Tempo, incubated by Stripe and the venture firm Paradigm, raised $500 million at a $5 billion valuation in 2025.

The Stripe-led blockchain targets fast, low-cost digital payments and a new Machine Payments Protocol that allows AI agents pay autonomously.

OP_NET is a new protocol that aims to bring smart contracts and decentralized finance directly to Bitcoin transactions.

A new Bitcoin-based finance protocol called Hashi has been introduced on the Sui blockchain, with early participation ...

Stripe launches Tempo mainnet with AI payment protocol, enabling stablecoin transfers and automated machine payments ...

Bitcoin’s biggest limitation is being challenged as OpNet brings native, yield-generating DeFi directly to the Bitcoin mainnet – no bridges or wrapped BTC required.

Tempo blockchain launches with Stripe partnership, offering sub-second AI payments via Machine Payment Protocol. Targets $190T cross-border market.

As Jeff Bezos says, “Innovation moves at the speed of imagination, and in today's world, that speed is faster than ever." Share of US households using specific technologies, 1903 to 2019 As ...

Prenetics Global Limited has announced a partnership with Humanity Protocol to enhance blockchain-based identity verification using its CircleDNA service, which provides decentralized identity ...

Since 2016 it has been a tradition for me to deliver a blog on blockchain and crypto in which I present the main trends for the new year. Looking back, 2025 was an eventful year for the blockchain and ...