Ilya Bratanov · a month ago Google Gemini Agent: Enterprise AI That Can Run Claude Too Google's Gemini agent runs objectives, not just prompts, with persistent memory and sub-agents that can use Claude. It's in private preview with no confirmed… AIAdoption
Giulia Ferrante · a month ago Digital Euro E-Commerce Pilot: Applications Close October 27 The ECB is accepting digital euro merchant applications until October 27, 2026. A pilot checkout with no legal tender status launches in late 2027, and… Digital EuroRegulationAdoption
Giulia Ferrante · 2 months ago Nubank Embeds USDC and EURC in Banking Accounts for 35+ Countries Nubank's Nu Global converts deposits into USDC and EURC for fee-free transfers across 35+ countries. The stablecoins stay invisible to users, but yield… StablecoinsBanksPayments
Francesco Campisi · 2 months ago Visa Brings On-Chain Credit to Real Payments: $20B Annual Stablecoin Volume Visa links its settlement data to on-chain credit to fund stablecoin card programs. Volume has hit $20B annualized, 15 times higher than a year ago. StablecoinsPaymentsDeFi
Giulia Ferrante · 2 months ago Italy Goes Contactless: 88% of POS Payments and What It Means for Crypto Italy's Banca d'Italia confirms 88% of card payments at POS are now contactless, 24% via mobile, with 16 billion-plus cashless transactions in 2025. What it… AdoptionPaymentsEurope
Giulia Ferrante · 2 months ago Bitcoin and Dogecoin for Bus Tickets and Tolls: Italian Patent Targets Crypto Payments An Italian company has patented a system for paying bus tickets, tolls, parking, and city-zone fees in Bitcoin and Dogecoin, with no banks involved. It's a… DogecoinBitcoinEurope
Francesco Campisi · 3 months ago Lisk Pivots from Blockchain to Fintech: Euro, Dollar and Stablecoin in One Balance Lisk, founded a decade ago as a blockchain, is shutting down its chain on October 31 and relaunching as a fintech platform where bank transfers and… AdoptionStablecoinsFintech
Giulia Ferrante · 3 months ago Tether Bets on Robot Money: USDT as Currency for AI Machines Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino wants USDT to become currency for autonomous robots and AI agents. A 70-million-euro Italian startup, Generative Bionics, sits at the… AITetherStablecoins
Francesco Campisi · 3 months ago Enel and Conio Launch ebitts: Renewable Energy Becomes a Token on Your Bill Enel and Conio have launched ebitts, a Token Box that gives anyone a digital stake in real Italian renewable plants, with discounts applied directly to the… TokenizationRWAAdoption
Hamza Ahmed · 3 months ago Mastercard Buys Into Stablecoins: the $1.8B BVNK Deal Reshaping Payments Mastercard acquired BVNK, a stablecoin infrastructure firm, for up to $1.8 billion. It's the first major listed payment network to own this technology… AdoptionStablecoinsMastercard
