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Vitalik Buterin sets quantum resistance, scalability and privacy as top priorities for \'Lean Ethereum\'

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin (비탈릭 부테린) set quantum resistance, scalability and privacy as top priorities in a new draft for \'Lean Ethereum\'. Cointelegraph reported the plan lays out a technical direction through 2030, with related upgrades to roll out over the next 3 to 4 years. Buterin said the overhaul is comparable in scale to the 2022 \'Merge\' upgrade. The Ethereum Foundation also recently streamlined its structure and cut about 20 percent of its staff.

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New stablecoin OpenUSD gains traction as 140 firms including Stripe and Visa join

More than 140 companies including Stripe, Visa, Mastercard, Coinbase and BlackRock are joining forces to introduce a new stablecoin, OpenUSD, The Information reported. The project is seen as a challenge to a stablecoin market dominated by Circle and Tether. Circle shares fell 14 percent on Tuesday after the announcement. OpenUSD will share reserve income with distribution partners, unlike Tether and with a different structure than Circle.

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Circle releases USDC spec for machine payments protocol, targeting AI agent payments

Circle has released an official USDC payment specification for the Machine Payments Protocol, standardising how AI agents and automated services pay in USDC on EVM-compatible blockchains and Solana. The spec introduces a standard payment interface, adds MPP’s first crosschain payment profile via Circle Gateway and includes support for USDCx, a Stacks-based USDC-linked stablecoin. The announcement did not include user numbers, volumes or adoption metrics.