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Finance

Crypto rails are becoming the default payment layer for AI agents, report says

A new report from Keyrock says stablecoins on blockchain rails are becoming the go-to payment layer for AI agents as traditional card rails struggle to handle micropayments.

Robots (Unsplash/Sumaid pal Singh Bakshi/Modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Stripe-backed Tempo taps $7.5 billion DeFi lender Morpho to expand beyond payments

The move brings onchain yield and lending to the payments-focused chain in a bid to offer full-stack onchain finance platform to companies building on it.

Paul Frambot, CEO Morpho Labs (Morpho)

Finance

Privacy emerges as crypto’s next 'killer app,' with Arc, Canton and Tempo topping $1 billion in funding

New fundraising rounds for three institution-focused blockchains show how regulation, privacy and corporate competition are reshaping crypto infrastructure, according to Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan.

Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan (Suzanne Cordiero/CoinDesk/Shutterstock)

Finance

Amazon’s new AI wallet: AWS, Coinbase, and Stripe build payment rails for bots

Amazon said AI agents for now will be allowed to buy APIs, web content and other online services, but that future versions would enable hotel bookings, travel reservations and payments to merchants.

Amazon (BoliviaInteligente/Unsplash)

Finance

Tech giant Meta starts paying some creators in stablecoin with Stripe's support

The tech giant is first offering the feature to select creators in Colombia and the Philippines.

Meta (Julio Lopez/Unsplash)

Finance

DoorDash is bringing stablecoin payments to masses with Stripe-backed blockchain

The delivery service is working with the Stripe-led blockchain firm Tempo to bring stablecoin payouts to its global marketplace, replacing fragmented regional rails.

DoorDash (Marques Thomas/Unsplash)

Finance

Stripe doubles down on blockchain and stablecoins, aiming to become 'AWS for money'

Demand is emerging fastest in the Global South and cross-border use cases, where cards fail and currencies are unstable, said Adrien Duchâteau, Stripe's crypto GTM lead.

Adrien Duchâteau, Head of Crypto GTM at Stripe (RWA Summit)

Finance

Visa and Zodia Custody join Stripe’s new blockchain for machine payments

The card network configured and managed the validator node entirely in-house, it said, following six months of joint work with Tempo’s engineering team.

Cuy Sheffield, the head of Visa's Crypto team (Visa)

Markets

Robinhood’s new venture fund just snapped up stakes in Stripe and ElevenLabs

The closed-end fund aims to give everyday investors exposure to private firms before they go public.

Robinhood logo on a screen

Finance

Payments giant Stripe reportedly mulling PayPal acquisition. Here is what it means for crypto

Bloomberg reported that Stripe — which has growing stablecoin and blockchain ambitions — is exploring a deal for the embattled fintech.

PayPal logo on iphone screen (Marques Thomas/Unsplash)