Stablecoin
Tether Reportedly Completes First Full Audit in 12 Years, Verifying Gold and Bitcoin Reserves
According to a TechFlow report citing The Block, KPMG U.S. has completed the first full audit of Tether International, S.A. de C.V., covering the financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2025. Tether said the review verified holdings including roughly 150 metric tons of gold, more than 100,000 bitcoin and over $6 billion in excess equity.
AI Agents Are Getting Wallets, Moving the Machine Economy Toward Real Infrastructure
AI agents are beginning to receive programmable wallets and bounded payment authority, allowing them to settle for APIs, data, and content on behalf of users. The development points to an emerging machine economy built around delegated authorization, stablecoin payments, and machine-readable identity.
Circle Earnings Beat Expectations but Revenue Growth Slows; Stablecoin Banking Infrastructure Research Reveals Compliant Fiat Rails
Circle's Q2 earnings showed adjusted EPS beating expectations while revenue missed forecasts, leading to a 3% premarket decline. Despite USDC onchain transaction volume surging 151% year-over-year, revenue grew only 7%, highlighting challenges in the stablecoin business model. Concurrently, in-depth research into five major stablecoin neobanks revealed the fiat rail infrastructure behind compliant on- and off-ramps.
Stripe Builds AI Agent Payment Ecosystem: Launching Wallet Products and Machine Payments Protocol
Payment giant Stripe is constructing payment infrastructure for AI Agents, including a consumer-grade identity wallet, Machine Payments Protocol website, and expanding stablecoin payments to over 30 countries, while introducing Projects to enable automated service subscriptions.
Visa CEO: Stablecoin Strategy Won't Pick Winners, Maintains 'Multi-Currency, Multi-Chain' Approach
Visa CEO Ryan McInerney stated during an earnings call that the company will not pick winners in the stablecoin space, instead adopting a 'multi-currency, multi-chain' strategy to help clients safely access the broader stablecoin ecosystem.
Stripe and MoonPay Race to Build AI Agent Payment Infrastructure: From Wallet Integration to Compliance Frameworks
MoonPay launches PayBox to embed crypto wallets in AI assistants, while Stripe expands stablecoin payments and develops Machine Payments Protocol, as both payment giants build foundational payment capabilities for the emerging AI Agent economy.
AI Agent Wallet Infrastructure Heats Up: Coinbase Projects 700% Revenue Growth as Autonomous Payment Scenarios Accelerate
As AI agents begin autonomously managing funds and initiating payments, crypto wallet infrastructure is becoming a strategic battleground for exchanges and stablecoin issuers. Coinbase internal projections show AI agent wallet infrastructure could boost revenue by up to 700%, while the industry mobilizes around emerging use cases like agentic commerce and machine-to-machine payments.
Stablecoin Industry Reaches Inflection Point as Revolut Trading Surge Reveals Market Demand
The stablecoin sector has evolved from a crypto niche into a force shaping payments, banking, capital markets, and public policy. Revolut's USDT trading volume surged to $855 million in a single week amid delisting rumors, with July's first half reaching a record $2 billion monthly volume, highlighting robust demand amid regulatory uncertainty.
Fintech Giants Accelerate Stablecoin Push: Marqeta, Ramp, and Ripple Launch New Products
Marqeta partners with ZeroHash to integrate stablecoins into everyday card payments, Ramp introduces stablecoin accounts addressing instant cross-border payment needs for clients like Airbnb and Shopify, and Ripple officially launches Ripple Mint platform for institutional RLUSD minting and redemption, signaling stablecoins' accelerated penetration from crypto-native use cases into mainstream commercial applications.