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Stripe’s Machine Payments Protocol (MPP), introduced by the payments company earlier this month, could revive micropayments by enabling AI agents to execute transactions automatically, according to analysis from Forrester. That’s the key takeaway from a newly published analysis by Forrester senior analyst Meng Liu, who argues that MPP may succeed where decades of earlier efforts

Glider and Ondo Finance have introduced a platform to let retail investors build and automate custom portfolios of tokenized US stocks, offering direct exposure to equities without a brokerage account. According to the announcement, the platform allows users to create personalized baskets of onchain stocks that track real-world assets, removing the need for wallets, gas

The SEC’s crypto classification proposal is under White House review, marking a key step in defining how digital assets are treated under US securities law. The US Securities and Exchange Commission has sent interpretative guidance outlining how certain crypto assets may not be treated as securities to the White House’s Office of Management and Budget

Prediction platform Polymarket has updated its market integrity rules amid growing scrutiny over manipulation and insider trading risks. In a Monday announcement, the company outlined updated rules governing both its global decentralized finance platform and its US exchange, which operates under oversight by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The changes come amid growing scrutiny

Bitcoin (BTC) spot volumes on Binance have dropped to their lowest level since September 2023, indicating that the current intraday price rise may not be backed by strong demand. The rally above $71,700 on Monday appears to be driven mainly by news headlines and liquidations in the Bitcoin futures markets. Binance volumes and exchange flows

MoonPay has released an open-source wallet standard designed to let AI agents hold funds and execute transactions across blockchains, addressing a key gap in how autonomous software interacts with crypto systems. According to Monday’s announcement, the standard introduces a shared way for AI agents to access and use wallets across tools and blockchains, replacing fragmented

Bitcoin’s (BTC) failure to close the week above the 200-week exponential moving average (EMA) on Sunday put it at risk of another downward leg over the coming weeks or months. Key takeaways: Bitcoin price signals “structural weakness” with failure to close week above a key trend line. Analysts say the next breakdown clears path for

Deloitte Canada and Stablecorp are collaborating to develop stablecoin infrastructure for Canadian financial institutions, as federal regulators move closer to establishing rules for fiat-backed digital assets. In a Monday statement, the professional services firm said it plans to integrate Stablecorp’s Canadian dollar-pegged stablecoin, QCAD, into payment and settlement workflows for institutional clients. Stablecorp, a Toronto-based

US Senators Adam Schiff and John Curtis are expected to introduce a bipartisan bill on Monday that would bar sports betting and “casino-style” contracts from prediction markets regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), according to a Monday Wall Street Journal report. “Too many young people in Utah are getting exposed to addictive sports

Bitmine has 3,142,643 staked ETH, representing $6.5 billion at $2,072 per ETH; MAVAN staking solution on track to launch Q1 2026 Bitmine now owns 3.86% of the ETH token supply, over 77% of the way to the ‘Alchemy of 5%’ in just 8 months Bitmine owns $95 million of ORBS, now one of the only