Why ONDO May Outperform SUI as Wall Street Moves Deeper Into Crypto

Tension between different crypto narratives has become one of the biggest themes of this market cycle. Some projects are competing to attract more users into blockchain ecosystems, while others are trying to bring traditional finance onto crypto rails. дальше »

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Payouts.com sees agent payments maturing beyond wallets alone

Payouts.com co-founders say the future of agent payments combines stablecoin rails with programmable control layers built for enterprise trust. Payouts.com co-founders Leor Ceder and Barak Hirchson say the next wave of AI agent commerce runs on stablecoin rails, and on… дальше »

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AEON Integrates Mexico’s SPEI Network to Boost Crypto Payments and Agentic Economy Settlement

AEON adds SPEI network into its payment infrastructure, enabling crypto-to-fiat settlement for merchants and expanding payment rails for the agentic economy. дальше »

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Stablecoin payments stay behind checkout: BridgerPay

Stablecoin payments run through settlement and B2B rails, not consumer checkout, BridgerPay CEO Ran Cohen said. Stablecoin payments are running through global settlement and B2B rails rather than consumer checkout pages, BridgerPay co-founder Ran Cohen said in an interview. Stablecoin… дальше »

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Coinbase and Standard Chartered widen global crypto funding rails

Coinbase expands Standard Chartered rails for AUD, SGD, CAD, CHF, EUR and GBP as Direct Deposit returns for U.S. crypto users in 2026 now. дальше »

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Evernorth says XRP Ledger can modernize outdated banking rails

Evernorth says legacy banking rails lag modern tech as its XRP treasury strategy, Nasdaq plan and XRPL use keep institutions focused in 2026 дальше »

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Ripple Targets Slice of $18.9 Trillion Tokenization Market

Securitize flags an $18.9 trillion tokenization boom by 2033, positioning Ripple to dominate the RWA money layer through XRPL rails and RLUSD stablecoin. дальше »

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VAYLA Taps Token Terminal to Build Institutional-Grade Web3 Data Rails

The latest collaboration between VAYLA and Token Terminal is set to address data fragmentation with the provision of robust Web3 infrastructure. дальше »

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Tether Plans Georgian Lari Stablecoin in Sovereign Currency Partnership

Tether and Georgia’s government will launch GEL₮, a stablecoin pegged to the Georgian Lari, in one of the first cases of placing sovereign fiat onto blockchain rails. The launch sits inside Georgia’s new stablecoin regime, which the country built to align with the US GENIUS Act. дальше »

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The Fed may open direct settlement rails to crypto firms as banks warn of liquidity risk

You never see the most important part of any of your payments. When an app says your money moved, a number changes on your screen, and the transaction looks and feels finished. But underneath those interfaces lies a separate, invisible chain of bank reserves, settlement accounts, and Fed infrastructure that determines when your funds actually […] The post The Fed may open direct settlement rails to crypto firms as banks warn of liquidity risk appeared first on CryptoSlate. дальше »

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Crypto rails power AI agent payments with $73M settled 

Keyrock says AI agents settled $73M across 176M transactions as stablecoins, led by USDC, became the main machine payment rail in 2026 now. дальше »

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Crypto rails are becoming the default payment layer for AI agents, report says

A new report from Keyrock says stablecoins on blockchain rails are becoming the go-to payment layer for AI agents as traditional card rails struggle to handle micropayments. дальше »

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Stablecoins are quietly becoming the internet’s money

In 2025, stablecoins settled more transactions than Visa. Real-world stablecoin payments doubled to $400 billion. Visa, Mastercard, Stripe, PayPal, and Western Union all turned on stablecoin rails inside their existing products. дальше »

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China’s Offshore Trading Crackdown Could Unleash a New Wave of Crypto Capital Flight

CSRC bans Tiger Brokers, Futu, and Longbridge for mainland users, pressuring traders toward USDT and crypto rails. The post China’s Offshore Trading Crackdown Could Unleash a New Wave of Crypto Capital Flight appeared first on BeInCrypto. дальше »

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Stables Integrates USDT0 to Eliminate Chain Fragmentation Across Asian Payment Rails

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XRP as a Shock Absorber: Can Ripple’s Liquidity Rails Bridge the JGB Crisis Gap?

XRP and the JGB Crisis: Can Ripple Bridge the Gap?

The post XRP as a Shock Absorber: Can Ripple’s Liquidity Rails Bridge the JGB Crisis Gap? appeared first on Coinspeaker.

