Sameera Nilupul

. @raagulanpathy reveals why @KASTxyz grew 3x while crypto crashed 50% - and most of their users aren't even crypto people "When you say Bitcoin is down 50%, that's one factor. But altcoins are down probably 80%. And even strong ones like Solana are probably down 65%. So we basically have gone from

This week, I'm releasing a 1-hour 45-minute conversation with @raagulanpathy - founder and CEO at @kastxyz. Rags is blunt about why everyone is suddenly building a neobank: crypto hasn't delivered much value to anyone, and the fintech layer on top of the rails is the biggest addressable market of o

This week, I'm releasing a 1-hour 45-minute conversation with @raagulanpathy - founder and CEO at @kastxyz. Rags is blunt about why everyone is suddenly building a neobank: crypto hasn't delivered much value to anyone, and the fintech layer on top of the rails is the biggest addressable market of o

Crypto cards are now doing $600m/month in volume. $1B/month likely to happen in late 2026 with surges above 2-3 billy per month in 2027. RedotPay, EtherFi, KAST, Karta, and Plasma are leading the charge here. The onchain neobank space is exploding. We're still early.

new ATH for @0xPolygon 🔥 $30.5M in stablecoin card top ups, up 122% in one month and we're only halfway through July. big big credit to the @KASTxyz team here, they built something that makes spending stablecoins feel normal. real people spending real money on the payments chain. HIGHER!

Just 13 days into the month, @0xPolygon has already hit a new ATH in stablecoin card top-up volume $30.5M so far - up 122% from last month's $13.69M The surge appears to be largely driven by @KASTxyz's recent growth Learn more below ⬇️

I compared 6 crypto cards on the exact same purchase in Europe. Test #5 👇 Same store, same EUR 9.69, same minute. Here's the all-in cost after cashback: - @ether_fi : $10.72 - @Plasma : $10.93 - @Backpack : $11.07 - @lava_xyz : $11.10 - @jup_mobile : $11.22 - @KASTxyz : $11.25 Same groceries, bu

NORWAY OR ENGLAND? I took Norway on KAST You can do the same for free and get a free card with crazy rewards ⬇️ https://t.co/iJkWDCAJ7j https://t.co/4LMMkRQwxh

That actually makes sense though because (at least in the US) the merchants basically price the 3% fee into the cost, and then the card issuer uses that to give rewards back to the customer. If you issue a crypto debit card, you still have to meet user expectation (~3% rewards) otherwise the user w

The best of yesterday’s show under 32 minutes 00:00 – Intro 03:35 – Ruslan On Wallet Uses 05:52 – Andy & Rob On Markets 08:21 – Andy's And Rob's Reaction To KAST's Tweet 15:22 – Credit Card Economy 18:53 – HYPE Price Target Debate 27:50 – Andy Closes Out Strong