UN Deputy Secretary-General and UNDP Administrator @alexanderdecroo highlighted China’s contribution to global AI governance. With many developing countries facing gaps in AI capacity, governance and infrastructure, he welcomed China’s pledge to provide AI-powered meteorological systems and 5,000 training opportunities to help ensure AI benefits all.

From Degradation to Nesting: Thousands of Relict Gulls Return to #Shaanxi#'s Hongjiannao for Breeding Season #crestedibis# #birds# #DesertificationandDroughtDay2026# @UNDPplanet @FAO

Last week in Recife we ran a three-day workshop with @Inovacao_CESAR, one of Brazil's leading tech education institutes. Their educators and researchers went hands-on with Cardano. Ecosystem partners like Blockforce and UNDP showed what they're building on it. Education is how the next generation of builders finds the Cardano ecosystem. It starts in rooms like this one.

“For over four years, the war in Ukraine has shattered millions of lives and separated countless families. There are no military solutions. Only inclusive dialogue & negotiations can reverse this dangerous trajectory.” – @UNDPPA chief @DicarloRosemary

Another massive week for PayFi and our ecosystem partners. Headlines ↓ 1️⃣ Cross-border payments startup @NiumGlobal acquired @Cypher_HQ_, a crypto wallet and card-issuing startup, to expand its crypto card push. 2️⃣ @Ripple received full MiCA CASP authorization from Luxembourg's CSSF, unlocking crypto payments across all 30 EEA countries. 3️⃣ UNDP and @Stellar extended their partnership to scale proven digital payment solutions. 4️⃣ @Tether to invest $20M in a strategic growth financing round for Mercado Bitcoin to push into capital markets across Latin America. 5️⃣ @PayPal's PYUSD launches natively on @0xPolygon with built-in support for the Open Money Stack. 6️⃣ @BNBCHAIN is building a new Layer 1 targeting sub-50ms transaction preconfirmation for agentic and high-frequency trading. 7️⃣ @binance pay reported 114% YoY growth, observing strong demand on day to day crypto payments. 8️⃣ @gauntlet_xyz raised $125M from SBI Holdings to scale its DeFi vault risk-curation business. 9️⃣ @Aave introduced Stable Vaults, an all-in-one solution for embedding fixed-rate stablecoin yield into any financial product.