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Crypto

Race for stablecoin payment infrastructure heats up

Competition among cryptocurrency and fintech companies over stablecoin payment infrastructure is intensifying. Tether launched Plasma and Circle introduced Arc, presenting blockchains dedicated to payments. Circle also released an Arc testnet, while Stripe-backed Tempo launched a mainnet for fast stablecoin payments. The firms are also expanding through acquisitions, including Bridge for $1.1 billion, wallet infrastructure company Privy and payments platform Metronome.

AI & Enterprise

Tech Insight: Stripe\'s Metronome acquisition shows pitfalls of software architecture

Stripe, a major B2B payments company, acquired real-time usage metering and billing startup Metronome for about $1 billion in January 2026. Lago CEO Anh-Tho Chuong said buying can be cheaper than rebuilding software architecture after early design choices become costly to change. He said Stripe Billing was built for SaaS subscriptions and assumes monthly or annual cycles, making real-time billing needs difficult. He cited OpenAI and other AI-driven services as examples.