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🚨 Big move from Circle: they’ve just applied for a U.S. national trust bank license. This isn’t just about checking a regulatory box — it’s a clear step toward embedding stablecoins into the core of the U.S. financial system. If approved, Circle could gain access to Fed

Fresh off its blockbuster IPO, @Circle is already making its next bold move—applying for a U.S. trust bank charter. If approved, Circle wouldn’t just be the issuer of USDC; it would be a federally regulated bank, able to directly hold customer deposits and operate under the

Excited to share our first edition of the This Week in Fintech Monthly Macro update, by Nicole Horne. Every month, we'll break down the key global events and trends that impact fintech. This month's issue includes: ➡️ The market for IPOs after the trade war ➡️ The BBB and consequences

hey Noah Smith 🐇, thoughts on this proposal to implement cap-and-trade for NYC rent controlled apartments? nodumbideas.com/p/cap-and-trad…

Possibly the worst rebrand of all time - Jaguar saw sales in Europe plunge 97.5% this year after launching a weird EV and a "copy nothing" campaign that mutilated its old logo. In April 2024, they sold 1,961 cars -- in April 2025, they sold just 49 cars in Europe. Sales

🎧Not often you get to hear from the CTO of one of the world's largest orgs🎧 FIS CTO Firdaus Bhathena joined the TMIF pod to discuss: - Leading innovation at a $50Bn co - Their 'Harmony Gap' report with Oxford Economics - The AI moment - Build/Buy/Partner & more⬇️

It seems like, by the end of the year, every crypto company will be its own bank

One of the biggest narrative violations in the US today is that violent crime and incarcerations are actually falling significantly, as multi-decade lockups from the 90s crime peak expire. Soon the US will have to start closing prisons for undercapacity. "So far this year,

Poland (yes, Poland, with 60% less sunny days than countries closer to the Equator) generated more electricity from renewables than from coal for the 1st time ever in June Every country can do it, and will do it on.ft.com/3ItRpV2

Interesting comparison of different African countries' attitudes towards their former colonizers. Pro: Cabo Verde, Botswana, Zambia, Malawi Anti: Mali, Gabon, Tunisia, Cameroon The French seem to be the least popular, with poorer countries taking a more negative view.

How long until the US govt stops publishing this data and takes this site down?

It just doesn't get better than 4th of July. All-time holiday. Beaches, boats, bbq, fishing, fireworks, sun, hot nights; all-time W.

Pretty much every expert agrees that social media is warping childhood development

Scientists may have just invented a single-use shot that reduces cholesterol permanently by ~70% sciencefocus.com/news/new-chole…

There has never been a policy as unambiguously successful as congestion pricing in NYC

After years and years of "BaaS is dead," embedded finance provider Unit's latest metrics are eye-popping: 📈⁠ Margin up to 37%, tracking to 50% by end of year ✈️ 4+ years of runway, tracking to profitability ⬛️ Larger and more deeply-embedded customers (a few of whom