PANews reported on January 22nd, citing CoinDesk, that Dan Romero, co-founder of the decentralized social protocol Farcaster, announced that Farcaster will be fully taken over by its early infrastructure builder, Neynar, including the protocol's smart contracts, codebase, mobile application, and AI token issuance platform, Clanker. Farcaster received $150 million in funding from Paradigm and a16z in 2024 but has consistently failed to achieve sustainable growth. Founder Romero and some members of the Merkel team will step down from day-to-day operations, and Neynar will launch a new developer-centric roadmap.

Nubank Vice-Chairman Roberto Campos Neto said the bank will test stablecoin credit card payments, as adoption of stablecoins accelerates across Latin America. Nubank, Latin America’s largest digital bank, is reportedly planning to integrate dollar-pegged stablecoins and credit cards for payments.The move was disclosed by the bank’s vice-chairman and former governor of Brazil’s central bank, Roberto Campos Neto. Speaking at the Meridian 2025 event on Wednesday, he highlighted the importance of blockchain technology in connecting digital assets with the traditional banking system. According to local media reports, Campos Neto said Nubank intends to begin testing stablecoin payments with its credit cards as part of a broader effort to link digital assets with banking services.Read more
