Ripple’s Multi-Asset Model Predates Its XRP Remarks
Garlinghouse framed the Clarity Act effort as an industry-wide push, not a campaign for Ripple alone.
Ripple’s Multi-Asset Model Predates Its XRP Remarks
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Business
Payments
Crypto payments — card rails, on/off-ramps, remittance corridors, and merchant adoption.
Crypto News
XRP December Forecast Ranges From $1.18 to $2.38
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XRP December Forecast Ranges From $1.18 to $2.38
The range reflects uncertain outcomes, not a promise: the model's median has shifted across recent readings, while payment adoption has not established direct XRP demand.
CryptoSlate
Stablecoins Could Power AI Agent Payments, Armstrong Says
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Stablecoins Could Power AI Agent Payments, Armstrong Says
If AI agents transact at scale, they will need payment rails that software can use directly, putting crypto and stablecoins in Coinbase's adoption thesis.
WatcherGuru
Tether Caps EQIBank Exposure at Less Than 0.034% of Assets
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Tether Caps EQIBank Exposure at Less Than 0.034% of Assets
The disclosure points to limited direct exposure, but the seizure highlights the banking and payment intermediaries that stablecoin issuers rely on to move customer funds.
CoinDesk
Payy Pauses Network After $1.83M USDC Bridge Outflow
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Payy Pauses Network After $1.83M USDC Bridge Outflow
Card purchases and every other Payy Network transaction are halted, while the company has disclosed neither customer losses nor a restart timetable.
Lightning Labs Fixes Bug That Marked Canceled Invoices Paid
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Lightning Labs Fixes Bug That Marked Canceled Invoices Paid
The flaw could expose merchants to unpaid deliveries, but sender funds remained safe and patches for both defects shipped before the 2026 disclosure.
Glassnode Opens Crypto Data Access to AI Agents via x402
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Glassnode Opens Crypto Data Access to AI Agents via x402
Per-call USDC payments connect machine-driven analysis with direct access to on-chain, derivatives and ETF metrics.
Glassnode
Stablecoins Cushion $2.1T Crypto Market Wipeout
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Stablecoins Cushion $2.1T Crypto Market Wipeout
Stablecoin transfers kept on-chain activity nearly flat as trading and service flows weakened, pointing to a payments layer increasingly separate from crypto’s price cycle.
Tokenized Deposits Power First UK Bank Transfers
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Tokenized Deposits Power First UK Bank Transfers
Seven banks moved regulated pound deposits across a shared platform, setting up a direct test of tokenized money for digital-asset settlement.
Qivalis Adds 37 Banks Ahead of Euro Stablecoin Launch
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Qivalis Adds 37 Banks Ahead of Euro Stablecoin Launch
If regulated euro stablecoins gain traction in trade finance, businesses could move collateral across borders in minutes instead of waiting days.
StableFX Launches 24/7 Stablecoin FX Settlement on Arc
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StableFX Launches 24/7 Stablecoin FX Settlement on Arc
StableFX gives eligible businesses continuous access to competing liquidity providers, while Arc's payment-versus-payment design targets settlement risk in institutional currency trading.
Stablecoins Could Power BlackRock’s $5T AI Trade
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Stablecoins Could Power BlackRock’s $5T AI Trade
Machine payments could expand stablecoin demand beyond human commerce, but the value created may accrue unevenly across issuers, protocols and network tokens.
Canadian Big Six Banks Launch Tokenized Deposit System
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Canadian Big Six Banks Launch Tokenized Deposit System
The move lands weeks after OSFI clarified tokenized deposits are not legally distinct from traditional deposits, removing the biggest regulatory question standing in the way of bank-grade blockchain…
TheBlock
Solana tests Alpenglow upgrade to cut finality to 150ms
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Solana tests Alpenglow upgrade to cut finality to 150ms
Faster finality would let exchanges, bridges and merchants treat Solana payments as irreversible almost immediately, with Alpenglow replacing the TowerBFT consensus for one- or two-round voting.
Tokenized Deposits: Canada's Big Six Banks Launch Joint Project
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Tokenized Deposits: Canada's Big Six Banks Launch Joint Project
All six of Canada's largest lenders are building blockchain-based deposits together, a coordinated move that puts bank money directly on 24/7 payment rails and signals how far TradFi is now willing…
AI Agents Can Buy Glassnode Data With USDC
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AI Agents Can Buy Glassnode Data With USDC
The integration connects machine-readable on-chain intelligence with payment rails, giving agents a direct path to data before they act on market conditions.
SoFi and Mastercard Launch Stablecoin Settlement Network
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SoFi and Mastercard Launch Stablecoin Settlement Network
The tie-up brings stablecoin settlement into a major payments ecosystem, connecting a US bank with Mastercard’s global financial network.
Canadian Banks Launch Tokenized Deposit Push Across Big Six
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Canadian Banks Launch Tokenized Deposit Push Across Big Six
The joint venture keeps customer funds inside the regulated banking system while testing 24/7 programmable payments, joining a global race among lenders to put deposits on blockchain rails.
Kraken-Owned Reap Bets on Non-USD Stablecoins for 24/7 FX
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Kraken-Owned Reap Bets on Non-USD Stablecoins for 24/7 FX
Nearly 99% of stablecoins are dollar-denominated, so local-currency tokens for the peso, HK dollar, euro, won and yen would push onchain settlement into real foreign-exchange use beyond dollar rails.
SoFi settles $25B card program on Mastercard via SoFiUSD
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SoFi settles $25B card program on Mastercard via SoFiUSD
First bank live with stablecoin settlement across Mastercard's network, giving merchants instant, around-the-clock access to funds with no changes to their existing payment setups.