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'DeFi is not dead,' it’s going mainstream with AI agents, crypto executives agree
DeFi and its underlying technology have already proved themselves at scale, said eToro CEO Yoni Assia.
Amazon’s new AI wallet: AWS, Coinbase, and Stripe build payment rails for bots
Amazon said AI agents for now will be allowed to buy APIs, web content and other online services, but that future versions would enable hotel bookings, travel reservations and payments to merchants.
Kraken to buy stablecoin payments firm Reap in $600 million deal: Bloomberg
Kraken owner Payward will acquire Hong Kong-based Reap Technologies as the crypto exchange expands its stablecoin and payments infrastructure business in Asia.
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Purge of millions of crypto tokens underway, BTC needs it for sustainable bull cycle: Ben Cowen
Researcher and market analyst Ben Cowen says the purge of millions of altcoins is already underway and is necessary for a sustainable bitcoin bull market to be in place.
AI agents becoming more relevant than humans by 2035 has Big Tech 'terrified', says Hoskinson
The founder and CEO of Cardano’s Input Output said Google, Amazon and Facebook are terrified because AI agents will not behave like humans when confronted with ads.
Grant Cardone says bitcoin-real estate strategy could outperform REITs, adds more BTC to treasury
The real-estate mogul said the hybrid model brings new users into crypto and challenges traditional real estate structures.
Hut 8 shares jump over 30% on news of $9.8 billion AI data center lease
Bitcoin miner expands into AI infrastructure with long-term hyperscale contract in Texas, which includes options that could increase the total value of the agreement to over $25 billion.
OpenTrade raises $17 million to connect stablecoins to real-world assets
The a16z-backed stablecoin yield and RWA lending platform’s funding round was led by Mercury Fund and Notion Capital.
Trust in crypto remains biggest barrier to adoption, say Consensus Miami 2026 panelists
Speakers point to complexity, poor user experience and lack of transparency as key obstacles for mainstream users.
