Adam Forsyth

crypto payments may be where e-commerce was in 2000

Ripple executive Reece Merrick said crypto payments are moving through the same early stage that e-commerce faced more than two decades ago.  Summary Merrick says crypto payments resemble early e-commerce before infrastructure made online shopping normal for consumers. Stablecoins, on-ramps and scalable blockchains now serve as payment infrastructure, similar to broadband and smartphones. Recent Ripple…

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StarkWare wants KYC checks without full passport exposure

StarkWare has introduced Private KYC on Starknet, a demo that lets users meet know-your-customer checks without giving companies full copies of identity documents.  Summary Private KYC lets users prove age facts without sending companies complete identity documents or addresses. StarkWare links the demo to STRK20 privacy tools built for selective disclosure and onchain verification. The…

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Cumberland, Fluid, and SwissBorg Join Institutional Coalition on Hashi Ahead of July Global Testnet

[PRESS RELEASE – Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, June 23rd, 2026] Sui aims to transition more of Bitcoin’s $1.2T market cap into verifiable, productive onchain products. Hashi, Sui’s native bitcoin finance primitive, gains more institutional support ahead of the scheduled launch of its global testnet this July.   Sui, where money moves as freely as messages, announced…

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