Archive - 51 Insights

Europe's $2.3T manager went on-chain

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5 hrs ago • Marc Baumann and Sangam Bharti

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.

Mar 28 • Marc Baumann and Sangam Bharti

171: NYSE and Nasdaq pick sides

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Mar 27 • Marc Baumann and Chandan

8:48

The man who co-wrote HTTP/2 just IPO'd a crypto bank, with Mike Belshe, CEO of BitGo

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Mar 25 • Marc Baumann and Sangam Bharti

45:52

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.

Mar 24 • Marc Baumann and Sangam Bharti

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.

Mar 24 • Marc Baumann and Sangam Bharti

Mastercard, PayPal, Stripe

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Mar 21 • Marc Baumann and Chandan

10:30

the SEC sorts its tokens

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Mar 19 • Marc Baumann and Sangam Bharti

"I apologize", SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce on Crypto's New Rules

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Mar 19 • Marc Baumann and Sangam Bharti

44:11

Mastercard acquired BVNK for $1.8B

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

Mar 18 • Marc Baumann and Sangam Bharti

Florida's stablecoin bill

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Mar 17 • Marc Baumann and Sangam Bharti

NYSE's parent just bought 120M crypto users

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Mar 16 • Marc Baumann and Sangam Bharti

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