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Crypto and AI in finance newsletter, once a week

What moved this week, and why it matters if you hold your own keys. Six sourced items across crypto, AI in finance, AI in crypto and agent payments, written by Jay, founder, spendthebits.

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What each issue covers

Crypto

Stablecoin issuers, chain upgrades, regulation and the failures worth learning from. The stories that change what a self-custody holder should do.

AI in finance

How banks, funds and regulators are actually deploying models, and what that does to fees, fraud and access.

AI in crypto

Copilots inside wallets, model-driven risk scoring, on-chain data tooling. Where AI is helping and where it is a scam vector.

Agent payments (x402)

AI agents paying for APIs and data over HTTP 402. Protocol changes, facilitators, who is getting paid, and what it costs.

What we promise

Six items, two sentences each, every link goes to the primary source.
One email a week. No launches, no promotions, no fee numbers dressed up as news.
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Past issues

The first issue goes out once the list has confirmed readers. Until then, the insights are the long-form version of what it will cover.