TL;DR Citi and Coinbase have expanded their partnership with new stablecoin and fiat payment infrastructure for businesses. Citi clients can accept stablecoin payments while Coinbase provides blockchain rails and conversion into fiat. Coinbase business customers can also use Citi-powered virtual accounts that automatically move between fiat and stablecoins. Citi and Coinbase are connecting corporate bank…
TL;DR: MoonPay and Dunamu are exploring stablecoin payments, corporate treasury services and broader access to GIWA. Their announcement describes work to assess opportunities, with no commercial launch date disclosed. MoonPay and South Korean exchange operator Dunamu are examining how their infrastructure could support cross-border payments and corporate finance using digital assets. The companies outlined the…
TL;DR Elon Musk promoted X Money with fiat payment features including Visa integration and peer-to-peer transfers. Dogecoin and other crypto assets were not included in the initial operational scope described in the promo. The distinction matters because DOGE traders have long speculated about eventual X payments integration. Introducing X Money with Visa card integration and…
The Japanese government has started developing a crypto payments platform similar to SWIFT according to reports. The effort has come as part of a wider spread initiative to combat money laundering. SWIFT Not So Swift According to Reuters, citing ‘a person familiar with the plan’, the international network for crypto currency payments will rival SWIFT…
TL;DR Singapore payments company dtcpay has completed a $25 million Series A. Vertex Ventures led the original round, with SBI Group joining as a strategic investor. The capital will support expansion of stablecoin and merchant payment infrastructure. Singapore-based digital payments company dtcpay has completed a $25 million Series A, bringing Japan’s SBI Group onto its…
TL;DR: Tether says it led Peso’s pre-seed round to expand USDT payment infrastructure in Latin America. The announcement emphasizes local bank connections and merchant payments, without disclosing the investment amount. Tether’s latest investment is aimed at the point where a dollar token becomes useful for buying lunch, paying a merchant or moving money into a…
TL;DR: BitGo has launched a research and product unit focused initially on AI and crypto. Its first projects include Gokubu, a consumer financial app that BitGo says is already live. BitGo is moving further into the application business with a new unit intended to build products on top of its digital-asset infrastructure. The company announced…
Amidst the ever-evolving crypto world, it's easy to get swept up in the fad. Yet some projects just keep on performing year in, year out. One such cryptocurrency is Litecoin. Often referred to as Bitcoin’s more agile, faster relative, Litecoin has stood the test of time. Litecoin: Why It Still Matters in 2025 With affordable…
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NEAR has launched a staking-based payment model for NEAR AI, giving users a way to lock NEAR tokens and receive monthly compute credits instead of paying through traditional cloud billing or credit-card rails. According to the validated notes, the system gives users access to 43 hosted AI models, including models from OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google.…