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Artificial intelligence (AI) agents autonomously spending money online is still a tiny market, but some of the world’s largest tech, payments and crypto firms are already racing to build the infrastructure for it, Keyrock said in a new report. The crypto trading and investment firm estimated that AI agents settled over $73 million across roughly 176 million transactions on blockchain rails between May 2025 and April 2026. The volumes remain negligible compared to traditional finance (TradFi). Visa, for example, alone processes $14.5 trillion annually. But the significance lies less in the headline U.S. dollar value and more in how quickly the infrastructure stack is forming, the report argued. Global firms such as Coinbase (COIN), Stripe, Google (GOOG) and Visa (V) all rolled out competing systems for machine-to-machine payments. The broader
NEAR Protocol traded around $2.41 Sunday, up roughly 54% over seven days and 13% in the past 24 hours, as a short squeeze, artificial intelligence (AI)-sector rotation, and a chain abstraction product story converged at the same time. NEAR Surges as AI Narrative and Cow Swap Integration Draw Traders The most immediate driver was mechanical. […]
Bitcoin's surge boosts market optimism, potentially driving further investment and interest in cryptocurrencies, while influencing economic policies.
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Demand for security engineers has surged as artificial intelligence generates a glut of new code and models like Anthropic’s Mythos create new concerns.
PR executives say UK companies are forcing them to present ordinary automation as artificial intelligence
UK companies are performing “yoga-level” stretches to describe themselves as AI specialists in an attempt to capitalise on the buzz around the technology, public relations firms have said.
Weary communications executives tasked with securing media coverage for brands have complained that bosses in low-tech industries or running businesses that use automation but not generative AI, are increasingly demanding they are pitched to journalists as artificial intelligence companies.
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Backlash to artificial intelligence is here, and digital natives are leading the charge. The Opinion columnist Michelle Goldberg argues that the A.I. pessimism in America stems from a lack of responsible regulation.
Crypto’s latest headlines spanned regulation, reserves, macro, privacy, and market structure. The OCC’s crypto trust charter approvals drew new scrutiny, while lawmakers proposed ARMA to build a 1 million bitcoin strategic reserve. Tom Lee argued Ethereum’s weakness is temporary and tied to short-term macro noise, Zcash surged amid squeeze warnings, and Coinbase moved to launch […]
Large ETH transfers to Coinbase may signal strategic repositioning by major holders, potentially impacting market dynamics and investor sentiment.
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The Coinbase bitcoin premium index has fallen to its lowest level in a month, with analysts warning that intensified institutional selling is adding significant weight to BTC’s near-term price outlook. What the Data Shows The Coinbase bitcoin premium, an index measuring the price difference between bitcoin traded on Coinbase (used predominantly by U.S. institutional investors) […]