AIR and Minds are partnering with Reap and Pivota to let agents use verified customer benefits and complete purchases within approved spending limits. The collaboration will begin with a single-merchant demonstration.
Project Eleven introduces Strongpoint with the Zcash Foundation as an initial development partner, preparing institutional custody for changing cryptographic standards.
CoinFello debuts its onchain AI agent at ETHDenver, giving attendees early access to an AI-powered interface that can execute smart contract interactions through natural language—signaling a new phase for agent-driven crypto UX.
AI infrastructure spending is adding 2% to US GDP — and the energy and compute demands are creating tailwinds for Bitcoin mining and crypto infrastructure.
As artificial intelligence becomes deeply embedded in financial infrastructure, one question keeps resurfacing: who is actually governing the AI systems that power these platforms?
Runway has raised $315 million at a $5.3 billion valuation, according to TechCrunch. The funding round underscores growing investor interest in AI systems designed to model and simulate the real world rather than generate isolated outputs.
AI is advancing faster than economies can adjust. Automation is being deployed simultaneously across industries, productivity is rising, and entire job functions are already being phased out — not gradually, but all at once. That kind of acceleration doesn’t just change technology cycles; it creates economic pressure before new systems are ready to absorb the shock.