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Fasset raises $51M for stablecoin neobank push

Fasset, a stablecoin neobank serving 125 countries, has raised $51 million backed by Japan’s SBI Group and Investcorp. Fasset, a Los Angeles-based digital banking platform, uses stablecoin rails to move money across borders for small and medium-sized businesses, bypassing correspondent… дальше »

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Google defends crypto rails over bank accounts

Google and PayPal told Consensus Miami AI agents will run on crypto rails as bank accounts remain inaccessible. Senior figures from Google Cloud and PayPal told Consensus Miami on May 10 that the next wave of internet commerce will run… дальше »

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Stablecoins as a $9T ‘economic OS’ in a16z’s Arc bet

a16z’s Arc thesis recasts stablecoins as a $9T “economic OS” for global finance, powering accounts, payments, FX and credit instead of just serving as crypto payment rails. Andreessen Horowitz’s crypto arm has published a new thesis on its investment in… дальше »

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Uquid Business Powers Enterprise Commerce with Stablecoins

Uquid brings stablecoin rails to enterprise commerce to offer B2B payments, bulk event ticketing, global eSIM access, and AI-ready payment automation. дальше »

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Agentic commerce will run on crypto rails, PayPal and Google reps tell Consensus Miami

Senior figures from PayPal and Google Cloud said open payment protocols, machine-readable merchant catalogs and multi-party crypto custody are needed to scale agentic commerce. дальше »

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MarsCat and Conflux Network Partner to Pioneer Privacy-First Web3 Infrastructure

MarsCat and Conflux Network team up to deliver privacy-first Web3 infrastructure, pairing serverless architecture with scalable blockchain payment rails. дальше »

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Tether froze over $500M USDT in 30 days as blacklist total hit $1.26B in 2025

Tether froze over $514 million USDT across 370 addresses in the past 30 days as its 2025 blacklist swelled to $1.26 billion, underscoring how centralized stablecoins now function as embedded enforcement rails for global regulators and law enforcement. Tether has… дальше »

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Robinhood defends Wall Street’s slow crypto pivot

Robinhood said at Consensus Miami 2026 that Wall Street is now actively building on crypto rails, though institutional adoption is moving slower and more fragmented than the industry expected. Executives from Robinhood-owned Bitstamp, Ondo Finance, and Babylon Labs told Consensus… дальше »

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Anchorage Unveils Agentic Banking, Targeting $1T AI-Driven Crypto Finance Boom

Key Takeaways: “Agentic Banking” launched by Anchorage provides regulated access to capital on both cryptocurrencies and fiat rails. The model introduces new layers for autonomous financial activity (identity, policy control The post Anchorage Unveils Agentic Banking, Targeting $1T AI-Driven Crypto Finance Boom appeared first on CryptoNinjas. дальше »

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Anchorage Digital launches AI banking for autonomous payments

Crypto bank Anchorage Digital has introduced an agentic banking service that allows AI systems to access and move funds across traditional and crypto payment rails without human intervention. According to Anchorage Digital co-founder and CEO Nathan McCauley, the new infrastructure… дальше »

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GoMining unveils GoBTC payments protocol with 0.2% merchant fee

GoMining’s GoBTC protocol promises instant authorization and on-chain Bitcoin settlement with a 0.2% merchant fee, positioning miner-run rails as a low-cost challenger to Visa and Mastercard. According to Forbes, GoMining will formally debut its GoBTC payment protocol at this year’s Consensus… дальше »

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The Crypto Update Wall Street Missed While Pepeto Quietly Passed $9.7M and ETH and XRP Hold Ground

Visa’s stablecoin settlement just hit a $7 billion annualized run rate after expanding to nine blockchains. That is the kind of crypto update that proves big money is not leaving, it is building new rails. дальше »

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Visa Integrates Polygon Rails to Accelerate Global Stablecoin Program

Visa adds Polygon to its stablecoin settlement program, enabling near-instant USDC transactions and accelerating institutional blockchain adoption globally. дальше »

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DoorDash Is Now Paying Drivers and Merchants Using Stablecoin Rails in Over 40 Countries

DoorDash has begun building stablecoin payment infrastructure on Tempo, the Layer-1 blockchain incubated by Stripe and Paradigm, to pay delivery workers and merchants across more than 40 countries at near-instant settlement speeds and fixed US dollar fees, in one of… дальше »

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Tether freezes $344M in USDT tied to sanctions evasion, pig-butchering scams

Tether froze over $344M in USDT tied to sanctions evasion and pig-butchering scams, underscoring stablecoins’ role as both crime rails and regulatory choke points. Tether has frozen more than $344 million in USDT in collaboration with the U.S. Treasury’s Office… дальше »

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Here’s How High Stellar (XLM) Could Go If MoneyGram Unlocks Global Stablecoin Rails

Stellar (XLM) is up 1. 02% to $0. 1789 in the last 24 hours. That puts it slightly ahead of a flat altcoin market, but Bitcoin still did better with a 3. 46% gain today. What drove the move is a breakout. дальше »

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Stablecoins Push Into Mainstream Payments as DoorDash Joins Tempo Network

Stablecoins are edging into mainstream consumer payments, and DoorDash’s plan to pay Dashers through the Tempo blockchain is the latest sign that stablecoin payments are moving from crypto circles to production payment rails. дальше »

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Bipartisan PACE Act Targets Cheaper Payments for Fintechs and Crypto Firms

The bipartisan PACE Act would let fintechs and crypto firms access Federal Reserve payment rails under OCC oversight. The post Bipartisan PACE Act Targets Cheaper Payments for Fintechs and Crypto Firms appeared first on BeInCrypto. дальше »

