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Visa Rolls Out AI Agent Shopping Infrastructure Globally
TradFi & Fintech

Visa Rolls Out AI Agent Shopping Infrastructure Globally

Visa's Intelligent Commerce platform lets AI agents shop, compare, and transact on behalf of consumers, and the company says the majority of business leaders are ready for it.
Circle Launches Stablecoin Settlement Solution for TradFi Institutions
TradFi & Fintech

Circle Launches Stablecoin Settlement Solution for TradFi Institutions

Circle Payments Network (CPN) Managed Payments let financial institutions operate in fiat, while using crypto rails behind the scenes via Circle.
Securitize Partners with Currenc Group to Tokenize Shares on Ethereum and Solana: Securitize
TradFi & Fintech

Securitize Partners with Currenc Group to Tokenize Shares on Ethereum and Solana: Securitize

Tokenization firm Securitize has partnered with Nasdaq-listed Currenc Group to tokenize its ordinary shares on Ethereum and Solana blockchains.
Morgan Stanley's Bitcoin ETF Set to Launch on April 8: Bloomberg
TradFi & Fintech

Morgan Stanley's Bitcoin ETF Set to Launch on April 8: Bloomberg

MSBT will launch tomorrow as the lowest-fee Bitcoin ETF on the market, potentially kicking off a fee war among funds.
Fintech Transcend Connects to Canton Network for Real-Time Collateral Mobility
TradFi & Fintech

Fintech Transcend Connects to Canton Network for Real-Time Collateral Mobility

The collateral and liquidity focused fintech is also building a node-as-a-service on Canton, which is known as an institution-focused blockchain platform.
JPMorgan Projects Tokenized Real-World Assets Market Could Reach $13 Trillion by 2030: JPMorgan
TradFi & Fintech

JPMorgan Projects Tokenized Real-World Assets Market Could Reach $13 Trillion by 2030: JPMorgan

JPMorgan says the tokenized real-world assets market could grow to $13 trillion by 2030.
BitMine Graduates to NYSE as ETH Treasury Hits 4.8 Million Tokens
TradFi & Fintech

BitMine Graduates to NYSE as ETH Treasury Hits 4.8 Million Tokens

The ETH treasury company posted its largest weekly purchase since December, and will begin trading on the main NYSE board on Thursday.
IMF Says Tokenization Is a 'Structural Shift' in Finance, Not Just a Tech Upgrade
TradFi & Fintech

IMF Says Tokenization Is a 'Structural Shift' in Finance, Not Just a Tech Upgrade

The International Monetary Fund also warns that the distribution and speed of on-chain transactions bring new challenges and risks that require international coordination.
Franklin Templeton Launches Dedicated 'Franklin Crypto' Division
TradFi & Fintech

Franklin Templeton Launches Dedicated 'Franklin Crypto' Division

The $1.7 trillion asset manager will absorb the 250 Digital team and all liquid crypto strategies previously managed by CoinFund, targeting pensions and sovereign wealth funds.
New Hampshire issues Bitcoin-backed municipal bond with Ba2 rating: Moody's
TradFi & Fintech

New Hampshire issues Bitcoin-backed municipal bond with Ba2 rating: Moody's

New Hampshire's Bitcoin-backed municipal bond receives Ba2 rating from Moody's, marking the first instance of a public finance instrument backed by cryptocurrency.