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How stablecoins are rebuilding global finance and commerce.

JPMorgan just put real bank money on a public blockchain

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It’s quietly building the monetary operating system of the Internet.

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Our Stablecoin x AI report is out now (PDF below)

Mastercard and MoonPay will join forces to enable people and businesses to pay and be paid using stablecoins across global markets.

Mastercard brings stablecoins to 150M stores. SaaS is now a national security risk. Visa, Mastercard & PayPal roll out AI agent payment rails. BCG’s point of view on AI agents. And more.

SEC greenlights stablecoins. Circle and eToro file for IPO. SMBC plans Avalanche stablecoin. Fidelity launches crypto retirement plan. Sony partners with Animoca Brands. Solana starts lobbying.

OpenAI's new killer model. USDC enters Japan. Trump launches stablecoin. Marina Abramović goes crypto. Visa + Worldcoin go live. Kraken preps IPO. Crocs land in Fortnite. Top reads & more.

MoonPay acquires Iron. VanEck files for Avax ETF. MEXC invests in stablecoins. Ripple is now regulated in UAE. Estée Lauder's AI strategy. Victoria's Secret launches Digital Product Passports.

Bank of America to launch stablecoin. Circle attacks Tether. Microsoft & AWS both launch quantum chip. SEC on memecoins. Citatel enters crypto. Claude Sonnet 3.7 launched. OpenAI announces GPT-4.5.

SEC approves yield-bearing stablecoins. SEC drops case against Coinbase. Animoca Brands launches stablecoin. Tether invests in Juventus. Coinbase sponsors Aston Martin. xAI releases Grok-3.

Nvidia's Project DIGITS. Blackrock's new stablecoin. State of Web3 adoption 2025. AI agent updates. Thailand accepts Bitcoin payment. Ubisoft's new Web3 game.

On the surface, 2024 may have felt subdued, but beneath it all, a seismic shift was taking shape. Stablecoins, memecoins, and crypto x AI aren’t isolated phenomena—they’re signs of a larger movement.

Coinbase integrates Apple Pay. Nike shuts down RTFKT. Ripple delays stablecoin launch. Circle earns regulation clarity in Canada. xAI to launch a consumer app. Top fundings & more.

Tether launches tokenization platform. Sky (Maker) launches USD stablecoin on Solana. Tether, Kraken & Fabric Ventures invest in EUR stablecoin issuer. Global e-sports team launches on Sui.

Executive briefing: Trump becomes crypto president. Tokenized assets on Swift. Tether launches stablecoin for Middle East. Paxos, Galaxy, Kraken, Robinhood launch stablecoin.

Stripe acquires Bridge for $1.1B. Avalanche's new Visa card. Buenos Aires launches digital ID. Stablecoin on/off ramp raises $33M. Nike's digital collectibles for Melbourne. Pudgy comes to Walgreens.