The new rollout converts BTC to dollars by default for small businesses, aiming to embed bitcoin into everyday commerce without added friction. …
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Stablecoin payments go 'invisible' in Southeast Asia as crypto card business surges
by shayaanby shayaanStraitsX, a Singapore-based company, has seen rapid growth in its stablecoin card program, with a 40x surge in transaction volume and an …
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Elon Musk's X hires crypto-savvy design lead as X Money payments push inches closer
by shayaanby shayaanBenji Taylor, former CPO at Aave Labs and design head at Coinbase’s Base, brings self-custody wallet and DeFi product experience to the …
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Scams
Visa Becomes First Major Payments Company to Join Canton Network as Super Validator
by shayaanby shayaanIn brief Visa announced it will join Canton Network as the first major global payments company to serve as a Super Validator. …
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Finance
Stablecoins seen gaining from AI payments despite slow uptake: Bernstein
by shayaanby shayaanBernstein said agentic AI payments could become a long-term growth opportunity for stablecoins, even though adoption on today’s machine-payment protocols remains small …
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Web3
Mastercard’s $1.8B BVNK Deal Could Change Crypto Payments — But At What Cost?
by shayaanby shayaanMastercard’s planned acquisition of BVNK brings stablecoins closer to everyday payments — but it also raises important questions about control, access, and …
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NetX, a next-gen Web3 platform using blockchain and AI for seamless payments, has partnered with GANA Insight, a Web3 PayFi entity. The …
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Finance
Tether invests in Ark Labs to make Bitcoin ready for stablecoins and payments
by shayaanby shayaanTether, the crypto firm behind the most popular stablecoin $USDT, said Thursday it has invested in Ark Labs to bring programmable payments …
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Insurance Giant Aon Partners With Coinbase and Paxos in Trialing Use of Stablecoins for Premium Payments
by shayaanby shayaanThe world’s second largest insurance broker is teaming up with the crypto exchange Coinbase and the Paypal USD (PYUSD) issuer Paxos to …
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Web3
How Visa Uses Stablecoins for Instant Settlement and Cross-Border Payments
by shayaanby shayaanStablecoins have taken a major leap from crypto exchanges into real payments. Visa now settles transactions using digital currencies such as USDC …