MCPize launched x402 payments in production, enabling AI agents with EIP-3009 wallets to pay for MCP tool calls in USDC on Base mainnet. The first payment of $0.01 settled in four seconds, bypassing s…
The article describes the creation of a pay-per-call crypto signal API called Kiro Crypto Signals, which uses Coinbase's x402 protocol to charge $0.01 in USDC per request on Base mainnet without requi…
President Donald Trump requested $1 billion in taxpayer funding for security upgrades to a White House ballroom project, including a rooftop hardened against drone strikes and a "drone port" for milit…
Between February and May 2026, six companies shipped products that together form the infrastructure for AI agents to operate as legal-economic actors in the U.S., including identity, custody, banking,…
In 2026, over 138,000 tech workers have been laid off across 324 companies, with major firms like Meta, Oracle, and Microsoft citing AI as a reason for flatter, smaller teams. The article warns that i…
Amazon Web Services previewed managed payment capabilities for Amazon Bedrock AgentCore, enabling AI agents to autonomously pay for APIs, web content, and other services through partnerships with Coin…
Anthropic is now valued at $1-1.2 trillion after reporting 80x annualized growth in Q1, making it the 11th to 15th most valuable company in the world and overtaking OpenAI in valuation. Meanwhile, Blo…
Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) has selected 65 fellows for the inaugural cohort of its Growth Engineer Fellowship, an 8-week program for growth engineers and AI-native leaders. The fellows, who come from …
Partnership between Y Combinator and Coinbase to fund startups building on blockchain technology, marking what they call "Fintech 3.0"—a new era of financial infrastructure using code for instant, glo…
Relying on large language models (LLMs) to generate code without human security review can introduce serious vulnerabilities, as LLMs often replicate insecure patterns found in online examples. The ar…