Mastercard’s CEO Names the Stablecoin Use Case That Competes With His Best Revenue Line
Mastercard CEO Michael Miebach called cross-border payments the clearest stablecoin use case, the same line that produced $3.5B in Q2 cross-border assessments.
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Nick van Eck Agora: From VanEck's Son to an OCC Trust Bank for AUSD
Nick van Eck built Agora and AUSD. Career timeline, the Sep 2026 OCC trust bank approval, and what preliminary conditional means.
Cantor Fitzgerald Tether: Blumenthal Demands Records (Oct 2026)
Sen. Blumenthal's Oct 8 letter presses Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Brandon Lutnick for Tether custody, stake and sanctions records. What the letter asks, Oct 23 deadline, and what changed since the Sept Iran report.
Solana Pay USDC: How to Accept Stablecoin Payments, Tested (2026)
Solana's Commerce Kit snippet asks customers for 0.025 USDC on a 25 USDC order. Here's the SDK that works, a 7-step merchant setup, and the validation traps.
Can a Business Run on Stablecoins Alone?
Taxes, payroll, card spend, and dispute rights still live on fiat rails. What a stablecoin-only treasury can cover, and what it cannot.
Polygon Takes Its Licensed Payment Rails to the Chain Holding Half of All USDT
Polygon extended its Open Money Stack to TRON on October 8, bringing 48-state money-transmitter coverage to the chain holding over $94B in USDT.
Noah Closes $38m Seed Funding Round as Major Enterprises Move Cross-Border Payments onto Stablecoin
Noah closes $38M seed round with $16M extension from Endeit Capital, FJ Labs, LocalGlobe and Felix Capital as revenue jumps 538% and stablecoin payments scale.
Samsung Wallet USDC: US Launch on 82M Galaxy Devices (Oct 2026)
Samsung Wallet adds USDC transfers for eligible US Galaxy users in late October 2026. How it works: Bastion, Coinbase Prime, Solana, Sui, fees and limits.
ElizaOS EVM Plugin: How to Send USDC Safely (2026)
Ask the ElizaOS EVM plugin for 25 USDC and it signs a 25 ETH transfer. Here's the test, the docs gap, and a guarded SEND_USDC action with caps.
How to Send USDC with Solana Agent Kit (2026)
Solana Agent Kit sends USDC in one call, but 2.4% of cent amounts throw and PYUSD fails. Here's the tested setup and a guarded PAY_USDC action.
Do You Need a Business Entity to Get Paid in Stablecoins?
A wallet accepts payment from anyone, company or not. Where an entity actually changes the outcome for freelancers, and where it changes nothing.
Sui Lets AI Agents Pay Alibaba Cloud per Call Before the Demand Exists
Learn how Sui and Alibaba Cloud would let AI agents pay per API call in stablecoins, what else Sui announced, and why agent payment volume stays tiny.
First Digital SPAC: FDUSD Issuer Signs $250M Nasdaq Deal (Oct 2026)
First Digital, the FDUSD issuer, signed a SPAC deal with Nasdaq-listed KOYN on Oct 6, 2026 at a $250M pre-money value. Terms, FDUSD's float and the risks.
How to Run a SpherePay Off-Ramp: USDC to PIX, ACH or SEPA (2026)
Turn USDC into BRL, USD, or EUR with SpherePay's Transfers API: profiles, PIX bank accounts, rate-locked quotes, the $7,500 BRL cap, and status tracking.
Sean Neville Catena Labs: From Inventing USDC to an AI Agent Trust Bank
Sean Neville, Circle co-founder and USDC architect, now runs Catena Labs. Career timeline, the Sep 2026 OCC trust bank approval, and its limits.
Can a SaaS Company Make $5 Plans Work on Stablecoin Rails?
A $5 card charge loses almost 9% to fees. What changes on stablecoin rails, what does not, and where small plans actually work.