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Helius acquires Light Protocol to build Solana privacy infrastructure

Solana infrastructure company Helius has acquired Light Protocol and will develop privacy solutions for Solana. Light Protocol was founded in 2021 to bring zero-knowledge proof-based privacy to Solana but later shifted to developing ZK Compression with Helius to reduce data storage costs. Helius said the acquisition will refocus Light Protocol on Solana privacy, including private payments and private DeFi, with plans to reveal new infrastructure to developers within months.

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Figure to buy AI-based real estate loan platform Kiavi for $717 million

Nasdaq-listed fintech company Figure Technology Solutions will acquire AI-based residential real estate loan platform Kiavi for $717 million. Figure will buy Kiavi’s technology and operating platform. It will also form a joint venture with investment firm Sixth Street and separately purchase Kiavi loan notes. Figure offers a home equity line of credit, a credit card-like product with a set limit that can be borrowed and repaid repeatedly, with limits rising as home values increase.

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Visa says AI will reshape front end of e-commerce payments, stablecoins will change back end

Visa presented stablecoins and AI as key to global payments infrastructure at its annual payments forum, unveiling new strategies in settlement, tokenisation and AI. It is expanding stablecoin settlement pilots across regions, blockchains and currencies and said it has moved billions of dollars in stablecoins through VisaNet, with an annualised run rate of $7 billion as of March 2026. Visa also introduced tokenised deposits and tools for agentic commerce.