Payments

New BSV standard lets humans control AI agents’ spending
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20 October, 2026

New BSV standard lets humans control AI agents’ spending

BSV’s BRC-181 enables AI agents to control wallet spending by using signed rules, payment limits, and kill switches to contain...
Visa study offers clues on what’s holding back stablecoin payments
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14 October, 2026

Visa study offers clues on what’s holding back stablecoin payments

Visa’s study finds 46% of Asia-Pacific consumers may use stablecoins within five years, but low understanding and fraud concerns could...
ASEAN’s borderless digital economy faces trust problem
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29 September, 2026

ASEAN’s borderless digital economy faces trust problem

ASEAN prepares to finalize its digital trade pact as advocates question its safeguards, while businesses remain uncertain about what the...
Could AI agents kill Circle’s new layer-1 blockchain Arc?
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22 September, 2026

Could AI agents kill Circle’s new layer-1 blockchain Arc?

Circle’s USDC leads AI-agent payments as Apple, Google and Tether expand into stablecoins, tokenized finance and blockchain infrastructure.
Europe weighs DeFi rates, digital euro, and cyber risks
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18 September, 2026

Europe weighs DeFi rates, digital euro, and cyber risks

Europe's digital asset sector sees new developments as the ECB examines DeFi lending rates, advances the digital euro, and expands...
India, Singapore take pilot tokenized finance projects live
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17 September, 2026

India, Singapore take pilot tokenized finance projects live

Asia's financial sector is putting tokenization to work, with India testing digital bonds and Singapore banks using tokenized deposits in...