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Mastercard has launched Agent Pay, a protocol enabling AI agents to transact with each other and send micropayments, with permissions managed on Polygon blockchain. This development bridges traditional payments infrastructure with autonomous AI systems and cryptocurrency rails, signaling mainstream adoption of crypto-enabled AI agent economies.
The global crypto market cap rose 2% to $3.22T with major tokens showing strong gains, led by XRP's 12% surge. Major traditional financial institutions including Bank of America, Morgan Stanley, and Goldman Sachs made significant crypto-positive moves, while security concerns emerged with potential data breaches at Kraken and Ledger.
Colossus is developing KYC-less crypto payment cards using an Ethereum layer-2 solution, aiming to compete with traditional payment processors Visa and Mastercard. The project is being developed by a small team of four with what they describe as a 'box of goodies' to challenge the incumbent payment infrastructure.
