The newly-convened x402 Foundation is a neutral space where competitors and payment methods can work together to create an open standard for AI agentic commerce.…

Wall Street’s $114T clearing backbone just executed real production trades with tokenized securities. Read the full story at Bankless →

Bangladesh unifies QR payments to formalize cash-based economy Read the full story at Nikkei Asia →

Shunyet Jan, Binance’s head of spot trading and derivatives, said the exchange is focusing more on payments and financial services than on trading alone as…

The European Central Bank will beta test a digital euro with 36 providers, including Revolut, after the project drew more than 50 applications. Read the…

As foreign currency reserves remain under pressure, Bolivia is considering a framework to let the world’s largest stablecoin be used for payments, savings and trade.…

JCB to test stablecoin payment service for tourists to Japan Read the full story at Nikkei Asia →

Pakistan’s virtual-assets regulator called for continued dialogue on the treatment of digital assets after meeting an Islamic scholar who backed a ruling against purchases made…

CIAN Yield Layer protocol TVL moved 7.5% in 24h to $0.28B. Category: Yield Aggregator. Active on Ethereum, Mantle, Arbitrum. Read the full story at DeFiLlama…

Circle’s new OCC-chartered trust bank gives USDC federal custody backing, sending CRCL up 10%+ as it claws back OpenUSD selloff losses. Read the full story…