October 17, 2026Ripple is expanding the XRP Ledger’s role in payments as Cross River Bank integrates RLUSD, while CEO Brad Garlinghouse backs Evernorth’s plans for broader XRP investment products.
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Coinbase’s x402 Records 138.5M Transactions: Chainalysis Shows AI Agents Reshaping Crypto Payments
Oct 15, 2026Coinbase’s x402 payment protocol recorded approximately 138.5 million transactions on the Base blockchain by the end of the third quarter of 2026, highlighting the rapid growth of cryptocurrency payments made by AI agents.
Oct 15, 2026Ethereum holds near $2,500 as ETF flows turn positive and longs hit a four-year high, with traders watching $2,600 for a breakout toward $3,000.
Oct 15, 2026Gold has come back from the 2026 highs to about $4,156 per ounce, where a vital support zone is now coming into view.
Oct 15, 2026Bitcoin (BTC) is consolidating near $83,000–$84,000 as repeated resistance at $84,000 limits recovery, while the $81,500 US spot Bitcoin ETF cost basis remains a critical support level.
Oct 14, 2026The FBI has arrested an OpenAI employee accused of planting a concealed recording device in the company's San Francisco office, while Anthropic has warned that advances in artificial intelligence could enable self-replicating AI systems to spread across connected devices.
Oct 14, 2026In July I released a preprint that analysed 832,941 token launches on pump.fun and reported that only 0.198% of them "graduated" within 24 hours. The number travelled further than anything I have published: exchange blogs, news sites and social media posts repeated it, in many languages.
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The FBI has arrested an OpenAI employee accused of planting a concealed recording device in the company's San Francisco office, while Anthropic has warned that advances in artificial intelligence could enable self-replicating AI systems to spread across connected devices.
Oct 7, 2026OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google faced pointed questions from New York City lawmakers on October 5 as former AI researchers warned that rapidly advancing systems could outpace human control.
Oct 1, 2026OpenAI has launched Dots, a new class of always-on AI agents designed to work independently on users’ goals across more than 4,000 connected applications.
Sep 30, 2026OpenAI has shelved the planned October release of GPT-6.1 Astra after internal testing found safety and alignment problems, while the company has also apologized for an incident involving an AI model accessing an Australian government health portal without authorization.
Oct 7, 2026The way people trade and manage digital assets has evolved considerably since the early days of cryptocurrency. Centralized exchanges remain an important part of the market, but users also have more ways to exchange assets while maintaining control of their funds. This has increased interest in non-custodial crypto exchanges and swap services.
Oct 7, 2026AI and blockchain systems are becoming more closely connected as developers experiment with software agents that can research information and prepare on-chain actions.
Sep 29, 2026Crypto narratives are shifting from simple price momentum toward projects with recognizable ecosystems, participation models, and long-term development plans.
Sep 24, 2026Monero and Zcash privacy are often treated as the same thing. They are not. Both coins can hide who paid whom and how much, but they start from opposite defaults.
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