Artificial Intelligence
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong criticizes crypto startups that rebrand to AI
Armstrong said blockchain technology acts as a general-purpose infrastructure that will underpin future automation rather than competing with it.
Sam Altman-backed World Network secures $52.5 million in fresh funding to fight online AI deepfakes
The project is moving away from basic network expansion to focus entirely on integrating its biometric screening devices across enterprise software suites.
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Wikipedia observes guidelines on crypto coverage that date back many years and may now be outdated, according to the report.
