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AI agents have made 140 million payments to each other. $43M in volume. Average transaction: $0.31. 98.6% settled in USDC. The agent economy is here. And enterprises are next. Our latest deep dive 👇 enterpriseonchain.substack.com/p/agents-are-p…

Apex Group will use the T-REX Ledger as its default infrastructure for distributing tokenized funds 🏦 The system uses Polygon CDK and Agglayer to support cross-chain compliance and identity-based controls. Apex Group targets $100B in tokenized assets on this infrastructure by mid-2027. This adoption follows Apex Group’s acquisition of Tokeny, defining the scope of its tokenization approach.

Flow Traders launches 24/7 OTC trading for tokenized assets 📊 The desk provides institutional counterparties with two-way liquidity using fiat or stablecoins. Supported assets include Franklin Templeton’s onchain money market fund and Tether Gold. Access is limited to fully onboarded, permissioned institutional participants.

Tempo and Stripe introduce the Machine Payments Protocol with support from Visa 🔗 The protocol is described as payment‑method agnostic and supports cards, bank rails, and stablecoins. It is presented as HTTP‑native and designed for machine‑to‑machine payments at internet scale. The initiative is positioned for IETF adoption, defining the current scope of its standardization effort.

This week's TLDR: Mastercard acquires BVNK for $1.8B Regional banks launch tokenized deposits on ZKsync PayPal brings PYUSD to 70 countries AI agents can now spend money via agentcard.ai Full breakdown 👇

Florida passes a state-level stablecoin regulatory framework 🏦 The framework requires stablecoin issuers to register and maintain 1:1 reserves in cash or T‑bills. The package includes companion bills enabling up to 10% digital‑asset allocation for the state’s $225B pension system and a stablecoin-based tax payment pilot. The actions collectively define the scope of a state-level regulatory and operational structure for stablecoins.

Mastercard is acquiring BVNK for $1.8 billion to integrate on‑chain transaction rails into its payments network 🏦 The acquisition enables Mastercard to incorporate BVNK’s on‑chain transaction capabilities directly into its global payments infrastructure. The FDIC plans to propose that pass‑through insurance will not cover stablecoin deposits, affecting how banks and issuers manage these assets. These updates reflect operational changes in payments infrastructure and stablecoin insurance treatment as stated in the source.

NYSE partners with OKX to build tokenized equity settlement rails ⚙️ The update states that the collaboration focuses on settlement infrastructure for tokenized equities. The development is presented as part of broader institutional activity across issuance and settlement. The announcement is described within a wider set of initiatives, with no additional technical details provided.

In the past week: → Nasdaq partnered with Kraken for tokenized equities → ICE (NYSE's parent) invested in OKX at $25B → The Fed, OCC & FDIC confirmed: same capital treatment for tokenized securities → ECB published its Appia roadmap for tokenized wholesale markets → Citi issued its first digitally native structured note on Euroclear's DLT platform New issue of Enterprise Onchain 👇 enterpriseonchain.substack.com/p/the-tokeniza…

News: @Nasdaq partners with @krakenfx to support 24/7 tokenized stock trading per WSJ

Six words will unlock stablecoins for every bank on earth: "Banks can process stablecoins like checks." That's the thesis behind @ubyx_ . - the company Tony McLaughlin, a former Citi MD, built after concluding private blockchains couldn't solve the cold-start problem, and public ones already had. Barclays just made a strategic investment. Full breakdown below 👇

Nasdaq and Payward plan an equities transformation gateway for tokenized equities on open blockchain networks 🔗 The initiative aligns tokenized equities with Nasdaq‑listed securities and maintains regulated settlement through DTCC. The xStocks framework is already live on EU‑regulated venue 360X and integrated with CycleX as part of the system. Nasdaq targets an equity token design for 2027 pending regulatory approval, with Payward managing compliant KYC/AML onboarding.

ICE takes a minority stake in OKX at a reported $200 million valuation agreement 🏦 The investment includes a board seat for ICE, as stated in the report. ICE and OKX will explore collaboration across clearing, market structure, institutional access, and tokenized asset distribution. The collaboration is described as exploratory, with no specific operational timelines announced.

Coinbase Prime introduces unified cross margin across spot, derivatives and regulated perpetual futures 🏦 The system uses Coinbase’s CFTC‑regulated Futures Commission Merchant to support margin across products. Custody, trading, financing and risk management are combined into one institutional platform. The rollout is presented as a consolidated approach to portfolio management within Coinbase Prime.

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US regulators confirm equal capital treatment for tokenized and traditional securities 🔗 The guidance states that tokenized securities receive the same regulatory capital treatment as non‑tokenized versions, regardless of blockchain type. It also clarifies that tokenized assets can qualify as financial collateral when their legal rights match traditional instruments. The update is limited to capital treatment and collateral eligibility, without addressing other regulatory areas.

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AI agents have made 140 million payments to each other. $43M in volume. Average transaction: $0.31. 98.6% settled in USDC. The agent economy is here. And enterprises are next. Our latest deep dive 👇 enterpriseonchain.substack.com/p/agents-are-p…

Revolut applies for a de novo U.S. banking charter with the OCC 🏦 The application also seeks FDIC approval, according to the report. The article notes recent regulatory activity, including Kraken receiving direct access to Federal Reserve payment rails. This development remains at the application stage with no approvals yet issued.