From Pay-Per-Use to Universal Payment Layer: x402 V2 Upgrade Overview

Author: Tia, Techub News On the evening of December 11, the open-source payment protocol x402, incubated by Coinbase, released its V2 version. This is the first major version iteration since the mainnet launch in May 2025. Over the past six months, x402 has processed over 100 million payments, primarily focused on AI agent microtransactions, paid APIs, and content subscription scenarios. V2, based on community feedback and production data, transitions the protocol from a "single-chain single implementation" to a "multi-chain, pluggable, and evolvable" unified payment layer, while maintaining

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CARF, the next step in Hong Kong's regulation of crypto assets

Written by: FinTax On December 9, 2025, the Hong Kong government announced through the government gazette that authorities are conducting public consultations on the implementation of the Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF) and revisions related to the Common Reporting Standard (CRS). The goal is to automatically exchange tax information related to crypto asset transactions with relevant partner tax jurisdictions starting in 2028, and to implement the revisions starting in 2029.

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The seed round raised 500 million dollars, and it aims to be the "Apple" of payment blockchain.

Original Title: "Analysis: Stripe's Tempo is building the Apple of payment blockchains" Written by: Lex Sokolin Translated and organized by: BitpushNews So fast! Stripe's controversial payment chain—forked from Ethereum and undergoing key modifications for fintech applications—has now launched its testnet.

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a16z predicts that decentralized payments will become mainstream, and my judgment is as follows:

Original / Odaily Planet Daily (@OdailyChina) Author / Wenser (@wenser2010) Yesterday, the "top narrative VC in the industry" a16z released a significant report titled "The 17 Most Anticipated Creative Trends in Crypto for 2026," covering various fields including stablecoins, tokenization, payments and finance, privacy, security, AI, and agency. The report notably mentions that "the trading volume of stablecoins will reach $46 trillion by 2024, a figure that surpasses PayPal...

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a16z: 17 Structural Changes in the Cryptocurrency Industry

From stablecoins, privacy networks to AI agents and prediction markets, technology, finance, and institutions may be completely restructured.

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Under the expectation of global easing, ETH has entered the value "strike zone."

Under the relatively loose expectations in China and the United States, in a scenario where asset downside volatility is suppressed, and amidst extreme panic, with funds and sentiment not yet fully restored, ETH is still in a good buying "strike zone."

Under the expectation of global easing, ETH has entered the value "strike zone."

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Munger's "List of Mistakes": Bitcoin is garbage, Jack Ma is too arrogant, Elon Musk is very crazy.

Charlie Munger has commented on Bitcoin and Elon Musk. Looking at it today, some of his views may be correct, while others may be wrong, and some of his reflections on his mistakes may not necessarily be accurate (for example, he believes his failure in investing in Alibaba was because it was a damn retailer).

Munger's "List of Mistakes": Bitcoin is garbage, Jack Ma is too arrogant, Elon Musk is very crazy.

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Trend Research: Why do we remain bullish on ETH?

Under the relatively loose expectations in China and the United States, in a scenario where asset downside volatility is suppressed, and amidst extreme panic, with funds and sentiment not yet fully restored, ETH is still in a good buying "strike zone."

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JPMorgan Chase turns against Wall Street: hoarding silver, positioning for gold, shorting the dollar's credit.

The paper gold empire is on the verge of collapse, and JPMorgan Chase is the first to switch sides and bet on physical gold and silver. The global pricing power of gold and silver is accelerating its shift to the East.

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Real-time updates | What highlights of the Solana Breakpoint 2025 summit should not be missed?

How can Solana capture market share in an increasingly competitive market?

Real-time updates | What highlights of the Solana Breakpoint 2025 summit should not be missed?

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a16z's Major Annual Report: The 17 Most Exciting Innovations in the Web3 Industry for 2026

Stablecoins will become the infrastructure of internet finance, AI agents will gain on-chain identity and payment capabilities, and the improvement of privacy technology, verifiable computing, and compliance frameworks will drive the crypto industry from mere trading speculation to building decentralized networks with lasting value.

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The Brutal Truth About Leverage, AI, and Bitcoin

Written by: thiigth If there is anything shocking in the capital market in 2024, it is——everyone wants to become the next Michael Saylor, but the vast majority die halfway. In the past few months, a group of so-called "Bitcoin Treasury Companies" has emerged in the US stock market. They are trying to replicate the script of MicroStrategy: issuing bonds, buying coins, and pulling

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a16z: 17 Major Potential Trends in the Crypto Space for 2026

Covering intelligent agents and artificial intelligence, stablecoins, tokenization and finance, privacy and security, extending to prediction markets, SNARKs, and other applications.

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