Circle Nanopayments Launches on Testnet to Power Gas-Free USDC Transfers for AI...
TLDR: Circle Nanopayments enables gas-free USDC transfers as small as $0.000001, built on Circle Gateway infrastructure. Batched o...
Elon Musk Sets April Launch for X Money Public Access
TLDR Elon Musk confirmed that X Money will launch in early public access next month. The service has operated in a closed internal...
Brazil’s PIX Outpaces Visa and Mastercard Combined: Here Is How It Happened in J...
TLDR: Brazil’s PIX recorded 64 billion transactions in 2024, surpassing Visa and Mastercard’s combined volume. Cash usage in Brazi...
Solana Payment Volume Surges 755% as Visa, Stripe, and Western Union Go Onchain
TLDR: Solana’s TPV rose 755.3% YoY, nearly tripling the 268.24% median rate among fintech and L1 peers. Visa’s USDC pilot on Solan...
SoFi Bank Launches First U.S. Chartered Bank Stablecoin With BitGo Infrastructur...
TLDR: SoFiUSD is the first stablecoin issued by a U.S. nationally chartered and insured deposit bank on a public chain. BitGo’s St...
Swift Launches Retail Payments Scheme Across 11 Countries With Support From 50+...
TLDR: Swift Launches Retail Payments Scheme Across 11 Countries With Support From 50+ Banking Partners to improve cross-border ret...
Revolut Files for US Bank Charter and Names Former Visa Executive Cetin Duransoy...
TLDR: Revolut has filed for a US bank charter with the OCC and FDIC to offer full banking services in America. Former Visa execut...
Chainlink Powers ANZ’s Cross-Chain Settlement for Regulated Digital Assets Under...
TLDR: Chainlink CCIP enables secure e-HKD transfers across jurisdictions for Delivery vs. Payment transactions. The Digital Transf...
Goldman Sachs and Coinbase CEOs Converge on Tokenized Equities as the Next Front...
TLDR: Stablecoin volume hit $30T last year, forming the blueprint Armstrong cites for tokenized equity growth. Over $200B in token...
Bitwise Cuts $233K Check to Bitcoin Devs Using BITB ETF Profits
TLDR: Bitwise donated $233K from BITB profits to Bitcoin nonprofits in its second annual giving cycle. BITB now manages $2.7B in a...