Insurance Giant Aon Partners With Coinbase and Paxos in Trialing Use of Stablecoins for Premium Payments

The world’s second largest insurance broker is teaming up with the crypto exchange Coinbase and the Paypal USD (PYUSD) issuer Paxos to support stablecoin payments for insurance premiums. Aon plc says that it successfully demonstrated a proof of concept for insurance premium payment using dollar-backed stablecoins. The firm says it worked with Coinbase and Paxos…

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‘Updating the Plumbing of the Financial System’: BlackRock CEO Larry Fink Says Tokenization Could Expand Access to Markets

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink is outlining a sweeping vision for the future of financial markets. In his latest annual letter, Fink emphasizes long-term investing, broader market participation and the transformative potential of tokenization. He frames today’s economic environment as one defined by rapid change and uncertainty, with digital wallets and tokenized assets offering the potential…

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Base Introduces MCP Gateway For Agent Tokenization And Commerce

Base, the Coinbase-backed Ethereum Layer-2 network, has introduced a new infrastructure layer that allows AI assistants to interact directly with users’ crypto wallets — marking a significant step toward AI-driven financial autonomy in the decentralized finance space. Coinbase‘s Base network moved to bridge the gap between artificial intelligence and decentralized finance on May 26 with…

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A24’s ‘Primetime’ trailer teases Phoebe Bridgers’ acting debut

It’s a blink-and-you-miss-it moment but Pheobe Bridgers’ feature film acting debut is teased in the trailer for Primetime. Honestly, you can’t stop multi-talented musicians making their way into Hollywood. In the latest A24 unsettler, the Grammy-winning artist joins a talented cast including Robert Pattinson, Merritt Wever, and Skyler Gisondo. Pattinson plays investigative journalist and TV…

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