According to Coinbase’s head of AI product, we’re currently in the “Napster/LimeWire era” of agentic payments.
- AI agents are emerging as a new class of customers, making autonomous payments for things like data, computing power and online tools.
- Stablecoins, particularly USDC, have taken an early lead in small, high-frequency machine-to-machine payments, while card networks remain better suited to larger purchases requiring credit, refunds and dispute protections.
- Coinbase, Cloudflare, MoonPay, Visa and Mastercard are developing systems that let agents spend within preset limits, but adoption remains nascent, and questions about security, funding and liability are unresolved.
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The Definitive Stablecoin Landscape Series: Asia Pacific
As stablecoins move into regulated finance, APAC is becoming a key proving ground. This report maps the region’s rules, use cases, and RLUSD’s role.
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As stablecoins move into regulated finance, APAC is becoming a key proving ground. This report maps the region’s rules, use cases, and RLUSD’s role.
Payments firm OpenPayd targets year-end Nasdaq listing to fund U.S. expansion and acquisitions
Crypto job postings triple to over 1,200 in September, but applications fall
BlackRock offers a glimpse of how tokenization may change your investment portfolio
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