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Why is Asia the epicenter of the next digital asset supercycle?
At #ConsensusMiami, Joseph Chee, Executive Chairman of Solana Company, shared a strategic vision for the "Pacific Backbone" and the institutional road to 5 billion users. Key Takeaways: - Utility & Compliance: APAC institutions are prioritizing stable, end-to-end workflows over market speculation. - Institutional Scale: Partnerships with giants like Mirae ($800B AUM) are moving RWA tokenization from theory to massive scale across Korea, Indonesia, and Singapore. - The Talent Moat: With 10M+ annual STEM grads, the region is no longer just a consumer—it is building the next global financial layer.、 - The B2B2C Path: Navigating 21 different jurisdictions requires a regulated, partner-led strategy—the only viable way to achieve true mass adoption. Watch the interview to see how Solana Company is bridging infrastructure and institutional finance across the Pacific.
Cerebras IPO values AI chipmaker at $40B
Cerebras priced its IPO at a $40 billion valuation, nearly 5x what it was worth eight months ago. The AI capital boom is pulling investor attention and money away from crypto, with SpaceX and OpenAI listings still to come. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie hosts "CoinDesk Daily."
GameStop's $55B eBay bid could liquidate its bitcoin
GameStop submitted an unsolicited $55.5 billion offer to buy eBay, and CEO Ryan Cohen hasn't ruled out selling the company's $368 million bitcoin treasury to fund it. If the deal closes, eBay's 135 million active buyers would be inside a company that holds bitcoin. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie hosts "CoinDesk Daily."
Ripple looks to expand crypto and payment services in Brazil
The blockchain firm is adding custody, payments and brokerage tools for digital asset management and tokenization as it plans to apply for regulatory approval from the central bank.
AI developers may not be keen on crypto, but stablecoins are the secret to agentic finance, crypto insiders say
The brave new world of autonomous, micro-transacting AI agents is where programmable cryptocurrencies will shine, according to stablecoin experts.
Coinbase-backed AI payments protocol wants to fix micropayment but demand is just not there yet
Agentic commerce holds promise, but data shows that x402 is still in the trial phase
Stablecoin market hits $312 billion as banks, card networks embrace onchain dollars
As regulation advances and institutions adopt blockchain settlement, stablecoins are expanding beyond crypto trading into payments infrastructure.
KAST raises $80 million at $600 million valuation to expand stablecoin payments platform
Funding will support product expansion, licensing and compliance as the company scales a platform for cross-border stablecoin payments.
Barclays looks for tech provider for new blockchain settlement engine: Bloomberg
The U.K. bank would rival JPMorgan and others in using decentralized technology for banking services.
Your AI is getting a bank account: MoonPay just gave bots the power to spend money
MoonPay Agents is a non-custodial, permissionless financial infrastructure for AI agents that move money.
