Infrastructure
Infrastructure

Circle to Acquire Tazapay in $400 Million All-Stock Payments Deal

The Singapore-based target would add more than 60 banking and fintech partners and local payout rails across over 100 markets to Circle’s network. Read Full…
Infrastructure

U.S. Bank tests proprietary stablecoin in cross-border Stellar transaction

The pilot moved USBDC between the bank’s North American and European entities on the public Stellar blockchain. Read Full Story at Cointelegraph.com →
DeFi

Tether pushes into private credit with $400 million fund with Fasanara

The USDT issuer will help source lending opportunities and provide stablecoin payment infrastructure for Fasanara’s private credit network. Read Full Story at Coindesk.com →
Infrastructure

Memecoins Push Robinhood Chain Past Solana and BNB Chain in Trading Fees

Franklin Crypto executive Chris Perkins defended Robinhood Chain as an “incredible unlock” on Monday’s Bits + Bips, a day before Bernstein told clients the network…
DeFi

VerifiedX Launches $15 Million Financing Round to Deploy Institutional Bitcoin Infrastructure

Bitcoin Magazine VerifiedX Launches $15 Million Financing Round to Deploy Institutional Bitcoin Infrastructure Cantor Fitzgerald is the investment banker on the round. The funding facilitates…
AI

Arthur Hayes Says Agent Commerce, Not Compute, Is What Will Give His New Token Value

The Flop Labs CEO said his network’s token will not be worth much beyond a compute marketplace unless AI agents start transacting on it, and…
DeFi

Visa Taps Onchain Lending to Finance Stablecoin Card Programs

The payment processor giant is pairing payment settlement data with blockchain lending tools to help fintechs and stablecoin-linked card programs access working capital. Read Full…
Infrastructure

Robinhood takes stakes in Crypto.com, OG.com in prediction markets deal

Robinhood will route event contracts through OG.com’s CFTC-regulated infrastructure as it expands its prediction markets business. Read Full Story at Cointelegraph.com →
AI

Harmony Proposes Sunsetting Network and Moving ONE to Ethereum for AI Video Pivot

The plan would snapshot ONE at the final block and redirect emissions to an AI video business, but Harmony urged users to exit smart contracts…
Infrastructure

Robinhood Takes Equity Stake in Crypto.com, Taps Exchange to Power Prediction Markets

The multi-year deal makes OG.com the infrastructure and clearing engine behind Robinhood’s fastest-growing business. Read Full Story at Decrypt.co →