Paycrest now supports Starknet ๐ค
Layer 2 networks have significantly scaled blockchain infrastructure with faster throughput, lower costs, and improved accessibility for global payments. Today, stablecoins on L2s are increasingly powering cross-border payments, remittances, on/off-ramps, and global settlement.
But one challenge persists for businesses: balancing blockchain transparency with customer transaction privacy.
That's where @Starknet comes in.
Powered by zero-knowledge technology, Starknet introduces a privacy-focused, compliance-friendly approach that allows transaction verification without exposing sensitive data on-chain, without sacrificing security, scalability, or regulatory alignment.
With Paycrest's Starknet integration, businesses can now connect once via API and unlock:
- Fast, zk-powered settlement with strong security guarantees
- On-ramp and off-ramp support on Starknet
- Stablecoin payment infrastructure built for compliance
Privacy and compliance are becoming foundational to global payments infrastructure, and we're excited to support builders exploring that future on Starknet.
You asked for it and once again, we have delivered!
Noblocks On-ramp is now LIVE!
You can now fund your wallet with your local currency and instantly make payments anywhere in the world, without delays or fees!
You are about to experience a change in how cross-border payments work.
To reduce AI hallucinations and improve results, ask the LLM to ask you any clarifying questions before it goes ahead to implement. For me, this has proven most effective.
At the heart of Web3โs real progress has been stablecoins, digital dollars that can move across borders instantly, reliably, and at very low cost. In contrast, cross-border payments across Africa are still slow, expensive, and unclear on fees.
The most important financial infrastructure in emerging markets today is an agent network coordinating OTC liquidity on WhatsApp/Telegram.
While the SWIFT-era correspondent network de-risks, these informal rails keep scaling โ faster, cheaper, more flexible, and closer to real-world liquidity.
Weโre betting on @Paycrest to turn this fragmented liquidity into a global financial primitive.
Our latest piece breaks down why the post-SWIFT era is being built from the edges inward: https://t.co/7a8IGIu8oF
Tokenized stocks will be huge. So many opportunities:
- Vastly increased access globally (great for public companies)
- Fractional purchasing of stocks
- 24/7 trading
- Perpetual futures
- Real time settlement
- Novel governance innovations
In 1983, Steve Jobs predicted the next 50 years of technology.
His predictions:
โข iPhone
โข Internet
โข Softwares
โข App stores
โข Artificial Intelligence
10 futuristic predictions from this talk that came true:
1. Every major revolution starts ugly
We want to fund your Detty December (or at least part of it!) ๐ท
At Noblocks, we power the payments, but you power the stories.
This season, weโre giving away $500 USDC to our favorite storytellers. Tell your best Noblocks story, just pull out your phone and share a moment with us.
We want to see you in action. Record a video (max 120s) showing exactly how you use Noblocks to handle any of these holiday moments:
1. IJGB Diaries: The "I just got back" energy.
2. The Sender: Sending money home to loved ones.
3. Detty December: The spending, the outings, the vibes.
4. The Gifter: Surprising friends/family.
5. Stable Life: Earning in stables, spending in local
currency.Prizes:
๐ท 1 Winner takes $250
๐ท 10 Runners-up take $25 each
Post the video on X and tag us. Use #NoblocksHolidays so we can find your entry!
The Winning Formula: Weโre looking for the perfect mix of three things:
1โฃHighest views and engagement.
2โฃA clear, real-world moment showing Noblocks in action.
3โฃContent that genuinely spreads holiday joy.
900 global startups applied
50 flown to Argentina to Demo
12 Top Finalists emerged
@paycrest was the only Nigerian among the 12.
Went home with $10k in Cash, and investor convos in the pipeline.
The Base Dream.
We did it ๐. Congratulations to the team at @paycrest for all the hard work and dedication. Thanks to @base for the platform. Let's keep building ๐ช
8 months ago, Paycrest began a pilot to test the foundation of a much bigger vision:
โTo build a permissionless, open, instant, and decentralized settlement layer that makes money move as freely as information.โ
Paycrest is officially out of Beta ๐