Deals
If GameStop buys eBay, Bitcoin payments could suddenly have a 135M-buyer marketplace test case
GameStop wants eBay’s 135 million buyers for a Bitcoin test but Wall Street thinks the deal can’t close
Oluwapelumi Adejumo 7 min read
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Visa is quietly building stablecoins into mainstream payment plumbing without you knowing
Visa’s stablecoin settlement pilot now spans nine blockchains and a $7 billion annualized run rate across payment infrastructure.
Stablecoins
Meta’s USDC pilot shows how stablecoins could capture billions in creator payouts
If 10% of creator payments move to stablecoins, real-world crypto usage changes fast.
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Stablecoins
Cathie Wood’s Bitcoin bull thesis concedes stablecoins won the real-world payment fight
Wood's latest comments pointed out that Bitcoin is no longer being driven by the old crypto-native script.
Analysis
The South Korean bank powering Upbit is testing Ripple integration for cross-border payments
South Korea’s Kbank is piloting Ripple-powered remittances, testing whether bank-linked crypto rails can evolve into real payment infrastructure.
People
Apple’s new CEO inherits a multimillion‑dollar crypto scam problem in the App Store
As Tim Cook passes the baton, a sophisticated syndicate of crypto thieves is testing the limits of Apple’s security.
Payments
Staggering $28 trillion flows through crypto’s ‘agent economy’ – but 76% of it is just bots shuffling stablecoins
A rising share of on-chain payments is machine-led, but DWF, BCG, and others show the so‑called agent economy still depends on centralized gateways.
Stablecoins
Tether uses $127M Drift rescue to challenge Circle’s grip on Solana payments
Tether just challenged Circle’s USDC grip on Solana by rescuing Drift Protocol and forcing a new USDT standard.
Stablecoins
Crypto now projected to move $719 trillion through global payments
Consumers may not see the shift yet, but the fight over how money moves is already underway.
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Circle’s USDC freeze powers face fresh scrutiny after blocked wallets and delayed theft response
TradFi
XRP’s longest slump in a decade collides with Ripple’s $13 trillion institutional push
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Oil, dollar strength, and inflation fears are exposing XRP’s biggest market contradiction
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