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[Hedera @hedera]

Today, @hedera joined a coalition of over 200 organizations urging Senate leadership to bring the Clarity Act to the floor without delay.

The bill passed the Banking Committee with bipartisan backing and would establish clear rules for digital asset markets, strengthen consumer protections, and ensure American competitiveness.

It’s time for Clarity.

[Cassie Craddock @CraddockCJ]

Amsterdam delivered.

Money20/20 Europe continues to be one of the most energising events in the European calendar, and this year felt like a genuine inflection point. The Ripple lounge was busy throughout, and the quality of dialogue was genuinely impressive. From custody and stablecoins to treasury management and tokenisation, the depth of conversation reflected just how seriously institutions are now engaging with this space.

What struck me across the week was a shift in how people are framing the opportunity. Less asking should they engage with crypto and more how do they quickly get on board with the technology. Banks, fintechs, and payment providers are moving from exploration to execution.

Europe is well placed to lead here. The regulatory foundations are being laid, institutional appetite is real, and the infrastructure exists. The institutions moving now are the ones who will define the next decade of financial services.

[PecuniaNovum @PecuniaNovum]

mmm, is the “Bank” x handle sold?

[PecuniaNovum @PecuniaNovum]

targets?

[Dark Defender @DefendDark]

#XRP was at 56 Cents 2 years ago.
We hit 100% of this textbook structure at $3.66.

XRP is $1.10 now.
All the time frames are oversold.
Double and triple digits are closer than you could ever imagine. (NFA)

And you know the targets.

[marcvl.algo🇺🇦 @marcvl]

let's go!!!!

[Marco Salzmann 🇩🇪🇻🇪 @MarcoSalzmann80]

🧵 Google is building the authorization layer for AI payments.

@Algorand is helping provide the settlement layer.

Together, they point toward a future where software can transact autonomously.

Most discussions about artificial intelligence focus on models, capabilities and automation.

A different question is beginning to emerge.

How will AI systems actually exchange value?

As autonomous software becomes more capable, the ability to transact may become just as important as the ability to process information.

This is where Algorand’s growing role within Google’s Agent Payments Protocol ecosystem deserves attention.

To understand why this matters, it is important to separate authorization from settlement.

Google’s Agent Payments Protocol focuses on trust, permissions and cryptographic mandates.

In simple terms, it helps determine whether an AI agent is authorized to spend money or execute transactions on behalf of a user or organization.

Authorization is essential.

But authorization alone does not move money.

That is where settlement infrastructure becomes necessary.

Algorand provides the blockchain layer through which transactions can be executed, verified and finalized.

The relationship is complementary.

@Google defines how autonomous agents can be trusted to transact.

@Algorand provides the infrastructure through which those transactions can settle.

A second important development is Algorand’s full integration across the x402 stack.

The x402 standard builds upon the long-standing HTTP 402 “Payment Required” concept and introduces native payment functionality directly into internet services.

The implications are significant.

Rather than relying on subscriptions, invoices or centralized billing systems, software applications and AI agents can pay directly for the resources they consume.

A single API request.
A dataset.
Additional computing power.
A premium service.

Each interaction can be priced and settled individually.

One reason this matters is simple economics.

Traditional payment rails were never designed for machine commerce.

A credit card transaction often carries fixed fees that make a payment of a fraction of a cent economically impossible.

An AI agent purchasing a single API call or a small amount of compute cannot operate efficiently under that model.

Machine-to-machine commerce requires a different type of infrastructure.

One built for micropayments, predictable costs and instant settlement.

This is where Algorand’s technical architecture becomes relevant.

The network offers deterministic finality, extremely low transaction costs and native support for digital assets and stablecoins.

For autonomous systems, certainty matters.

When an AI agent purchases a service, accesses data or executes a transaction, settlement must be final.

There can be no uncertainty about whether a transaction will be reversed, delayed or reorganized.

That level of reliability is critical for machine-driven economic activity.

The ecosystem is also beginning to build the tools necessary to make these interactions practical.

Developers are already experimenting with integrations that connect large language models, agentic frameworks and Algorand-based payment infrastructure.

The objective is straightforward.

Allow software to discover services, request access, authorize payments and settle transactions automatically.

The broader significance extends beyond artificial intelligence.

What is emerging is a new payment model for the internet itself.

Instead of humans initiating every transaction, software systems may increasingly interact, negotiate and exchange value autonomously.

Most investors still evaluate blockchain networks primarily through the lens of market performance.

The more interesting question may be which networks are positioning themselves to support the next generation of digital commerce.

Algorand’s growing role within AP2 and x402 suggests it intends to be part of that conversation.

[Algorand Developers @algodevs]

Algorand builders will be gathering in Berlin tomorrow for an AI Hackathon, with over $20,000 in prizes 👨‍💻

Featuring: @Quantoz, @alphaarcade, @FolksFinance, @GoPlausible

Sign up today to participate: https://t.co/FYOJhcCmWx

[MJ.algo 🇺🇸 @AlgoFamily]

Launching on Algorand mainnet: June 17! 📅

Encrypted messages. Wallet-based identity. Serverless architecture.

Join the @sealedchannel waitlist: https://t.co/qy9wp5GXsm

[Algorand @Algorand]

The United Nations Development Programme / @UNDP has launched the Blockchain Advisory Group, a body of 26 organisations from across the blockchain ecosystem.

Algorand, through @AlgoFoundation, is proud to be a founding member alongside the Ethereum Foundation, Stellar Development Foundation, Cardano Foundation, and others.

The group will meet twice a year, each time with a different development theme.

