USA₮ launches a Times Square takeover during NYC’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade, using immersive ads and QR codes to bring digital dollar payments to the public.

The Stripe-led blockchain targets fast, low-cost digital payments and a new Machine Payments Protocol that allows AI agents pay autonomously.

New AI agents can create and launch meme coins from a single prompt, with every step verified using cryptographic proof for transparency.

Developers are shifting toward artificial intelligence infrastructure as blockchain ecosystems lose contributors across major networks, from Ethereum to Solana.