LATEST: @Polymarket seeks to raise fresh capital at a $20B valuation, months after closing a $15B round with the NYSE owner as its annualized revenue surpasses $1B, per Bloomberg. https://t.co/GFhfN1z2J4 ...

🔥 NEW: Western Union launches its Solana-based Stablecard, usable at 175 million Visa merchants. https://t.co/Zr7zn2crOf ...

The future is onchain 🟦Base Europe (@Base_EUR):The next generation of finance platforms will be global and onchain. https://t.co/VbAHZOYVP1 ...

Stablecoin growth over the past 30 days has been concentrated rather than broad.Tron added $2.2B in stablecoin market cap, more than the next nine chains combined.Solana ranked second with +$496.7M, followed by Robinhood Chain at +$226.7M. https://t.co/shheFGrube ...

Mastercard Closes $1.8B BVNK Deal To Expand StablecoinsMastercard has completed its $1.8 billion acquisition of stablecoin infrastructure firm BVNK.The deal combines Mastercard's global payments network with BVNK's onchain technology. The companies aim to expand stablecoin payments, settlements, treasury, and cross border transfers.BVNK said customers will continue using the same products and integrations.The acquisition was first announced in March. ...

LATEST: 🇺🇸 Former US Defense Secretary Mark Esper called the CLARITY Act a "national security imperative," arguing American leadership in financial technology is at stake. https://t.co/91AqLyP3qq ...

CNBC’s Kate Rooney sat down with Plaid CEO Zachary Perret and Sierra Co-Founder Clay Bavor to talk about the companies' new partnership to let AI agents pay for things on customers' behalf. Plus making sure it all happens safely behind the scenes as cybersecurity threats rise. ...

AI agents are moving from executing narrow tasks to holding discretion over balance sheets.@gordonliao discusses why the rails those agents transact on will define the next five to ten years of finance. https://t.co/CQuOZgmDzi ...