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Coinbax took the top spot at Consensus Miami with software built to add compliance controls to onchain payments.

Public blockchains make transactions traceable, but that transparency can come at the expense of user privacy. Speakers from Moody’s Ratings and ChangeNOW said that hybrid blockchain architecture and address-level monitoring can help solve both problems simultaneously.

Stablecoins are entering a new phase of adoption, with large corporations using them for cross-border treasury flows while AI agents begin using blockchain rails for autonomous payments, Bridge and Deus X Capital executives said at Consensus 2026.

The crypto platform missed earnings and revenue estimates as falling digital asset prices weighed on trading activity and investor sentiment.

Zhao positioned BNB Chain as the optimal payments rail for automated transactions between AI agents, noting that current U.S. policies are improving for crypto.

Jesse Spiro, Head of Government Affairs at Tether.io, said at Consensus Miami 2026 that the midterms will be a key test for whether crypto’s recent policy gains in Washington can survive politically.

At the current pace of purchases, Lee said his Ethereum treasury giant would reach its 5% ether accumulation goal in six weeks, then shift its focus to staking and share buybacks.

DeFi and its underlying technology has already proved itself at scale, said eToro co-founder and CEO, Yoni Assia.

World Liberty Financial co-founder Donald Trump Jr. and co-founder and CEO Zach Witkoff pushed back on recent online rumors as the crypto firm battles Justin Sun in court.

Amazon said AI agents for now will be allowed to buy APIs, web content and other online services, but that future versions would enable hotel bookings, travel reservations and payments to merchants.

Tokenization and AI agentic finance are the main narratives driving the next bull cycle in crypto, Lee said at Consensus 2026.

Since the Genius Act passed, Anchorage has won every single large stablecoin issuance mandate across the landscape, according to the firm’s CEO Nathan McCauley.

Panelists are split on the four-year cycle's relevance, with year-end price targets varying widely from potentially not reaching a new high to possible targets of $150k or $250k.

XRP pulled back even as Ripple and JPMorgan completed a cross-border tokenized Treasury settlement on XRPL, with price now testing whether the recent breakout structure can hold.

The combined migrations by Solv and Kelp shift nearly $1 billion in assets to Chainlink's CCIP, reflecting an industry "flight to quality."

The lending giant is expanding its asset listing criteria beyond financial risk to include cybersecurity and architecture, and wants the rest of DeFi to follow.

A related MVRV indicator hit overheated levels last seen before bitcoin's late-2024 push to $100,000.

The Ethereum co-founder, who has spent months campaigning against toxic MEV with proposals for encrypted mempools, just had one of his own swaps front-run and back-run by the network's most notorious sandwich bot.

It's day three of Consensus Miami 2026 on Thursday. Stay tuned for updates throughout the day.

The crypto asset manager will take over Superstate’s $267 million USCC fund as tokenized investment products gain traction with institutions.

Kraken owner Payward will acquire Hong Kong-based Reap Technologies as the crypto exchange expands its stablecoin and payments infrastructure business in Asia.

The company launched the SoFiUSD stablecoin for enterprise payments in December and partnered with Mastercard for settlement capabilities.

Digital credit has grown to about $10 billion in under a year, with bitcoin treasury firms arguing it could expand into a multi-trillion-dollar market tied to global credit demand.

The day ahead in crypto: May 7, 2026