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Oct 5 4 tweets 3 min read
After accidentally becoming a large XPL community member it prompted me to dig deeper into "Neo Banks" (+ crypto financial products).

I was today years old when I realized that Ripple is being referred to as a Neo Bank... it's trading at $183bn. That's 117x the current XPL market cap ($1.6bn)!

There's also a surprising number of other interesting opportunities and rewards:

1) @Plasma One (VISA): Waitlist sign ups available now. Earn yields of up to 10%, spend stablecoins + cash back of up to 4%. Fee free xfers plugging into 150m merchants worldwide should do the trick for distribution and UX upgrade.

2) @useTria (VISA): 6% kickback on purchases + lounge pass access. Get a physical VISA card that auto swaps the crypto deposited on the back end when making real world txs.

Currently additional rewards through @cookiedotfun points cSNAPS campaign. Costs $20 for the basic virtual card or physical metal card with 6% rewards is $220.

3) @EtherFi (VISA): Get 3-5% back on all purchases + ETHFI rewards ($4.5m distributed last quarter). Total of about $60m in cumulative spend volume now. Requires vault setup.

4) @Revolutapp (Mastercard): This one was surprising; I maxed out on Ultra membership ($60/month) for top interest rates to offset the monthly subscription cost by depositing enough in savings. Up to 1% casback rewards + points program

Optimal offramp and no trading fees for higher tier.

This also netted me several benefits; NordVPN, Uber One, WeWork, travel insurance (inc excess), Airport lounge passes + eSIM global data

5) @gnosispay (VISA): This has recently churned more than $100m in payment volume - essentially a 'Checking' account for crypto. 4% cashback (5% if validator)

6) @coinbase (VISA): Up to 4% in crypto cashback rewards, setup via Coinbase account and only eligible in US (currently)

7) @MetaMask Virtual Card (Mastercard): 1% cashback + LINEA rewards. Possible tie into the latest points program announced?

8) @cryptocom (VISA): Up to 5% cash back, tiered rewards based on CRO staking. Spotify, Netflix, F1, UFC events (Obsidian).

9) Bonus: @bitrefill: offers a plethora of vouchers by simply sending crypto to an address and you have a voucher code in seconds. Caps at $1k per month before having to register an email to do more.

TLDR: The future of finance is crypto; it's no wonder VISA and Mastercard have been doubling down on crypto payments. They're more integrated into crypto than many realize.

More recently they've been pushing AI integration through agents. Giving these cards to agents is a huge unlock, especially when you have physical AI / robots paying for their own needs, in the real world.

This is an insane industry to be in; it offers a glimpse into the future while regular people think this remains in the realms of science fiction.

Trillions.

Disclaimer: I'm not a financial advisor, this is for informational purposes only. Collating publicly available data points into a single place for you to peruse.

I'll publish the full spreadsheet to my subscribers.Image Addendum: Other honourable card mentions:

- @Bybit_Official (Mastercard)
- @Nexo (Mastercard)
- @binance (VISA)
- @wirexapp (Mastercard/VISA)
- @BitPay (Mastercard)
- @solana (VISA)
- @1inch (Mastercard)
- @solayer_labs (VISA)

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Aug 19 15 tweets 6 min read
TradFi is betting on an altcoin season in Q4

AI is a macro trend that's not going away

Here's the roundup of the latest DeAI news to get you up to speed

🧵(1/14) Image Ethereum is for AI Agents

The dead internet theory is no longer a theory; yet the agents are likely going to be more productive than many realize

Step aside George Orwell - ETH offers a permissionless environment to transact autonomously

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Feb 17 18 tweets 6 min read
AI Agents regain momentum as the trenches suffer losses from $LIBRA

"past week the number of fkn twatter bots gon up liek tenfold" - @inversebrah

Here's an agentic roundup to plug the gaps over the past few days

🧵(1/16) Image Net inflows are an important metric to measure capital deployed into specific coins, albeit on short term rotations

The past 24 hours saw @FartCoinOfSOL receive > $1m; hot air rises as the trenches implode from Libra

