AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoPayments Push: Visa is reportedly in late-stage talks to buy crypto infrastructure firm Fireblocks for about $2.5 billion; neither company has confirmed a deal. Venture Shift: Andreessen Horowitz has renamed its crypto fund a16z Frontier and widened its focus to AI, robotics and other technologies, while continuing to back crypto startups. Tokenized Deposits: SoFi launched a consumer tokenized bank deposit paying a variable 4.4% APY, with FDIC insurance within applicable limits; customers can convert it to SoFiUSD for crypto purchases or on-chain transfers. Stablecoin Rules: The OCC finalized its first federal licensing framework for payment stablecoins, effective January 18, 2027, but banks are challenging its decision to leave some yield arrangements for case-by-case review. Network Activity: TRON handled about 73% of stablecoin transfer volume in Q3, with USDT on the network reaching a record $92.7 billion. Ripple also teamed with payments firm Arf to provide RLUSD settlement liquidity on the XRP Ledger. Solana Upgrade: Solana’s Alpenglow upgrade went live, aiming to cut transaction finality to about 150 milliseconds.
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