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Tezos Launches Experimental Post-Quantum Testnet
Quantumnet tests changes across accounts, consensus and data availability. It is not a production network.
Form3 Opens Payment Data to Read-Only AI Agents
Its first MCP adapter lets authorized agents investigate payment information without initiating changes.
10 People Shaping Fintech
Ten people whose work helps explain where payments, digital banking and financial infrastructure are going.
Ethereum Layer 2s: What Gets Cheaper?
Moving execution changes the cost of a transaction. It also adds details about bridges, withdrawals and trust.
Stablecoin Payments: Where the Fees Come From
A low network fee is only one part of moving money from a customer's wallet to a merchant's bank.
What You Approve When You Connect a Crypto Wallet
A connection, a signature and a spending permission can appear in similar popups but have different effects.
Why a Cross-Border Transfer Can Still Take Days
The international message can arrive quickly while the recipient's money waits in the last mile.
What Happens After You Tap Your Card?
The terminal's approval is one step in a longer journey from a payment request to settled funds.
MoonPay Launches PayBox for Payments Through AI
PayBox connects payment credentials to chat assistants, with approval modes chosen by the user.
A Crypto Wallet Stores Keys. Where Are the Coins?
Your balance belongs to a network's records. The wallet helps you prove which actions you may authorize.
Visa Plans an AI Financial Assistant for Bank Apps
Visa's in-app assistant is scheduled for a US bank pilot in August, with a wider rollout planned later.
Taproot Assets 0.8 Adds an SDK and Wallet Backups
Lightning Labs adds a Go library and backup options for applications using assets on Bitcoin and Lightning.
SoFi Brings SoFiUSD Into Its Banking App
SoFi members begin gaining access to a bank-issued stablecoin, with wider availability expected in June.
Blockstream Introduces the Jade Core Bitcoin Wallet
Jade Core focuses on guided setup and transaction checks within Blockstream's hardware-wallet range.
Circle Adds Managed Stablecoin Settlement to CPN
CPN Managed Payments lets institutions use stablecoin settlement while keeping their own workflow in fiat.
Stripe and Tempo Introduce Machine Payments Protocol
The open protocol lets agents and services coordinate payments within a software request.
MetaMask Card Expands Across the United States
The US rollout includes New York and introduces a paid Metal option linked to the MetaMask wallet.
Citrea Launches Mainnet With cBTC and ctUSD
Citrea's mainnet launch combines a Bitcoin bridge, a dollar stablecoin and an application ecosystem.