I love neobanks and what they bring – but the deeper I dive into this business, the uglier it becomes (sometimes). My main source of income from is referrals. So I obviously have referral links from most crypto cards that have such programs. The ugly part is that many don't want to pay for the customers you bring. Just a few examples from the last few weeks: • Case 1: Company says they need a minimum of 10 activated cards per month to make the payout. • Case 2: Company says that they pay only if you have 3+ activated referrals and each spends at least $200 – for that, you get $50 (hahaha). • Case 3: They pay you a % of the total spend – but only for the first 3 months. The official website will never tell you this. It will always be written somewhere in the docs, sometimes nowhere at all. And this is very depressing. @stacy_muur mentioned several times that these days if crypto companies want to get users through paid channels, they HAVE to pay AT LEAST $50 per user who just passes the KYC. That's the benchmark. What we see is that people are so greedy (or their economy is not matching so much) that they are making it more and more challenging for referrers to earn money. There are a few exceptions like @ether_fi. But overall, Web3-native neobanks will not be competitive to players like @Revolut once they go all-in for acquisition.

Dear BitMEX Users, Today, we share with a very heavy heart that BitMEX exchange will shut down its operations, effective 23 September 2026 at 04:00:00 UTC. The owner and operator of BitMEX, HDR Global Trading Limited, has made the difficult decision to close operations following a strategic review of the business. It may not look the same today, but we are proud of our 11+ year legacy and the role we played in shaping the crypto industry. We invented the 100x leverage perpetual swap, which for most of you, was the first step to your crypto trading journey. It is now the most traded financial product in the crypto industry, adopted by thousands of users and exchanges. And we remain proud of our robust security infrastructure, which has allowed us to maintain a flawless track record of 0 customer funds lost to hacks in our entire operating history. We want to reassure you that your assets remain fully safe and under your control during this transition period. This announcement is just to give enough time to ensure a smooth withdrawal process for everyone. From today we strongly encourage all users to close their positions and withdraw their funds as soon as convenient. For more details on the full process, please read our blog: BitMEX was once home to some of the greatest traders today. Our team has dedicated tremendous effort and passion into building the platform into what it is, and we are glad to have reached some of you during your time with us. To everyone who has traded, supported, and grown alongside us - thank you for your trust over the last 11 years. The BitMEX Team

I’ve been consulting several founders recently on building their X persona. I won’t cover the upsides here – it’s obvious. Instead, I want to create a series of tweets explaining HOW to build a strong profile on X. Lesson 1 ↓ First, define where the founder has real authority. A useful expertise zone is specific enough to support repeated, original commentary. For example: • not “fintech,” but “stablecoin card adoption and consumer payment behavior” • not “AI,” but “how small B2B teams use AI to compress research and GTM workflows” • not “startups,” but “how solo founders build distribution before hiring a marketing team” • not “crypto,” but “how Web3 projects turn community trust into measurable activation.” Each expertise zone should answer three questions: • What does the founder know better than the average market participant? • What does the company need to be trusted for? • What conversations are already happening on X where this expertise is relevant? The best founder personas sit at the overlap of lived experience, company strategy, and active market conversation. If the founder has no clear expertise zone, the account usually becomes random. It starts reacting to whatever is trending, copying bigger accounts, and posting broad advice that could come from anyone. This makes growth much (much!) more challenging.

Dear BitMEX Users, Today, we share with a very heavy heart that BitMEX exchange will shut down its operations, effective 23 September 2026 at 04:00:00 UTC. The owner and operator of BitMEX, HDR Global Trading Limited, has made the difficult decision to close operations following a strategic review of the business. It may not look the same today, but we are proud of our 11+ year legacy and the role we played in shaping the crypto industry. We invented the 100x leverage perpetual swap, which for most of you, was the first step to your crypto trading journey. It is now the most traded financial product in the crypto industry, adopted by thousands of users and exchanges. And we remain proud of our robust security infrastructure, which has allowed us to maintain a flawless track record of 0 customer funds lost to hacks in our entire operating history. We want to reassure you that your assets remain fully safe and under your control during this transition period. This announcement is just to give enough time to ensure a smooth withdrawal process for everyone. From today we strongly encourage all users to close their positions and withdraw their funds as soon as convenient. For more details on the full process, please read our blog: BitMEX was once home to some of the greatest traders today. Our team has dedicated tremendous effort and passion into building the platform into what it is, and we are glad to have reached some of you during your time with us. To everyone who has traded, supported, and grown alongside us - thank you for your trust over the last 11 years. The BitMEX Team

Robinhood is pumping rn, and it’s cool to see all these protocols bringing traditional finance onchain ↓ • @arcus_xyz | DEX for trading tokenized stocks and crypto, with perpetual futures planned. • @rialto_xyz | Onchain spot exchange using market-maker quotes to trade Robinhood Stock Tokens and major crypto assets. • @meridiandotxyz | Derivatives platform building RWA perpetuals and USDe-settled prediction markets. • @native_fi | Onchain price discovery and execution network connecting market makers with Robinhood Chain liquidity. • @ArrakisFinance | Market-making protocol managing concentrated liquidity for tokenized assets and RWA issuers. • @Lighter_xyz | Zero-knowledge exchange offering perpetual futures through a native Robinhood Wallet integration.