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#135: US bank bets on Bitcoin
Hey, it’s Marc. Don’t miss this sharp take on Tether by The Economist: How Tether became money-launderers’ dream currency. In 2024, Tether made profits of more than $13bn, almost twice as much as BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager. We’ve said it: Tether is not a stablecoin companyHey, it’s Marc,51 Insights Marc Baumann Then: SoFi, a US bank and biggest online lender with 11M customers, to use Bitcoin for global remittances. We unpack it below. Also: We have dropped our biggest stab
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Bitcoiners vs. the rest; Crypto's identity crisis; Messaging in Web3; Ethereum Shanghai update; Starbuck's "Odyssey"; Regulation; New start-ups & more.
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