SEC Crypto Custody Proposal: The Rule That Puts the Middleman Back Into Crypto
The SEC sent a crypto custody rule for advisers to the White House on 25 August. It fits crypto into the very intermediary framework it was built to remove.
Fin-Tech
Fin-Tech explained from the inside out. The ideas, the people, and the phenomena.
NVIDIA's OpenAI Backstop in Ohio: How a Chipmaker Turns AI Compute Into an Asset Class
NVIDIA is guaranteeing OpenAI's lease at the PORTS-Pike AI campus in Ohio. The residual-value backstop is how a chipmaker turns compute into an asset class.
The Deterministic Advantage Fintechs Already Own
How fintechs and banks can safely give AI agents payment authority.
OpenAI Disrupted a Russian Influence Operation: When a Private Company Does a Government's Job
OpenAI detected, named and shut down a covert Russian influence operation on its platform. What it means when a private company does a government's job.
Bitpanda's MiCA Fine Turns on the Sequence of a Crypto Launch
The Bitpanda MiCA fine, €70,000 from Austria's FMA, was for marketing a token before its white paper was published and filing it late.
Ant International's FalconTST 2.0: Forecasting AI Built for Finance, and Why Finance Needs Different AI
Ant International's FalconTST 2.0 is forecasting AI built for finance. Why finance needs a different kind of AI, how MASE ranks it against big tech, and who uses it.
Why financial regulation needs a different kind of AI
General-purpose AI can explain financial regulation but not interpret it. Why specialist, source-cited regulatory AI is what compliance work actually needs.