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Ripple adds Stripe-owned wallets to XRP Ledger as AI payments pass 14 million
Ripple adds Stripe-owned wallets to XRP Ledger for software payments in XRP and RLUSD, with open questions about how much real economic activity this represents.
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Square to offer 3% Bitcoin rewards for credit card holders
Square Credit Card will offer 3% bitcoin cashback, another step in Block's bitcoin push.
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Digital cash offers ‘cash-like privacy,’ but bank data breaches threaten users: BIS
BIS says digital cash can reach cash-like privacy but is not production-ready because of bank data breach risks.
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Standard Chartered Will Hold Ripple's Stablecoin in Dubai—And Let Clients Trade With It Without Moving It
Standard Chartered's Dubai branch will custody Ripple's RLUSD and, via an LMAX link, let institutions use it as trading collateral without moving the coins.
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Citi Details Stablecoin Checkout With Coinbase and Fiat Payouts
Citi outlines a US-first stablecoin checkout with Coinbase that would pay institutional merchants in fiat without them holding crypto; token support and availability are unspecified.
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Fipto and Spiko Link Atablecoin Rails to UCITS T-Bill Funds
Fipto and Spiko connect stablecoin rails to UCITS-compliant tokenized T-bill funds, a concrete tokenized treasury integration in Europe.
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MAS Chief Says Stablecoins May Not Be Fit for Large Wholesale Settlement
A Monetary Authority of Singapore official argues stablecoins may not suit large wholesale settlement, a notable regulatory stance on institutional payments.
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Card Checkout Is Dead for Agents. The Replacement Rails Have Settled 191 Million Transactions.
Report claims agent-oriented payment rails have settled 191 million transactions, an adoption metric rather than a single agent use case.
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Visa survey says nearly half of APAC consumers open to using stablecoins by 2031
A Visa survey of 14,250 Asia-Pacific consumers finds stablecoin interest rising, but only 6% understand how they work.
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Coinbase and Gennius Plan ONED Stablecoin Access Through Latin American Banks
Coinbase and Gennius plan Argentina-first ONED stablecoin access through local banks, spendable via Visa.