The picks and shovels of agentic finance
/Matt Ober of Social Leverage argues that AI agents and prediction markets are creating new fintech infrastructure opportunities, but building the winners will take time.
Read MoreMatt Ober of Social Leverage argues that AI agents and prediction markets are creating new fintech infrastructure opportunities, but building the winners will take time.
Read MoreBitcoin, and the wider crypto industry, took a big step forward to mainstream acceptance this week when the owners of the New York Stock Exchange announced they had acquired a crypto custodian service called Digital Asset Custody Company. Atlanta-based Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), which owns the NYSE, also applied for its cryptocurrency subsidiary—known as Bakkt—to become a registered trust with the state of New York.
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