Big Tech Eyes Stablecoin Adoption:
Apple, Google, X, and Airbnb are reportedly in early-stage discussions with cryptocurrency firms to integrate stablecoins into their payment systems. The primary goal: cutting transaction costs and streamlining cross-border payments.
Google Cloud has already conducted pilot transactions using PYUSD (PayPal’s stablecoin), with Web3 strategy lead Rich Widmann calling this “one of the biggest upgrades to payments since SWIFT” .
X (formerly Twitter) is considering integrating stablecoins into its upcoming X Money service and is in talks with Stripe regarding the possible implementation.
Apple has filed a legal challenge against the EU’s Digital Markets Act, arguing that forcing interoperability with rival platforms is “unreasonable”, costly, and threatens user privacy and security.
Apple cautions that such interoperability could expose sensitive user data and degrade the overall experience, while acknowledging that compliance could stretch over years
