Binance Launches Agent OS to Let AI Systems Trade Crypto Under User Controls
The exchange opened its trading, payment and wallet infrastructure to AI agents on August 20, joining a series of similar moves by major platforms this year
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X Explores Stablecoins Including USDC for Creator Reward Payments
Elon Musk’s platform is in talks to use digital dollars for royalties under its new Original Content Rewards Program, according to people familiar with the matter
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HSBC and Standard Chartered Complete First Live Tokenized Deposit Deal on Swift Ledger
The banks executed a cross-border payment using tokenized deposits on Swift’s new blockchain system, advancing 24/7 interbank settlement while keeping traditional controls intact
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Coinbase Base Targets AI Agent Startups With $100K Accelerator as x402 Payments Surge
Base selects 10 teams for its latest batch focused on AI agents and payments, while its x402 protocol processes 14 million agent transfers in 30 days, nearly all in USDC
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Ripple Prime Raises $275 Million in Upsized Senior Notes Offering for U.S. Growth
The non-bank prime brokerage arm of Ripple closed a private placement of senior unsecured notes rated BBB by KBRA, drawing strong institutional demand to fund expansion of clearing, brokerage and financing services
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BitBox Issues Urgent Firmware Update for Two Severe Wallet Flaws
Swiss hardware wallet maker BitBox has released a security patch addressing critical vulnerabilities in its BitBox02 and BitBox02 Nova devices that could have enabled malicious firmware installation or locked Bitcoin to unintended addresses
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Jeonbuk Bank Deploys Ripple Payments for Faster Business Cross-Border Transfers
South Korean regional lender becomes first in its category to adopt the platform, enabling near real-time settlements for corporate clients as Ripple expands local partnerships
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OpenAI Signs 20-Year Lease for Major Ohio AI Data Center Backed by Nvidia
OpenAI will occupy capacity at the PORTS-Pike Technology Campus starting in 2028, with Nvidia providing guarantees and systems under a partnership with SB Energy
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Stripe Agrees to Acquire AI Routing Firm OpenRouter for Over $7 Billion
Payments company expands into AI infrastructure with deal for model gateway platform valued far above its recent funding round
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ECB Survey Shows Crypto Payments Near Absent Among Euro Area Merchants
Just 0.2% of online businesses accept crypto assets while mobile payments surge and cash holds firm at physical points of sale across the euro area
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