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'Order A Coffee For Me'—Visa, Mastercard Suddenly Race To Let AI Pay

XDC Network has launched XDC AI, an agentic payments framework enabling AI assistants to execute transactions directly. A demonstration showcased Anthropic's Claude AI ordering and paying for coffee using XDC's blockchain, leveraging the x402 machine-payments standard and USDC stablecoin for gasless settlement.

AGI Is Too Important'—Ben Goertzel's Crypto Bet Against OpenAI

Ben Goertzel champions open-source, decentralized Artificial General Intelligence, asserting it's too vital for venture capital control. His SingularityNET project, part of the Artificial Superintelligence Alliance, builds AGI on a user-owned crypto network, contrasting sharply with proprietary models from OpenAI and Anthropic.

Concordium Ships Agent Registry, Betting Protocol-Level Identity Solves Our Trust Problem

Concordium launched its Agent Registry, a protocol-level identity and accountability layer for AI agents that uses zero-knowledge proofs to link agents to verified human or business identities, available immediately to all builders.

Concordium named AI partner of Denmark’s National Ice Hockey team

Danmarks Ishockey Union (DIU) has named Concordium as the Official AI Partner of the Danish National Ice Hockey Team. The partnership will launch during the 2026 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship in Switzerland.

Concordium’s Boris Bohrer-Bilowitzki wants to keep your AI agents in line

Identity at the protocol level gives company advantage in rapidly transforming economy

Concordium Definition Shows Crypto's Next Regulatory Battle

Can a blockchain that knows who its users are still call itself decentralized?

Stablecoins will stay, but only if built right

Stablecoins have been hailed as the connective tissue linking the crypto world to traditional finance.

Q&A with Boris Bohrer-Bilowitzki, CEO of Concordium

Boris Bohrer-Bilowitzki became the CEO of Concordium in 2024, bringing nearly two decades of deep experience across custody, settlement, clearing, and prime infrastructure for digital assets.

Concordium and Uphold Announce Ecosystem Partnership to Strengthen Network Operations and Expand Market Reach

Uphold, the digital infrastructure provider for on-chain finance, has signed Concordium as the latest network to adopt its Digital Asset Services offering.

From Anonymity to Selective Disclosure: The Next Era of Privacy Coins

The surge in privacy coins in late 2025, which continued in 2026 with Monero hitting new highs, is seen as signalling renewed investor demand for on-chain anonymity. Analysts and industry leaders argue that privacy is evolving from untraceable transfers to selective disclosure and becoming core infrastructure for Web3.

Crypto Needs 'Better Decentralized Stablecoins', Says Ethereum Founder Vitalik Buterin

Vitalik Buterin says today’s dollar‑pegged stablecoins leave crypto exposed to inflation, governance capture, and institutional control.

IBM’s crypto partner Dfns integrates Concordium for Web3 compliance

Dfns integrated Concordium’s layer-1 blockchain to add identity-verified wallets to its WaaS platform as institutions seek compliant Web3 adoption.

Crypto heads into 2026 with privacy, decentralized identity on the line

As crypto, governments and Big Tech converge on digital identity, selective disclosure and zero-knowledge proofs are emerging as a privacy-first alternative to surveillance systems.

Identity checks to power AI stablecoin payments added to Coinbase-incubated x402

Concordium has added ID checks to stablecoin payments, enabling AI systems to purchase restricted goods and services online.

Bitcoin.com, Concordium partner on age-verified crypto payments

Bitcoin.com and Concordium have teamed up to introduce age-verified stablecoin payments to 75 million wallets, blending privacy with new compliance standards.

London gears up for Zebu Live 2025, the year’s defining Web3 and policy summit

Zebu Live, London’s flagship Web3 summit, returns this October 21-22 at Tobacco Dock with its most dynamic program yet

Ledger & Concordium Partner to Enable '1-Click Verify & Pay' for Secure Stablecoin Transactions

Ledger, the global leader in digital asset security, has partnered with Concordium, the Layer-1 blockchain built for PayFi and enterprise-ready stablecoins.

2.1M Discord users’ ‘deleted’ ID photos may be exposed in massive leak

Hackers who breached Discord’s Zendesk support system are reportedly extorting the platform after stealing 2.1 million users’ age-verification photos.

Hilbert Group Expands Beyond Bitcoin and Ethereum with Strategic Investment in Concordium’s CCD Token

Hilbert Group, a NASDAQ-listed (Ticker: HILB B) global digital asset investment firm, today announced a strategic long-term investment in CCD.

Concordium Leverages IBM Infrastructure to Advance Secure Digital Finance

Enabling secure and compliant digital finance with enterprise-grade infrastructure.

Why Concordium’s Compliance First Blockchain Could Push Stablecoins Mainstream

Why have stablecoins processed trillions in transactions yet remain barely used for everyday payments?

Age verification has made a colossal misstep, and blockchain needs to get involved

Current age verification drives users to VPNs and sketchy sites. Blockchain can prove you’re over 18 without exposing your identity to data breaches.

Concordium debuts app for anonymous online age checks amid UK rules backlash

Layer-1 proof-of-stake blockchain Concordium launched a mobile app that allows users to verify their age without disclosing their identity.

Can Stablecoins Power Decentralized Finance Without Centralizing It?

Stablecoins have come a long way in decentralized finance. In 2020, DEX liquidity was mostly in ETH and wrapped BTC...

Trust, Not Size, Key to Stablecoin Success, Says...

Concordium CEO Boris Bohrer-Bilowitzki warns that excessive dollar dependence..

Concordium expands PayFi ecosystem...

The enterprise-grade Layer 1 blockchain, Concordium, is set to significantly expand its stablecoin offerings...

Four Stablecoins Set to Launch Natively on...

Concordium, the enterprise-grade Layer 1 blockchain with built-in identity features...

Web3 Sports Platform 5TARS.io Migrates to...

5TARS.io, a Dubai-based Web3 sports gaming platform, is migrating its portfolio...

Concordium Announces Boris Bohrer-Bilowitzki as...

ZUG, Switzerland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Concordium, a science-based proof-of...

Hitachi and Concordium Foundation team up to...

The new project may allow users to restore their accounts with a simple fingerprint or...

Concordium Chairman, Lars Seier Christensen, briefs...

Fortune 500 firm Geely to launch joint blockchain...

A Swiss blockchain developer and Geely will provide enterprise blockchain solutio...