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BREAKING: Stablecoins can make cross-border payments cheaper and faster. Tokenization can cut costs, expand asset access, boost inclusion, and strengthen payment systems. We need globally coordinated crypto regulation. - IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva

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𝐂𝐫𝐲𝐩𝐭𝐨𝐌𝐚𝐦𝐚 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐛𝐮𝐣𝐚 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐲 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐔𝐒𝐃𝟏 Nigeria isn’t just adopting stablecoins, it’s leading the world in their use. Today, Nigeria ranks #1 globally in stablecoin adoption and ownership, with millions relying on dollar-backed digital assets to protect their savings, make faster cross-border payments, and access a more stable store of value. The numbers speak for themselves, Nigeria accounts for around 60% of all stablecoin inflows in Sub-Saharan Africa and processed nearly $22 billion in stablecoin transactions in just one year. That’s why conversations around WLFI and USD1 matter for the unbanked and those seeking better financial systems. As stablecoins become a bigger part of everyday finance, Nigeria is helping shape what the future of money looks like. Get onboard now!

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BC CONSERVATIVE LEADERSHIP RACE: Candidate Iain Black has released his 5 point plan for the province. 1. Grow opportunity across the province •Repeal DRIPA •Unlock mining, forestry, and natural gas to create jobs •Cut red tape so businesses can build, hire, and expand faster •Ensure growth reaches every region 2. Restore public safety and order •Fight gangs and extortion •End the free ride for drug dealers •Deport non-citizen criminals 3. Revitalize Main Street BC •Cut costs for small business •Reduce taxes and regulatory burden •Support local job creators •Make it easier to invest and grow 4. Strengthen core social services •Focus on frontline healthcare delivery •Improve access to family doctors •Return to letter grades and provincial testing 5. Make government accountable •Respect taxpayers •Cut the bureaucracy •Cut regulations

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So far, machine payments have mostly been about businesses accepting stablecoins. And stablecoins are great (cross-border, low cost, etc.)! But much of the planet is holding a card. 🤖 💳 🌎 Here’s a 📺 sneak peek demo from Steve Kaliski of how a business can programmatically accept cards via agents. As an example: Stripe Climate is a way to contribute to carbon removal funding. Stripe Climate implemented the Machine Payments Protocol using the Stripe API, so agents can make micropayment donations ( In addition to accepting stablecoin (specifically usdc on Tempo), agents can now pay with fiat methods, namely cards and Link (and soon buy-now-pay-laters) via Shared Payment Tokens (SPTs), using the same Machine Payments Protocol integration. Human buyers, their agents, and businesses each have their own preferred methods of payment. Humans often already have a card. Agents may prefer stablecoins. Businesses tend to want to accept any form of payment, as long as it is high conversion, low fraud, and properly priced. For microtransactions, stablecoins are a low-cost way (no fixed card fee) to transact. But if you want to tell your agent to donate $100 on your behalf, a card may be the preferred solution. If you’re a business and want to accept machine payments, whether over stablecoins, cards, Link, or other future methods, read about Shared Payment Tokens ( and sign up for our machine payments private preview: And stay tuned: more to make it easy for consumers, agents, and businesses to transact, shipping over the next few weeks. (And excuse the acronyms and specifics terms, there's a lot of new infrastructure and primitives being built to support agentic commerce.)

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21,635 views • 4 months ago

Global payments are overdue for an upgrade. Axiym is building that upgrade on Avalanche. And Axiym Co-Founder & CBO Farhad Rassul will be at Avalanche Summit NYC to explain how. Tickets here: Axiym is building next-generation financial infrastructure for real-time funding, post-pay settlement, and stablecoin-powered payments within regulated financial ecosystems. For businesses, that means a path beyond slow settlement, trapped capital, and legacy cross-border payment rails. At Summit, hear from the operators and institutions building the systems that can actually move money faster, more transparently, and with the compliance controls modern finance requires. If payments are where you think blockchain becomes useful, you need to be at Avalanche Summit. Sept 16–17 | New York City

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A small group of XRP enthusiasts believed technology could make access to the global economy simple and frictionless. Today, MXI has grown into a core piece of the emerging digital financial system. MXI provides a global payment gateway that connects traditional banking with crypto and Web3 infrastructure. Through partnerships and regulatory frameworks in the United States, Mexico, Brazil, and Europe, MXI enables compliant cross-border payments through the MXI Delta Wallet. Our goal is simple: empower businesses and individuals to participate in the global economy — without the limitations of borders, institutions, or outdated financial systems.

