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Tassat Plans Stablecoin Marketplace to Give Regional Banks a Foothold in 2025

Tassat, the firm behind the former Signet payment network, is planning to launch a stablecoin marketplace in early 2025. The platform aims to connect stablecoin issuers with regional and smaller banks to help them manage stablecoin reserves. The initiative is designed to give community lenders access to the fast-growing stablecoin market before larger Wall Street institutions dominate it. By acting as an intermediary, Tassat hopes to open up a slice of the trillion-dollar stablecoin industry to banks that might otherwise be shut out.

Coinbase Business Users Can Now Receive Payments From AI Agents

Coinbase has begun rolling out a new feature this week allowing its business customers to accept payments made by AI agents. The capability is powered by the x402 protocol, a payment standard developed and incubated by Coinbase itself. This marks a notable step toward enabling autonomous AI systems to conduct financial transactions directly with businesses. The update is part of Coinbase's broader push to integrate AI-driven commerce into its platform.

SEC Pays Flat Fee to Settle Coinbase Dispute Over Gensler's Missing Texts

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has reached a settlement with Coinbase to resolve a legal dispute over missing text messages from former SEC Chair Gary Gensler. The conflict, which stretched over two years, centered on what Gensler knew about Ethereum and whether relevant communications had been preserved. A court status report revealed that the agency agreed to pay a flat fee as part of the resolution. The settlement brings to a close a prolonged records dispute that had drawn significant attention in the crypto industry.

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