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Tether just put on a suit
LockSimple

Feb 11, 2026

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4 min read

Tether just put on a suit

For a decade, Tether (USD₮) was the “offshore casino chip,” massive, liquid, but operating in the regulatory shadows. Wall Street ignored it; regulators hunted it.But on January 27, 2026, Tether launched USA₮, a federally chartered stablecoin backed 1:1 by short-term Treasuries, held at Anchorage Digital Bank, and custody by Cantor Fitzgerald.The Fed didn’t lose control. It delegated it. Now $186.2B in private-sector dollars can settle 24/7 across blockchains without touching the Federal Reserve’s ledger.The collateral hierarchy just got disrupted by the very person who would have fought it hardest: a regulator.

Marc Baumann
Sangam Bharti
Marc Baumann, +1

IPO

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The U.S. crypto battlefield
LockSimple

Feb 10, 2026

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6 min read

The U.S. crypto battlefield

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Marc Baumann
Sangam Bharti
Marc Baumann, +1

Crypto Liquidation

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Why crypto broke
LockSimple

Feb 9, 2026

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6 min read

Why crypto broke

Three pipes burst at the same time: the U.S. Treasury sucked $200B out of bank reserves, Japan ended 30 years of free-money leverage, and AI's hype cycle suddenly became a risk event.

Marc Baumann
Sangam Bharti
Marc Baumann, +1

IPO

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Hong Kong built the rails. Will the trains arrive?
LockSimple

Feb 5, 2026

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4 min read

Hong Kong built the rails. Will the trains arrive?

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Marc Baumann
Sangam Bharti
Marc Baumann, +1

IPO

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Buy Bitcoin. Then What?
LockSimple

Feb 3, 2026

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5 min read

Buy Bitcoin. Then What?

Hey, it’s Marc & 51 team,

Marc Baumann
Sangam Bharti
Marc Baumann, +1

IPO

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Crypto's $2.1B Custody IPO
LockSimple

Jan 29, 2026

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5 min read

Crypto's $2.1B Custody IPO

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Marc Baumann
Chandan
Sangam Bharti
Marc Baumann, +2

CEO Notes

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Re-Engineering of US Derivatives Markets
LockSimple

Dec 10, 2025

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4 min read

Re-Engineering of US Derivatives Markets

[Our daily CEO briefing for PRO readers; PDF at the bottom]

Marc Baumann
Sangam Bharti
Marc Baumann, +1

CEO Notes

Coinbase goes full-stack, acquires Echo for $375M
LockSimple

Oct 22, 2025

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3 min read

Coinbase goes full-stack, acquires Echo for $375M

[Our daily CEO briefing for PRO readers; PDF below]

Marc Baumann
Marc Baumann

CEO Notes

Ant Group's Builds On Ethereum
LockSimple

Oct 17, 2025

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2 min read

Ant Group's Builds On Ethereum

[Our daily CEO briefing for PRO readers; PDF below]

Marc Baumann
Sangam Bharti
Marc Baumann, +1

CEO Notes

BlackRock Will Tokenize Everything
LockSimple

Oct 14, 2025

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2 min read

BlackRock Will Tokenize Everything

[Our daily CEO briefing for PRO readers; PDF below]

Marc Baumann
Marc Baumann

CEO Notes

Crypto’s Biggest Liquidation Ever
LockSimple

Oct 13, 2025

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3 min read

Crypto’s Biggest Liquidation Ever

[Our daily CEO briefing for PRO readers]

Marc Baumann
Sangam Bharti
Marc Baumann, +1

CEO Notes

Banks come for Tether
LockSimple

Oct 10, 2025

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2 min read

Banks come for Tether

[Our daily CEO briefing for PRO readers]

Marc Baumann
Marc Baumann

Digital Assets

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BNY Mellon’s $55T Bet on Tokenized Banking
LockSimple

Oct 9, 2025

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3 min read

BNY Mellon’s $55T Bet on Tokenized Banking

[Our daily CEO briefing for PRO readers]

Marc Baumann
Sangam Bharti
Marc Baumann, +1

Digital Assets

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Wall Street's $2B DeFi move
LockSimple

Oct 8, 2025

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3 min read

Wall Street's $2B DeFi move

[Our daily CEO briefing for PRO readers]

Marc Baumann
Sangam Bharti
Marc Baumann, +1

Digital Assets

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Galaxy's new super app
LockSimple

Oct 7, 2025

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3 min read

Galaxy's new super app

[Our daily CEO briefing for PRO readers]

Marc Baumann
Sangam Bharti
Marc Baumann, +1

Digital Assets

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Kraken isn't building a crypto exchange
LockSimple

Oct 6, 2025

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3 min read

Kraken isn't building a crypto exchange

[Our daily CEO briefing for PRO readers]

Marc Baumann
Sangam Bharti
Marc Baumann, +1

Digital Assets

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SWIFT's picks Ethereum
LockSimple

Sep 30, 2025

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2 min read

SWIFT's picks Ethereum

[Our daily CEO briefing for PRO readers]

Marc Baumann
Sangam Bharti
Marc Baumann, +1

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