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The roadmap calls for the first tokenized government bond issuance under the DIGIT pilot by Q1 2027.Industry leaders say payment infrastructure must evolve alongside tokenized assets to enable real-time settlement.

Base has activated the B20 token standard on mainnet, allowing developers to issue native stablecoins, tokenized real world assets, and other fungible tokens.The protocol includes built in issuer controls while remaining compatible with ERC 20 wallets, exchanges, and other supporting infrastructure.The B20 launch comes after recent Base sequencer outages and the one day delay of the Beryl network upgrade.

Visa, Mastercard and Coinbase have joined more than 140 businesses to launch Open Standard, a stablecoin consortium behind the planned Open USD token.Open USD is expected to go live later this year and will allow businesses to mint and redeem the dollar pegged token without fees or volume limits.The launch comes as payment firms, banks and crypto companies expand stablecoin projects for settlement, trading and business payments.

The new website follows years of hearings, investigations, and pressure for greater UAP transparency.

Coinbase Developer Platform head Erik Reppel told Consensus Miami that autonomous AI agents do not interact with online advertising, breaking the internet’s foundational revenue model.Reppel cited estimates projecting the agentic economy could reach between $3 trillion and $5 trillion by 2030, arguing this shift will displace ad-funded content at scale.He argued that x402, a Coinbase-backed protocol for stablecoin micropayments, could replace advertising as the primary way web content is monetised by software.

The State Street Galaxy Onchain Liquidity Sweep Fund (SWEEP), announced first in December, lets investors “sweep” stablecoins into a yield-bearing tokenized fund.Galaxy previously served as a subadvisor to three actively managed State Street ETFs.

DTCC plans July tokenized securities pilots before targeting a full service launch in October 2026.Over 50 TradFi and DeFi firms joined DTCC’s working group, including BlackRock, Circle and Ondo.Initial tokenized assets may include major index ETFs, Russell 1000 stocks and U.S. Treasury securities.

Coinbase says negotiators reached a rewards compromise, easing a key delay for the CLARITY Act.Banks secured limits on deposit-like yield, while crypto firms kept activity-based user rewards under rules.The Senate markup path now depends on committee support, regulatory details, and wider political backing.

Shinhan Card has partnered with the Solana Foundation for a proof-of-concept project testing a real-world payment system using stablecoins.South Korea is currently developing the Digital Asset Basic Act, an all-encompassing set of rules for the digital asset sector.

The state alleges sports betting products on Kalshi, Polymarket and other financial platforms violate Wisconsin gambling laws.

Social media giant Meta is redirecting resources toward AI as CEO Mark Zuckerberg predicts the tech will continue to revolutionize work.

Coinbase-backed x402 launched Agentic.market, helping AI agents find, access, and pay for compatible online services more easily.The platform offers human browsing tools and agent-facing integrations, removing API key barriers for service discovery.Support from Google, Microsoft, AWS, Visa, and Stripe expands momentum around x402-based AI payment infrastructure.

Crypto and banking lobbyists have reopened talks on stablecoin yields under the Clarity Act, with insiders signaling a possible breakthrough this month.A forthcoming White House report is expected to lean pro-crypto on stablecoin yields, even as banks warn of deposit flight and push to curb passive rewards.If the yield dispute clears, lawmakers are set to pivot the Clarity Act fight toward DeFi, tokenization, and token classification later this year.

Securitize will become NYSE’s first digital transfer agent to mint blockchain-based shares of stocks and develop standards for compliant tokenized stock issuance.