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Square Tech and GOAT Network Sign MOU to Advance AI Agent-Powered Stablecoin Payments in South Korea

• Square Tech to explore AI agent-powered payment solutions as part of its Digital Solutions (DS) business
• Initial focus on integrating GOAT Network’s technology into a stablecoin payment program for foreign tourists, currently under development with Lordsystem
• Proposed safeguards include verifiable on-chain identity, spending limits, and user authorization, with a phased rollout subject to Korean legal and regulatory review

SEOUL, October 22, 2026 – Square Tech (KOSDAQ: 148250) announced today that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with GOAT Network, the Bitcoin-secured infrastructure for agentic commerce, to explore AI agent-powered stablecoin payment services in South Korea as part of its Digital Solutions business. DAC Labs, the core infrastructure developer behind GOAT Network, has also joined the agreement to provide technical support.

As an initial priority, the companies will explore integrating GOAT Network’s AI agent payment technology into a stablecoin payment program for foreign tourists that Square Tech is currently developing with Lordsystem, a South Korean mobile identity verification company. The program aims to enable foreign visitors to verify their identities using mobile passports and make payments at participating merchants in South Korea using US dollar-denominated stablecoins. The partners will also evaluate potential expansion into additional services, including digital gift card and voucher purchases, subject to applicable legal and regulatory reviews.

Under the agreement, Square Tech will lead domestic business development, merchant partnerships, and regulatory engagement. GOAT Network will provide its AI agent payment technology and network infrastructure, while DAC Labs will support technical integration, security reviews, and network operations.

The collaboration comes as South Korea continues to develop its regulatory frameworks for artificial intelligence and digital assets. The country’s AI Basic Act, formally known as the Act on the Development of Artificial Intelligence and Establishment of a Foundation for Trust, came into effect in January 2026. Meanwhile, discussions are underway in the National Assembly on the proposed Digital Asset Basic Act, which seeks to establish a regulatory framework for digital assets, including Korean won-denominated stablecoins.

At Korea Blockchain Week 2026 in Seoul, GOAT Network demonstrated these capabilities through an interactive agent-powered purchasing experience, highlighting early consumer interest in AI-driven commerce. The collaboration with Square Tech represents a further step toward bringing these capabilities into real-world payment applications.

The proposed solution will incorporate technical safeguards designed to ensure trust, security, and transparency when AI agents execute payments on behalf of users. Each AI agent will be assigned a verifiable on-chain identity based on the ERC-8004 standard. Spending limits, user authorization mechanisms, and comprehensive transaction records will also be implemented to enable transparent monitoring of AI agent payment activities.

In the initial phase, the companies plan to support US dollar-denominated stablecoins through arrangements that meet applicable licensing and regulatory requirements. They also intend to establish the technical foundation for potential support of Korean won-denominated stablecoins as South Korea’s digital asset regulatory framework evolves.

Kangho Kim, CEO of Square Tech, said: “South Korea is rapidly establishing the regulatory foundations for AI and digital assets. The next important step is translating these developments into practical services that consumers and merchants can use. Through this collaboration, Square Tech aims to integrate global technologies into South Korea’s domestic payment environment and regulatory framework, while building a new payment ecosystem that brings AI and stablecoins into everyday transactions.”

Kevin Liu, Co-Founder and CEO of GOAT Network, said: “The next evolution of AI agents goes beyond understanding user requests to making purchases on their behalf. For agentic commerce to scale, businesses need to make their products and services accessible to AI agents, while consumers need assurance that purchases are authorized, spending stays within defined limits, and payments are secure. Through our collaboration with Square Tech, we aim to explore how these capabilities can support real-world commerce in South Korea.”

The companies intend to comply with all applicable South Korean laws and regulations, including the Electronic Financial Transactions Act, the Virtual Asset User Protection Act, the Foreign Exchange Transactions Act, and the Act on Reporting and Use of Certain Financial Transaction Information. Where necessary, they will work with appropriately licensed service providers to deliver the proposed services. Consumer-facing features will be introduced in phases, subject to legal and regulatory review.

