Visa taps former Tether CEO’s WeFi to connect crypto to its payment network
The collaboration adds to a rapidly growing list of initiatives between existing payment networks and digital asset firms....
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Block (XYZ) Touts Bitcoin as ‘Everyday Money’ With 800,000 Merchants Now Accepting It
Block announced 800,000 Square merchants now accept Bitcoin payments, with new tap-to-pay features and zero processing fees through 2026. The company holds $2.2 billion in Bitcoin reserves and launched an upgraded Bitkey hardware wallet with touchscreen verification. Block aims to position Bitcoin as everyday spending money, not just a store of value, targeting Indian crypto adoption trends toward merchant payments.
The age of Agentic Commerce has arrived. Consensus 2026 is where you can experience it IRL
AI agents are now conducting autonomous transactions, creating demand for new blockchain payment infrastructure beyond traditional rails. Consensus 2026 in Miami (May 5-7) will convene industry leaders to debate emerging protocols like x402 and MPP that enable machine-to-machine payments. The shift from assisted checkout to true agentic commerce requires programmable settlement mechanisms designed for agents, not humans, marking a fundamental shift in fintech architecture.
RWA yield platform Nuva, co-incubated by Animoca, raises $5.2 million in seed funding
Nuva is a marketplace for tokenized real-world assets that aims to help users earn yield by connecting issuers and users directly....