Visa Crypto Labs has introduced Visa CLI, a beta command-line interface that lets AI agents initiate secure card payments directly from the terminal without managing API keys. The tool is designed to enable bots, scripts, and other automated workflows to pay for web services with minimal human involvement, while Visa also integrates Tempo's Machine Payments Protocol alongside initiatives like x402 for AI-native transactions.

Tempo, the payments-focused blockchain incubated by Stripe and Paradigm, has appointed RedStone as its oracle provider to power FX data and stablecoin pricing, including the first native feed for its pathUSD token. The integration will support local-currency pricing and settlement for Tempo applications, such as a global payroll platform and a financial institution testing tokenized deposits. RedStone's RED token traded around $0.13 at 13:00 UTC on Wednesday, while the oracle network reports securing over $8.5 billion in total value locked.

On Monday, Bitdeer announced its SEALMINER DL1 Air, a new mining rig tailored to the Scrypt algorithm powering proof-of-work networks such as Litecoin and Dogecoin. Following the launch, Bitdeer's BTDR stock rose about 8%, ranking as the fourth-largest gainer among tracked crypto-related equities. The new hardware extends Bitdeer's SEALMINER line and supports additional Scrypt-based chains beyond LTC and DOGE.

Strive is adjusting its SATA preferred stock by narrowing the trading price band to $99-$101 and increasing the dividend to 12.75%, above the payout on Strategy’s STRC. The company also expanded its bitcoin treasury to 13,311 BTC and purchased $50 million of STRC, while its Class A common stock ASST traded near $9 on Wednesday.

A recent American Bankers Association survey released on Tuesday indicates many consumers support limits on stablecoin yields when potential banking and financial system risks are highlighted. Respondents reportedly back congressional restrictions on stablecoin rewards by a 3-to-1 margin under certain risk scenarios and favor cautious stablecoin laws by a 6-to-1 margin. The findings arrive as U.S. lawmakers, banks and crypto firms clash over how stablecoin yield should be handled in broader market structure legislation.

On Tuesday, Aave founder and CEO Stani Kulechov published an essay arguing that the Aave DAO must evolve toward faster, more centralized execution while preserving tokenholder safeguards. His remarks follow a governance dispute in which key contributors BGD Labs and the Aave Chan Initiative decided to step back from the protocol over concerns about the "Aave Will Win" proposal and Aave Labs' influence. Kulechov said Aave has streamlined its product suite and wants governance to concentrate on major protocol and treasury decisions, while operational execution remains led by dedicated teams.

Trust Wallet has introduced an automatic Address Poisoning Protection feature on its mobile app, initially covering 32 EVM-compatible networks. The tool scans transactions in real time, compares destination addresses and flags lookalike or known scam addresses before funds are sent, aiming to counter a scheme that Cyvers estimates generates over one million preparations per day on Ethereum.

Coinbase and Paxos have paid their insurance premiums to Aon using USDC and PYUSD stablecoins, in what is described as a first for a major global insurance broker. Aon processed Coinbase's payment in USDC on Ethereum and Paxos's payment in PYUSD on Solana as part of a proof-of-concept pilot informed by recent U.S. stablecoin legislation.

Florida lawmakers have approved Senate Bill 314, establishing a state-level regulatory framework for payment stablecoin issuers and awaiting Gov. Ron DeSantis' signature. The measure, aligned with the federal GENIUS Act, revises money laundering rules, sets consumer protection and financial stability requirements, and clarifies that certain payment stablecoins are not securities. A related bill, CS/CS/SB 1440, also passed to strengthen confidentiality protections for virtual currency and stablecoin businesses supervised by the Office of Financial Regulation.