RT s4mmy (@S4mmyEth)After accidentally becoming a large XPL community member it prompted me to dig deeper into "Neo Banks" (+ crypto financial products).I was today years old when I realized that Ripple is being referred to as a Neo Bank... it's trading at $183bn. That's 117x the current XPL market cap ($1.6bn)!There's also a surprising number of other interesting opportunities and rewards:1) @Plasma One (VISA): Waitlist sign ups available now. Earn yields of up to 10%, spend stablecoins + cash back of up t ...

RT s4mmy (@S4mmyEth)After accidentally becoming a large XPL community member it prompted me to dig deeper into "Neo Banks" (+ crypto financial products).I was today years old when I realized that Ripple is being referred to as a Neo Bank... it's trading at $183bn. That's 117x the current XPL market cap ($1.6bn)!There's also a surprising number of other interesting opportunities and rewards:1) @Plasma One (VISA): Waitlist sign ups available now. Earn yields of up to 10%, spend stablecoins + cash back of up t ...

RT s4mmy (@S4mmyEth)After accidentally becoming a large XPL community member it prompted me to dig deeper into "Neo Banks" (+ crypto financial products).I was today years old when I realized that Ripple is being referred to as a Neo Bank... it's trading at $183bn. That's 117x the current XPL market cap ($1.6bn)!There's also a surprising number of other interesting opportunities and rewards:1) @Plasma One (VISA): Waitlist sign ups available now. Earn yields of up to 10%, spend stablecoins + cash back of up t ...

Neo Banks & Crypto Integration - Ripple is considered a Neo Bank with a market cap of $183 billion, 117x the XPL market cap of $16 billion [1] - VISA and Mastercard are increasingly integrating into crypto payments [4] Crypto Card Offerings & Rewards - Plasma One (VISA) offers up to 10% yields and 4% cashback, with fee-free transfers to 150 million merchants [1] - useTria (VISA) provides 6% kickback on purchases and lounge access, with a basic virtual card costing $20 and a physical metal card with 6% rewards costing $220 [2] - EtherFi (VISA) offers 3-5% back on all purchases plus ETHFI rewards, with $45 million distributed last quarter and a cumulative spend volume of $60 million [2] - Revolutapp (Mastercard) offers up to 1% cashback rewards and points program, with benefits like NordVPN, Uber One, WeWork, travel insurance, and airport lounge passes for Ultra members at $60/month [3] - gnosispay (VISA) has processed over $100 million in payment volume, offering 4% cashback (5% if validator) [3] - coinbase (VISA) provides up to 4% in crypto cashback rewards, available only in the US [3] - MetaMask Virtual Card (Mastercard) offers 1% cashback plus LINEA rewards [3] - cryptocom (VISA) offers up to 5% cashback, tiered rewards based on CRO staking, and access to events like Spotify, Netflix, F1, and UFC [3] Alternative Crypto Payment Solutions - bitrefill offers vouchers for crypto payments, capped at $1,000 per month before requiring email registration [4] Future Trends - AI integration through agents is a significant unlock, especially with physical AI/robots making real-world payments [5]

shein is 66B?Morning Brew ☕️ (@MorningBrew):World's Most Valuable Private Companies:1. OpenAI $500B2. SpaceX $400B3. ByteDance $330B4. Anthropic $183B5. xAI $113B6. Databricks $100B7. Stripe $92B8. Revolut $75B9. Shein https://t.co/eQX7HgpO9P ...

$FLOKI going for it 👀those who have been here for longer than a while now know that no $BNB season is complete without FLOKI rallying aggressivelyit was the case last cycle (2021)it was the case again last year when FLOKI became the only memecoin from last cycle to hit ATH ($3.5b) this cycle, even when $DOGE & $SHIB barely moved!the catalyst? BNB hitting ATHs!as it did last cycle and again in June last year when BNB hit ATH, I think FLOKI moving aggressively off the current BNB chain hype is inevitablewhy?f ...

Core Insights - European retail banks are increasingly embracing crypto trading, a shift from their previous reluctance to engage with cryptocurrencies [1][7] - Major players in the European banking sector, including BBVA and Santander, are now offering crypto trading services to their customers [3][4][7] Group 1: Historical Context - Prior to 2017, only private European banks catered to wealthy clients with crypto services, but Swissquote opened retail participation in December 2017 [2] - Switzerland has been a leader in this space, with banks like Dukascopy and Sygnum joining the crypto market in the late 2010s [2] Group 2: Recent Developments - From 2020 onwards, more banks in Italy, Germany, and Estonia began to offer retail crypto trading, although initially limited to smaller banks and neobanks like Revolut and N26 [3] - BBVA launched trading and custody services for Bitcoin and Ether in July 2023, prompting other major banks to follow suit [3] Group 3: Major Players and Services - Santander launched crypto trading through its subsidiary Openbank, initially in Germany and expanding to Spain [4] - Deutsche Bank is partnering with Bitpanda to develop a digital assets custody service expected to launch next year [4] Group 4: Service Models - Retail banks can either build their own crypto exchange or utilize white label solutions from providers like AMINA and Sygnum [5][6] - Traditional crypto exchanges are also entering the white label market, with N26 and Raiffeisenlandesbank using Bitpanda's infrastructure [6]

Onchain Pre-IPO Trading - Injective Protocol launched onchain pre-IPO perpetual markets, enabling trading of synthetic shares of private firms like OpenAI [1] - Traders can take leveraged positions up to 5x on company valuations directly on Injective [1] - These markets operate fully onchain, utilizing data from Seda Protocol and Caplight [1] Market Expansion and Asset Tokenization - OpenAI is the first listing on Helix, with Monzo, xAI, and Revolut to follow in October [2] - Injective aims to "bring every financial market onchain," aligning with the surge in real-world asset tokenization past $30 billion this year [2] - Injective's model expands pre-IPO access to retail users globally, though synthetic shares don't grant ownership rights [3] Real-World Asset (RWA) Integration - The move signifies a deeper push into real-world assets, following Injective's $1 billion in RWA perpetual futures trading in the past month [3] - Perpetuals differ from standard futures by having no expiry date, allowing indefinite exposure to company valuations ahead of IPOs [2]

Key Performance Indicators - KASTcard's Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) exceeded approximately $100 million as of October 1st [1] - Premium card sales on a single day surpassed the entire transaction volume of the first month (July 2024) [1] - The company's growth rate is significantly faster than Revolut and NuBank, which took over 5 years to reach a similar scale [1] Strategic Positioning - The company positions itself as a case study for building on Solana, emphasizing its revenue-generating capabilities [1] - The company hints at future announcements that could further impact its growth and market position [1]

INJECTIVE BRINGS PRE-IPO TRADING ONCHAIN- @Injective Protocol has launched onchain pre-IPO perpetual markets, giving investors a way to trade synthetic shares of major private firms such as OpenAI.- The new product lets traders take leveraged positions—up to 5x—on company valuations directly on Injective.- Unlike Robinhood’s pre-IPO offerings, these markets run fully onchain, powered by data from Seda Protocol and Caplight.- The first listing is OpenAI, available on Helix, Injective’s decentralized exchange ...