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I find it paradoxical that we are simultaneously concerned about AI having excessive control and making unpredictable decisions, yet we also believe they should/will invest our money on our behalf. Am I overlooking something? If AI can’t successfully book a reservation without any issues or breaking rules, how can we expect it to manage our capital effectively?
Steph Vaughan retweeted
Onchain settlement means faster, better payments and assets.
But with frontier models in the hands of black hats, those building at the edge of fintech need to be prepared.
Take a look at what @realsamyoon has built to ensure Ground users stay safe.
Steph Vaughan retweeted
One of the core challenges that traditional financial institutions face when growing adoption of their crypto-related products has been the ability to reach KYCed customers who want to purchase these products. However, onchain KYC itself has not fully been solved.
I did a deep dive of current onchain KYC solutions, along with corresponding regulatory frameworks, alongside my @a16zcrypto partner @MicheleKorver. We also discuss the forthcoming Know Your Agent (KYA) landscape and emerging solutions.
We are headed to @money2020 DM me to link up!
We're going to @money2020!
Ground is the cash management layer for stablecoins. We help neobanks, payment companies, and wallets put idle balances into a variety of RWA and other yield products from managers like Janus Henderson and Invesco.
If you want to connect and chat, reach out to @rmcuming!
Steph Vaughan retweeted
Usually, fintechs hold a % of balances uninvested, so withdrawals happen instantly.
15% idle against a 3.3% yield blends you down to 2.8%.
That 50bps is more than most platforms plan to make on the product by a fair margin, and more than most providers charge for the whole thing.
We already work with amazing partners like @grovedotfinance that has built a $100M instant liquidity facility for @centrifuge's JTRSY.
Reach out, and we'll help you build a fully utilized, fully liquid earn product.
Thank you @coincenter for another great event and all the work you do for crypto. @ground_onchain was happy to attend with @BlockchainAssn.
Thank you so much @thejoycelai @meigga for creating an amazing community! Happy to be a part of it.
Thank you @BlockchainNYU for the invite. Always a good day to discuss yield, vaults and @ground_onchain.
Most people agree there is a problem in this hypothetical question. I should have split it into multiple parts but will put out more questions regarding ethical/legal lines in DeFi.
An executive from a DeFi company signs a deal to incentivize a vault. The deal is not public but the incentives are seen publicly onchain. The exec then invests in that vault. They then lean on their team to move through the withdrawal queue when incentives end. Is this:
24%Insider trading
55%Unethical
14%No problem
8%Depends local law
222 votes • Final results Steph Vaughan retweeted
→ Neobanks offering earn on customer balances
→ Payment companies putting settlement float to work
→ Treasury teams managing their own reserves
They all use the Ground API with access to assets from @centrifuge, like JTRSY and JAAA.
Tokenized assets are reaching new audiences inside products people already use.
Integrations with @ground_onchain, @labs_compass, @get_para and @lifiprotocol bring them to portfolio builders, developers and agents, fintech users, and capital on other chains.
More on how integrations are scaling distribution: centrifuge.io/blog/tokenized…
Steph Vaughan retweeted
We've heard from 20+ customers that liquidity matters as much as, if not more than, APY.
With Ground's Risk Engine, clients can set a rule based on withdrawable liquidity, TVL, or APY, and program a real-time response or alert when it triggers.
Rules can be absolute or velocity-based. A yield source sitting at low withdrawable liquidity for a while may be acceptable, but if a source loses 40% of its liquidity in a day, you have to rapidly adjust the way you treat it.
An example rule would be: if available withdrawable liquidity on morpho-gauntlet drops >10% in 1 hour, exit the position to cash.
Rules are associated with individual yield sources, so they're precise and simple to build.
You can set a rule once, and it will run continuously until you turn it off. When a rule triggers, you'll receive an email alert and a webhook. Your ops team doesn't need to be awake 24/7 to watch 10 sources and react to changes; instead, your systems know in seconds.
Live now in the Ground Dashboard (API access coming soon): portal.groundtech.co/signup
Grateful to partner with @centrifuge to bring JAAA and JTRSY to neobanks and fintechs, seamlessly through @ground_onchain.
Tokenized assets are reaching new audiences inside products people already use.
Integrations with @ground_onchain, @labs_compass, @get_para and @lifiprotocol bring them to portfolio builders, developers and agents, fintech users, and capital on other chains.
More on how integrations are scaling distribution: centrifuge.io/blog/tokenized…
An executive from a DeFi company signs a deal to incentivize a vault. The deal is not public but the incentives are seen publicly onchain. The exec then invests in that vault. They then lean on their team to move through the withdrawal queue when incentives end. Is this:
24%Insider trading
55%Unethical
14%No problem
8%Depends local law
222 votes • Final results Steph Vaughan retweeted
JTRSY is available through the Ground API and Dashboard.
Deposit across Ethereum, Solana, Base, Polygon, or Arbitrum.
Instant redemptions via @grovedotfinance.
Basin is deeper 🌊
Grove Basin JTRSY has now reached $100M in instant stablecoin liquidity.
Available to JTRSY holders on @centrifuge.
Tap in 🚰
Looking forward to talking Monday Oct 5 at @BlockchainNYU: from stablecoins to real financial infrastructure. Where tokenized yield fits, what fintechs actually need, and what @ground_onchain is building underneath it all
We’re excited to welcome @GoodStephV , COO of @ground_onchain , to the NYU Blockchain Lab on October 5. Stephanie will join us for a conversation on building infrastructure for stablecoins, tokenized yield, and the next generation of fintech products. At Ground, she leads operations and go-to-market, helping build infrastructure that connects fintechs and payment platforms to digital assets and real-world yield products.
October 5, 2026 | 1:30 PM
Leslie eLab – Lean LaunchPad
Looking forward to an engaging discussion on where stablecoins, tokenized assets, and financial infrastructure are headed next.
Luma: luma.com/gi6gsn87
Steph Vaughan retweeted
We’re excited to welcome @GoodStephV , COO of @ground_onchain , to the NYU Blockchain Lab on October 5. Stephanie will join us for a conversation on building infrastructure for stablecoins, tokenized yield, and the next generation of fintech products. At Ground, she leads operations and go-to-market, helping build infrastructure that connects fintechs and payment platforms to digital assets and real-world yield products.
October 5, 2026 | 1:30 PM
Leslie eLab – Lean LaunchPad
Looking forward to an engaging discussion on where stablecoins, tokenized assets, and financial infrastructure are headed next.
Luma: luma.com/gi6gsn87
Thank @sarahcwy143 for hosting @ground_onchain, Baton, @MorphoLabs, Dromos Labs, and Jonathan Galea on "Leading the NXT Frontier of Yield: Bringing Yield On-Chain." Great conference by @CahillNXT last week.
Steph Vaughan retweeted
Cannot say enough good things about the 21 @BlockchainAssn member orgs helping lead our new definitive Vaults Workstream.
Some of the best in the business: @GoodStephV @CJRobins01 @mssteuer @banamlas @AndrewJacobson_ @annabelleacta, and many more.