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Creators and livestream crews in over 200 countries can now be paid through WasabiCard, which links stablecoins to local bank transfers.
The tie-up gives both firms access to more than 20,000 merchant sites as they test new payments and rewards products across Asia.
South Korean businesses could see faster overseas payments as Jeonbuk Bank adopts Ripple Payments, cutting delays and fees on remittances.
In emerging markets, users are increasingly treating crypto wallets as everyday money tools, with stablecoins helping fill costly gaps in payments.
Retail traders can now bet on AI chip rental costs, as Bitget opens around-the-clock perpetuals tied to Nvidia GPU indices.
AI agents gain a dedicated payment rail as the partnership aims to remove reliance on human card details for software-led purchases.
The beta tool lets Claude users trade prediction markets and pay other agents without leaving their coding session, though security risks remain.
The valuation lifts Fasset into the ranks of privately held fintechs worth more than USD $1 billion as it expands cross-border settlement.
Card networks and fintech groups are trying to set rules for AI-driven purchases before a projected USD $3 trillion market fragments.
Fans at 808 Festival's Bangkok return will get on-chain tickets, digital receipts and loyalty perks as RaveDAO deepens its live events push.
Businesses using Thunes can now prefund euro transfers around the clock with EURC, easing treasury management when banks are closed.
Gate users can now trade US equities, ETFs and tokenised shares as the crypto exchange moves deeper into mainstream investing.
Liquidity constraints for stablecoin card programmes may ease as Visa links settlement data with onchain lending to improve credit access.
Blockchain apps risk losing new users unless developers simplify approvals and signing while keeping private keys and transactions secure.
Institutional traders on Canton can now settle tokenised asset trades in a dollar-backed stablecoin as World Liberty Financial moves USD1 into its network.
Paid transaction activity at IMPT jumped 273% in the first half as its live international platform broadened market coverage and inventory.
Eligible Australians can now borrow against cryptocurrency without selling it, as the product sits under the country's consumer credit rules.
The hire signals Tokenovate's push to make its post-trade automation platform easier for institutions to deploy at scale.
Merchants can now take automated purchases and USDT, as Coinbase widens its business payments tools to more than 5,000 companies.
Fintechs and crypto firms could cut card-launch complexity as the deal bundles processing, issuing and settlement into one route.
