Tag: crypto

• Beyond the Sky – Colossus

  April 15, 2026

  Jeffrey Yan turned down $100 million, airdropped billions to strangers, and can’t travel without a bodyguard. The story of how he built Hyperliquid, a blockchain and crypto trading exchange, into… more ›

• Welcome to Cryptostan: Kyrgyzstan and the Emerging Crypto Corridor

  April 11, 2026

  Kyrgyzstan has become a de facto “crypto corridor” linking sanctioned Russian flows with trade in Central Asia and supply chains from China. https://thediplomat.com/2026/04/welcome-to-cryptostan-kyrgyzstan-and-the-emerging-crypto-corridor/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email more ›

• Exclusive | NYSE Partners With Securitize to Develop 24/7 Tokenized Securities Platform

  March 25, 2026

  Under the exchange’s plan, stocks would trade as digital tokens https://www.wsj.com/finance/stocks/nyse-partners-with-securitize-to-develop-24-7-tokenized-securities-platform-871a4c7e?st=txLJja&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink more ›

• Stripe-backed crypto startup Tempo releases AI payments protocol, launches blockchain | Fortune

  March 19, 2026

  Tempo, incubated by Stripe and the venture firm Paradigm, raised $500 million at a $5 billion valuation in 2025. https://fortune.com/2026/03/18/stripe-tempo-paradigm-mpp-ai-payments-protocol/ more ›

• Stablecoin Firms Bet Big on AI Agent Payments That Barely Exist

  March 9, 2026

  Circle Internet Group Inc. and Stripe Inc. are racing to build payments systems for a world that doesn’t exist yet — one where autonomous AI agents transact millions of times… more ›

• Coinbase rolls out AI tool to ‘give any agent a wallet’

  February 13, 2026

  AI bots will now be able to independently hold funds, send payments, trade tokens, earn yield, and transact onchain. https://www.theblock.co/post/389524/coinbase-rolls-out-ai-tool-to-give-any-agent-a-wallet more ›

• The coming crypto apocalypse – The Japan Times

  February 12, 2026

  The future of money and payments will feature gradual evolution, not the revolution that crypto-grifters promised. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/02/10/world/coming-crypto-apocalypse/#Echobox=1770697289 more ›

• Polymarket To Offer Attention Markets In Partnership With Kaito AI

  February 10, 2026

  The prediction market is partnering with an AI engine that tracks social media data to create markets about cultural relevance. https://www.forbes.com/sites/aliciapark/2026/02/10/polymarket-to-offer-attention-markets-in-partnership-with-kaito-ai/?ref=bankless.ghost.io more ›

• How two tiny banks are helping Donald Trump’s sons build a crypto empire

  January 17, 2026

  Dominari Holdings and Yorkville Advisors are benefiting from close connections with Eric and Donald Trump Jr https://www.ft.com/content/39a4a5c9-aa33-40b4-addb-076ee0242430?accessToken=zwAGQxMqUYx4kc85pKXJqjNAtNOt2wdu4CQkMA.MEQCIHGeDYXFIYG6a2vKcjzA9-Dwpalk08t1px8rVF9T72zVAiBRKQpjoSxld3xc087nXVv-jC0I6WdShiCKsOMwbKvD7g&sharetype=gift&token=29e57fe5-f715-4991-b68b-462abdf67fc9 more ›

• China to let banks pay interest on digital yuan to drive adoption

  December 30, 2025

  China’s central bank will allow commercial banks to pay interests on digital yuan holdings in a new framework taking effect on Jan. 1, 2026. https://www.theblock.co/post/383824/china-interest-digital-yuan more ›