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August 2026

AI: Banks scramble to lend $10B to Anthropic
Anthropic may raise more than $75B in the largest IPO ever. Banks are putting billions of their own balance sheets on the table to get a seat at it.
 • Luke Spill
Analysis: The Annotated Stripe Letter
The Money Robot Eating the GDP of the Internet
 • Lex Sokolin
DeFi: Do Prediction Markets Need a Prime Broker Yet?
26% of Gen Z investors treat sports betting as a deliberate part of their long-term financial strategy
 • Laurence Smith
Analysis: Why Revolut Survived and the Metaverse Didn't, a Tale of Financial Fashions
Virtuals peaked at $16.5MM in monthly fees before falling more than 90% within four months, despite the underlying technology continuing to work.
 • Lex Sokolin
Podcast: AI Distribution for 5000+ Banks, with Fiserv Co-Head of Financial Solutions Srini Krish
From mainframe MIPS to token budgets, why one of the original fintechs is betting on agents, and how 5,000 banks adopt AI without building it themselves
 • Matt Low
40:40
Analysis: Where $25T of Machine Economy Value is Moving
Micron surged 166%, agent tokens fell 23%, and a $25.3T machine economy is increasingly rewarding businesses that can turn AI demand into revenue.
 • Lex Sokolin
Fintech: Why X Money Is Willing to Lose Money Today
Unlocking a new monetization engine for X
 • Michiel Milanovic

July 2026

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