Artificial Intelligence
Forget Nvidia: The next big AI trade could be crypto and blockchain
Franklin Templeton’s Sandy Kaul and Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire argue that as autonomous AI agents start spending money on their own, blockchain networks will power the next big AI trade.
AI models escaped OpenAI’s sandbox and hit Hugging Face. Crypto is where that gets dangerous
OpenAI said the systems had their cyber guardrails lowered for an internal benchmark, but the incident shows how autonomous exploit chains could pose a deeper threat to smart contracts.
Augustus raises $180 million to build a clearing bank for the AI and stablecoin era
The firm, freshly valued at $1 billion, aims to replace legacy correspondent banking with always-on infrastructure that connects traditional payment systems and stablecoins.
AI compute stocks bounce as Hut 8, IREN land billions in new contracts
The deals sparked a rebound in AI compute stocks after investors questioned demand for new data center capacity.
Ledger wants AI agents to manage crypto without holding your keys
AI agents can read wallet balances and analyze portfolios but requires every sensitive action to be approved on a Ledger hardware device before it can be executed.
Inside the high-stakes race to build an open financial system specifically for AI bots
The newly-convened x402 Foundation is a neutral space where competitors and payment methods can work together to create an open standard for AI agentic commerce.
AI agentic payments enter mainstream as Visa, Mastercard, Ripple back x402 standard
Forty companies now govern x402, the protocol Coinbase built and handed away. It settled about $24 million across 75 million payments last month.
Wikipedia blackout could hurt how AI engines like ChatGPT understand crypto
Wikipedia observes guidelines on crypto coverage that date back many years and may now be outdated, according to the report.
Hut 8 price target hiked to $165 at Benchmark as AI pivot reshapes valuation
Mark Palmer said Hut 8's Beacon Point project transforms the company into an AI infrastructure platform with a long growth runway.
Paradigm shifts vs bubbles: AI chips and bitcoin show powerful trends can still produce severe corrections
Structural change can create lasting opportunities, but explosive rallies in semiconductors, metals and bitcoin show how quickly strong narratives can become speculative excess.
