Rick Marini
Co-Founder, President & COO at Rails
Rick Marini is the co-founder, president, and COO of Rails. He holds an MBA from Harvard University.
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Six months after publishing our 2026 predictions, our highest-conviction themes are moving from narrative to execution: • Stablecoins evolving from payment rails into financial operating systems • Market structure, not tokenization, as the real RWA opportunity • AI and crypto reaching genuine produ
Shareholders, End of day 4 update: Treasury reserves: +80% Backing per $NET : +66% Dividends paid to Stakers: 1,208 NET ( ~$122,000 ) Thank you for your attention on this matter.
my ALL17 demo day standouts: @OsaurusAI: local OSS agents, whoever nails the app for them goes viral @OverseePay: Pakistan dollar app, textbook neobank traction (93% ret., double digit MoM organic growth) @bullringfinance: Africa <> China stablecoin rails, ex‑Nubank/YC team Crypto isn't dead, it
my ALL17 demo day standouts: @OsaurusAI: local OSS agents, whoever nails the app for them goes viral @OverseePay: Pakistan dollar app, textbook neobank traction (93% ret., double digit MoM organic growth) @bullringfinance: Africa <> China stablecoin rails, ex‑Nubank/YC team Crypto isn't dead, it
Had a great conversation with TP ICAP's Head of Digital Assets Broking. His view is that one of the biggest opportunities in crypto is moving the global FX market onto stablecoin rails. If that happens, firms like GSR providing liquidity and brokers like TP ICAP providing institutional access will
Robinhood is integrating DeFi rails behind the scenes. Institutional DeFi is hitting record adoption despite weak retail sentiment. Sid Powell explains how Maple Finance reached nearly $2 billion in active loans during a bear market, and how neobanks and traditional asset managers are driving glob
KuCoin Pay Wants Crypto to Blend into Local Payment Rails
We're proud to back @FerdiDabitz and the @augustus_bank team in their Series B raise! Thanks to stablecoin rails, the US dollar now moves 24/7/365, but that's not the case for non-stablecoin dollars sitting in bank accounts, where they're largely stuck on nights, weekends, & holidays. We're seeing m
Russia Passes Landmark Crypto Law, Setting State-Run Rails for Sanctioned Trade
A story from our own operations. A client wanted to test the payment rails before sending the full amount. Smart move, natural. They sent a mere 10 USDC against a 10,000 USDC invoice. Our old system noted an incoming payment, matched it to the invoice, and marked the entire thing PAID. Ten dollars