Daily brief
March 9, 2026
3 stories curated for this day.
- Circle launched Circle Nanopayments on testnet, enabling gas-free USDC transfers as small as $0.000001 via Circle Gateway. Sources: circle (opens in a new tab)
- Tide has introduced mobile phone plans specifically designed for small business owners. Sources: finextra (opens in a new tab)
- Kraken Financial received limited direct access to Federal Reserve payment infrastructure through a limited master account for a one-year pilot as a Tier 3-designated institution; banking groups opposed the pilot, arguing that it gives the uninsured Wyoming SPDI Fed-system benefits without bank-equivalent regulation. Sources: pymnts (opens in a new tab)