ChainCatcher news, Coinbase has returned to the top ten of the US Apple App Store. Coinbase is currently ranked 9th in the "Free iPhone Apps" category. The Cash App, which supports Bitcoin, is currently ranked 30th, while the cryptocurrency and stock trading app Robinhood is ranked 13th.On Wednesday, Coinbase also rose to the number one spot in the financial category of the US App Store, and Coinbase's non-custodial web3 wallet is currently ranked 14th.

ChainCatcher news, Circle co-founder and CEO Jeremy Allaire spoke at the "The Next 3 Years in Crypto" roundtable discussion on the first day of the TOKEN2049 main event, stating:In the vision 1.0 version of Circle, this is essentially a world where the marginal cost of storing and transferring value is zero. In this world, the experience of users transacting on these mediums will be as simple and seamless as the user experience we have with major software tools on the internet. We are not fully there yet, but we are very close. However, I believe that in the coming year, we will make progress on relevant practical tools.I feel that as we approach that point (the vision 1.0 version), the velocity of money circulation and the actual economy in the world will significantly increase, and if we have such a high velocity of money circulation, the ability for people to gain economic benefits from it will be substantial.I believe we are still in the early stages; despite the tremendous progress made in decentralized finance (DeFi), we are just beginning to explore this field. I liken the current situation to when the iPhone was released, when there were many creative ideas about mobile devices.

ChainCatcher news, according to Decrypt, after Apple decided to open up the NFC payment functionality of the iPhone to third-party developers, Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire predicted that the Tap-to-Pay feature using Circle's stablecoin USDC on the iPhone will "arrive soon."However, he later clarified that Circle has no relationship with Apple and is not related to Apple Pay, explaining that Apple's move to open up NFC will allow Web3 and crypto wallets to "call NFC for transactions."

ChainCatcher news, after Apple decided to allow third-party developers access to the secure payment chip, Circle will introduce the "tap-to-pay" payment method on iPhone. This new feature is expected to utilize Apple's Near Field Communication (NFC) chip and Secure Element (SE), which were previously limited to Apple's own Wallet app and Apple Pay.This will allow direct payments in USDC at the point of sale, with the iPhone's Wallet app prompting users to confirm transactions through features like FaceID, enabling seamless settlement of payments on the blockchain.This new feature will initially be available only in specific countries/regions, including Australia, Brazil, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, based on the latest list published by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Apple has obtained a communication patent that allows users nearby with Apple devices such as iPhone and AirPods to voice chat without relying on Wi-Fi or cellular networks.

ChainCatcher news, according to Bloomberg, recently, sources revealed that Apple is in talks to integrate Google's Gemini artificial intelligence engine into the iPhone. The two companies are actively negotiating to allow Apple to license Google's generative AI model Gemini to power some new features of this year's iPhone software.Sources also stated that Apple has been in discussions with OpenAI and is considering using its models.