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Stripe and Circle Accelerate Stablecoin Rails for AI Agents as Adoption Stays Tepid

Early volumes remain tiny versus overall stablecoin settlement, highlighting security, regulation, and merchant hurdles.

Circle Uses USDC to Settle $68 Million in Intercompany Transfers in Under 30 Minutes

B3 to Launch Tokenization Platform and Brazilian Real–Pegged Stablecoin in 2026

Flutterwave Picks Polygon as Default Blockchain for Stablecoin Cross‑Border Payments

Sony Bank Applies for U.S. National Charter to Issue Dollar‑Pegged Stablecoin

Visa Pilots USDC and EURC Prefunding on Visa Direct for Cross-Border Payouts

Polkadot Weighs DOT-Backed pUSD Stablecoin as Vote Lags Supermajority

Flare Launches First XRP-Backed Stablecoin, Built With Enosys Liquity V2

Finastra Adds USDC to Bank Payments as Mastercard Launches Stablecoin Settlement in EEMEA

Figure Technology Publicly Files for Nasdaq IPO After Swing to Profit