Today, we are thrilled to release Money Moves East: The Stablecoin Corridors in Asia in 2026, a comprehensive guide to the regulators, operators, and corridors turning APAC into the world's most licensed stablecoin economy.
Enterprise payroll platforms are built for hundreds of workers. What a six-person team actually needs to settle wages in USDC without creating a compliance problem.
Senate cloture on the CLARITY Act failed 49-50 on Sept 15, 2026 (need 60). Circle (CRCL) fell ~9.4%; GENIUS payment-stablecoin law stays separate.
Create a Circle Agent Wallet for USDC: install Circle CLI, email OTP login, wallet create, fund, and set mainnet spend caps plus allowlists (Agent Stack, May 2026).
Learn how stablecoin payments for AI agents should work: USDC-only scopes, daily caps, and approved destinations enforced onchain with Namera.
Velocity raises a $10M Series A extension from Visa Ventures, Circle Ventures, Ripple, Haun Ventures and others, bringing total Series A funding to $48M.
Jesse Hemson-Struthers co-founded BVNK in 2021; Mastercard closed its up-to-$1.8B acquisition on 3 Aug 2026, adding ~$30B annualized stablecoin payment volume across ~130 markets (secondary press).
Learn what launches when Circle opens Arc mainnet on September 16, from its 11 institutional validators and USDC gas token to what Circle has not confirmed.
Two platforms advertising 6% can pay very different returns. Seven variables that make published stablecoin APYs non-comparable, and how to normalise them.
Compare stablecoin regulation in Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, and Bolivia in 2026, from licensing rules to taxes and deadlines.
Enable PayPal PYUSD Settlement: auto-convert balance to PYUSD, earn 4% rewards (daily accrue, monthly pay); U.S. merchants; no USD-PYUSD convert fees.
Learn why the WTO says fragmented regulation, not technology, keeps stablecoins at 3% of international payments, with only 39% of jurisdictions rule-ready.
AI agents are paying, trading, and getting paid in USDC. We break down x402, Coinbase for Agents, and Nevermined, and why the volume numbers deserve an error bar.
Senate sponsors released a final 635-page CLARITY Act draft on September 14, 2026 that adds Treasury circuit-breaker authority if payment stablecoins drive deposit flight from community banks, ahead of a Tuesday cloture vote.
Wire Amazon Bedrock AgentCore payments for USDC micropayments: Coinbase or Stripe Privy wallet, x402 402→pay→retry, session spend caps, May 2026 preview.
Bootstrap a Coinbase Agentic Wallet for USDC with awal CLI: Node 24+, email OTP auth, balance/send/trade on Base, x402 pay, MCP discover/pay path, session caps and enclave keys.
