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Interlace, together with ecological partners, has initiated a white paper on stablecoin payment infrastructure, exploring the path from on-chain settlement to real-world payments

The stablecoin infrastructure platform Interlace announced a joint initiative with multiple industry partners, including OSL, AllScale, Stable, Hetu, Cregis, WIDTH, KEM, and KTX, to launch the white paper titled Stablecoin Payment Infrastructure: From On-Chain Settlement to Real-World Payments. As stablecoins evolve from crypto-native financial instruments into global financial infrastructure, stablecoin payment activity is also growing rapidly. In Q1 2026, stablecoin transaction volume exceeded $28 trillion, while stablecoin B2B payments reached $226 billion in 2025, representing a 733% year-over-year increase. However, as stablecoin payments expand into real-world commercial use cases, the industry still lacks a systematic framework for defining the capabilities covered by stablecoin payment infrastructure and how on-chain assets can be connected with real-world commerce. The white paper will focus on this gap, covering key topics such as stablecoin payment infrastructure, end-to-end costs, compliance and risk management, and enterprise-scale adoption. Drawing on industry data, practical experience, and real-world cases, it will further explore the development path of stablecoin payment infrastructure. The full white paper is expected to be officially released within the next 1-2 months.

first_img ByteDance initiates a new round of stock option buybacks at $241.35 per share

According to reports from Major Factory Daily, ByteDance released a company-wide letter on October 13, initiating a new round of stock option repurchases, with a pre-tax repurchase price of $241.35 per share, the same as the price circulated in early September. Participants in this repurchase include former employees, with those who recently left due to business adjustments receiving the same repurchase price per share as current employees, with no discount.According to the company-wide letter, the repurchase amount is calculated based on each granted option. For total package and other types of options, such as those granted upon joining and adjustments to total packages, 50% of the shares that have vested in each batch can be applied for repurchase after vesting, increasing by 10% for each additional year thereafter. For performance-based options granted before January 1, 2026, 100% of the shares that have vested in each batch can be applied for repurchase after vesting; for grants on or after January 1, 2026, 55% can be applied for repurchase after vesting, increasing by 15% for each additional year thereafter. For bonus-based options, 50% of the shares that have vested can be applied for repurchase one year after the first vesting date, and 100% can be applied for repurchase after two years.The company-wide letter also indicated that total package options granted upon joining require approximately 5 years to achieve 100% vesting, while options granted for outstanding performance require about 3 to 4 years to achieve 100% vesting.

first_img Multiple tactile sensor companies are intensively raising funds, and Pacini has initiated its IPO counseling

In 2025, there were approximately 20 financing rounds in the domestic tactile sensor sector, with a total disclosed amount nearing 1.8 billion yuan. According to data from the Financial Association, in the first seven months of 2026, there were 15 financing rounds completed in the humanoid robot sensor field, totaling 3.1 billion yuan, with July alone accounting for 1.56 billion yuan. Related estimates indicate that the global tactile sensor market size will be around 6 billion yuan in 2026 and approximately 29 billion yuan in 2030.The tactile sensor company, PaxiNi, was founded by Xu Jincheng and Nie Xiangru in June 2021 in Shenzhen, with the Hall array sensor PX-6AX GEN3 starting at a price of 199 yuan. The company completed over 1 billion yuan in Series B financing in March, with a valuation exceeding 10 billion yuan, followed by 1 billion yuan in strategic financing in August and several hundred million yuan in B++ financing in September, accumulating over 4 billion yuan in total financing, with BYD as the largest external shareholder. On September 20, PaxiNi completed its counseling filing with the Beijing Securities Regulatory Bureau, with Guotai Junan as the counseling institution.The tactile perception chip company, Tashan Technology, was founded by Ma Yang, Sun Tengchen, and Yang Wuqiang in December 2017, with revenue exceeding 100 million yuan in 2024, and was listed by NVIDIA as the world's first tactile simulation partner for Isaac Sim. Qianjue Robotics was founded by Ma Daolin in May 2024, with Hillhouse Capital having led the angel round, and in September of this year, it completed two rounds of strategic financing totaling several hundred million yuan. Companies such as Daimeng, Weitai, Xiangmuguo, Yimu Technology, and Lingxin Qiaoshou also secured new financing or advanced higher valuation financing in 2026.

