Peter Bückle

Super excited for the launch of Open Standard, new effort from @stripe, @coinbase , @Visa , @Mastercard and @BlackRock (and 140+ more!) to build a new stablecoin that's open and shares economics back. Check out the announcement: joinopenstandard.com/blog/introduci…

For millions of contractors, a paycheck travels through exchanges they didn't choose, at rates they didn't set. Every stop costs something. That ends today. Introducing the Deel stablecoin wallet — hold earnings in DLUSD, be eligible to earn rewards, spend anywhere. All inside the Deel mobile app. Get paid. Hold. Earn. Spend. Launching today in Latin America, starting with early access in Argentina — APAC, MENA, and Africa to follow. Thanks @Stablecoin, @privy_io, @tempo, @Morpho and @SentoraHQ for making this possible!

Not crypto hopium -- real world impact. Excited to see the primitives recede in the background. Stablecoins and wallets are the plumbing to power global businesses. Check out @stripe Treasury and DM me if I can help you get set up! 👇

Businesses, you can now* accept payments directly from agents—without, or with, a human in the loop—using @stripe machine payments. It works for both cards and stablecoins via @mpp or x402. Add to your existing integration in a single prompt. *No more waitlist, get started =>

You can now implement machine payments on @stripe with a single prompt. Monetizing your API or service has never been easier! Works on @mpp and x402, settles right into your existing balance.

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When @karpathy built MenuGen (karpathy.bearblog.dev/vibe-coding-me…), he said: "Vibe coding menugen was exhilarating and fun escapade as a local demo, but a bit of a painful slog as a deployed, real app. Building a modern app is a bit like assembling IKEA future. There are all these services, docs, API keys, configurations, dev/prod deployments, team and security features, rate limits, pricing tiers." We've all run into this issue when building with agents: you have to scurry off to establish accounts, clicking things in the browser as though it's the antediluvian days of 2023, in order to unblock its superintelligent progress. So we decided to build Stripe Projects to help agents instantly provision services from the CLI. For example, simply run: $ stripe projects add posthog/analytics And it'll create a PostHog account, get an API key, and (as needed) set up billing. Projects is launching today as a developer preview. You can register for access (we'll make it available to everyone soon) at projects.dev. We're also rolling out support for many new providers over the coming weeks. (Get in touch if you'd like to make your service available.) projects.dev

Very excited to share (a preview of) @stripe projects: A new way for you—and your agents—to programmatically provision and manage the internet’s best developer services, right from the CLI. projects.dev to sign up for early access. Demo ⤵️

Introducing Machine Payments Protocol (MPP). 🤖 Agents are increasingly how we get things done, and with MPP from @tempo and @stripe they can now pay for services, data (or sandwiches!) using an internet-native open standard protocol. Learn more: stripe.com/blog/machine-p…

Tempo Mainnet is live. Alongside it, we’re introducing the Machine Payments Protocol (@mpp) alongside Stripe (with extensions by Visa for cards and Lightspark for Bitcoin). Proud of the team for getting mainnet live so quickly, and excited to see what you build!

Tempo Mainnet is live! Starting today, anyone can build on Tempo through our public RPC endpoints. Alongside mainnet, we’re introducing the Machine Payments Protocol, an open standard for machine payments.

As agent ecosystems are emerging, we need to rethink how we can empower them to pay (and get paid). That's why we're launching a preview of machine payments on @stripe today as a way for businesses to accept payments from agents. Check out docs.stripe.com/payments/machi… to get started!

You can receive USDC funding in a Stripe Financial Account. Hold and spend in stables or convert to fiat at any time.

Atlas users can now pay for their incorporation fees with stablecoins!

Congress' current market structure deliberations will shape the next decade of U.S. financial innovation. I was in DC this week—my first trip in ~10 years. I even bought a new suit, so you know it’s serious. As the market structure bill comes together, parts of the GENIUS Act are being re-litigated, especially when and how stablecoin economics can be shared. Two things matter: 1. Issuers (like Bridge) must be able to share economics with developers (like Remitly, Dolar, Ramp). 2. Developers must be free to use those economics to build better products for consumers and businesses. Prescriptive regulation that restricts either will foreclose decades of innovation. If we regulated aviation based on the first gliders, we never would’ve built jets. This isn’t a “niche crypto issue.” We started Bridge because we believed stablecoins could be the next great financial platform. Stables could change the payments landscape much like cards have over the last 3 decades. And we’re just starting to see the green shoots. Our use cases include: • Remittance companies lowering the cost of sending money home • Enterprises like SpaceX simplifying treasury operations • AI platforms, like ScaleAI, paying people faster and globally • Global neobanks offering better ways to save and spend • Even the U.S. government disbursing aid with stablecoins The U.S. is leading the world in financial innovation. Let's keep it that way.

Today, @Stripe is rolling out the ability for @cryptocom to pay with crypto (not just stablecoins!) 🛍️ You can now use your @cryptocom to pay at Stripe merchants 🪙 Pay with any token supported by Crypto.com 🏢 It's Stripe crypto payments' first integration with a centralized exchange Stripe will handle all the money movement for the merchant, so everything is simple for the buyer and the business It's been a lot of fun working with the Crypto.com team to get this integration live!

Launching Open Issuance Stablecoins have arrived. Two years ago, we still faced a degree of skepticism over if and how financial services would adopt stablecoins, but today we’re seeing neobanks, remittance companies, creator platforms, marketplaces, treasury teams, and more all use stablecoins to grow their businesses. That being said, it’s abundantly clear that while stablecoins are on their way to becoming core global infrastructure, there are some meaningful gaps to fill. Currently businesses build with one of two major stablecoins, USDC or USDT. Circle and Tether have pioneered this space, and they’ve been (rightfully) rewarded for doing so. But an off-the-shelf solution will only take you so far. It’s like choosing a car for a big race—you’d want to assemble it carefully, selecting the right parts and customizing the design, rather than picking a factory sedan. For instance, if you’re using an off-the-shelf stablecoin to build a neobank - - You can’t fully access the rewards to build the best possible savings account, - Your reserve mix cannot be customized to support increased liquidity or higher earnings, and - You’d have to pay a 10bps redemption fee to withdraw your own money! The status quo just isn’t good enough. If we want to maximize the impact stablecoins can have globally, we need to allow businesses to select the right parts and customize the design. That’s why we built Open Issuance, a new platform that enables any business to create a stablecoin. With Open Issuance, you can: - Customize the smart contracts to ensure this stablecoin meets your unique needs - Issue on any desired blockchain(s) - Adjust reserves composition and management strategy - Fully participate in the reserve economics - Control mint and burn fees (so you never pay to withdraw your own funds) - And so much more But what about liquidity? For a stablecoin to work, you need to make it easy to access, use and move. Through Bridge’s APIs and our new permissionless interoperability network, you can instantly convert between any two dollar formats, including all existing stablecoins (USDC, USDT, etc.), supported fiat currencies, and Open Issuance assets. Seamlessly convert your stablecoin into USDT and then into Mexican Pesos; convert Euros into USDC and then into your stablecoin; and so on. And unlike building a car, this customization comes at little-to-no additional cost. You get better economics, day 1 liquidity, and interoperability with just a few lines of code. We’re excited to unlock a whole new set of capabilities that builders around the world can use to create improved money experiences. We’re launching today with partners including Native Markets (USDH), Phantom (CASH), Metamask (mUSD), and Dakota (DKUSD). Each is using Open Issuance to build world-class stablecoin products. The stablecoin market is early – come build with us and help shape the future. Get in touch at bridge[.]xyz