Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong admitted that Base's content coin initiatives failed, saying the company 'messed up' and has shifted focus to infrastructure, payments, and AI agents as part of a broader …
Robinhood is allowing U.S. customers to connect AI agents to trade cryptocurrencies on their behalf around the clock, with no extra fee, as part of a broader push into crypto and tokenized assets. The…
The Linux Foundation launched the x402 Foundation, a protocol for AI agent payments initially developed by Coinbase, Cloudflare, and Stripe, with support from Google, AWS, Visa, Mastercard, and Circle…
Coinbase, Lyft, and Axon are making strategic moves beyond the AI-driven 'Magnificent Seven' stocks, with Lyft expanding into robotaxis and Axon developing advanced Taser technology, highlighting broa…
A developer at First Step Technology deployed AI Traffic Monetization on AWS to charge AI bots for crawling content, using the API/CLI-only feature after discovering the WAF console lacks the monetize…
Robinhood expanded its Agentic Trading feature to include cryptocurrency for eligible US customers, allowing third-party AI agents to execute trades 24/7 within user-defined guardrails. The move, whic…
An AI startup founder argues that companies should hire for obsession rather than résumé credentials, citing the example of an 18-year-old community ambassador who became head of community and later a…
AI agent marketplaces are emerging as platforms where autonomous AI agents can be bought, sold, and transacted with each other, moving beyond human-driven app stores. Companies like OpenAI, Salesforce…
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…
Coinbase appointed Ryan VanGrack as Vice Chair and head of corporate affairs on July 9, 2026, to lead regulatory engagement and global partnerships as U.S. crypto rules are finalized. VanGrack, former…
Robinhood will allow eligible US customers to connect third-party AI agents to trade cryptocurrencies on its platform, expanding its Agentic Trading product beyond stocks. The feature, announced July …
Congress is investigating U.S. companies using lower-cost Chinese AI models, citing data security and national security risks. The House committees launched a probe into firms like Cursor and Airbnb, …
Kraken is relaunching its mobile app with autonomous AI agents that monitor markets and suggest trades but require human approval for execution. The exchange aims to differentiate itself by keeping hu…
The x402 payment protocol, now under the Linux Foundation with support from Coinbase, Cloudflare, Stripe, Google, AWS, Visa, Mastercard, and others, aims to become an 'SSL for AI commerce' by standard…
Companies like Coinbase and Zapier are using AI chatbots to conduct early-stage interviews for white-collar jobs, a trend that has accelerated in the tech sector. A survey found 63% of U.S. job seeker…
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said at the Sun Valley Conference that AI spend is a major topic, with everyone asking how to reduce costs or increase value. He noted that OpenAI's new GPT-5.6 family, including…
Coinbase sent an AI-generated alert claiming Norway beat Brazil 3-2 before the World Cup match had started, according to CoinDesk and Decrypt. The final result was 2-1 for Norway. Coinbase said it fix…
Eightco Holdings disclosed a treasury of approximately $397 million as of July 8, 2026, including a $90 million indirect investment in OpenAI, $18 million in Beast Industries, $1 million in Mythical G…
Databricks' internal benchmark of AI agents on its multi-million-line codebase reveals that token costs are misleading, agent harness design significantly impacts performance, and open-source models l…
MoonPay launched MoonAgents on Telegram on Thursday, allowing users to interact with its AI crypto assistant through the messaging platform. The integration lets users analyze markets, create dashboar…