A small group of XRP enthusiasts believed technology could make access to the global economy simple and frictionless. Today, MXI has grown into a core piece of the emerging digital financial system. MXI provides a global payment gateway that connects traditional banking with crypto and Web3 infrastructure. Through partnerships and regulatory frameworks in the United States, Mexico, Brazil, and Europe, MXI enables compliant cross-border payments through the MXI Delta Wallet. Our goal is simple: empower businesses and individuals to participate in the global economy — without the limitations of borders, institutions, or outdated financial systems.

MXI

31,144 views • 5 months ago

🎙 Episode 1 Is Live: Visa x WeFi This is a major milestone for us. Our first official podcast with Visa is now live, and we’re opening with one of the most important conversations in modern finance: stablecoins and the convergence of traditional payments and crypto. The conversation features Alexandra Soroko, Growth Product & Partnerships at Visa, and Michael Batuev, Head of Global Payments at WeFi. 👉 This episode goes beyond surface level commentary. We explore how Visa views stablecoins not as a passing trend, but as infrastructure. While they still represent less than 1 percent of global money flows, their efficiency, speed, and programmability position them as a powerful new layer in how money moves globally. Visa has been observing and building in crypto since 2018. Innovation at that scale requires navigating regulation, technology, and multiple geographies. But when they integrate something new, it connects to a network of more than 150 million merchants worldwide. That scale turns innovation into real world access. A key theme in the discussion is convergence. Fintech companies like WeFi move fast, design around users, and ship quickly. Global payment networks bring distribution, resilience, and trust. The future is not about replacement. It is about combining strengths. Will stablecoins replace fiat? Unlikely. The strongest innovations coexist and enhance what already exists. Stablecoins can evolve into a powerful financial rail while remaining connected to established payment systems, making them usable in everyday life. At WeFi, we are at the forefront of this movement. By working within established infrastructure like Visa and building products designed around real user needs, we are helping bring stablecoins from theory into practical, global utility. Digital assets are no longer on the fringe. They are entering the core of global finance. Episode 1 is just the beginning. Watch now and be part of the conversation shaping the next chapter of payments 🌍

🎙 Episode 1 Is Live: Visa x WeFi This is a major milestone for us. Our first official podcast with Visa is now live, and we’re opening with one of the most important conversations in modern finance: stablecoins and the convergence of traditional payments and crypto. The conversation features Alexandra Soroko, Growth Product & Partnerships at Visa, and Michael Batuev, Head of Global Payments at WeFi. 👉 This episode goes beyond surface level commentary. We explore how Visa views stablecoins not as a passing trend, but as infrastructure. While they still represent less than 1 percent of global money flows, their efficiency, speed, and programmability position them as a powerful new layer in how money moves globally. Visa has been observing and building in crypto since 2018. Innovation at that scale requires navigating regulation, technology, and multiple geographies. But when they integrate something new, it connects to a network of more than 150 million merchants worldwide. That scale turns innovation into real world access. A key theme in the discussion is convergence. Fintech companies like WeFi move fast, design around users, and ship quickly. Global payment networks bring distribution, resilience, and trust. The future is not about replacement. It is about combining strengths. Will stablecoins replace fiat? Unlikely. The strongest innovations coexist and enhance what already exists. Stablecoins can evolve into a powerful financial rail while remaining connected to established payment systems, making them usable in everyday life. At WeFi, we are at the forefront of this movement. By working within established infrastructure like Visa and building products designed around real user needs, we are helping bring stablecoins from theory into practical, global utility. Digital assets are no longer on the fringe. They are entering the core of global finance. Episode 1 is just the beginning. Watch now and be part of the conversation shaping the next chapter of payments 🌍

WeFi

16,721 views • 5 months ago

Large hospital systems are profiting off Medicare rules that pay them more for the same service than independent practices. That means a senior in my district can pay MORE for an X-ray at a hospital than at a local doctor’s office -- and the hospital makes MORE too. Today I asked hospital system CEOs a simple question: should we equalize payments to lower costs and expand access? They said no. Americans deserve affordable care, not a system that rewards higher prices.

Large hospital systems are profiting off Medicare rules that pay them more for the same service than independent practices. That means a senior in my district can pay MORE for an X-ray at a hospital than at a local doctor’s office -- and the hospital makes MORE too. Today I asked hospital system CEOs a simple question: should we equalize payments to lower costs and expand access? They said no. Americans deserve affordable care, not a system that rewards higher prices.

Rep. Jason Smith

41,023 views • 3 months ago