[Bithomp @bithomp]

🔐 We updated account pages to show exactly what XRP is reserved for - no more guessing.
View in XRP balance and Total worth sections how much XRP is locked by:
• trustlines
• offers
• escrows
• signer list
• checks
• NFT offers
• NFT pages, etc.
https://t.co/PC6zQG3IZD❤️

[Marco Salzmann 🇩🇪🇻🇪 @MarcoSalzmann80]

Algorand and Hedera are not chasing the same narrative as most of crypto.

They are both trying to answer a much bigger question.

Can public distributed infrastructure become the trusted data layer for real-world products, supply chains and regulation?

The Digital Product Passport is not a crypto narrative.

It is a regulatory infrastructure story.

Europe is moving toward a future where products such as batteries, textiles and electronics will need verifiable digital records across their lifecycle.

That changes the role of blockchain.

The question is no longer whether public networks can support speculation.

The question is whether they can support trusted data, supply-chain transparency and compliance at scale.

This is where @Algorand and @hedera become interesting.

Different architectures.

Similar direction.

@AlgoFoundation brings fast finality, low fees, Pure Proof of Stake and strong decentralization.

That matters for product records, sustainability data and compliance documents, where reliability is not optional.

Examples connected to Lavazza, Finboot, Wholechain and Origin show how Algorand can support real-world traceability and supply-chain data.

@hedera takes a different route.

Its hashgraph consensus and Governing Council structure are more corporate-facing.

For large enterprises, names such as Google, IBM and Dell create institutional familiarity.

TrackTrace fits directly into that strategy.

Launched by Switzerland-based
@hashgraphgroup in February 2026, TrackTrace uses Hedera to help enterprises comply with the EU Digital Product Passport framework.

It is designed to anchor audit trails, product data, sustainability credentials and supply-chain records on Hedera.

But DPP also exposes a harder truth.

Blockchain can make data immutable, but it cannot automatically make data correct.

If false carbon data enters the system, the ledger only preserves a false record more efficiently.

That is the oracle problem.

For DPP to work, the infrastructure will need IoT sensors, digital identities, verifiable credentials, audits and automated validation.

Interoperability will also be critical.

The EU will not build DPP around one blockchain.

One company may use Hedera.

Another may use Algorand.

Others may rely on private networks.

These systems will need to communicate through common standards.

Privacy matters as well.

No enterprise wants to expose sensitive supplier relationships, pricing data or production volumes on a public ledger.

The most useful architectures will likely be hybrid.

Sensitive data can remain private, while proofs, credentials or audit trails are anchored on public networks.

The final challenge is global implementation.

European regulation may drive demand, but supply chains are global.

Many suppliers in Asia, Africa or South America may not have the budget or technical capacity for complex blockchain systems.

That is why cost, simplicity and accessibility matter.

This is the deeper connection between Algorand and Hedera.

Both are pointing toward verifiable product data, supply-chain transparency, regulatory compliance and real-world trust.

The next phase of blockchain adoption may not look like crypto.

It may look like a coffee package, a battery passport, a seafood supply chain or a textile label.

Behind these ordinary interfaces, public distributed infrastructure can verify data and create trust.

Algorand and Hedera are two different answers to the same question.

Can blockchain become real-world infrastructure?

In this case, the answer is already being built.

[Algorand Developers @algodevs]

2,800+ nodes across 81 countries and 1,500+ participating in consensus, all with zero downtime since launch.

That's the infrastructure your app runs on when you build on @Algorand! 🫳🎤

[MSB Intel @MSBIntel]

BREAKING: Algorand has surpassed 3.4B lifetime transactions.

[Reece Merrick @reece_merrick]

Another RLUSD milestone as @Ripple’s USD stablecoin is now available to institutions in Türkiye

New partnerships with @BiLira_Kripto, @Bitexencom and @bitlocom are bringing our regulated, enterprise-grade USD-backed stablecoin to one of the world's most active crypto markets.

The foundations are in place for Türkiye to double down on its position as one of the world’s most dynamic digital asset markets.

Nearly $200bn in annual transaction volume. A robust crypto asset licensing framework. And now the arrival of RLUSD. Let’s go! 🚀

https://t.co/4adugATO6g

[Algorand Foundation @AlgoFoundation]

1M transactions.

On Algorand: ~$190

As usage scales, transaction costs start to matter fast.

For AI agents, payments, gaming, and high-volume consumer apps, infrastructure efficiency can become a real differentiator.

[MJ.algo 🇺🇸 @AlgoFamily]

June 3rd, the @AlgoFoundation is inviting us to the x402 Workshop.

- what is x402
- use cases
- build agentic payment flows
- why Algorand

✅ Explore programmable payments! 💵
https://t.co/Jhb7zgA0u6

[PecuniaNovum @PecuniaNovum]

So who is selling, and why is the price going down?

[Xaif Crypto @Xaif_Crypto]

MAY 2026 AND XRP ETF JUST ABSORBED $131.94M IN A SINGLE MONTH 😱

$1.42 BILLION cumulative. $363M traded. $1.12B sitting in net assets.

they're not tweeting about it. they're just… BUYING 🚀
$XRP

[Algorand @Algorand]

0 downtime since launch.

Billions of transactions processed.

Thousands of nodes running around the world.

Dozens of major protocol upgrades shipped, including P2P networking, dynamic block times, and post-quantum cryptography.

Reliability is everything.

[PecuniaNovum @PecuniaNovum]

@DeltaApp what’s going on?

[crypto.news @cryptodotnews]

JUST IN: Stablecoins on Ripple’s network surpass $1 billion. XRPL stablecoin capitalization up 63.7% in 30 days to $823 million, driven by $RLUSD and Ondo’s Treasury fund holding over $294 million