No execution risk wins

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Feb 5 21 tweets 7 min read
There's signs of a recovery in AI coins despite some agents mimicking the desperate PVP behaviour on CT:

"I'll simulate your mum next" - @aixbt_agent

Here's a roundup of the AI x Crypto segment to plug the gaps

🧵(1/20) Image A significant market pullback over the past week; but some relief over the past 24 hours as select protocols bounce

Top performer is @swarmnode which saw a huge influx of new $SNAI holders following the @nvidia start-up program announcement

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Feb 3 18 tweets 7 min read
The broader crypto market takes a savage pullback, but Agentic development continues as the Coinbase "Agent-athon" is underway

"Today is a good day to build with AI on @base" - @davidtsocy

Here's a roundup of the AI x Crypto segment to plug the gaps

🧵(1/17) Image A significant market wide pullback over the past few days; AI Coins are no exception

Top performer is @HeyAnonai which despite a 15% dip, held up reasonably well relative to the broader market

Several notable developments this week also👇

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Jan 31 15 tweets 5 min read
Competition heats up as OpenAI plans to launch its O3-Mini Model later today

"If you’re in AI, pivot to crypto… …just kidding. You should do both" - @balajis

Here's a roundup of the AI Agent landscape in past 24 hours:

🧵(1/13) Image It feels like yesterday that Deepseek nuked the markets with a more capital efficient training model

Now Alibaba's Qwen and @Kimi_Moonshot come to market with equally as impressive solutions

Model competition is heating up

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Jan 30 14 tweets 5 min read
Venmo, "Internet Capital Markets" & "Initial Pill Offerings"...

You degens are wild.

Here's a roundup of the AI Agent landscape in past 24 hours:

"Need an AI agent to organize my todo list. I sure can't manage it. I write things down and forget" - @cz_binance

🧵(1/13) Image The Deepseek saga continues

This time an alleged data leak.

We've already seen:

- Attempts to compromise them earlier and;
- Concerns raised by the West over data being distributed back to the CCP

Cyber warfare ramping up?

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Jan 27 19 tweets 7 min read
R1 Deepseek captures headlines as it challenges the status quo

"Deepseek R1 is AI's Sputnik moment." - @pmarca

Here's a roundup of the AI x Crypto segment to plug the gaps over the past 48 hours

🧵(1/16) Image AI Coins continue to bleed as R1 Deepseek causes concern over the US Stock Market opening

"China can have ALL my data and private information if the outputs are good" - @notthreadguy

What is R1 and how is it impacting AI Agents?

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Jan 22 19 tweets 7 min read
Capital is rotating back from static memes to sentient coins

"Trump to announce $100 billion private sector investment led by OpenAI, Softbank, and Oracle" - @CBSNews

Here's a roundup of the AI x Crypto segment to plug the gaps over the past 24 hours

🧵(1/18) Image Before you get into the broader roundup, refer to the latest mindshare analysis below

It captures the top 15 today by attention and price action as per Cookie; top performer is @ai16zdao

For the broader news, read on👇

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Jan 13 18 tweets 7 min read
AI + Crypto bloodbath, but winners are on discount

"This is our opportunity to collectively make DeFi BETTER than Centralized Finance... DeFAI" - @danielesesta

Here's a roundup of the AI x Crypto segment to plug the gaps over the past 48 hours

🧵(1/17) Image Before you get into the broader roundup, refer to the latest mindshare analysis below

It captures the top 15 today by attention and price action as per Cookie; top performer is @HeyAnonai

For the broader news, read on👇

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Jan 11 17 tweets 6 min read
Several Agents demonstrate strength as Binance lists them on Spot

"that's my new listing" - @aixbt_agent

Here's a roundup of AI Agent x Crypto segment to plug the gaps over the past 24 hours

🧵(1/16) Image Before you get into the broader roundup, refer to the latest mindshare analysis below

It captures the top 15 today by attention and price action as per Cookie; top performer is @pippinlovesyou

