According to @sundarpichai, the Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP) was announced with Shopify, Etsy, Wayfair, Target, and Walmart as an open standard for AI agents and commerce systems to interoperate across every step of the shopping journey. Source: Sundar Pichai on X, Jan 11, 2026. According to @sundarpichai, UCP will soon power native checkout so users can buy directly within AI Mode and the Gemini app. Source: Sundar Pichai on X, Jan 11, 2026. The post includes no mention of cryptocurrency, blockchain, BTC, ETH, or stablecoin support, indicating no stated digital-asset integration in this announcement. Source: Sundar Pichai on X, Jan 11, 2026. For trading context, focus is on the named partners and the timing of the UCP-powered native checkout rollout as the next disclosed milestone. Source: Sundar Pichai on X, Jan 11, 2026.