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AI

Stablecoin Giant Tether Launches Toolkit for Building Local, Offline AI Apps

Tether’s new toolkit lets developers build AI applications that run entirely on-device, marking an expanded push into decentralized AI. Read Full Story at Decrypt.co →
Payments

Stablecoin volumes to reach $719T by 2035 as generational wealth shift speeds up crypto adoption

Massive transfer of wealth to younger, crypto-native users and rising payment volumes challenge dominance of Visa and Mastercard Read Full Story at Coindesk.com →
Payments

Crypto projected to move $719 trillion through global payments with Visa, Mastercard aggressive stance

For most of the past two years, debate about stablecoins in payments has focused on the checkout screen: will consumers ever tap a wallet instead…
Institutional

Treasury Outlines How Stablecoin Rules Will Fight Illicit Finance Under GENIUS Act

The proposed rule prohibits people with criminal backgrounds from serving as the head of stablecoin issuers’ compliance programs. Read Full Story at Decrypt.co →
Institutional

US Treasury moves forward with GENIUS Act, focusing on illicit finance

The proposed rule would direct payment stablecoin issuers to establish AML/CFT and sanctions compliance programs, and be able to “block, freeze, and reject” certain transactions.…
AI

Visa Rolls Out AI Agent Shopping Infrastructure Globally

Visa’s Intelligent Commerce platform lets AI agents shop, compare, and transact on behalf of consumers, and the company says the majority of business leaders are…
Infrastructure

Circle Launches Stablecoin Settlement Solution for TradFi Institutions

Circle Payments Network (CPN) Managed Payments let financial institutions operate in fiat, while using crypto rails behind the scenes via Circle. Read Full Story at…
Infrastructure

Iran wants Bitcoin as payment to guarantee ships safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz – FT

Iran’s reported Bitcoin tolls at Hormuz point to a new use case for crypto, sanctions-resistant trade infrastructure Iran is reportedly planning to charge oil tankers…
DeFi

White House Says Banning Stablecoin Yield Would Hurt Consumers More Than It Helps Banks

Bitcoin Magazine White House Says Banning Stablecoin Yield Would Hurt Consumers More Than It Helps Banks A White House economic analysis finds that banning stablecoin…
AI

Crypto's 'AWS' Alchemy unveils tool to make AI payment systems talk to each other

Alchemy’s AgentPay addresses the problem that the agentic payment systems currently coming online don’t talk to one another. Read Full Story at Coindesk.com →