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Odaily News: Anchorage Digital has announced the acquisition of B2B payment platform Routable, with the transaction amount undisclosed. Through its developer-first API, Routable helps businesses onboard and verify payees, automates tax and compliance processes, and enables batch payments to creators, contractors, and sellers across more than 220 countries, supporting both fiat and stablecoin payments. Anchorage Digital stated that its clients will expand from crypto-native companies to traditional financial institutions entering the digital asset space, as well as large tech enterprises and Fortune 500 companies with significant payment needs. Routable will operate under a new brand, with stablecoin and tokenized deposit products expected to launch in the coming quarters.
Odaily reports: Visa stated that its stablecoin-linked card program has seen payment volume grow nearly 200% year-over-year and now supports more than 160 consumer, business, and commercial card programs. So far in fiscal year 2026, approximately 17% of stablecoin-linked card transaction volume comes from business and commercial card programs.Mark Nelsen, Visa's Global Head of Product, Commercial, and Money Movement Solutions, said that businesses are seeking trustworthy and reliable ways to move money, and stablecoins are increasingly appearing in commercial applications such as supplier payments, treasury operations, and cross-border commerce. Allium research shows that payments are the fastest-growing use case for stablecoins, with annual payment volume estimated at $401 billion to $527 billion, of which service fees, payroll, and supplier payments account for $56 billion, $43 billion, and $28 billion respectively, with B2B cross-border payments making up 43%.
Odaily reports: According to official sources, the AIA Ecosystem Fund has announced four updates to the AIA ecosystem, including the official launch of its product, alignment of token and equity value, execution of token burns and unlocks as planned, and the voiding of unvested tokens for terminated members.On the product front, DeAgentAI's AI Token Smart Router officially launched to the public today, providing unified access to DeAgentAI's proprietary models and 38 mainstream third-party models, with support for model routing, API calls, and usage metering. Since its beta launch, the platform has served 8 B2B clients, processed over 54 million external model calls, and surpassed $1 million in monthly revenue.Regarding token and equity value alignment, the AIA Ecosystem Fund stated that revenue generated by all DeAgentAI products and business lines, along with related intellectual property and value, will belong exclusively to the Foundation and be governed by $AIA holders, with equity investors no longer entitled to residual cash flows. Additionally, the previously disclosed buyback has been fully completed, and the repurchased tokens will be burned as planned.The AIA Ecosystem Fund also stated that the 1-year lock-up period for investor, team, and advisor allocations has ended, entering a 3-year linear release period, consistent with the arrangement disclosed at launch; community, ecosystem, and staking allocations will still follow the original schedule. Former employees who departed normally will receive their allocations as agreed. However, given that certain former team members have engaged in serious illegal and criminal behavior, the AIA Ecosystem Fund explicitly stated a zero-tolerance policy toward any actions that harm the interests of the project and community. Any team member terminated due to misconduct or actions detrimental to the project's interests will have their unvested $AIA immediately voided, and the company reserves the right to pursue criminal liability.
According to Yonhap News Agency, South Korean crypto asset custodian BDACS will partner with Devall Company, the operator of the accounts receivable management service "Cheonggus," to build a stablecoin-based B2B cross-border payment and settlement infrastructure. The initiative will enable exporting companies to send invoices through Cheonggus, allowing overseas buyers to settle using stablecoins such as USDT and USDC. BDACS will subsequently handle asset custody and convert the funds into Korean won for settlement. Both parties also plan to explore integrating payment and settlement data into enterprise ERP systems to automate accounting processes.
Odaily News: Zurich-based crypto bank Sygnum Bank has integrated its regulated cryptocurrency services into the Bancastato online banking system, allowing clients in the Swiss canton of Ticino to buy, hold, and sell BTC, ETH, LTC, and SOL via Bancastato's web and mobile platforms without needing to open a separate exchange account. Bancastato has become the first bank to offer cryptocurrency trading through Sygnum's application programming interface within an Avaloq software-as-a-service banking environment. Clients can place market orders based on cryptocurrency quantity or dollar value, with Sygnum handling trade execution while Bancastato retains the client relationship, brand, and front-end experience. Sygnum stated that its B2B platform has provided trading, custody, compliance, and settlement infrastructure to more than 25 banks and international financial institutions, including partners such as Zuger Kantonalbank, Luzerner Kantonalbank, Postfinance, and VZ Vermögenszentrum. Sygnum noted that these collaborations have delivered regulated digital asset services to over one-third of the Swiss population through existing banking relationships.
According to PRNewswire, stablecoin operator Notabene announced it has received strategic investment from Ripple; the specific investment amount has not been disclosed yet. The two parties will collaborate on enterprise-level stablecoin payments, including integrating Ripple's USD stablecoin RLUSD into the Notabene Flow B2B stablecoin payment platform. Both parties also plan to further expand the application of RLUSD in institutional payment networks to accelerate the adoption of compliant stablecoin infrastructure by banks, payment institutions, and fintech companies.
