Bitmine, Sharplink and Joe Lubin back Ethereum R&D nonprofit
Sharplink says the new nonprofit, Ethlabs, “exists to ensure the network is ready to absorb” the demand that institutions will place on it with stablecoins, tokenization and AI.
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Read full articleSharplink says the new nonprofit, Ethlabs, “exists to ensure the network is ready to absorb” the demand that institutions will place on it with stablecoins, tokenization and AI.
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Anthropic has joined Frontier, the carbon removal collective founded by Stripe, Google, and Shopify, becoming the first pure-play AI company to participate in the group. The move is part of a new $915 million funding tranche that nearly doubles Frontier’s total pledges to $1.8 billion. The announcement marks Anthropic’s first climate-related commitment, arriving at a […]
Hsiao-Wei Wang resigned as co-executive director and board member of the Ethereum Foundation on Thursday after a sabbatical, the second co-ED exit at the Switzerland-based nonprofit in four months and the latest in a five-month wave of senior departures.
Meta USDC pilot pays creators via Stripe on Solana and Polygon in Colombia and the Philippines, pointing to lower fees, near‑instant settlement, and fresh compliance checks.
Meta USDC payouts shift friction to fiat off-ramps as creators face KYC, fees and patchy liquidity. Pilot spans Colombia and Philippines; Stripe aids payouts.
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 […]