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Marc Baumann

Marc is a strategic operator and growth leader with 12+ years of experience across digital assets and institutional finance. As Founder & CEO of 51, he’s advised 20+ leading blockchain and runs a research platform with a 100K+ institutional audience.

one clause decides crypto's decade
LockSimple

Jul 20, 2026

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one clause decides crypto's decade

W’ve watched this bill nearly die three times.

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 DTCC traded tokenized stocks in production
LockSimple

Jul 16, 2026

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DTCC traded tokenized stocks in production

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there won't be another cycle

Jul 15, 2026

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there won't be another cycle

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Marc Baumann
Swift Goes On-Chain: 17 Banks Pilot 24/7 Tokenized Payments
LockSimple

Jul 13, 2026

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Swift Goes On-Chain: 17 Banks Pilot 24/7 Tokenized Payments

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tokenized stocks' first $3B month
LockSimple

Jul 9, 2026

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tokenized stocks' first $3B month

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Robinhood just rented a bank
LockSimple

Jul 7, 2026

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Robinhood just rented a bank

On 1 July, Robinhood launched its own blockchain, stock tokens in 120+ countries, and agentic trading.

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Marc Baumann
The interest business
LockSimple

Jul 2, 2026

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The interest business

This week, the Open Standard consortium announced Open USD, backed by more than 140 founding members, including BlackRock, Mastercard, Visa, Stripe, Ripple, Kraken, Galaxy, Robinhood, and others.

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Marc Baumann
stripe, visa and blackrock vs circle
LockSimple

Jun 30, 2026

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stripe, visa and blackrock vs circle

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Robots got bank accounts
LockSimple

Jun 25, 2026

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Robots got bank accounts

Mastercard announced Agent Pay for Machines (AP4M), Visa announced Agent Score.

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Marc Baumann

Bitcoin reserve

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America is locking up its Bitcoin for 20 years
LockSimple

Jun 11, 2026

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America is locking up its Bitcoin for 20 years

The full text of H.R. 8957, the American Reserve Modernization Act is public. A 20-year lock-up, mandatory proof-of-reserve, and zero new spending authority on all BTC deposited into the reserve.

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Stablecoin reserve

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US Banks are going on-chain
LockSimple

Jun 10, 2026

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US Banks are going on-chain

JPMorgan, Citi, BofA, and Wells Fargo just announced a shared tokenized deposit network through The Clearing House, targeting 2027. Here's what it means for stablecoins and enterprise payments.

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Stablecoin reserve

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Why DTCC picked Stellar over Ethereum
LockSimple

Jun 7, 2026

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Why DTCC picked Stellar over Ethereum

Stellar becomes the first public blockchain in DTCC's tokenization service, joining Canton in a two-track plan to put $114T of custody on-chain by 2027.

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Digital Assets

Money Movement 2.0: 2026 Edition [Report]

Jun 3, 2026

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Money Movement 2.0: 2026 Edition [Report]

Today, live from Proof of Talk in Paris, we are publishing Money Movement 2.0 (2026), our most rigorous stablecoin report yet.

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Stablecoin reserve

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Bitwise just undercut 21Shares by 165 bps
LockSimple

May 28, 2026

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Bitwise just undercut 21Shares by 165 bps

Bitwise just listed Europe's second Canton Network ETP, and undercut the first mover by 165 basis points. The ETP is fully backed by CC, the native token of the Canton Network.

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institutional DeFi

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The $10B hammer, the yield ban, and 401(k)
LockSimple

May 25, 2026

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The $10B hammer, the yield ban, and 401(k)

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Stablecoin reserve

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Qivalis hits Europe’s 37 Banks
LockSimple

May 22, 2026

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Qivalis hits Europe’s 37 Banks

Qivalis, the Amsterdam-based banking consortium building a regulated euro stablecoin, added 25 banks on Wednesday, pushing its membership to 37 institutions across 15 countries.

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Stablecoin reserve

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SEC will let DeFi trade stocks
LockSimple

May 20, 2026

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SEC will let DeFi trade stocks

The SEC is about to legalize the most disruptive shareholder-rights workaround in nine decades. This week, SEC Chair Paul Atkins is expected to release the agency's Innovation Exemption, a 12-to-36-month sandbox.

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Stablecoin reserve

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the Binance ETF
LockSimple

May 18, 2026

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the Binance ETF

In May 2026, VanEck and Grayscale filed amended S-1 registrations for spot BNB ETFs on the same day.

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BCG's new digital asset playbook

May 18, 2026

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BCG's new digital asset playbook

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Stablecoin reserve

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moody's just rated an ERC-20
LockSimple

May 14, 2026

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moody's just rated an ERC-20

On 13 May 2026, Fidelity International publicly introduced FILQ (Fidelity USD Digital Liquidity Fund), a yield-bearing, fully digital USD liquidity fund issued through Sygnum Bank's Desygnate tokenization platform.

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Stablecoin reserve

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Circle isn't a stablecoin company anymore
LockSimple

May 12, 2026

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Circle isn't a stablecoin company anymore

On May 11, 2026, Circle released its Q1 2026 report and it was more than just the revenue. Circle is evolving more than a stablecoin company.

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Stablecoin reserve

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BlackRock's stablecoin loophole
LockSimple

May 11, 2026

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BlackRock's stablecoin loophole

On May 8, 2026, BlackRock filed two SEC registration statements that quietly collapsed the line between traditional finance and crypto. One turns a $7B Treasury money market fund (TFFXX) into a live token on Ethereum. The other launches a crypto-native Treasury vehicle that pays roughly 4% yield, accrued daily.

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Stablecoin reserve

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Russell 1000 goes on-chain
LockSimple

May 8, 2026

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Russell 1000 goes on-chain

On May 4, 2026, the DTCC publicly advanced DTC's native tokenization service, and announced its commercial launch in October.

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Stablecoin reserve

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The $320B stablecoin loophole just closed
LockSimple

May 5, 2026

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The $320B stablecoin loophole just closed

Senators Tillis and Alsobrooks dropped the Section 404 compromise for the CLARITY Act. And, it is good news for crypto-native companies.

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Stablecoin reserve

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broadridge's land grab
LockSimple

May 1, 2026

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broadridge's land grab

On April 28, 2026, Ondo Finance integrated Broadridge's new Web3-enabled ProxyVote platform across its tokenized stock and ETF catalog.

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