About Square Tech

Square Tech was founded in 2002 and is based in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. The company develops and produces LTCC (Low Temperature Co-fired Ceramic) components and substrates used in the telecommunications, defense, and automotive industries, and has been listed on KOSDAQ since 2016. Through its Digital Solutions business, Square Tech is expanding into digital asset payments. The company is developing a stablecoin payment program for foreign tourists with Lordsystem, a South Korean mobile identity verification company, and is pursuing cooperation with Anchorage Digital, a US-based institutional digital asset platform, on institutional digital asset infrastructure.

About GOAT Network

GOAT Network is Bitcoin-secured infrastructure for agentic commerce, connecting businesses, consumers, developers, and AI agents. Its core product, GOAT Flow, makes products and services discoverable, understandable, and purchasable by AI agents, while GOAT AgentKit provides developers with tools to build agent-native applications. GOAT Network’s core infrastructure is developed by DAC Labs, a research and engineering company specializing in blockchain infrastructure, zero-knowledge technology, and AI agent systems.

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Sazmining Brings Proto’s Immersion Hashboards to Individual Owners, With 0% Financing From $1,397 Down

SHERIDAN, Wyo. — October 16th, 2026 — Sazmining today began offering Proto immersion  hashboards to individual and institutional buyers through its mining-as-a-service platform. The  launch brings Proto’s immersion systems, until now deployed by large operators, to anyone who  wants to own competitive hashrate, starting at $1,397 with 0% financing over 18 months. 

Proto, Block’s (NYSE: XYZ) suite of bitcoin mining products and services, designs its immersion  mining hardware for efficiency, durability, and long-term performance. Customers purchase Proto  immersion hashboards, each configured to deliver roughly 200 TH at about 15 J/TH, and own  them outright. Sazmining provides and operates at a facility in the United States, managing the  deployment, monitoring, and maintenance of the hardware. Buying at the hashboard level rather  than the full system lowers the entry point without changing what customers own. Owners receive  the bitcoin their rigs produce directly in their own wallets and pay one all-in rate for power and  maintenance. 

The launch follows a multi-megawatt supply relationship between Sazmining and Proto, which  both companies intend to expand as demand grows. “Because of our aligned-incentive model,  Sazmining only earns when we produce bitcoin for our clients. That’s how Sazmining was built  from day one, and it’s why we seek out the best available mining systems,” said Kent Halliburton,  CEO and Co-Founder of Sazmining. “Proto’s hardware is built to last, and durability means more  uptime hashing for the people who own them. This puts hashboards within reach of owners who  would have otherwise needed to buy a full system, and we expect the relationship to grow with  demand.” 

“Mining is also a fundamentally different way to acquire bitcoin,” Halliburton added. “The coins 

Your rigs produce arrive in your own wallet, with no exchange, no order book, and no counterparty holding them on your behalf. And because a miner pays for rigs and power rather than the market  price on the day of purchase, mining diversifies how you acquire bitcoin: your cost is spread across the machine’s working life instead of dollar cost averaging through purchases. Nobody can quantify that in advance, which is why we describe it as diversification rather than a promise. Mined bitcoin belongs alongside bought bitcoin in any serious acquisition plan.” 

Sazmining is offering 0% financing over 18 months on Proto immersion hashboards purchased  through its platform, with the option to pay by either card or bitcoin/USDT/USDC for a discount.  Hashboards are covered by a one-year Proto warranty. Pricing, terms, and applicable sales tax  are shown at checkout.  

Sazmining’s fleet runs more than 20 points ahead of the Bitcoin network’s carbon-free share, part of the company’s standing commitment to renewable-powered, professionally operated mining. 

Proto immersion hashboards are available to order at sazmining.com starting today, with systems energizing between November and December 2026. Customers can order directly or book a consultation with a Bitcoin Strategy Advisor at sazmining.com. 

About Sazmining 

Sazmining is the Airbnb of Bitcoin mining. Customers own the mining rigs; Sazmining operates  and maintains them in professional, renewable-powered data centers, and owners receive the  bitcoin their machines produce directly in their own wallets. Founded in 2018, Sazmining operates  facilities across the United States, Paraguay, and Norway and serves individual and institutional owners worldwide. Sazmining, Inc. is headquartered in Wyoming. Learn more at sazmining.com. 

