Here are the most read news stories from our daily newsletter today:
- The Fed this summer will take another step in developing a digital currency – CNBC
- Mike Cagney’s Blockchain Firm Figure Technologies Acquires $200M via Series D at $3.2B Valuation – CrowdFund Insider
- Plaid And Square Partner On Easier ACH Payments For SMBs – PYMNTS.com
- Sunbit secures unicorn status with a $130M Series D round and $1.1B valuation – Finextra
- The case for cannibalising the bank – The Finanser
- Hearth, a loan app for home repair contractors, announces $23M Series B – finLedger
- Biden ordering climate risk strategy for financial assets – American Banker
- After Growing 88x In A Year, Where Does DeFi Go From Here? – Forbes
- As Paycheck Protection Program Runs Dry, Desperation Grows – The New York Times
- Truist, Varo join effort to bolster Americans’ emergency savings – American Banker
