Fintech
Stripe Turned Stablecoins Into a Business Account, and the Card Was the Tell
Stripe’s latest Treasury and card launches show stablecoins becoming business banking infrastructure, with cashback and custody hiding the crypto.
Fintech
Stablecoin Founders Keep Applying for Bank Charters, Because Apparently the Endgame Was Banking All Along
OCC stablecoin rules and a growing bank-charter queue show crypto’s next act is less anti-bank rebellion, more reserves, audits, and supervision.
Fintech
The FDIC Just Explained Stablecoins to Banks, and the Answer Is: Fine, but Bring Capital
The FDIC’s April stablecoin proposal shows where fintech is headed: tokenized money can go mainstream, but only under bank-style rules.
Fintech
Hong Kong Just Licensed Its First Stablecoins, and Naturally the Winners Look Like Banks in Crypto Cosplay
HKMA just gave Hong Kong its first stablecoin licenses, and the winners look a lot like banks turning crypto rails into ordinary finance again.
Fintech
Swiss Banks Finally Want a Franc Stablecoin, Which Is What Happens When the Payment Rails Start Looking Embarrassing
Swiss banks launched a CHF stablecoin sandbox on April 8, 2026, revealing how quickly tokenized money is moving from crypto sideshow to bank infrastructure.
Startups
Starcloud Raised $170M to Move AI Compute Into Orbit. The Bitcoin Miner Is Not the Weirdest Part.
AI ate the power grid. Now a Seattle startup wants to launch 88,000 satellites to fix it — and send a Bitcoin miner along for the ride.
Startups
A Startup Called XFX Is Fixing the Part of Crypto That Still Feels Like a Wire Transfer. Root for Them.
Three ex-Bitso founders raised $17 million to solve the foreign exchange problem they kept running into... at Bitso. The startup is called XFX. I find this extremely encouraging.
This Week in Snark
This Week in Snark: AI Forks, Crypto Prompts, Regulated Shovels, and the Monetization of Your Soul
From Sonic’s AI-powered Web3 launch to OpenAI’s latest agent move, plus EV hype and Snapchat monetizing FOMO—your snarky weekly tech industry recap.
Crypto
Crypto Just Entered Its ChatGPT Era: Sonic’s Spawn Brings AI to Web3 and DeFi
With Spawn, Sonic Labs claims anyone can build a Web3 or DeFi app using plain English. We explore the upside—and the on-chain risks.
Launch
Visa Launches USDC Settlement in the U.S., Five Years After Everyone Else
Visa is settling in USDC over blockchains, offering seven-day settlement. It’s a real milestone—just one crypto solved years ago.
Launch
SoFi Crypto Trading Launches: The First National Bank Where You Can Save, Spend, and Ape Into Bitcoin
SoFi Bank becomes the first FDIC-insured, nationally chartered bank to launch crypto trading for consumers. Here’s what it means for crypto, banking, and the future of regulated speculation — with a dash of SiliconSnark’s signature satire.
Deals
Nextech3D.ai Buys Eventdex for $700K: A Tiny Deal With Big Jokes About Bold Fonts and Blockchain Tickets
Nextech3D.ai acquires Eventdex for $700K in cash. Snarky breakdown of blockchain ticketing, bold-font press releases, and why this deal matters.