Media Contact 

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press@sazmining.com 

Sazmining, Inc., 30 N Gould St #60011, Sheridan, WY 82801 

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Money20/20 USA 2026: How Bitcoin, Stablecoins and AI Are Reshaping the Future of Finance

Fintech has moved beyond disruption. The technologies and ideas first introduced by Bitcoin, including borderless value transfer, digital asset ownership and programmable financial infrastructure, are changing how the world’s largest financial institutions think about money.

These topics dominate discussions at Money20/20 USA 2026, taking place in Las Vegas from 18-21 October. Leaders of the financial services ecosystem will come together, along with more than 11,000 attendees, 600+ speakers, and representatives from 85+ countries, to shape the future of money.

Money20/20 USA 2026 reflects a profound shift in the financial ecosystem. One where Bitcoin and digital assets are increasingly moving from the edge of innovation into the centre of global finance. What began with Bitcoin’s vision of a global, internet-native monetary network is now influencing discussions on payments, settlement, custody and cross-border commerce across traditional finance.

The rise of borderless financial architecture

Money20/20’s agenda is built around four defining pillars that reflect the forces shaping the future of financial services: Borderless Financial Architecture, Technology as the Great Equalizer, Partnerships as the Engine to Scale, and Brave New World: Setting Guardrails.

Borderless Financial Architecture stands out as one of the most dynamic themes for Bitcoin. It explores how cross-border modernisation, tokenisation, interoperability and stablecoins are reshaping the movement of money and value around the world.

Stablecoins are expanding the potential for Bitcoin in traditional finance. While Bitcoin has been adopted by asset management through tokenized funds, stablecoins are paving the way for tokenized payments at scale. Payments infrastructure is integrating stablecoins as a critical layer, with discussions focused on real-world adoption, regulatory frameworks, cross-border payments and the future of global commerce.

The importance of stablecoins in payments is reflected in conversations such as “From Pilot to Payout: What it Takes to Move Stablecoin Payments at Platform Scale,“ featuring Will Artingstall, Head of Banking as a Service at Citi, Rowland Berry, Vice President, Stablecoin of Payoneer and Renata Camera Santos, Head of Wallet of eBay. The discussion promises a practical look at how stablecoins are moving from experimentation to operational deployment.

Equally notable is “Stablecoins Without the BS: What $1.5T in Transactions Actually Signals,“ featuring Michael Shaulov, CEO of Fireblocks, and former Federal Reserve innovation leader Sunayna Tuteja now Atlantic Council. At a time when stablecoins are becoming increasingly important to global settlement and treasury operations, few conversations are likely to draw more attention from institutional attendees.

Attendees interested in practical implementation should also prioritise “Building the Infrastructure Behind a Stablecoin Program,“ featuring Vira Platonova, SVP, Global Head of Visa Direct of Visa, Farooq Malik, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Rain and Malcolm Clarke, Global Head of Digital Assets of Western Union.

Each of these conversations at Money20/20 USA 2026 highlights how traditional finance is integrating decentralized financial technology to create a tokenized economy. They’re opening up the potential for Bitcoin to grow further and develop an autonomous financial environment.

Agentic AI becomes a financial reality

Autonomous finance demands automated intelligence, and Agentic AI is the perfect intelligence layer. Money20/20’s Technology as the Great Equalizer pillar highlights how AI is transforming payments, fraud prevention, lending, customer experience and financial decision-making.

The agenda is packed with sessions exploring a world where AI agents actively participate in commerce. Some discussions around this topic include “The Intelligence Layer: How AI Is Rewiring Financial Services,“ featuring Zach Perret, CEO of Plaid, and Aravind Srinivas, CEO and Co-Founder of Perplexity.

Other notable sessions include:

• “The Trust Layer for Agentic Commerce“ featuring Ranjita Iyer of Mastercard and Amir Sarhangi, founder and CEO of Skyfire.
• “Wiring the Agent Economy: Infrastructure for Trustworthy Agentic Commerce“ featuring Jay Shah, Business Lead, Link of Stripe.

• “When AI Agents Buy: Trust, Control and Accountability in Commerce“ featuring executives from Kaitlin Moran, US Strategic FI & Fintech Accounts of Visa, John Piazza, Lead, Stripe Issuing of Stripe, Andrew Lambert, Senior Vice President, Head of Product of Cross River.
• “Self-Driving Money: What’s Live, Hype and Next?“, featuring experts from Rodri Fernández Touza, Co-Founder of Crossmint, David Rolf, Head of Visa Ventures of Visa and Dennis Yang, Principal Product Manager, AI of Chime.

