The future of regulated digital assets payments in the UK has arrived! 🇬🇧Ripple has officially secured approval of both an EMI license and Cryptoasset Registration from the UK's FCA.Who better to explain what it means than our UK and Europe Managing Director @CraddockCJ.https://t.co/QWz8rTa0i0 ...

AI agents are about to become economic actors.Not copilots.Not chatbots.Actors that plan, decide, negotiate, and pay.The problem? Payments were never designed for machines. https://t.co/vl6KAEsHGw ...

Payment Innovation - Visa is integrating USDC settlement for US banks on Solana, enabling faster and programmable payments [1] - The integration positions Solana as a central component in upgrading global finance infrastructure [1]

⚡️UPDATE: Velo teams up with WLFI to bring USD1 into its ecosystem for payments, FX, and digital assets. https://t.co/3mYN3WMDBx ...

Project Overview - Starmax focuses on the payments and loyalty sectors [1] - The project received recognition from PiCoreTeam [1] - Starmax took second place in Pi Network's recent hackathon [1] Potential Impact - Starmax could be at the heart of $PI's future [1]

RT Ryan Watkins (@RyanWatkins_)Solana is quietly establishing itself as the leading public blockchain for payments.Expect more competition here from Tempo, Arc and more in coming quarters, but still believe most enterprises will prefer Solana’s neutrality.Credible neutrality is grossly under-appreciated. ...

Stablecoin Adoption - Visa is enabling U S banks to settle payments in Circle's USDC on Solana, indicating a step towards mainstream stablecoin adoption [1] - Cross River Bank and a16z-backed Lead Bank are among the initial participants [1] - Visa plans to expand access to this settlement capability in 2026 [1] Payment Industry Implications - The move has implications for payments, banks, and Solana's institutional push [1]

PayPal Moves to Set Up Utah-Chartered Bank to Bolster Payments and Lending► https://t.co/V7Gp6xw2wg https://t.co/V7Gp6xw2wg ...

Crypto Fundraising Overview - Top 10 crypto projects raised a total of $215.5 million last week [1] - LI.FI leads with $29 million raised for cross-chain API [1] - Real Finance also raised $29 million for L1 and RWA [1] Project Categories - Cross-Chain API: LI.FI raised $29 million [1] - L1 & RWA: Real Finance raised $29 million [1] - NFT & P2E: KOI raised $25 million [1] - Staking: TenX Protocols raised $22 million [1] - Payments: MetaComp raised $22 million [1] - Data Service & AI: Surf raised $15 million [1] - AI & L1: Helios raised $15 million [1] - RWA & Perpetuals: Cascade raised $15 million [1] - Non-USD Stablecoin: Crown raised $13.5 million [1] - Yield Aggregator: YO raised $10 million [1]

Bitcoin Adoption - Bitcoin accepting businesses are mapped globally [1] - The map highlights geographic adoption patterns [1] - The map shows the spread of merchant acceptance worldwide [1]