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DoorDash tests stablecoin payroll as Tempo lands blue-chip clients

DoorDash is working with Stripe- and Paradigm-backed Tempo to explore paying delivery workers in stablecoins, as Visa, banks and fintechs plug into Tempo’s rails. DoorDash is teaming up with blockchain project Tempo to explore paying its delivery couriers in stablecoins,… дальше »

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Kelp DAO exploit fallout deepens as attacker routes $175M in ETH via privacy rails

The entity behind the roughly $290 million Kelp DAO breach has started moving large volumes of Ether into fresh wallet addresses, in what appears to be the early stages of obfuscating the stolen funds after the exploit. Data from Arkham… дальше »

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The AI Agent Economy Has an Identity Bottleneck: Blockchain Rails Could Solve It

Artificial intelligence agents are becoming economic actors at a pace that outstrips the infrastructure around them, according to a16z crypto. In a recent post, the firm argued that the real bottleneck in the agent economy is no longer intelligence, but identity. дальше »

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Elon Musk Approves New SpaceX Mascot Asteroid Shiba, XRP Emerges as Bridge in Tottori Bank-SBI Remit Deal, TRON Founder Contacts KelpDAO Hacker Amid $6 Billion Ethereum Outflow — Morning Crypto Report

Elon Musk confirms Asteroid Shiba as the SpaceX mascot, triggering a meme coin surge, while XRP enters Japan remittance rails via SBI Remit and Tottori Bank. Plus, Justin Sun reaches out to the KelpDAO hacker as Aave faces a $5.4 billion liquidity drain. дальше »

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RWA Foundation Sees Trillions in Assets Moving Onchain as Tokenization Grows

Tokenization is reshaping global finance, with stocks, real estate, bonds and private credit moving onto faster onchain rails as the RWA market keeps growing. дальше »

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Tether launches self-custody “tether.wallet” for USDT, gold and Bitcoin

Tether’s new self-custody tether.wallet puts USDT rails directly in users’ hands, blending stablecoin plumbing with a consumer payments app. Tether has launched tether.wallet, a self-custody digital wallet that connects users directly to the company’s global payments and settlement infrastructure, extending… дальше »

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Coinspaid, The Residency team up to give founders bank-grade crypto rails

Coinspaid has partnered with The Residency to give early-stage founders preferential access to its stablecoin and crypto payment infrastructure, usually reserved for larger fintechs. Coinspaid, one of Europe’s largest blockchain payment infrastructure providers, has entered a strategic partnership with The… дальше »

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Canton vs Ethereum: TradFi LARP or Institutional Blockchain Pivot?

Canton Network’s rise as a permissioned, institution-first blockchain is forcing crypto to decide whether the future of tokenized finance belongs to open rails like Ethereum or fenced-off, privacy-gated stacks for banks and asset managers. дальше »

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Best Meme Coin to Buy Now: Pepeto Set Up for 1000x Moonshot After as Sony Backs Stablecoins

Sony Bank just signed a deal to plug yen stablecoin purchases directly into its deposit system, and Hong Kong partnered with Shanghai to build blockchain cargo finance rails targeting $1. 5 trillion in annual trade. дальше »

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Google, Microsoft, backs x402 Foundation to standardize AI-driven crypto payments

Big Tech firms have come together to back a new industry body focused on standardizing how AI agents handle payments across crypto and traditional rails. The Linux Foundation on Thursday announced the launch of the x402 Foundation, a governance initiative… дальше »

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Metya Taps Infini to Develop AI-Driven Web3 Financial Rails

This latest partnership between Metya and Infini is aimed to combine crypto and fiat payment infrastructures by using independent AI agents. дальше »

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SoFi rolls out ‘Big Business Banking’ to fuse fiat and crypto rails

SoFi’s new Big Business Banking platform lets institutions manage fiat, SoFiUSD, and crypto in one Solana-powered, chartered bank stack, targeting wholesale stablecoin settlement flows. SoFi has launched an enterprise banking platform dubbed “Big Business Banking,” allowing institutions to manage fiat… дальше »

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Europe's first blockchain IPO is here: France’s new exchange is taking aerospace firm public onchain

The move positions Lise and ST Group as an early test case for going public directly on blockchain rails within EU rules. дальше »

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Dollar Payments Are Leaving Legacy Rails for Polygon

A few months ago, I was sitting with a payments executive who had spent the better part of a year evaluating blockchain. It was the usual story at first. Internal debates, risk assessments, small pilots that were treated more like science experiments than real infrastructure. дальше »

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Hyperliquid traders in Tokyo gain 200ms edge over global rivals

Hyperliquid may be built on decentralised rails, but research from Glassnode shows physical geography still shapes who trades fastest. The study finds users closest to the protocol’s validator infrastructure in Tokyo enjoy a clear execution edge, with order traffic reaching validators in as little as 2 to 3 milliseconds. дальше »

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Pharos Integrates Circle’s CCTP for Cross-Chain Tokenized Asset Transfers

Pharos integrates Circle's CCTP to enable secure cross-chain transfers of tokenized assets, building the interoperability rails for institutional RealFi. дальше »

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