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AWS launched Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Payments on May 7, with Coinbase x402 and wallet infrastructure embedded to give AI agents autonomous USDC payment capability.Agents settle transactions on Base in roughly 200 milliseconds at less than a fraction of a cent per transaction, with enterprise spending controls and compliance checks built in.The x402 protocol has processed more than 169 million payments across 590,000 buyers in its first year, and both AWS and Coinbase are founding members of the x402 Foundation.

Senator Elizabeth Warren has written to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg demanding detailed disclosures about Meta’s new stablecoin payment pilot and calling its “lack of transparency” troubling.Warren wants Meta to clarify by May 20 how its USDC-based tests in Colombia and the Philippines work, which third-party stablecoins and wallets are involved, and what safeguards exist for privacy, competition, and financial stability.The letter lands as the Senate Banking Committee hammers out the CLARITY Act’s stablecoin rules, setting up a direct clash between Big Tech’s payment ambitions and Washington’s effort to tightly police dollar tokens.

The Senate Democrat said Meta’s reported plans to partner with a third-party stablecoin issuer could undermine “competition, privacy… and financial stability.”

Senator Elizabeth Warren sent a letter to Mark Zuckerberg seeking details on reported stablecoin integration plans across Meta’s 3.5 billion-user platforms.The letter warned that any attempt to control, influence, or preference a stablecoin on Meta’s platforms could have implications for competition, privacy, payment system integrity, and financial stability.

Crypto exchange Kraken is seeking a U.S. federal banking charter to complement its Wyoming SPDI subsidiary.

The European Central Bank chief says Europe "knows which port it is sailing to,” and it's not towards a euro stablecoin.

The privacy-focused cryptocurrency plans to launch a quantum-recoverable wallet within a month as it outlines its roadmap.

Christine Lagarde said euro stablecoins pose risks to financial stability and monetary policy transmission in the euro area.The ECB president backed tokenized settlement systems such as Pontes and Appia instead of privately issued euro stablecoins.

AI mentions in Web3 job posts rose from 23% to 53.1% within twelve months.Mid-level AI-skilled Web3 workers earn $115,000, about $20,000 above non-AI peers.Coinbase layoffs add context as crypto firms move toward leaner AI-driven teams.

Polygon reduced its average block time to 1.75 seconds to increase transaction throughput for stablecoin payments and DeFi activity.The network has recently introduced shielded stablecoin transfers verified through zero-knowledge proofs while maintaining compliance checks through KYT screening.

Two U.S. men received 18-month prison terms for helping North Korean IT workers access company laptops.The DOJ said the latest schemes generated over $1.2 million for North Korea and hit nearly 70 firms.Crypto.news reports show North Korean IT workers have targeted crypto teams through hiring and remote access.

Aptos Foundation and Labs committed $50 million to support trading, AI agents, research, and protocol infrastructure.Decibel and Shelby sit at the center of Aptos’ plan for markets, data, and agents.Crypto firms are racing into AI payments as stablecoin tools gain adoption across agents.

Amazon Web Services has partnered with Coinbase and Stripe to enable AI agents to execute transactions using stablecoins.Coinbase said developers will be able to create “agentic payment solutions” that allow AI agents to make micropayments using USDC stablecoins.

Crypto exchange Coinbase reported a consecutive quarterly loss as transaction revenue plummeted 40% amid a volatile market.

The new Amazon Web Services system lets AI agents use the USDC stablecoin to pay for APIs, data, and online services.

TrustedVolumes, 1inch liquidity provider and market maker, has been hit with an exploit that has so far drained $5.87 million, according to Blockaid.Blockaid said the attacker was the same entity that exploited 1inch Fusion V1 in March 2025, which drained around $5 million.