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AWS Plugs Coinbase's x402 Into CloudFront, Letting Publishers Charge AI Agents in USDC

AWS turned on AI traffic monetization inside AWS WAF on Monday, letting any site behind Amazon CloudFront charge AI agents per request in USDC through…
Infrastructure

GoMining challenges Jack Dorsey's Square with payments system designed around bitcoin

GoMining unveiled a software development kit and programmable access for its bitcoin payment protocol GoBTC Pay, allowing merchants to accept BTC for everyday purchases. Read…
DeFi

Europe’s MiCA July deadline puts Binance access and USDT liquidity on the line

Europe’s crypto rulebook is squeezing much of the industry before it has even fully taken effect, with Binance and Tether as the most visible examples…
Institutional

US regulators push user ID requirements for stablecoin issuers akin to regulated banks

The proposed rules by US government agencies suggested that stablecoin issuers be subject to customer identification program requirements under the Bank Secrecy Act, the same…
Payments

Global $2.75B payments deal shows stablecoins moving into the rails they were meant to bypass

The $2.75 billion acquisition points to token settlement moving inside regulated payment networks before it replaces them. The post Global $2.75B payments deal shows stablecoins…
Institutional

U.S. agencies seek stablecoin customer-ID rules akin to banks in new GENIUS Act pitch

The Federal Reserve, Treasury and other regulators have issued a proposed rule that would set identification standards, and it’s now open for public comments. Read…
Institutional

Federal Reserve Moves to Close Stablecoin Loopholes With New Customer ID Rules

Bitcoin Magazine Federal Reserve Moves to Close Stablecoin Loopholes With New Customer ID Rules The Federal Reserve proposed requiring stablecoin issuers to verify customer identities…
DeFi

Zama, Morpho and Steakhouse Open First Confidential USDC Yield Vault on Ethereum

Zama, Morpho and Steakhouse open the first DeFi yield vault for Confidential USDC on June 23, routing encrypted cUSDC into Steakhouse Prime v2 on Morpho…
Infrastructure

Trace Finance raises $32M for cross-border stablecoin settlement expansion

The raise comes as stablecoin regulation advances globally and financial firms invest in infrastructure connecting blockchain payments with traditional banking systems. Read Full Story at…
Payments

Ready USDC card halts non-EEA service after issuer change, users report

Users reported losing access to Ready’s USDC card outside the EEA after a card provider change triggered rapid deactivation notices. Read Full Story at Cointelegraph.com…