first_img Zcash developer program supports quantum-resistant signatures in January, initial protection for transparent transactions

The Zcash development team plans to add post-quantum signature support to the network in January. Zakura engineer Roman Akhtariev stated in an engineering blog that the team plans to implement post-quantum signature opcodes in Zcash in January. These opcodes will enable Zcash to verify hash-based signatures, thereby resisting quantum computing attacks. The team has not yet confirmed a specific network activation date. This upgrade aims to prevent attackers from using current public keys to reverse-engineer and forge payment authorizations from wallet owners.The initial phase of this upgrade will protect transparent transactions. Zcash has two payment methods: shielded payments hide the sender, receiver, and amount; transparent payments are similar to Bitcoin, where addresses and amounts are visible on the chain. According to CoinDesk, based on ZecStats data, approximately 11.96 million of the 16.98 million issued ZEC are stored in the transparent pool, accounting for about 70%. The January plan primarily targets this public portion. Additionally, Zakura has developed a private query tool that allows wallets to check balances without exposing associated addresses to the server; the experimental version is available in the "Private queries" settings of the Zcash wallet Vizor.Before the release of Zakura's engineering article, Ethereum researcher Justin Drake warned holders on Thursday to prepare for what he called "bunker mode," stating that in the worst-case scenario, AI could find shortcuts to break the mathematical protections of Bitcoin and Ethereum wallets in "months rather than years."

first_img Doubao adds life payment services, allowing users to initiate payments for water, electricity, and gas

According to the WeChat public account "Du Jia," ByteDance's AI assistant Doubao has added a utility payment feature. Users can initiate payment instructions for water, electricity, gas, and other services through voice or text in the Doubao app, with other life service scenarios also in development. Sources close to Doubao told "Du Jia" that Doubao is gradually building capabilities for handling tasks in life scenarios, including travel services and utility payments."Du Jia" claims to have tested that after issuing commands for paying electricity and water bills in the dialogue box, corresponding service cards pop up and redirect to the utility payment page. The interface is divided into electricity, water, and gas fees, with some regions showing that services are not yet available, while some cities have fully or partially opened them. The relevant framework has been established, and city coverage and service provider integration are still in progress, with actual payments requiring further permission to be granted.Currently, the dialogue only serves to invoke services; steps such as binding account numbers, confirmation, and payment will still be retained, and users will not be charged directly with a single command. Alibaba's Tongyi Qianwen integrated utility payments earlier and can complete payments within the dialogue; Doubao at this stage redirects to handle tasks after invoking the card, and capabilities like food delivery have not yet been launched. The above content comes from "Du Jia" reports and tests, not an official announcement from Doubao.

first_img Tangem launched its first physical Visa card, with an initial issuance of 5,000 cards

Swiss cryptocurrency wallet provider Tangem announced the launch of its first physical Visa card, supporting offline and online spending as well as ATM withdrawals, with an initial issuance limited to 5,000 cards. Users can directly top up the card from their self-custody wallets and transfer funds back to the wallet when the card is suspended or closed. The card also offers cashback settled in USDC stablecoin issued by Circle, with Basic users receiving 1% and Plus users receiving 2% on qualifying purchases. Tangem plans to showcase the first batch of physical Tangem Pay cards at the Token2049 event in Singapore.Tangem told Cointelegraph that over 40% of Tangem Pay's payments come from Latin America, with over 30% from the United States, while the supply of physical cards remains limited in some markets. Andrey Ilinskiy, head of Tangem Pay, stated that the issue is not just where people want crypto cards, but rather where demand, regulation, banking infrastructure, and issuance requirements align, and these maps do not always overlap.Tangem stated that it is currently unable to ship physical Tangem Pay cards to about 20 countries, including China, Russia, North Korea, and Palestine. The company noted that these restrictions do not necessarily align with the rules of cryptocurrency itself, as KYC requirements, sanctions, local banking rules, and issuance compliance may all determine the availability of crypto-linked cards.
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