Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire has published a new paper arguing that artificial intelligence and blockchain are converging into what he calls the "agentic economy." According to Allaire, AI agents will eventually transact, exchange value, coordinate work, and execute...
Japan's SBI Group is preparing to launch a lending service that will allow users to earn returns on their JPYSC holdings, making it the country's first yield product built around a yen-denominated stablecoin. The service is expected to...
Japanese convenience store chain Lawson will begin testing a yen-pegged stablecoin, as a payment option, at its Takanawa Gateway City store in Tokyo in early August. The pilot, conducted with digital asset wallet provider Hashport, will let shoppers...
The Roundhill Meme Stock ETF has climbed about 35% this year, helped by gains in AST SpaceMobile, Terawulf, and Lumentum Holdings, as renewed enthusiasm around artificial intelligence lifted speculative corners of the stock market. The fund also rose...
Twenty-seven companies, including OKX, MetaMask, and Matter Labs, have launched the Internet Court, a dispute resolution protocol designed for transactions carried out by AI agents. Developed by the GenLayer Foundation, the system is intended to handle disagreements that...
Global equity funds attracted $49.23 billion in net inflows during the week ending July 8, their strongest weekly performance in three weeks, as investor confidence improved on continued demand for artificial intelligence technologies and easing expectations of further...
Stripe has filed trademark applications in South Korea for OpenStandard and OpenUSD, adding another step to its stablecoin plans as competition for digital payments gains pace. According to the Korean Intellectual Property Office's Intellectual Property Information Search Service,...
Coinbase has expanded its wealth management offering in Europe, giving family offices, ultra-high-net-worth individuals, and professional advisors access to institutional crypto services through its Luxembourg-based entity. The company said Coinbase Luxembourg, which operates under the European Union’s Markets...
Kaia has signed a memorandum of understanding with Pinetree, the Singapore subsidiary of Hanwha Investment & Securities, and real-world asset tokenization firm Galactica to bring ship financing onto the blockchain. The partnership will begin with ship financing projects...
Metaplanet Inc. has launched a joint study with Metaplanet Securities, JPYC, and Progmat to examine how Bitcoin, stablecoins, and security tokens can be used to build digital credit products in Japan. The companies said the initiative will cover...
