Andrew Folkler
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Visa and WeFi test “on‑chain banking” for stablecoin spending
Visa’s WeFi pilot lets self‑custodied stablecoins fund everyday card payments across Europe, Asia and Latin America. Visa and…
RedStone’s settlement layer is the first serious attempt to make tokenized RWAs real DeFi collateral
RedStone’s new “Settle” layer is the first sober attempt to fix DeFi’s RWA paradox. RedStone has launched “RedStone…
State Street’s tokenized fund servicing is the boring infrastructure shift that actually matters
State Street is wiring its Luxembourg fund stack so tokenized fund units run on the same custody, NAV…
TownSquare unveils $100 million USD1 liquidity initiative
The company said the program is designed to promote institutional yield generation and cross-chain returns for a wider…
Strategy’s STRC mechanism may be influencing Bitcoin mid-month liquidity cycles
Strategy’s perpetual preferred stock STRC may be playing an increasingly important role in shaping Bitcoin’s mid-month liquidity dynamics,…
Legendary financier Ray Dalio says fiat dominance may fade as global monetary order fractures
In a recent podcast appearance, investor Ray Dalio argued that fiat currencies are unlikely to remain the dominant…
CZ says he prefers AI “shovels” over AI itself as infrastructure race intensifies
Binance founder Zhao Changpeng (CZ) said he prefers investing in the underlying infrastructure powering artificial intelligence rather than…
Bitcoin ETF IBIT outpaces gold GLD by 33 points as $13B capital rotation accelerates
Bloomberg senior ETF analyst Eric Balchunas reported that the Bitcoin spot ETF iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) has significantly…
Bitcoin eyes $90,000 as inflation priced in and CLARITY Act looms
21Shares’ Matt Mena says Bitcoin’s refusal to dump on hot CPI shows inflation is priced in, leaving the…
Franklin Templeton and Kraken’s Payward team up to tokenize Wall Street
Kraken parent Payward will plug Franklin Templeton’s BENJI tokenized money market fund into its platform as collateral and…