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Robinhood Crypto Faces Scrutiny Over 2% Round-Trip Bitcoin Trading Spreads

September 20, 2026 (54 days ago)

Robinhood's default crypto order routing embeds a 2% round-trip spread, drawing sharp criticism from industry analysts over retail execution costs and transparency.

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Mastercard and Visa Race to Secure AI Agent Payment Infrastructure Standards

September 20, 2026 (54 days ago)

Payment giants Mastercard and Visa are building infrastructure for AI-led shopping, though consumer trust remains a hurdle as shoppers prioritize price alerts…

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USDC Captures 98.8% of AI Agent Payments as x402 Standard Gains Traction

September 20, 2026 (54 days ago)

USDC dominates the AI agent payment landscape with 98.8% market share, while Solana and XRP compete for infrastructure routing roles in the…

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5 Key Metrics Fintech Founders Must Track to Survive Market Pressure

September 20, 2026 (54 days ago)

UNest founder outlines a framework for fintech startups to navigate market volatility by prioritizing cohort retention, payback periods, and margin health over…

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Nasdaq Partners With Stablecore to Integrate Crypto Crime Detection Tools

September 19, 2026 (54 days ago)

Nasdaq is expanding its financial crime detection capabilities by integrating Stablecore's crypto infrastructure into its Verafin platform, targeting the $2.4 trillion digital…

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Ripple Prepares XRP Ledger Batch V1.1 Upgrade to Boost Transaction Utility

September 19, 2026 (54 days ago)

Ripple's upcoming Batch V1.1 upgrade for the XRP Ledger enables atomic transaction processing, driving new commercial development and increasing utility for institutional…

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XRP Utility Expands Across Payments, Collateral, and AI Agent Protocols

September 19, 2026 (54 days ago)

XRP leverages its native payment channels to facilitate AI agent transactions and institutional collateral, even as Ripple's RLUSD stablecoin gains traction with…

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Robinhood Targets Trillion-Dollar Prediction Market Volume Amid Growth

September 19, 2026 (54 days ago)

Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev forecasts a massive prediction market supercycle, though current adoption figures and regulatory hurdles suggest the path to trillion-dollar…

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JPMorgan and Citi Move Billions in Tokenized Deposits Across Internal Networks

September 19, 2026 (54 days ago)

JPMorgan and Citi are leveraging blockchain technology to move billions in tokenized deposits internally, signaling a quiet evolution in institutional finance as…

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Ryft Secures £20m Series B Funding to Drive Global Expansion

September 19, 2026 (55 days ago)

Ryft secures £20m in Series B funding to scale its embedded payment platform into Europe and the US, marking the largest UK…

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Visa Scales Stablecoin Infrastructure as Annualized Volume Hits $20 Billion

September 19, 2026 (55 days ago)

Visa is transforming its network into a next-gen settlement layer, leveraging stablecoins to drive a 200% year-over-year increase in card payment volume…

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SEC Grants Tokenized Stock Exemption, Boosting Robinhood and Coinbase Shares

September 19, 2026 (55 days ago)

Robinhood and Coinbase shares rallied 5% and 6% respectively after the SEC approved an 'Innovation Exemption' for tokenized stocks, establishing a framework…

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