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Massively excited for Edward Woodford and zerohash -- they've been the crypto infra OGs in Chicago since Day 1. Thrilled that they're showing the world (among other things) that you can still build a fintech leader in Chicago. Let's go!!

Chicago fintech on a tear this week --> @amountfintech is acquired by FIS. Amount was the SaaS spinout of consumer lender Avant. Congrats to everyone on the exit! barrons.com/articles/fis-s… cc Landon P33 Chicago

Example 7468 why *now* is the best time ever to be a builder

The more interesting questions are around 2nd and 3rd order effects If all deposits are repriced and some at 400x higher rates (1bps—>400bps), what happens to the entire market? Logically—unless risk spreads are mispriced—this will translate immediately into higher APR loans

Finally this is OUR #mergermonday Excited to share that Fifth Third Bank is acquiring Comerica Bank wsj.com/finance/bankin…

Crypto is moving ridiculously fast. Stay anchored: The direction of crypto has always been hyper-efficient capital markets. What that looks like: - global - accessible (but not open to anyone; keep criminals out) - fast - trustworthy (not completely transparent; privacy matters)

Merchant aggregators start to throw up walls against agentic commerce