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Agentic payment protocol x402 volume collapsed roughly 77% from its November 2025 peak of $5.15 million to $1.19 million by May 2026. Meanwhile, transaction count…

The global stablecoin market has climbed to a record $322 billion valuation, cementing the rise of digital dollars as one of the cryptocurrency sector’s most…

Britain applied banking-style sanctions to crypto exchanges for the first time, requiring U.K. financial firms to freeze funds and trace transactions. Read Full Story at…

Bitcoin Magazine Manna Wallet + Branta Guardrails: Self-Custodial Bitcoin Payments Now Show Verified Merchant Details Open-source Branta Guardrails uses zero-knowledge proofs to authenticate merchant connections…

Tether and the Government of Georgia plan to launch a stablecoin, pushing a national currency directly onto private stablecoin rails before most governments have settled…

Tether plans to issue a stablecoin in Georgia with support from the country’s government, marking a new frontier for the crypto giant. Read Full Story…

Brian Armstrong’s wishlist for upgrading global finance aligns with the exchange’s push into stocks, prediction markets and stablecoin payments, though some priorities remain aspirational. Read…

A new report from Keyrock says stablecoins on blockchain rails are becoming the go-to payment layer for AI agents as traditional card rails struggle to…