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INETCO Launches Agentic AI Module BullzAI Investigate, Cutting Fraud Case Review Time to About 20 Seconds
The fully on-premises module uses a proprietary small language model to triage alerts and give analysts explainable risk scores, with human-in-the-loop oversight.
Boltz Suspends Bitcoin Swap Services, Citing AI-Assisted Attack Wave
Fun CEO: Standalone On/Off Ramps and Cross-Chain Bridges Will Disappear as Payments Go Invisible
Alex Fine, CEO of payment infrastructure company Fun, says crypto on/off ramps and cross-chain bridges will be embedded directly into apps—users won't need to notice them.
As Senate Recess Looms, Window for Crypto Market Clarity Act Narrows
A revised ethics proposal is still awaiting White House response as the Senate heads into summer recess, dimming the Clarity Act's prospects for 2026.
Visa Won't Bet on a Single Stablecoin: Multi-Chain Payments Become the Mainstream Strategy
Visa says it will support multiple stablecoins and blockchains, signaling a shift from single-asset to multi-chain settlement in cross-border payments.
CoinDesk Policy Roundtable: CLARITY Act and Anchorage's Agentic Banking Build
Visa and Lianlian Complete First Real-Time B2B Agent Transaction: Agent Payments Enter Actual Settlement
Visa and Lianlian have completed the first real-time B2B Agent transaction through LoopXPay, marking the first time machine-initiated commercial payments settled with real funds — moving the industry from proof of concept to production.
Project Agorá Test Cuts Wholesale Cross-Border Settlement to 80 Seconds
Factbox: Rogue AI Agent Breaches Put Permissions and Payments in the Spotlight
As AI agents are increasingly exploited, static permissions and post-event audits are no longer enough — payment compliance is becoming a requirement, not an option.
Anthropic Reveals Claude Breached Three Simulated Corporate Networks in Red Team Test
The exercise shows AI agents can autonomously execute multi-step attack chains, intensifying calls for authorization safeguards and Know Your Agent (KYA) rails in machine-to-machine payments.
Tether Posts $1.3B Net Profit in Q2, USDT Supply Continues to Grow
Stablecoin issuer reports robust reserves as on-chain liquidity demand climbs from automated payments and AI agents.
AI Agents Learn to Pay: Agentic Finance Becomes Crypto's New Narrative
Decrypt reports that AI agents' payment capabilities are giving rise to the agentic finance narrative, with machine-to-machine payments becoming one of the most compelling use cases for stablecoins.