Coinbase's Layer 2 network Base processed over 20 million agentic payment transfers in 90 days and 169 million total AI transactions as of July 2026, driven by the x402 protocol for stablecoin-settled…
Circle published the official USDC specification for the Machine Payments Protocol (MPP), enabling AI agents to pay via HTTP 402 and EIP-3009. Separately, ERC-8183 'Agentic Commerce' by Virtuals Proto…
Researchers at NS3.AI have developed an AI tool that can link Ethereum wallet addresses to social media profiles for about $4 per attempt, using pattern matching and behavioral fingerprinting on publi…
The United States, Japan, and South Korea announced a joint initiative to combat North Korea's cryptocurrency crimes, including theft, money laundering, and AI-driven hacking, aiming to disrupt financ…
Google, Meta, PayPal, Chainalysis, and other tech and crypto firms announced a joint commitment on June 22 to combat illegal wildlife trafficking using AI detection tools and blockchain analytics. The…
Sui Network has partnered with ChainTrust to integrate AI-driven anti-money laundering (AML) compliance tools, enabling real-time transaction screening and risk intelligence on its Layer 1 blockchain.…
A $120 million exploit of Nexus Protocol, which had passed three AI-powered code audits, reveals a new cybersecurity battleground where AI tools accelerate both defense and attack. Attackers are using…
Coinbase's x402 protocol surpassed 100 million agentic transactions on Base within nine months of its May 2025 launch, according to a Chainalysis report. The protocol, which repurposes the HTTP 402 st…
A developer has proposed a "pre-signature packet" design to counter AI-enabled crypto fraud, creating a structured data object that wallets can inspect before a user signs a transaction. The packet wo…