour

Commercial VRP and whether open banking can ever dent direct debit

Stablecoins vs. tokenized deposits — and how a non-bank positions for both

How Modulr built a compliance hub with Sardine and where AI fits into fraud and operations

How Modulr reached profitability, and why the answer is flow, not interest margin

What’s on the roadmap: ACH in the US, foreign currency, and commercial VRP as a collections layer

Modulr’s bet is simple: own the infrastructure, stay focused on payments, and let the applications follow.

[The DeFi Investor 🔎 @TheDeFinvestor]

The latest DeFi developments👇

Andre Cronje resigned from Sonic Labs

@jumperapp launched private swaps across 15+ chains

@JupiterExchange's Offerbook, a lending app offering fixed-rate, fixed-term loans, went live

@chainlink partnered with 50+ banks to build a real-time settlement solution for international FX markets

@0xfluid announced plans to expand to Sui's Hashi

@sparkdotfi introduced the Stablecoin FX Layer - a product enabling stablecoin issuers to easily get deep DEX liquidity for their assets

@extendedapp released spot trading

@ethlabs_org, a non-profit lab aiming to accelerate Ethereum adoption, was introduced

@ethereum Foundation laid off 20% of its employees

@aave founder proposed enabling borrowing against tokenized securities on Aave

@tori_finance, a new protocol bringing TradFi yield strategies on-chain, went live

@Polymarket went live on Telegram

@CapApp scheduled its TGE for tomorrow, on June 26

@Uniswap enabled to permissionessly launch token auctions via Uniswap UI

@fomo, a crypto consumer app, raised $75M in funding

I hope you found this recap helpful🫡

[Alex Radu /Acc @Alex__Radu]

https://t.co/0W485AvfDI

[DeFi Education Fund @fund_defi]

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