Short Takes: JPM's private bitcoin fund; Messari raises $21M from P72; Circle to become National Bank; Indian fintech unicorns; NFTs hit $1.2B in July; London's Burning ETH

Hi Fintech Architects --

Welcome back to the subscribers-only letter! You are the best.

Here are the top updates hitting our radar:

1. Octane raises $52M at a $900M+ valuation to help people finance large recreational purchases (link here)

2. Indian fintech BharatPe becomes unicorn at $2.85 billion valuation (link here)

3. JPMorgan launches in-house bitcoin fund for …