AI
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 →
Apr 9, 2026
Payments
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 →
Apr 9, 2026
Payments
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…
Apr 9, 2026
Institutional
The proposed rule prohibits people with criminal backgrounds from serving as the head of stablecoin issuers’ compliance programs. Read Full Story at Decrypt.co →
Apr 8, 2026
Institutional
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.…
Apr 8, 2026
AI
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…
Apr 8, 2026
Infrastructure
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…
Apr 8, 2026
Infrastructure
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…
Apr 8, 2026
DeFi
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…
Apr 8, 2026
AI
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 →
Apr 8, 2026