The future of commerce involves autonomous agents acting on behalf of consumers and businesses, raising entirely new questions around trust, identity and financial control.

Bitcoin’s Institutional Moment

Digital assets and tokenisation will have a larger presence than ever before at Money20/20 USA 2026. The dedicated Intersection program, focused on the convergence of traditional finance and decentralised finance, brings together leaders from Coinbase, Kraken, Circle, Robinhood, Stripe and Citi to explore how digital asset markets are integrated with mainstream financial services.

Bitcoin serves as the benchmark for institutional adoption of decentralized finance. The growing presence of major banks, payment providers and digital asset firms at Money20/20 reflects how Bitcoin has helped open the door for broader engagement with blockchain-based finance.

Standout sessions include “The Tokenized RWA and Stablecoins Flywheel“ featuring executives from Coinbase, Citi and Stripe; “Goodbye TradFi: Crypto Is the Future of Consumer Fintech“ featuring Phantom alongside Sequoia Capital.

Financial institutions are no longer debating whether blockchain technology matters. They are actively determining how to participate, compete and build within the next generation of financial infrastructure.

Navigating Money20/20 USA for the First Time

For attendees focused on Bitcoin and digital assets, the Intersection program, stablecoin sessions and discussions on tokenisation and cross-border settlement offer some of the clearest insights into how institutional adoption is evolving. Use the Money20/20 Connect platform to schedule meetings before arriving, take advantage of SmartMeet sessions, and prioritise networking opportunities as much as conference content.

Most importantly, arrive on Sunday. The specialised summits, first-time attendee networking sessions, and Sunday Night Live x The Money Awards provide valuable opportunities to establish relationships before the main event begins.

Money20/20 is where the future of decentralized finance is shaped. As finance becomes increasingly borderless, intelligent and programmable, the event brings together the leaders defining the next era of payments, banking, AI and digital assets. Each one is a natural consequence of the emergence of Bitcoin, which has challenged assumptions about money, ownership and value transfer since 2009.

These conversations are strategic discussions about the technologies and business models reshaping the global financial system. The future of money is no longer on the horizon, it’s already being built.

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Sazmining Launches the Wild Sats Club, a Loyalty Program That Discounts Mining Management Fees as Customer Hashrate Grows

Most mining customers pay the same management fee whether they run a quarter of a petahash or twenty-five. The Wild Sats Club ties that fee to the hashrate a customer already runs with Sazmining, and applies the lower rate across their entire fleet, not just to newly purchased machines.

The Phase 1 discount starts at 1.0 PH with a 1% management fee discount, rising to 3% from 2.5 PH and 6% from 5.0 PH, with the tier recalculated every month. A customer activates once with a qualifying purchase from Sazmining that meets the hashrate to activate: 0.25 PH for Bronze, 0.50 PH for Silver, or 1.0 PH for Gold, in a single order or in orders within a 30 day period. New, pre-owned, and refurbished rigs purchased from Sazmining can qualify. Full terms are at https://www.sazmining.com/wildsatsclub/terms

Customers who make a qualifying purchase during the founding-member window, September 1 to December 31, 2026, activate at their full earned tier, with the lower fee starting on their first monthly recalculation after their new hardware is energized. Every benefit at launch is a management fee discount, never cash or transferable value.

“Mining customers have been asked to accept the same fee whether they run a quarter of a petahash or twenty-five,” said Kent Halliburton, CEO and Co-Founder of Sazmining. “This program fixes that. As a customer’s hashrate grows, their cost of having us run it comes down, and it comes down on everything they already own. We are building long-term relationships with our clients, not one-off transactions, which means advising them on what fleet growth can realistically look like against the goals they are actually trying to reach. We expect this program to appeal in particular to the family offices that want Bitcoin exposure with the depreciation benefits of owning the equipment, real estate investors looking to diversify, and the customers who are simply growing one rig at a time. We are looking forward to adapting and evolving the program so that Sazmining customers keep getting the very best product we can build.”

The program is built to keep opening up as customers grow with Sazmining. Further member benefits will be announced as each becomes available.

To learn more about the Wild Sats Club, visit the program page, or book a consultation with one of Sazmining’s Bitcoin Strategy Advisors here. 

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