Another incredible week for PayFi and our ecosystem partners. From global payment giants to the largest allocators, PayFi was the theme of the past week. Headlines ↓ 1️⃣ @WesternUnion, one of the largest payment networks, launched @USDPT_ on @solana via @Anchorage. 2️⃣ Kraken parent @Payward acquired @reapglobal for $600 million, expanding @PaywardServices with globally regulated card issuance and stablecoin payments. 3️⃣ @Visa expanded stablecoin settlement to Arc, Base, Canton, Polygon, and Tempo as volume reaches $7B with 50% QoQ growth. 4️⃣ @a16zcrypto raised $2.2B for their new fund, highlighting payments and on-chain finance as the leading use cases. 5️⃣ @HaunVentures raised $1B to invest in the new financial infrastructure including payments, banking, capital markets, custody, foreign exchange, as well as the agentic economy. 6️⃣ Huma selected @chainlink’s CCIP for cross-chain expansion of yield products, enabling the expansion of PST across chains while maintaining the highest level of security. 7️⃣ @raincards is now a @mastercard Principal Member. Stablecoin card infrastructure, now with global network reach. 8️⃣ @jpmorgan's 2026 Payments Outlook Report reiterates, “The next generation of payments will be defined by liquidity." 9️⃣ @Tether launched Developer Grants Program to fund local-first AI and payments infrastructure. 🔟 @fun announced $72 million Series A, co-led by @multicoin and @SignalFire to modernize global payments for modern fintechs. 1️⃣1️⃣ @Meta begins offering USDC creator payouts to wallets on Solana and Polygon.

The RWA DeFi & PayFi Summit is in full swing at #Web3Festival# 🇭🇰 Packed room and strong conversations around RWAs, on-chain yield, DeFi integration, and the future of stablecoin payments. Our CEO @mehler delivered a keynote on how payment rails and stablecoins power the next wave of RWA adoption. Co-hosted by @Stable, @AssetoFinance & @dtcpay_official.

Day 2 continued strong with the RWA DeFi & PayFi Summit at #Web3Festival# 🇭🇰 🎙️Our CEO @mehler led the second panel in “RWA + PayFi: Stablecoin Payments and New Opportunities in On-Chain Asset Management,” with speakers from @dtcpay_official, @billions_ntwk and @Beosin_com. Co-hosted by @Stable, @AssetoFinance and @dtcpay_official 🤝

🔥 HashKey Chain Horizon Hackathon has officially come to an end! From bold ideas to real on-chain applications, builders across DeFi, PayFi, AI, and ZKID delivered beyond expectations. 🏆 Congratulations to all the winners 👏 And a huge thank you to every team that participated This is just the beginning. More hackathons and opportunities are coming. Stay tuned: 👉 #HashKeyChain# #HorizonHackathon# #Web3# #BuildOnChain# #HashKey#

🇭🇰 The Scaling Summit HK 2026 | Official Recap Host: @499_DAO × City University of Hong Kong Co-host: @0G_labs × OpenSchool x IDM of CityU Special Partner: @BAI_AGI x @hetu_protocol From Models → Systems. From Tools → Autonomous Intelligence. "The Scaling Summit" has successfully concluded in Hong Kong. Together with top system architects and global academic networks, we witnessed the paradigm shift of AI moving from simple tools to autonomous economic entities. Watch the recap video to revisit the deep-dive discussions on the lifecycle of on-chain AI Agents, computing breakthroughs, real-world PayFi infrastructure, and DeSci. The autonomous era is here. 🔗 Join the 499 DAO community to build the future: Big thanks to our Partners: @Googlecloud, @PanteraCapital, @HashKey_Capita, @BNBCHAIN, @ton_blockchain, @virtuals_io, @1inch, @animocabrands, @AvaLabs, @SentientAGI, @flock_io, @AEON_Community , @Web3LabsClub @GoKiteAI, @monad, @InterlaceMoney, @letsburnlab , @POSX_Official , @avinasilabs, @DFG__Official, @JSquare_co, @SvpChain, @2u2ai, @OfficialSUNio, @DeFi_JUST, @BitTorrent, @WinkLink_Oracle

Stop paying the «12-tab tax» every morning. 90% of your research is just manual grunt work that should be automated. In 2026, if you aren’t running a 168-hour autonomous workforce, you’re just exit liquidity. Full thesis here 👇

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