We raised $5M to build a neobank for global trade! Backed by Giant Ventures, @a16zcrypto’s CSX, Factor Capital & fintech leaders In year one: $150M+ processed, $40M last month Thanks to our clients, team & investors for powering our cross-border payments w/ stablecoins 📈

Business is not a place for maximalism. Do what is practical.

new rules for receiving aid from US gov't, or in more honest terms, my money - 1. US citizens only. I want all money recouped from non-citizens 2. any citation, even a speeding or parking ticket, 5 year ban 3. one conviction, even a misdemeanor, lifetime ban. pass it along

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We predicted this. And manifested it.

@raikucom Shield is trying to make cross-border payments less painful by building a crypto neo-bank that bakes compliance right into the process. Think exporters and importers paying in stablecoins, but without waking up to scary letters from regulators. Giant Ventures led the $5 million

a16z crypto-backed Shield raises $5M to help facilitate international business transactions in crypto   https://t.co/vwyY4tmaiZ via @techcrunch @DominicMadori @a16 #Crypto #MiamiTech

Congratulations to the Shield team on their recent funding round! We are proud to support Shield with financial infrastructure that enables stablecoin acceptance and payouts for their global trade businesses 🤝

RailtownAI $RLAIF Railtown AI collaborates with TELUS Sovereign AI Factory to accelerate agentic development for Canadian Software Affiliates. Will deliver cutting-edge AI-powered development tools and agentic software solutions. Links in thread:

Sometimes the best investments come from backing exceptional founders before they find their breakthrough idea. Shield's journey from pivot to $5M raise is exactly why I bet on teams, not just traction. Congrats to the entire team! 🚀

Global trade will be much bigger on stables than consumer domestic in the medium term.

Crypto neo-bank Shield announced on Monday that it has raised a $5 million seed round led by Giant Ventures. 

Very proud of the team at @shield_xyz. We’re delighted at @triton_xyz to be early backers (our first investment coming from our former name @KrakenVentures) and applaud the prescience with which @EmanFT_ @LuissCarchi @isaiahudotong recognized that stablecoin rails would be

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🚨BREAKING 🚨 🇺🇸 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE TO START ISSUING ECONOMIC DATA AND STATISTICS ON THE BLOCKCHAIN. THIS IS TRUELY MASSIVE 🔥

After a two year break for baby Norah, I am teaching online acting classes again! Please reshare and send to friends who might be interested. Thank you. :)

July was a big month for our company But August will be bigger

Another conference with the @shield_xyz team. This time we went back to a familiar place: Medellín, Colombia. In our early days, Medellín was our home base. We were digital nomads saving money while trying to find Product Market Fit. A year later, people are lined up at our

Tether Acknowledged by U.S. Authorities for Freezing $1.6M Connected to Terrorism Financing Learn more:

A while back I realized going to crypto conferences wasn’t closing clients. We switched our strategy and started attending web2 conferences. The result? $60+ million in volume for @shield_xyz To make crypto mainstream, we have to onboard those that hate crypto!

For too long, the swamp controlled America’s future. That's finally changing, but they're fighting back. Be part of the team taking on the corrupt deep state.

JUST IN: 🇺🇸 Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell says "banks are free to conduct crypto activities."

@EmanFT_ Massive milestone! Congrats, $50M looks good on @shield_xyz ... Next stop $100M. Letssss go!