Skyfall AI, an artificial intelligence startup founded by former Microsoft AI team members, has announced it will spend up to $1 million to acquire a small B2B SaaS or e-commerce company, attempting to let an AI system fully take over operations to test whether an 'AI CEO' can manage a real commercial organization.Skyfall AI co-founder Sam Pasupalak and CTO Kaheer Suleman believe the current AI industry is largely focused on creating 'autonomous employees'—gradually replacing individual tasks—but this does not represent true enterprise autonomy. They aim to test whether AI can cover the full range of decisions, including pricing, marketing, customer support, finance, and operations, by running a real business.The project's goal is to have the AI serve as the core manager of the enterprise, driving revenue growth with reduced human intervention, while publicly documenting the successes and failures encountered during the experiment.Skyfall’s founders stated that while existing large language models (LLMs) perform well with known knowledge and in fixed environments, they still fall short in continuous learning when faced with competitive changes, shifts in customer behavior, and market dynamics. Therefore, the company is exploring a new AI architecture called 'Enterprise World Models,' aiming to enable AI to understand the operational state of a business and predict the impact of decisions on future development.Skyfall AI was founded by members of the Maluuba team. Maluuba was acquired by Microsoft for approximately $160 million in 2017, and its technology later became part of Microsoft's AI research presence in Canada. (Forbes)
The Hong Kong licensed virtual asset exchange VDX has officially issued a statement warning against fraudulent activities conducted in the name of VDX, disclosing that fraudsters are illegally misusing the VDX brand name to launch a so-called "VDX App". The company stated that it is currently primarily a B2B platform serving institutional clients, and there is no official App open to the public at this stage. Any App, installation package, QR code, link, or third-party application claiming to be officially launched by VDX and requiring users to download or use is not officially released by VDX. Users are reminded to beware of impersonation and fraud.
SoFi has launched a US dollar-backed stablecoin, SoFiUSD, on Ethereum and Solana, becoming the first U.S. national bank to directly offer a stablecoin to retail customers on a public blockchain. Nearly 15 million SoFi members can now buy, sell, hold, and exchange SoFiUSD within the app, with each token redeemable 1:1 for US dollars via SoFi Bank. SoFi stated that it plans to use SoFiUSD for traditional financial scenarios such as cross-border payments and B2B transactions, and intends to launch features including interest-bearing tokenized deposits, FDIC-insured accounts, and 24/7 cross-border transfers. (CoinDesk)
Dynamic, a wallet infrastructure company, has integrated Aleo, enabling developers to build payment applications that support private transactions and enterprise-grade security. Itai, co-founder of Dynamic, stated that real-world payment scenarios have a rigid demand for privacy: users typically do not publicly disclose their salary information and should not be required by default to broadcast stablecoin transactions across a public network. Moreover, enterprises do not wish to place payroll records on a public ledger, and B2B teams do not want transaction volumes exposed to competitors.
a16z Crypto published a post explaining its investment rationale for Arc, noting that stablecoins have evolved from crypto-native trading tools into the foundational layer of global financial infrastructure—and are now driving blockchain’s evolution from “application-layer finance” to a “system-level economic operating system.” Last year, stablecoin transaction volume reached approximately $9 trillion—placing it on par with global payment networks such as Visa and PayPal. The total supply of USD-pegged stablecoins has surpassed $270 billion. Cross-border payments, B2B settlements, and foreign exchange transactions are emerging as core use cases for stablecoins, positioning them increasingly as the “global capital flow upgrade layer.” a16z Crypto stated that existing blockchain infrastructure remains primarily geared toward crypto-native users and individual developers, lacking native support for large-scale institutional requirements. Its participation in building the ARC token ecosystem stems from the expectation that, as global finance gradually migrates on-chain, only a select few public blockchains will be capable of serving as the foundational bedrock for “on-chain economic systems.”
According to Businesswire, Paystand, a blockchain-based B2B payment network, has announced the launch of USDb, a stablecoin built on the Bitcoin ecosystem. USDb is backed 1:1 by U.S. dollar reserves and is natively deployed on the Bitcoin sidechain Rootstock, while also being compatible with the Liquid Network and the Bitcoin Lightning Network. Notably, USDb is primarily designed for traditional corporate finance use cases, including accounts receivable/payable, cross-border payroll, and treasury management.
According to The Block, B2B stablecoin technology provider Infinite has launched Infinite Accounts—a banking account service for enterprises that supports deposits, withdrawals, ACH transfers, domestic and international wire transfers, as well as stablecoin minting, burning, and on-chain transfers—all accessible via a single API. This service is powered by the traditional banking infrastructure of Erebor Bank, which recently obtained its banking license. Infinite states that fiat balances held in these accounts may be eligible for FDIC insurance, whereas stablecoin balances are not. This launch comes amid continued growing institutional adoption of stablecoins.
According to Cointelegraph, Tempo—a payment-focused Layer-1 public blockchain backed by Stripe and Paradigm—recently launched its new “Zones” feature, enabling enterprises to conduct stablecoin transactions within permissioned environments while maintaining interoperability with public-chain liquidity. This functionality is primarily targeted at use cases such as payroll distribution, fund management, and B2B settlements. However, the feature has drawn criticism from industry observers due to its operator-centric design. Each Zone is controlled by a single operator who can view all transaction data and has the authority to suspend users’ transfer or withdrawal privileges in accordance with compliance requirements. Critics argue that this introduces a trust assumption akin to that of centralized exchanges, thereby deviating from blockchain’s core trustless principle.