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Finance
Stablecoins have limits; watch \'headless money\' in the agentic AI era
Lightspark CEO David Marcus (데이비드 마커스) wrote on X that apps, websites and buttons will disappear and money will no longer move through screens. He said AI models are now strong enough and stablecoins like Libra are set in law in the United States and Europe. But he said payments built for screens leave gaps when customer agents buy from company agents. He proposed “headless money,” combining fast settlement, embedded wallets, fiat networks and card rails via APIs.
Crypto
Solana unveils enterprise blockchain platform with Mastercard, Western Union among participants
Solana has unveiled an AI-based blockchain platform, with Mastercard, Western Union and Worldpay joining as early participants, The Block reported on March 24. The Solana Developer Platform supports development of on-chain products including real-world asset tokenisation and payment technology. Mastercard plans to use it to expand stablecoin operations and support stablecoin payments directly on the Solana network. The platform offers APIs for tokenisation, payments and trading, and includes infrastructure partners providing custody, compliance and on-ramping.
Crypto
Tempo launches mainnet, unveils machine payments protocol with Stripe
Tempo, a payments blockchain co-developed by Stripe and venture capital firm Paradigm, has launched its mainnet, The Block reported on March 18. The project introduced a Layer 1 blockchain designed for large-scale payment processing and an open machine-to-machine payments protocol developed with Stripe. Tempo also unveiled a payments directory listing more than 100 service providers. Tempo was previously released on testnet in December and raised $500 million in a Series A round in October at a $5 billion valuation.