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Startale Raises $63M in SBI, Sony Backed Series A
Startale raised $63M in a Series A backed by SBI and Sony, signaling strong support for Japan-focused web3 infrastructure, tokenization and payments.

TRON Takes Governing Role in Linux Foundation’s Agentic AI, Targets AI-Agent Payment Rails With $20B/Day Stablecoins
TRON DAO took a Governing Board seat in Linux Foundation's Agentic AI Foundation last week, touting $20B/day stablecoins as AI-agent payment rails for AI commerce.

Tether leads $7.5M raise for Utexo to bring native USDT payments to Bitcoin
Tether led a $7.5M round for Utexo to enable native USDT payments on Bitcoin, boosting dollar-priced spending and reducing volatility at checkout.

NEAR Co-Founder Predicts AI Agents—not Humans—Will Become Blockchain’s Main Users
NEAR co-founder Illia Polosukhin says AI agents, not humans, will drive blockchain adoption, using crypto as invisible rails for the internet at scale.

SBI and Startale prepare trust-backed JPYSC yen stablecoin under Japan’s Type III regulatory framework
SBI Holdings and Startale plan JPYSC, a trust-backed yen stablecoin under Japan's Type III rules, aiming for compliant on-chain JPY payments with 1:1 backing.