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At TOKEN2049, Kenneth Shek talks to Blockster about AI’s usability problem, who controls customer data, Europe’s digital identity push and the permissions agents need to act.

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At TOKEN2049, Kenneth Shek talks to Blockster about AI’s usability problem, who controls customer data, Europe’s digital identity push and the permissions agents need to act.

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.
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Two of Web3’s most beloved communities are coming together in a game-changing partnership. My Neighbor Alice (MNA), the charming multiplayer builder game powered by Chromia, has teamed up with Pudgy Penguins to launch 'Pudgy Land', a brand-new in-game region built exclusively for holders of the Pudgy NFT collections.
Rebuilding Blockster for V2 did not start with a technical blueprint. It started with years of lived frustration. I have built, used and studied enough Web3 products to notice a pattern.
Singapore — The Artificial Superintelligence (ASI) Alliance has officially launched the ASI:Chain public DevNet, opening the doors for developers to experiment with a new Layer-1 blockDAG built specifically for autonomous, AI-native decentralized systems
Imagine a world where every device, every endpoint, every piece of data becomes both the battleground and the guard. That’s exactly the terrain Naoris Protocol is staking its claim on. Rather than building yet another blockchain, Naoris flips the script: it turns every connected device into a validator, a watch‑dog, a part of what they call a “cyber‑trusted security mesh." (Cover left: Youssef El Maddarsi, CBO at Naoris)
Orbs — the Layer-3 infrastructure powering advanced onchain execution — has confirmed that THENA is the first DEX to integrate its newly released dSLTP protocol, enabling fully onchain stop-loss and take-profit orders for AMM traders. The feature landed less than a week after Orbs launched the protocol, underscoring immediate demand for CEX-grade controls in DeFi.
Our ability to keep our information private, and keep it under our control, hasn’t existed for well over a decade. However, with the evolution of AI providing deeper and deeper insight, our personal data has become more of a liability for us while becoming a veritable gold mine for data brokers and the companies that pay billions for that information.
GoMining CEO Mark Zalan talks Bitcoin mining, AI infrastructure and GoBTC Pay as the company expands into a broader Bitcoin ecosystem.
Watch the conversation Sep 8, 2026 · 6 min read
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