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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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For Bybit, 2025 wasn’t a year of smooth markets or easy wins. It was a year defined by pressure—and how the exchange responded to it.
Here at Blockster, we are celebrating what may be one of the most decisive geopolitical power moves of our lifetime — President Donald Trump arresting Nicolás Maduro and taking temporary control over Venezuela. This alone deserves a medal of honor.
Crypto markets opened 2026 slightly up after months of stagnation. Bitcoin rose about 2% to $89,400, approaching the $90,000 level it hasn’t reliably held since early December. Ethereum climbed 2% back above $3,000, while Solana outperformed with a 3% gain. XRP and Dogecoin also moved higher.
At Blockster, we spend a lot of time covering markets, macro, and infrastructure. But every so often, a story cuts through the noise and reminds us why crypto exists in the first place—not just to speculate, but to rewire how value moves in the real world. This is one of those stories.
KuCoin is reframing what a year in crypto actually means for traders. Instead of delivering another nostalgia-heavy recap, the exchange has launched “Unlocking My KuCoin Journey 2025”—a personalized annual report designed to help users understand how they trade, why they make certain decisions, and where they can improve next.
As of Q4 2024, over 71% of companies have adopted generative AI in some form or the other, leading to a whopping 115.15% percentage increase in the technology’s use over a twelve month span. However, as everyone can imagine, this jump in adoption has created an unprecedented appetite for computing power, with industry experts suggesting that this AI uptake has driven data centre requirements by at least ten times.
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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