AI
Invesco takes over Superstate’s $900M fund; Franklin Crypto in focus
On this episode of CoinDesk’s Public Keys from the New York Stock Exchange, Jennifer Sanasie is joined by 250 Digital Asset Management CEO Chris Perkins to discuss his firm’s acquisition by Franklin Templeton. Superstate CEO Robert Leshner and Invesco’s Kathleen Wrynn break down their partnership, with Invesco becoming the investment manager of Superstate’s Short Duration US Government Securities Fund (USTB). Plus, NYSE Senior Market Strategist Michael Reinking unpacks the macro environment.
Why Jack Dorsey thinks AI will replace middle managers
Block CEO Jack Dorsey argues that his company's decision to cut approximately 40% employees was not a cost reduction but a permanent restructuring to replace middle managers with AI. But current and former Block employees are pushing back, saying that roughly 95% of AI-generated code changes still require human modification. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie hosts "CoinDesk Daily."
Google warns quantum could crack bitcoin faster than thought
Google’s Quantum AI team released a new whitepaper revealing that Bitcoin’s security could be compromised with significantly less computing power than previously assumed. The report suggests that it might only take 500,000 to crack the network and Bitcoin’s own Taproot upgrade might have made it easier to target transactions in real time. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie hosts "CoinDesk Daily."
Why Cypherpunk’s CIO calls Zcash the most mispriced asset in crypto
In his first-ever interview, Cypherpunk CIO Will McEvoy sits down with CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie to make the case that privacy is wildly undervalued and explains what it will take for the market to finally catch up. Plus, he shares his Zcash price prediction and outlines why an AI-driven reckoning may force people to confront how much privacy they've already surrendered.
Sam Altman's World teams up with Coinbase to prove there is a real person behind every AI transaction
World said some estimates suggest agentic commerce could reach $3 trillion to $5 trillion by 2030, with agents accounting for up to 25% of U.S. e-commerce.
Cango is selling off its bitcoin stash to pay down debt and fund an AI makeover
The company sold 4,451 BTC in February to cut debt and fund AI infrastructure pivot.
Visa is ready for AI agents. So is Coinbase. They're building very different internets
The next trillion-dollar payments network won't have a checkout page. No card number, no CVV, no human at the keyboard. Just machines paying machines, thousands of times a second, for fractions of a cent.
AI agents are quietly rewriting prediction market trading
Valory co-founder David Minarsch says autonomous agents running on the Olas protocol are giving retail traders a 24/7, strategy-driven edge on platforms like Polymarket.
AI developers may not be keen on crypto, but stablecoins are the secret to agentic finance, crypto insiders say
The brave new world of autonomous, micro-transacting AI agents is where programmable cryptocurrencies will shine, according to stablecoin experts.
MoonPay introduces Ledger-secured AI crypto agents to address wallet key risks
The feature allows users to verify and sign every transaction generated by an AI agent using a Ledger hardware device, ensuring private keys never leave the hardware signer.
