🔵 Watch live: the #ECBForum on Central Banking session... on “Tokenisation: challenges and opportunities when money, payments and financial transactions become digital” with: - Piero Cipollone - Hyun Song Shin Hyun Song Shin - Catherine Casamatta Follow the eventshow more

🚨 ELON JUST DROPPED A FINANCIAL NUKE “X MONEY... WILL BE THE SOURCE OF ALL TRANSACTIONS.” Let that sink in. According to Elon Musk, X Money isn’t just another payments app, it’s intended to become the central hub of global money flow. 💥 One platform 💥 One financial layer 💥 All transactions “It’s intended to be the place where all the money is. The central source of all monetary transactions. It’s really going to be a game-changer.” If this vision lands, banks, payment processors, and even legacy financial rails could be completely sidelined. This isn’t “X with payments.” This is money as an operating system. 💬 Question: Is this the future of finance… or the most dangerous centralization of money ever attempted? Source: xAI All-Hands — Feb 10, 2026show more

I briefed Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Brian... Nelson on our ambitious reform agenda, in particular in the banking and digital payments space. This is a transformative year for the Kurdistan Region. Our citizens will feel the difference soon.show more

The industry is accelerating toward digital finance at scale... – but why now? Manish Kohli, Global Head of Payments at HSBC, gives his perspective on why the market is ready to move forward. To build on this momentum, we’re working with 40+ financial institutions to add a blockchain-based shared ledger to our infrastructure stack. It will allow for instant, always-on cross border transactions and support interoperability as tokenisation accelerates. Want to learn more? #SwiftCommunity #SwiftLedger #Blockchainshow more

The situation will be monitored live from tomorrow I’ll... be going live with Sumit Behal on our new show ‘ India Money Live’ at 9 PM IST on every Saturday Follow India Money Live for bangers, break down and hot takes from financial marketsshow more

UN Launches Blockchain Advisory Group With Sui, Avalanche, Cardano... The United Nations Development Programme has launched a Blockchain Advisory Group featuring Ethereum, Cardano (Cardano Community), Stellar (Stellar), Sui (Sui), Avalanche (Avalanche🔺) and other industry leaders. The initiative will explore blockchain's role in financial inclusion and digital public infrastructure. The first discussions focused on payments, digital identity and interoperability challenges.show more

Finance is changing forever. “All transactions will settle on... blockchains eventually and all money will be digital ... a complete rewiring of the financial system.” Bill Winters, CEO of Standard Chartered, a $900B global bank, on the inevitable shift to onchain finance.show more

𝕏 Money is on track to become the wallet... everyone uses. With 6% APY, up to $10 million in FDIC insurance, unlimited 3% cashback on eligible purchases, early direct deposit, instant payments, free ATM reimbursements, and seamless integration with 𝕏, it’s positioning itself to become an all-in-one financial platform. This is the future.show more

I didn’t watch #Venkatesh’s #Vasu and #Gemini in theatres... when I was a kid. I watched them on TV. But on Jan 1st, 2026, when I went to watch the #NuvvuNaakuNachav re-release at Devi 70 MM, experiencing the “Nadaka Chooste” song from #Gemini and the “Sporty Boys” song from #Vasu on the big screen was an amazing experience. #NuvvuNaakuNachavReRelease #NuvvuNaakuNachav4Kshow more

COINBASE CEO BRIAN ARMSTRONG ENVISIONS AN ON-CHAIN FINANCIAL SYSTEM... 🇺🇸 Armstrong said, “We want to create more economic freedom and update the financial system.” Speaking live on CNBC, he explained that moving the financial system on-chain through Crypto and $BTC could enable faster transactions, improved credit markets, efficient capital formation, and broader access across asset classes - with the ultimate goal of creating more economic freedom worldwide.show more

.Jessie Murph opens up about her #BillboardNo1s song “Wild... Ones” being on the Country Digital Song Sales chart with Jelly Roll this year. 📈 Don't miss the #BBMAS this Sunday, Nov. 19th on Billboard Music Awards, billboard and starting at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.show more

USDC is now live on the XRP Ledger (RippleX)!... With the launch of native USDC on the XRPL, developers, institutions, and users gain the support of the world’s largest regulated stablecoin. ✅ Enterprise B2B payments: Use USDC for global money movement and improve capital efficiency across borders. ✅ DeFi liquidity provisioning: USDC can be used by market makers to bootstrap liquidity for token pairs and FX flows. ✅ Financial infrastructure apps: Custodians, wallets, and fintech platforms can integrate USDC to offer faster, more transparent settlement options. USDC is a trusted digital dollar powering innovation in payments, DeFi, and global finance. With the addition of the XRPL, USDC is now supported natively on 22 blockchains. Get started today:show more

Below is the live transaction feed of the XRPL... agent payments on the new AI hub: T54 x402 facilitation has pushed the ledger past 1M+ total transactions, with $XRP and $RLUSD settling on-chain in real time. The agent finance economy is here for the ledger 👏🏻show more

The future of Web3 isn't just about new technology—it's... about solving real-world challenges. At WebX 2026, UPCX had the opportunity to share our perspective on the evolution of blockchain, digital payments, and financial infrastructure alongside industry leaders. Thank you to everyone who joined the discussion and shared your insights. The conversations continue beyond WebX. #WebX2026 #UPCX #Blockchainshow more

BREAKING: Digital dollar giant Ethena launches global Neobank, built... exclusively on Avalanche Ethena Pay brings everyday banking onchain, with Avalanche powering the rails behind it. Save, send and spend USDe anywhere in the world, directly from your phone. Ethena already has a major footprint across global finance, with USDe as the primary collateral for Robinhood’s crypto earn product, integrations with BlackRock’s Aladdin platform overseeing ~$25T in assets, and availability across 100+ venues and protocols. More than 5 billion adults globally already use financial accounts, making banking one of the largest addressable markets in the world. Now, Avalanche is powering the new, digital generation of banking. The next generation of banking is being built on Avalanche.show more

USDC on Tempo is now live on Altitude. Tempo... is the blockchain built for payments, with fast settlement and predictable costs designed for real-world money movement. Send and receive USDC on Tempo directly from your Altitude account. Go:show more

Ghanaian MTN MOMO users can now have seamless money... transfers and transactions with their Nigerian partners via the telecommunication giant’s new Cross Border Payment option on the momo platform. The new payment option will usher in a new dawn of interoperability and business opportunities between the two countries.show more

when PSY won a MAMA for ‘Song of the... Year’ and T.O.P decided to just follow him on stage while dancing to Gangnam Style 😅😭show more