Mastercard is advancing its strategy to integrate blockchain technology into the global payments ecosystem by expanding its stablecoin settlement capabilities. According to the company's latest announcement, it will support several regulated stablecoins, including USDC from Circle, RLUSD from Ripple, SoFiUSD from SoFi, and tokens issued by Paxos. The new solution will operate across major blockchain networks, including Ethereum, Solana, XRP Ledger, Base, and Tempo.This development enables financ
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Coinbase's x402 payment protocol has surpassed 100 million transactions on the Base network just nine months after its launch, according to data from Chainalysis. The milestone highlights the rapid growth of automated payment systems that enable AI agents to interact with digital services directly on blockchain networks.Unlike traditional cryptocurrency transactions initiated by humans, x402 is designed to allow AI agents to make autonomous stablecoin payments in exchange for data, API access, c
