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Stripe Launches USDC Subscriptions on Base & Polygon

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USDC subscription payments are now live on Stripe, and this is enabling businesses to actually accept recurring stablecoin payments through Base Chain and also Polygon networks. This expansion marks Stripe’s first move into crypto-based subscription billing, bringing USDC subscription payments to companies that are seeking alternatives to traditional payment rails right now. Stripe’s USDC Subscription Payments Boost Stablecoin Adoption on Base & Polygon Source: Decrypt Stripe Enables USDC Subscription Payments Across Multiple Blockchains Stripe’s crypto integration now supports recurring payments in USDC on both Base and Polygon. At the time of writing, the payment processor generated $17 million in volume during September, with Polygon processing around $8 million, Ethereum handling about $8 million, and Base Chain accounting for approximately $960,000. BREAKING: Stripe Adds Stablecoin Support for Recurring Subscription Payments on Polygon and Base. Now businesses acc...

Anatoly Yakovenko Says Coinbase-Backed Layer-2 Base Is Solana’s Biggest Competitor – Here’s Why

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Solana (SOL) co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko says that the project’s biggest competitor is now Coinbase’s Ethereum (ETH) scaling solution. In a new interview on the Unchained Crypto YouTube channel, Yakovenko says Coinbase’s Base has become Solana’s biggest rival due to the amount of network activity. “Base is probably the closest competitor now, I would say, when looking at activity. How I break this problem down is … your killer components of PMF (product-market fit) is price, Features or content. Ethereum’s weakness was price, and Solana had a killer price that just Ethereum could never get to, just fees to users… What is unique about Ethereum is the assets issued there. And I think now that’s shifting over somewhat to Solana. One, memecoins are new content being created every day… Base, I think, is the biggest competitor that I think of to the Solana ecosystem.” He also says that layer-1s Sui (SUI) and Aptos (APT)...

KyberSwap DEX hacker sends an on-chain message: Be nice, or else

The exploiter behind the $46 million KyberSwap hack says they plan to outline a treaty for the potential return of funds on Nov. 30, but not if threats and hostilities from execs keep up. The exploiter behind the $46 million crypto theft against KyberSwap has demanded its execs and tokenholders ease up on the hostilities, threatening to push out negotiations until everyone is “more civil.” In an on -chain message addressed to KyberSwap executives, tokenholders and liquidity providers on Nov. 28, the exploiter said they plan to release a statement around a potential treaty with KyberSwap on Nov. 30 — but won’t do it if hostilities continue. “I said I was willing to negotiate. In return, I have received (mostly) threats, deadlines, and general unfriendliness from the executive team,” they said. “Under the assumption that I am treated with further hostility, we can reschedule for a later date, when we all feel more civil,” they warned. The @KyberNetwork exploiter sent the team another ...