Machine-to-Machine Payments: Why a $0.30 Card Fee Stops AI Agents Paying for Content
Coinbase Institute’s machine-to-machine payments paper shows why card fees fail AI agents paying per request, and how x402 and stablecoins price one request.
Rosalia Mazza
HSBC Tokenised Deposits in the UAE: Ant International's Dollar Transfers and the Rule That Limits Dollar Stablecoins
HSBC tokenised deposits reach the UAE with Ant International's dirham and dollar transfers, as onshore rules limit dollar stablecoins and the DIFC allows USDC.
AI Agents and Bank Jobs: DNB Cuts 400 Tech Roles After Two Earlier Rounds
DNB is cutting about 400 tech roles and credits AI agents. Its cost targets, two earlier cut rounds and a USD 309 million buy-back tell the fuller story.
Mistral Large 4: A One-Trillion-Parameter Preview, With Looser Cyber Limits for Defenders Only
Mistral Large 4 enters public preview with 1 trillion parameters and a 1M-token context. Cyber defenders test a looser version before the weights go public.
OKX Money Stablecoin Yield: One Token Pays 10%, 3.5% or Nothing by Jurisdiction
OKX Money pays up to 10% on USDG. The same token earns up to 3.5% in the US and nothing in the EU, which maps how far each stablecoin yield ban reaches.
Monero FCMP++: Why Europe's Rules Treat Anonymous Cash and Anonymous Code Differently
Monero FCMP++ would make a payment carry as little history as a banknote. Why Europe's rules treat cash and code differently, and what it means from July 2027.
Big Tech AI Tax Breaks: Warren's Five Questions for Amazon, Meta, Alphabet and Microsoft
Warren and five senators asked Amazon, Meta, Alphabet and Microsoft how much AI tax breaks cut their bills. How full first-year write-offs work, and who pays.