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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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Over the past few days, something quietly significant happened in the crypto markets. According to Artemis data, Monad pulled in an astonishing 3.8 billion dollars in stablecoin inflows.
Nolcha Shows is back at Miami Art Week, and this year, it’s bigger, bolder, and louder than ever! Beyond being one of the most influential network hubs for the Web3 industry, Nolcha Shows has become the gathering point where founders, collectors, innovators, and global VIPs collide. (Cover art: Charity Dos Santos)
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.
After a turbulent few years, 2025 became the clearest indicator yet that Web3 is maturing — not through hype cycles, but through capital discipline, regulatory alignment, and products that actually generate revenue. And according to Petr Kozyakov, Co-Founder and CEO of Mercuryo, the year ahead will push those trends even further.
KuCoin Pay is taking another major step toward real-world crypto adoption. The company has launched KuCoin Pay Travel, a global crypto-powered travel platform built in partnership with Entravel, the world’s leading AI-driven, crypto-native travel booking service.
Kraken introduced its new Krak Card this week, a debit card that gives 1 percent back on every purchase in either cash or crypto and supports more than 400 currencies. It’s a modest announcement on the surface, but it represents a deeper movement in the industry.
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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