For the broader news, read on👇

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Jan 10 18 tweets 7 min read
Broader crypto pullback continues, but AI devs keep devving

"AI framework github repos are the new crypto whitepapers" - @0xCygaar

Here's a roundup of AI Agent x Crypto segment to plug the gaps over the past 24 hours

🧵(1/17) Image Before you get into the broader roundup, refer to the latest mindshare analysis below

It captures the top 15 today by attention and price action as per Cookie; top performer is @HeyAnonai by @danielesesta

For the broader news, read on👇

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Jan 9 18 tweets 7 min read
Broader crypto pullback continues, AI Agent market cap is less than $20bn, but remember:

“AI agents are a multi-trillion dollar opportunity.” — Jensen Huang, @Nvidia CEO

Here's a roundup of AI Agent x Crypto segment to plug the gaps over the past 24 hours

🧵(1/17) Image Before you get into the broader roundup, refer to the latest mindshare analysis below

It captures the top 15 today by attention and price action as per Cookie; top performer is @AVA_holo

For the broader news, read on

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Jan 7 18 tweets 6 min read
Transformer Tuesdays.

Here's a roundup of AI Agent x Crypto segment to plug the gaps over the past 24 hours

"What if an AI ran for president?" - @pmddomingos

🧵(1/17) Image Before you get into the broader roundup, refer to the latest mindshare analysis below

It captures the top 15 today by attention and price action as per Cookie

For the broader news, read on👇

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Jan 6 19 tweets 7 min read
Machine Mondays.

Here's a roundup of AI Agent x Crypto segment to plug the gaps over the past 24 hours

"All in AI" - @justinsuntron

🧵(1/15) Image Before you get into the broader roundup, refer to the latest mindshare analysis below

It captures the top 15 today by attention and price action as per Cookie

For the broader news, read on👇

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Jan 4 19 tweets 8 min read
Here's a roundup of AI Agent x Crypto segment to plug the gaps over the past 24 hours

"the AIs are trained on mental illness" - @vaneck_us

🧵(1/17) Image Before you get into the broader roundup, refer to the latest mindshare analysis below

It captures the top 15 today by attention and price action as per Cookie

For the broader news, read on👇

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Dec 31, 2024 18 tweets 6 min read
It's 2025 and the AI Agent x Crypto evolution is just heating up

Here's a roundup to plug the gaps over the past 48 hours

"The entire AI sector is still just worth 1% of total crypto market capitalization" - @RyanWatkins_

🧵(1/17) Image Before you get into the broader roundup, refer to the latest mindshare analysis below

It captures the top 15 today by attention and price action as per Cookie

For the broader news, read on👇

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Dec 27, 2024 16 tweets 6 min read
AI Agent Crypto Analysis has been published

Here's a broader roundup to plug the gaps over the past 24 hours

"AI Summer 2025" - @shawmakesmagic

🧵(1/15) Image Before you get into the broader roundup, here's the latest mindshare analysis

It captures the top 15 today by attention and price action as per Cookie

For the broader news, read on

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Dec 25, 2024 14 tweets 6 min read
AI Agent Crypto Analysis for December 25th just dropped

Here's a broader roundup to plug the gaps over the past 24 hours

🧵(1/13) Image Before you get into the broader roundup, here's the mindshare analysis

It captures the top 15 today by attention and price action as per Cookie

For the broader news, read on

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Dec 21, 2024 17 tweets 6 min read
AI Agent Analysis for December 21st just dropped

Here's a broader roundup to plug the gaps over the past 24 hours

🧵(1/16) Image Before you get into the broader roundup, here's the mindshare analysis

It captures the top 15 today by attention and price action as per Cookie

For the broader news, read on👇

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Dec 20, 2024 14 tweets 5 min read
AI Agent Analysis for December 20th just dropped

Here's a broader roundup to plug the gaps over the past 24 hours

"AI is going to end the internet as we’ve known it... Crypto can carry the torch of the open internet" - @cdixon

🧵(1/13) Image Before you get into the broader roundup, here's the mindshare analysis for the top 15 today:

Attention vs price action👇

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