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Vol. 04 · Issue 142 · May 21, 2026

Your daily
dose of fintech
& financial markets.

Now covering: Hyperliquid & perp DEXsTokenization & RWAsStablecoin infrastructureAgentic AI in financeMiCA & 24/7 marketsPrediction markets

Fintech wires plus weekly, monthly, and quarterly primers on Hyperliquid, Bitcoin & institutional crypto, prop trading, broker APIs, tokenization & RWAs, perp DEXs, stablecoin infrastructure, quant & systematic trading, AI in trading, agentic AI in finance, MiCA regulation, prediction markets, and 24/7 markets.

Today's Brief
2026-06-24
Fintech Wire — June 24, 2026
Read time 15 min
Word count 3,504
Stories 17
Lead domain thedefiant.io
Open brief →
252
Briefs
25
Topics
3043
Articles

§ 01 Wire

Today on the wire.

SEP 10, 2026 · thedefiant.io

Coinbase Files SEC Notices in Bid to Bring Single-Stock Perpetuals to US

Perp DEXs
SEP 10, 2026 · thedefiant.io

Trading Terminals Post First $1 Billion Day Since January 2025

Perp DEXsCrypto & DeFi
SEP 10, 2026 · thedefiant.io

Revolut Says OCC Conditionally Approved Proposed US National Bank

Tokenization & RWAsStablecoin InfraGlobal FX & Macro
SEP 10, 2026 · thedefiant.io

Robinhood Chain Gas Fees Jump 82-Fold In 11 Days To Top Every Other Chain

Perp DEXs
SEP 10, 2026 · thedefiant.io

Polymarket Launches Perps With 20x Leverage

Perp DEXs
SEP 10, 2026 · thedefiant.io

Curve Hands Its Risk Mandate To Two Resupply Developers

Stablecoin InfraPayments & FintechInsurance & Insurtech
SEP 10, 2026 · thedefiant.io

Wyoming Puts Its Stablecoin Reserves Onchain With Under $1 Million Outstanding

Stablecoin InfraTokenization & RWAs
SEP 10, 2026 · thedefiant.io

Tether Froze $42.4 Million Three Months Before A Seizure Warrant, Lawsuit Says

Stablecoin InfraPayments & FintechCrypto & DeFi
SEP 10, 2026 · thedefiant.io

Bitcoin Retakes $80,000 After Waller Signals A Hold

Bitcoin InstitutionalGlobal FX & MacroTrading Platforms
SEP 10, 2026 · thedefiant.io

'Money Mushroom' Moved A Nasdaq Penny Stock, But Its 'Tokenized Stock' Is A Memecoin Too

Tokenization & RWAsCrypto & DeFiTrading Platforms
SEP 10, 2026 · thedefiant.io

Bitcoin Holds $77,000 After Weak Hiring Print

Bitcoin InstitutionalGlobal FX & MacroGeneral Fintech
SEP 10, 2026 · thedefiant.io

OpenSea Adds Solana NFT Trading Across OS2

Crypto & DeFiRetail & ConsumerGeneral Fintech
SEP 10, 2026 · thedefiant.io

ArbitrumDAO Income Reached $6.19 Million In H1

Tokenization & RWAsStablecoin InfraBitcoin Institutional
SEP 10, 2026 · thedefiant.io

Nomura's Laser Digital Moves Into DeFi Fixed Income

MiCA RegulationInsurance & InsurtechCrypto & DeFi
SEP 10, 2026 · thedefiant.io

21 Financial Institutions Commit to Joint Stablecoin Venture

Stablecoin InfraMiCA RegulationCrypto & DeFi
SEP 10, 2026 · businessinsider.com

BofA flags 3 ways agentic AI tools are reshaping the investing landscape

Agentic AI FinanceGeneral Fintech

§ 02 Deep dive

Weekly primers.

2026-W25

24/7 Markets

5 min read · 1,057 words

2026-W25

Fintech

13 min read · 3,034 words

2026-W25

Trading Platforms

10 min read · 2,210 words

2026-W25

Prediction Markets

12 min read · 2,800 words

2026-W25

Prop Trading

10 min read · 2,412 words

2026-W25

Hyperliquid

10 min read · 2,329 words

2026-W24

Venture & Startup Funding

11 min read · 2,479 words

2026-W24

Trading Platforms

12 min read · 2,761 words

2026-W24

Tokenization & RWA

11 min read · 2,557 words

2026-W24

Stablecoin Infra

10 min read · 2,289 words

2026-W24

Retail & Consumer Tech

10 min read · 2,340 words

2026-W24

Quant & Systematic

4 min read · 922 words

2026-W24

Prop Trading

8 min read · 1,805 words

2026-W24

Prediction Markets

11 min read · 2,518 words

2026-W24

Perp DEXs

9 min read · 2,112 words

2026-W24

Payments & Fintech Infra

9 min read · 2,128 words

2026-W24

MiCA Regulation

13 min read · 3,054 words

2026-W24

Insurance & Insurtech

11 min read · 2,616 words

2026-W24

Institutional Equities

10 min read · 2,347 words

2026-W24

Hyperliquid

11 min read · 2,435 words

2026-W24

Global FX & Macro

8 min read · 1,726 words

2026-W24

Geopolitical Risk & Supply Chain

12 min read · 2,661 words

2026-W24

Fintech

8 min read · 1,949 words

2026-W24

Enterprise B2B Software

6 min read · 1,332 words

2026-W24

Crypto / DeFi / Blockchain

15 min read · 3,487 words

2026-W24

Commodities & Energy

12 min read · 2,694 words

2026-W24

Broker APIs

8 min read · 1,864 words

2026-W24

Bitcoin Institutional

11 min read · 2,432 words

2026-W24

AI in Trading

11 min read · 2,501 words

2026-W24

Agentic AI Finance

7 min read · 1,685 words

2026-W24

24/7 Markets

9 min read · 2,101 words

2026-W23

Venture & Startup Funding

13 min read · 3,013 words

2026-W23

Trading Platforms

9 min read · 2,021 words

2026-W23

Tokenization & RWA

11 min read · 2,536 words

2026-W23

Stablecoin Infra

14 min read · 3,225 words

2026-W23

Retail & Consumer Tech

10 min read · 2,209 words

2026-W23

Quant & Systematic

4 min read · 995 words

2026-W23

Prop Trading

7 min read · 1,679 words

2026-W23

Prediction Markets

12 min read · 2,653 words

2026-W23

Perp DEXs

11 min read · 2,618 words

§ 03 Briefs

Reports.

New Today
Daily

A synthesis brief and a per-story wire each day.

All daily →
In-depth
Weekly

A cover read plus per-domain notes.

24/7 Markets

2026-W25

All weekly →
Strategic
Monthly

Strategic outlook and monthly domain dossiers.

Broker APIs

2026-05

All monthly →
Flagship
Quarterly
Q2 · 2026

The flagship. One consolidated report.

Coming soon

All quarterly →