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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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Chicago — Hemi, the world’s largest Bitcoin yield-generating programmability layer, has partnered with Aster, a high-performance decentralized exchange (DEX), to list the $HEMI token for spot trading — unlocking a new onchain gateway for institutional Bitcoin yield.
New York — The Museum of the Moving Image (MoMI) and the Tezos Foundation have announced a major new partnership that will transform how artists engage with blockchain technology.
New York — MoonPay, the global leader in crypto payments, today announced the launch of MoonPay Commerce, a next-generation platform enabling merchants, creators, and developers to accept crypto payments worldwide — faster, cheaper, and more seamlessly than ever.
Tbilisi, Georgia — Bybit Georgia, the first global crypto exchange licensed by the National Bank of Georgia and affiliated with Bybit, the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, is accelerating its expansion in the region with a successful debut at DGFI 2025 and a landmark partnership with Setanta Sports, Georgia’s leading sports broadcaster
Thimphu, Bhutan — In a historic step toward digital sovereignty, Bhutan has announced that its entire National Digital Identity (NDI) system is migrating to the Ethereum blockchain, becoming the first country in the world to anchor a population-scale ID program on a public network. The full transition is expected to complete by early 2026
The race to bring Web3 to your pocket is heating up. Following the launch of Solana’s Seeker phone, Freedom Factory has officially begun shipping dGEN1, the world’s first Ethereum-native smartphone, built for a fully onchain lifestyle
GoMining CEO Mark Zalan talks Bitcoin mining, AI infrastructure and GoBTC Pay as the company expands into a broader Bitcoin ecosystem.
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