World Blockchain Association Reports: Google AP2 and Coinbase x402 Signal Next Phase of AI Payments

The race to define the future of AI-driven payments is accelerating, with Google unveiling its Agent Payments Protocol (AP2) and Coinbase, in collaboration with the Ethereum community, advancing x402, a protocol designed to make “API calls equal payments.” According to World Blockchain Association reports, these parallel tracks—one rooted in traditional finance and the other in Web3—are converging toward a shared outcome: the creation of a semantic payment layer for AI Agents.

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World Blockchain Association Reports on the Ethical Debate Surrounding Two Controversial Meme Coins After U.S. Tragedies

World Blockchain Association (WBA) has issued an in-depth analysis on how two recently launched meme coins—informally known as $IRYNA and $CHARLIE—ignited fierce debate across global cryptocurrency communities. In the wake of two high-profile violent incidents in the United States, these tokens have triggered unprecedented ethical, cultural and regulatory questions about the limits of speculation in the rapidly evolving Web3 economy.

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