Dan Romero, former founder of Farcaster and a member of the Tempo team, recently engaged in discussions with Liu Feng, former founder of Chain News, on topics such as payments, cryptocurrency, and AI agents. According to Odaily, Romero addressed several key issues of interest. Romero explained the shift from idealistic socialfi products to public chains dominated by large enterprises, noting that the crypto world now consists of stablecoins and more native crypto elements. Tempo and Playbook aim to start with payment services, collaborating with large, established companies to facilitate on-chain payments and business growth. They plan to combine this with DeFi applications to offer yield-generating products for end users. Tempo does not involve meme coins or similar elements, which is favorable for conservative banks. The platform emphasizes compliance and privacy, which may not appeal to crypto natives but is attractive to banks. Romero highlighted two clear use cases for stablecoins: platform marketplaces and cross-border payments. He also expressed optimism about micropayments driven by smart agents, suggesting that stablecoin-based micropayments could thrive. Traditional payment methods are too costly for large-scale implementation, and only crypto and streaming payments can meet the required granularity and speed. Romero expressed respect for Ethereum's commitment to decentralization and its new mission, which he believes is beneficial for the world. However, he noted that businesses are more concerned with practical problem-solving. If Tempo can attract a million enterprises and a billion consumers, it would be positive for both cryptocurrency and Ethereum. Regarding Tempo's decentralization process, Romero hopes it can be achieved in two years. He emphasized that the team understands the importance of decentralization and is committed to practical application. On the topic of Machine Payment Protocol (MPP) and X402 protocol, Romero stated that AI agents are indifferent to the differences between the two, as their satisfaction lies in the lack of human intervention. Tempo's head of the Asian market is now in place and will begin operations in Singapore.

Bitdeer, a Nasdaq-listed Bitcoin mining company, has released its latest Bitcoin holdings data on the X platform. According to Odaily, for the week ending May 22, Bitdeer produced 201.6 BTC through mining activities. However, the company sold an equivalent amount of 201.6 BTC during the same period, resulting in a net addition of zero BTC. Bitdeer continues to maintain a zero Bitcoin holding position.

Stripe has partnered with Tempo to launch the Machine Payments Protocol (MPP), a framework designed to programmatically coordinate payments, enabling features such as microtransactions and recurring payments. According to Foresight News, the protocol allows merchants to receive payments directly from agents using the PaymentIntents API with minimal coding. It supports various payment methods, including stablecoins, fiat currencies, credit cards, and buy-now-pay-later options.

When compliant cross-border channels are blocked one by one, where will the funds that still yearn to allocate global assets, participate in the pre-IPO pricing of companies like SpaceX, and trade any asset at any time and place go?

Stripe has announced the launch of its Machine Payments Protocol (MPP) feature on the X platform. According to Odaily, this new functionality allows users to set up and integrate AI Agent payments by simply sending a prompt. Companies such as @zincdotcom, @agentscoretrust, and @ondbai are now accepting machine payments from AI agents through MPP and the x402 protocol. This feature significantly reduces the complexity of integrating autonomous payments for AI Agents, transitioning from manual coding to a simple prompt-based setup.

Kevin Warsh was sworn in as head of the Federal Reserve on Friday. His extensive criticism of current Fed officials, his interest rate-cutting strategy, and his relationship with US President Trump have propelled him to the top of the race to lead the Fed.

If you had to describe this year's meme scene in one word, "attention economy" wouldn't be enough. The key question this year is: who is distributing attention?

At 11 p.m. Beijing time on May 22, Kevin Warsh, with his hand on the Bible, was sworn in as the 17th Chairman of the Federal Reserve in the presence of Supreme Court Justice Thomas, officially taking over the helm from his predecessor, Jerome Powell, who had led the ship for eight years.

Jinse Finance launches its cryptocurrency and blockchain industry daily news bulletin, "Jinse at 8 AM," issue 3065, providing you with the latest and fastest news on the digital currency and blockchain industry.

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Tiger Brokers, Futu Brokers, and Changqiao Brokers, three leading overseas online brokerage firms, have been identified as key targets for rectification.

Jinse Finance launches the "Jinse Web3.0 Daily," providing you with the latest and fastest news on AI, DeFi, DAO, NFT, and the metaverse.

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