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This Week in Web3: FTX Engineer Singh Walks, Crypto Payments Surge
Cryptocurrency // October 30, 2024

For almost their entire history, despite designs to the contrary, the primary role of cryptocurrencies and digital assets has been confined largely to trading and speculation. But recent advancements in blockchain infrastructure are positioning digital assets as more functional tools for real-world financial transactions. And...

Circle Teams With Thunes on Stablecoin Liquidity Management
Cryptocurrency // October 29, 2024

Money movement platform Thunes has launched a partnership with stablecoin issuer Circle. The collaboration is designed to “accelerate innovation in stablecoin liquidity management,” letting members of Thunes’ Direct Global Network to fund and execute cross-border transactions using USDC, the companies said in a Tuesday (Oct. 29) news release. This...

Panel: Visa and Fireblocks Make Business Case for Blockchain-Based Payments
Blockchain // October 24, 2024

In today’s business landscape, every advantage counts. And while using cryptocurrency at the point of sale is getting a lot of attention lately, and is an interesting use case, experts are coming to see that the real product market fit and value to both payments...

Stripe’s Billion-Dollar Bet on Stablecoins Tops This Week in Web3
Blockchain // October 23, 2024

Crypto observers nowadays must feel as though they’re suffering from déjà vu. While the cryptocurrency-based prediction and betting platform Polymarket is in the news for the recent multimillion-dollar bets being placed on the upcoming U.S. presidential election, despite a ban on U.S. users, the biggest...

Interviews & Exclusives
Panel: Visa and Fireblocks Make Business Case for Blockchain-Based Payments

October 24, 2024
In today’s business landscape, every advantage counts. And while using cryptocurrency at the point of sale is getting a lot of attention lately, and is an interesting use case, experts are coming to see that the real product market fit and value to both payments companies and merchants is in stablecoins as a means of […]

Cross-Border Payments Need a Time Machine. Can Blockchain Be the Ticket?

September 23, 2024
You can’t have a global economy without cross-border payments. And as the world gets more connected, the onus is increasingly falling on cross-border payments, which have traditionally been friction-filled and...

Skyfire CEO Says AI Agents Need New AI Payments Rails

August 22, 2024
A new startup is addressing a significant challenge in artificial intelligence: enabling AI agents to independently manage financial transactions. San Francisco-based Skyfire has announced $8.5 million in seed funding from investors...

The EU Inches Closer to the Digital Euro — Will Stablecoins and Crypto Take a...

February 21, 2024
In Europe, a central bank digital currency (CBDC) has inched closer to reality, by virtue of a vote. As a result, the United States may have to play a bit...

Quick Reads
Circle Teams With Thunes on Stablecoin Liquidity Management

October 29, 2024
Money movement platform Thunes has launched a partnership with stablecoin issuer Circle. The collaboration is designed to “accelerate innovation in stablecoin liquidity management,” letting members of Thunes’ Direct Global Network to fund and execute cross-border transactions using USDC, the companies said in a Tuesday (Oct. 29) news release. This will allow for faster transfers in seconds, seven days a […]

Stripe Confirms Bridge Acquisition to Build Stablecoin Infrastructure

October 21, 2024
Stripe plans to acquire stablecoin payments platform Bridge. Stripe CEO Patrick Collison and Bridge CEO Zach Abrams announced the plan in separate Monday (Oct. 21) posts on social platform X....

Stripe Aims for Largest Acquisition Yet with $1 Billion Deal for Bridge

October 18, 2024
Stripe, the FinTech giant, is reportedly in talks to acquire crypto startup Bridge for $1 billion, according to sources familiar with the discussions. This potential acquisition would be the largest...

BVNK and Circle Team to Promote Stablecoin Business Payments

October 17, 2024
Payments infrastructure provider BVNK has launched a partnership with USDC-issuer Circle. The collaboration is designed to accelerate the utility of the USDC stablecoin for BVNK customers, according to a Thursday (Oct. 17) news...