Solana Foundation partners with Alatau City to boost Kazakhstan’s blockchain innovation ecosystem

The CEO of Coinbase, Brian Armstrong, severely criticized the upcoming Illinois’ crypto tax law, noting that it could be detrimental to blockchain innovation and employment. Specifically, Armstrong noted that such legislation could force blockchain innovation away from Illinois, creating extra complications for those who develop products based on blockchain technology.

Kazakhstan's AI investment push could significantly boost its technological independence and position it as a key player in Central Asia's tech landscape. The post Kazakhstan signs $10B AI accords with Nvidia during sweeping US investment push appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

The program could redefine pre-IPO trading, challenging traditional markets and highlighting regulatory complexities in tokenized equities. The post Solana Foundation launches Frontier Traders program for institutional access to SpaceX tokenized equity appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

The Solana Foundation formalized Solana's institutional market-structure tier with Frontier Traders, requiring $500M in trailing 30-day DEX volume for VIP access, with the debut campaign running on SpaceX tokenized equity.

Mastercard has launched an AI payments network backed by more than 30 companies, including Ripple, Coinbase, and the Solana Foundation, to enable autonomous software agents to transact without human intervention. According to Mastercard’s June 10 announcement, the new platform, called…

Mastercard launched Agent Pay for Machines (AP4M) Wednesday, extending its payments network to autonomous AI agents with 30-plus crypto and fintech launch partners including Coinbase, RippleX, Solana Foundation, Polygon, Aave Labs and Stellar.

Mastercard has launched Agent Pay for Machines, a new payment framework that allows AI agents to authorize, coordinate, and settle transactions across its global network. The launch includes more than 30 partners, including Coinbase, Ripple, Stripe, and Solana Foundation, as companies test commerce that operates continuously without traditional checkout processes. Mastercard Brings Agent Pay for […]

Kazakhstan's reduced oil output may strain global markets, potentially raising prices and impacting its economic diversification efforts. The post Kazakhstan slashes 2026 oil production forecast to 98 million tons amid pipeline and field disruptions appeared first on Crypto Briefing.