Nigeria's central bank opens a sandbox track for crypto firmsApplications run from Wednesday to August 31 through the CBN's portal. The virtual asset track covers stablecoins, payments, settlement, custody and wallets under supervised live testing.The CBN (@cenbank) says a sandbox place is not a license to operate outside agreed parameters. It follows a July executive order putting the central bank in charge of coordinating crypto rules. ...

Two years ago, roughly 60-70% of stablecoin transaction value already touched a smart contract, before agentic use even entered the picture.@gordonliao on what changes when payments move from machine-executed to machine-initiated. https://t.co/SCckH6iVTh ...

Business Upgrades & Features - Coinbase Business released a major upgrade to its payments suite, providing companies with enhanced control over payment collections [1] - The updated platform reduces manual work and introduces support for accepting AI agents and USDT [1]

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Financial Performance - eToro experienced a nearly 30% decline in revenue from crypto assets in Q2 [1] - Funded accounts grew by 18% year-over-year, with top-line and bottom-line both increasing by 9% in Q2 [9] Strategic Expansion & M&A - eToro announced an agreement to acquire competitor Trade Zero to push and expand its presence in the US market [1][5] - The acquisition integrates global products, enabling the launch of long-short leverage trading, futures trading, and prediction markets in the US [6] - eToro acquired Zeno, a non-custodial wallet allowing customers to live onchain, perform swaps, and access prediction markets directly [4] Market Trends & User Behavior - eToro targets a core audience aged 25 to 45 (Gen Y) while increasingly focusing on Gen Z users through digital-native offerings [4] - The platform features nearly 6,000 popular global investors whose performance can be viewed and automatically copied by users [8] - Crypto traders shifted significantly into commodities (such as gold, silver, and oil) and equities during recent quarters [8][9] - eToro integrated an official Grok connector, enabling customers to utilize AI agents for 24/7 portfolio analysis and automated trading strategies [10]

MoneyGram extends its crypto cash network to Solana@MoneyGram Ramps went live on @solana today, opening the cash network to wallets and developers on the chain. The API covers deposits in over 25 countries and withdrawals in over 170.Rift (@riftapp) is the first Solana wallet to integrate it. Ramps first launched on Stellar in May 2025. ...

RT WalletConnect (@WalletConnect)MILESTONE: a whopping $155.9 billion in @USDC by @circle moved through the WalletConnect Network in the first 6 months of 2026 alone.This clearly demonstrates that USDC has become the connective tissue of the onchain economy, and WalletConnect its movement vehicle. https://t.co/TRPBX4CwQA ...

by routing USDC through Solana, MoneyGram gives SOL mild upside. integrators can cover network fees, so users need no SOL. if users keep and reuse USDC on Solana, SOL demand rises. the MoneyGram Stellar service reached 170+ countries yet moved ~$30m in its first three years. ...

.@Bitwise’s Ryan Rasmussen (@RasterlyRock) says the market is underpricing @circle’s potential as stablecoins grow into a multi-trillion-dollar market.He sees Circle evolving beyond a stablecoin issuer into a global payments giant alongside the likes of Visa and Mastercard. https://t.co/qPaB9zE3JM ...

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