Amazon, Meta join fight to end Google Pay, PhonePe dominance in India

Amazon and Meta are among the big companies set to lobby India’s payments body over the dominance of Walmart-owned PhonePe and Google Pay in the country’s fast-growing instant payments network. Executives representing platforms including Amazon Pay, WhatsApp, CRED, MobiKwik, and Flipkart’s Super.money are scheduled to meet the National Payments Corporation of India on Thursday, TechCrunch…

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Bitcoin’s August Hard Fork May Dwarf Every Previous Split Combined — Here’s Why

Key Takeaways: Bitcoin’s August 2026 eCash hard fork will distribute 1:1 tokens to holders, including Strategy’s 818,334 BTC worth billions. Spot bitcoin ETFs holding over 1 million BTC are bound by prospectus language to handle forked assets in a specific manner. Paul Sztorc’s Drivechain-powered eCash chain faces its first institutional stress test, with custodians, boards,…

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Bitcoin Developers Are Not DOJ Targets, Blanche Says

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and FBI Director Kash Patel told the Bitcoin 2026 Conference in Las Vegas on April 27 that Bitcoin developers who write code without knowingly helping third parties commit crimes will not be investigated or charged, marking the clearest public statement on developer liability from the nation’s top law enforcement officials…

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Meta Launches USDC Stablecoin Payouts for Creators in Colombia and the Philippines

Key Takeaways: Meta launches USDC stablecoin payouts for creators in Colombia and the Philippines, using Solana and Polygon networks in April 2026. Stripe serves as Meta’s infrastructure partner, enabling low-fee cross-border earnings for creators across Facebook, Instagram, and Whatsapp. Meta plans to expand stablecoin payouts globally throughout 2026, potentially reaching billions of users across its…

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