Payments
Institutional

Stablecoins just lost key battle as insurance protection to be reserved only for bank-issued tokens

The stablecoin debate in Washington is increasingly becoming a fight over a single question: who gets to keep deposit insurance on-chain? FDIC Chair Travis Hill…
AI

Stripe and Paradigm’s Tempo Blockchain Goes Live With AI Agent Payments Protocol

The post Stripe and Paradigm’s Tempo Blockchain Goes Live With AI Agent Payments Protocol appeared first on Unchained. Read Full Story at Unchainedcrypto.com →
AI

Visa Bets on Agentic Commerce With CLI Payment Tool for AI Agents

Visa Crypto Labs has launched an experimental product that lets AI agents make payments directly from the command line, without API keys or pre-funded accounts.…
Markets

Aster Deepens WLFI Partnership With USD1 Perpetual Markets

The perpetuals exchange is promoting WLFI’s stablecoin as a trading asset ahead of the Aster Chain Layer 1 launch. Read Full Story at Thedefiant.io →
AI

UK lawmakers urge ‘immediate moratorium’ on crypto political donations

The committee highlighted that the fast payment traits of crypto, along with tools like mixers, tumblers, and AI-assisted splitting of payments below the £500 reporting…
AI

UK lawmakers urge ‘immediate moratorium’ on crypto political donations

The committee highlighted that the fast payment traits of crypto, along with tools like mixers, tumblers, and AI-assisted splitting of payments below the £500 reporting…
Infrastructure

Crypto tried to cut out Visa and Mastercard — now they’re buying up blockchain companies

Mastercard agreed to pay up to $1.8 billion for BVNK, a stablecoin infrastructure firm that connects blockchain payments with traditional banking rails. The deal includes…
DeFi

Senator Tim Scott says market structure negotiations are advancing

The South Carolina Republican said he might see a draft of stablecoin yield language as soon as this week, and other issues continue to be…
DeFi

Crypto Bill Stablecoin Yield Compromise Could Come This Week: Tim Scott

The White House is prepared to announce progress as soon as tomorrow on the issue plaguing crypto’s market structure bill. Read Full Story at Decrypt.co…
Payments

Mastercard's $1.8 billion deal 'a clear answer' to a massive shift in the global payment war

Analysts say the $1.8 billion acquisition shows stablecoins are moving from niche use to global settlement rails. Read Full Story at Coindesk.com →