Crypto payments firm MoonPay has launched a new virtual debit Mastercard designed for AI agents as well as human users. Using stablecoins and offering merchants payment in fiat, the MoonAgents Card is accepted at any online merchant across 210 countries that accepts Mastercard. The card is issued through Monavate, a regulated global payments platform and principal member of the Mastercard network. The launch comes just a day after digital wallet and payment app startup Oobit announced the launch of a new stablecoin-backed corporate Visa debit card designed for AI agents. Unlike the Oobit card, the MoonAgents Card does not require users to pre-load a custodial balance in stablecoins, but rather…
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Visa Adds Five Blockchains to Stablecoin Settlement Network
Settlement run rate hits $7B, up 50%
Visa is adding five blockchains to its stablecoin settlement network as it expands its multichain vision of global payments. The news comes as the payments giant announced that its settlement run rate hit $7 billion in Q1 2026, up 50% over the previous quarter. The network allows issuers and acquirers to settle transactions with stablecoins instead of the slow and costly traditional banking rails. Visa’s stablecoin settlement pilot now has nine blockchains, with Arc, Base, Canton, Polygon, and Tempo joining Avalanche, Ethereum, Solana, and Stellar. “Our partners are building in a multi-chain world, and they expect their options to reflect that reality,” said Rubail Birwadker, global head of growth products…
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Coinbase Announces Global Stablecoin Payments Partnership
Western Union ready to launch stablecoin
Crypto exchange Coinbase has partnered with real-time cross-border payments firm Nium to bring stablecoin payments to its 190-plus country network. The goal is to replace the slow and costly SWIFT-based traditional banking services, which can take days to complete. The transactions can be made in stablecoins and paid out in local fiat currencies. Coinbase brings wallet infrastructure, stablecoin liquidity, custody, and on-ramps to Nium, as well as handling regulatory compliance. The system will use Circle’s USDC stablecoins. USDC is the second-largest stablecoin issuer, with almost $78 billion in circulation. So far the partnership is aimed at providing business and banking customers with real-time payment capabilities, freeing them from the need…
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A Rising Star: Terra (LUNA)
How Terraform Lab’s cryptocurrency rose to tenth highest in market cap
What is LUNA? Terraform is the parent company of the cryptocurrency asset LUNA. Recently, the coin saw a surge in both price and market cap, passing up popular cryptocurrencies like Shiba Inu, Doge, and Avalanche. Terra’s website describes LUNA as a “decentralized reverse asset”. The Terra network effectively uses algorithms to generate stablecoins that correlate in price with other assets, like fiat and gold. The entire purpose of the network is to eliminate some of the volatility often associated with assets in the crypto space. LUNA is another coin that people label as an “Ethereum Killer” much like the 5th ranked crypto, Solana, and the 12th ranked crypto, Avalanche. All…
