Mastercard Harnesses AI Payments, Bitcoin Layer 2 Botanic Shuts Down, Stellar Targets Quantum Safe Blockchain, Crypto Reaches Finance Mainstream, and more...

(0:10): Mastercard Launches AI Payment Service, Embraces Crypto with Agent Pay for Machines(2:28): Bitcoin Layer 2 Project Botanix Shuts Down, Signals Setback for DeFi Ambitions(4:36): Stellar Launches Ambitious Plan for Quantum-Safe Blockchain Transition by 2027(6:58): Crypto Revolution: Traditional Finance Firms Embrace Digital Assets by 2026, SpaceX Eyes Record-Breaking IPO(8:49): Binance to Launch Bstocks: Revolutionizing Equity Trading with Tokenized US Stocks on BNB ChainTo subscribe visit https://www.brief.news.For more updates in your inbox each morning visit www.brief.news. Image credit: The Block