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Erebor: Palmer Luckey’s Bank for Stablecoins

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Feb 16, 2026
Chris Maurice, CEO of Yellow Card, brings payments in emerging markets expertise. Diogo Mónica, GP at Haun Ventures and former security engineer, brings crypto infrastructure and regulated-bank experience. They discuss BlackRock offering DeFi trading, the rise of machine-to-machine payments and tokenized MMFs, LayerZero’s new blockchain ambitions, and Erebor Bank receiving a full OCC charter.
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ADVICE

Enable Command-Line Commerce

  • Build payment primitives that let command-line and agentic developers finish flows without leaving the CLI.
  • Kai Sheffield urges embedding stablecoin and card options into developer workflows to convert vibe projects into real businesses.
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Agentic Payments Are Many Markets, Not One

  • Agentic payments cover many distinct use cases with different needs, from Tesla paying chargers to chatbots buying inference credits.
  • Diogo Mónica warns founders must clearly separate those buckets before building generic agent payment rails.
ADVICE

Use Cards As A Safety Bridge

  • Use cards as a bridge for early agentic payments to preserve consumer protections and chargebacks.
  • Chris Maurice recommends cards will have a longer tail than expected while on-chain settlement matures.
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