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

May 25, 2026

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4 min read

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

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Marc Baumann
Sangam Bharti
Marc Baumann, +1

institutional DeFi

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Wall Street's trust bank sprint
LockSimple

Apr 13, 2026

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5 min read

Wall Street's trust bank sprint

On March 25, 2026, EDX Markets Holding Company filed with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to charter EDX Trust, National Association, as a de novo national trust bank.

Marc Baumann
Sangam Bharti
Marc Baumann, +1

institutional DeFi

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SoFi is now a stablecoin bank
LockSimple

Apr 6, 2026

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4 min read

SoFi is now a stablecoin bank

SoFi Bank, N.A. launched SoFi Big Business Banking, a regulated enterprise platform that unifies fiat currency, stablecoins, and select cryptocurrencies under a single nationally chartered bank on Solana.

Marc Baumann
Sangam Bharti
Marc Baumann, +1

institutional DeFi

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the first on-chain M&A
LockSimple

Apr 2, 2026

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4 min read

the first on-chain M&A

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Marc Baumann
Sangam Bharti
Marc Baumann, +1

institutional DeFi

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Arizona is lending its Bitcoin
LockSimple

Apr 1, 2026

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5 min read

Arizona is lending its Bitcoin

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Marc Baumann
Sangam Bharti
Marc Baumann, +1

institutional DeFi

+1

Europe's $2.3T manager went on-chain
LockSimple

Mar 30, 2026

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3 min read

Europe's $2.3T manager went on-chain

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Marc Baumann
Sangam Bharti
Marc Baumann, +1

institutional DeFi

+1

Morgan Stanley is building a full-stack crypto bank
LockSimple

Mar 28, 2026

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4 min read

Morgan Stanley is building a full-stack crypto bank

Morgan Stanley is transitioning from a distributor of third-party crypto products to a direct issuer and platform provider.

Marc Baumann
Sangam Bharti
Marc Baumann, +1

institutional DeFi

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who owns the agent economy?
LockSimple

Mar 24, 2026

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4 min read

who owns the agent economy?

On March 18, 2026, Stripe and Tempo co-released the Machine Payments Protocol, an open specification for machine-to-machine payments.

Marc Baumann
Sangam Bharti
Marc Baumann, +1

institutional DeFi

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Wall Street just put stocks on a blockchain
LockSimple

Mar 24, 2026

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5 min read

Wall Street just put stocks on a blockchain

On March 18, the SEC approved Nasdaq to trade and settle U.S. equities as blockchain tokens.

Marc Baumann
Sangam Bharti
Marc Baumann, +1

institutional DeFi

+1

the SEC sorts its tokens
LockSimple

Mar 19, 2026

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4 min read

the SEC sorts its tokens

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Marc Baumann
Sangam Bharti
Marc Baumann, +1

institutional DeFi

+1

Mastercard acquired BVNK for $1.8B
LockSimple

Mar 18, 2026

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4 min read

Mastercard acquired BVNK for $1.8B

Coinbase had a $2 billion offer on the table in November 2025.

Marc Baumann
Sangam Bharti
Marc Baumann, +1

institutional DeFi

+1

Florida's stablecoin bill
LockSimple

Mar 17, 2026

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4 min read

Florida's stablecoin bill

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Marc Baumann
Sangam Bharti
Marc Baumann, +1

institutional DeFi

+1

NYSE's parent just bought 120M crypto users
LockSimple

Mar 16, 2026

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2 min read

NYSE's parent just bought 120M crypto users

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Marc Baumann
Sangam Bharti
Marc Baumann, +1

institutional DeFi

+1

4.5% broke Congress
LockSimple

Mar 13, 2026

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4 min read

4.5% broke Congress

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Marc Baumann
Chandan
Marc Baumann, +1

institutional DeFi

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Nasdaq ate crypto and called it an upgrade
LockSimple

Mar 12, 2026

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4 min read

Nasdaq ate crypto and called it an upgrade

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Marc Baumann
Sangam Bharti
Marc Baumann, +1

institutional DeFi

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The first crypto firm on Fedwire
LockSimple

Mar 11, 2026

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4 min read

The first crypto firm on Fedwire

Kraken Financial has become the first digital-asset bank in U.S. history to receive a Federal Reserve master account.

Marc Baumann
Sangam Bharti
Marc Baumann, +1

institutional DeFi

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BNP Paribas called it an 'experiment'
LockSimple

Mar 10, 2026

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4 min read

BNP Paribas called it an 'experiment'

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Marc Baumann
Chandan
Sangam Bharti
Marc Baumann, +2

institutional DeFi

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Wall Street's weekend just died
LockSimple

Mar 10, 2026

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3 min read

Wall Street's weekend just died

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Marc Baumann
Sangam Bharti
Marc Baumann, +1

institutional DeFi

+1

Santander let a bot spend real money
LockSimple

Mar 9, 2026

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4 min read

Santander let a bot spend real money

Santander and Mastercard executed Europe's first live AI-agent payment using two integrated systems: Mastercard's Agent Pay protocol and PayOS.

Marc Baumann
Sangam Bharti
Marc Baumann, +1

institutional DeFi

+2

Fidelity goes on-chain
LockSimple

Mar 5, 2026

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4 min read

Fidelity goes on-chain

Fidelity doesn't do crypto.

Marc Baumann
Chandan
Marc Baumann, +1

institutional DeFi

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Meta's stablecoin comeback with Stripe
LockSimple

Mar 3, 2026

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4 min read

Meta's stablecoin comeback with Stripe

In 2021, U.S.

Marc Baumann
Sangam Bharti
Marc Baumann, +1

institutional DeFi

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Apollo bought 9% of a DeFi protocol
LockSimple

Feb 26, 2026

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4 min read

Apollo bought 9% of a DeFi protocol

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Marc Baumann
Chandan
Marc Baumann, +1

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