Tag: #Blockchain Payments
Swift Completes First Live Blockchain Bank Payment With HSBC, StanChart
Swift completed its first live blockchain bank payment with HSBC and StanChart. The ledger linked separate tokenized deposit platforms without replacing them. Seventeen banks are…
New Swedish Krona Stablecoin Launches as Dollar Dominance Grows
SEKAU launches as the first MiCA-compliant Swedish krona stablecoin for institutions. AllUnity targets treasury, settlement, and payment use cases across five blockchains. Dollar stablecoins still…
Crypto Cards See 230% Monthly Volume Explosion Since 2025
Crypto card monthly volume surged 230% year-over-year to $7.8 billion. Visa captures about 90% of crypto card transactions through on-chain partnerships. Stablecoins drive adoption by…
Sui Reveals Ambitious Plan for Zero-Fee Stablecoin Transfers
Sui Network surpassed $1 trillion in stablecoin volume since August, marking a major blockchain payments milestone. Mysten Labs plans to roll out zero-fee stablecoin transfers…
Market NewsXLM Breakout Holds – Is a 300% Rally to $1.29 Next?
XLM holds higher lows after breakout, signaling continued bullish structure Bull flag pattern points to $0.681 target with $1.29 in extended range Visa uses Stellar…
KuCoin Launches KuCard on Mastercard’s Network in Australia
KuCoin launched Mastercard-powered “KuCard” crypto payments for Australian users on 24 April 2026. The product is delivered through a strategic partnership with Immersve, a Mastercard…
Singapore Gulf Bank Unlocks Fee-Free USDC Access for Institutions
Bank enables 1:1 USD to USDC conversion with instant settlement across regulated accounts Solana integration delivers 24/7 processing with zero fees during the launch period…
Ethereum Set To Power Machine Economy as AI Agents Adopt DeFi At Scale
AI agents earn revenue but cannot access bank accounts without human identity verification. x402 processed 140M+ transactions worth $43M in early agent-to-agent payments. Ethereum DeFi…
Ethereum’s ERC-8183 Could Unlock Secure Payments for AI Agents
ERC-8183 creates escrow-based “jobs” for AI agents with client, provider, and evaluator roles on Ethereum. Payments stay locked until work is verified, enabling conditional agent-to-agent…
