Google Launches AI Payments Protocol With Crypto and Stablecoin Integration

Google’s AP2 protocol revolutionizes AI payments, partnering with Coinbase, Ethereum Foundation, Metamask, and more to merge crypto, stablecoins, and fiat into one trusted system. Google Advances AI Payments With AP2, Teaming With Coinbase and Crypto Firms Google announced on Sept. 16 that it has launched the Agent Payments Protocol (AP2), a standardized framework to allow … Read more

Google Cloud Launches Universal Ledger to Accelerate Payments Innovation

After a year of explosive stablecoin growth, Google Cloud has unveiled its Universal Ledger (GCUL), a programmable, compliance-ready platform designed to modernize payments and digital asset settlement for banks and institutions. From Stablecoin Surge to GCUL: Google Cloud Reimagines Financial Infrastructure Stablecoins proved their staying power in 2024, processing $30 trillion in transactions, a staggering … Read more

Oops, Google Did It Again: Suspends Jack Dorsey’s Bitchat

Just last week, the tech giant apologized for accidentally banning non-custodial crypto wallets because of a poorly worded Google Play Store policy update. Google’s Bitchat Suspension Sparks Backlash, Again Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey successfully published his Bluetooth messaging app Bitchat, in Apple’s App Store last month, but the Android version has been suspended by … Read more

Google Play Store Crypto Snafu, Blackrock Clarifies XRP ETF Stance, and More — Week in Review

Google Play Store snafu, Blackrock clarifies XRP ETF stance, ETH surges to $4,700, and more in this Week in Review. Week in Review Google clarified that self custody wallets would not be banned from the Play Store after confusion over a July policy update. Blackrock addressed speculation about a spot XRP ETF. Ethereum surged past … Read more

Record Bitcoin Prices Fail to Spark Search Frenzy, Google Trends Data Shows

While bitcoin hovers near record-breaking highs, data pulled from Google Trends shows that public curiosity about the top crypto asset remains surprisingly low. $119K Bitcoin and Crickets—Where’s the Retail Mania? On Sunday, bitcoin (BTC) broke into the $119,000 territory, notching a new all-time high of $119,444 on the crypto exchange Bitstamp. Throughout the week, BTC … Read more

Bitcoin Educator Ben Perrin Suspended by Youtube

Longtime Bitcoin educator Ben Perrin who runs a popular Youtube channel called “ BTC Sessions” watched his account get suspended in real time as he was conducting a livestream on X on Thursday. “I think that the channel just got cut from Youtube,” Perrin said. “It’s telling me that my Youtube channel is gone with … Read more

Google Cloud to Enhance Security for Crypto Transactions and Digital Asset Management With Inabit

Inabit, a provider of secure cryptocurrency management solutions, has announced a collaboration with Google Cloud to enhance security for cryptocurrency transactions and digital asset management. This partnership will leverage Google Cloud’s Confidential Computing platform to create secure environments where cryptocurrency private keys remain encrypted and inaccessible, even during active use. The collaboration comes in response … Read more