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Morgan Stanley Slashes Circle by 64%
Last week, Morgan Stanley downgraded shares of Circle Internet Group (NYSE: CRCL: $66.67) to Underweight from Equal-weight and sharply cut its price target to $38

Stripe’s $10 Billion Bet on the AI Economy: Why OpenRouter Matters
Two important private companies were in the news this past week: Stripe is in talks to acquire OpenRouter in a potential $10 billion deal, according

Stripe and Advent’s $53 Billion Bid for PayPal: A Preemptive Play at a Discount
On Tuesday, July 14th after the market close Stripe and private equity firm Advent International submitted a joint offer to acquire PayPal for $60.50 per

Securitize Lists on NYSE, Tokenizes Its Own Shares in RWA Milestone
On July 2, 2026, Securitize completed its SPAC merger with Cantor Equity Partners II (CEPT) and began trading on the New York Stock Exchange under

Stripe-Backed Coalition Launches OUSD, a Stablecoin That Shares the Yield
Investors should be aware that on June 30, 2026, the Open Standard consortium, led by Zach Abrams, co-founder of the Stripe-owned company Bridge, introduced Open

WhatsApp Wants to Be Your Wallet: Why WhatsApp Just Hired India’s Most Exclusive Fintech
Meta’s (NASDAQ: META) appointment of Kunal Shah, founder of the Bengaluru-based fintech CRED, to head WhatsApp, alongside a $900 million investment in CRED at a
