MoonPay builds free AI infrastructure, Fannie Mae enables crypto down payments, Omnes Capital & Apex tokenise mining, BitGo opens rails to AI, and Australia explores crypto retirement access.

Mastercard bets $1.8bn on BVNK. SEC & CFTC redefine crypto law. Stripe, Tempo, Coinbase & Cloudflare race to build AI payment rails. A Bitcoin fork by BTQ beats Bitcoin Core on quantum resistance. Big week.

Mastercard taps 85+ partners for blockchain payments, Nasdaq & Kraken launch tokenized equities, Brian Armstrong sees AI outpacing humans in transactions, BlackRock unveils ETH staking ETF, and Aon settles insurance premiums via stablecoins.

Crypto moves into mainstream finance: Kraken gains Fed banking access; Paraguay turns seized miners into state operations; Western Union launches USDPT on Solana; ICE partners with OKX; U.S. regulators release stablecoin rules.