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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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New York — MoonPay has officially earned ISO 27701 certification, a globally recognized benchmark for privacy protection and one of the highest standards for managing personal information. The achievement underscores MoonPay’s continued investment in building secure, compliant infrastructure for the next generation of digital finance
Bitcoin is nearly 30% off its recent all-time high, traders are nervously watching AI valuations and Fed odds, and sentiment across digital assets has slipped back into hesitation mode. Yet behind the red candles, one of crypto’s oldest exchanges is lining up some of the most “TradFi” capital on earth. (Cover: Kraken co-CEO Arjun Sethi)
Miami Beach, FL — This Miami Art Week, Nolcha Shows returns to South Beach’s iconic M2 Theatre with its annual Immersive Adventure — transforming 35,000 square feet into a multi-sensory experience that blends theatre, electronic music, fine art, blockchain, and AI.
Zagreb, Croatia — Solflare, one of the leading entry points into Solana’s digital economy, has partnered with Mastercard to launch the Solflare Card—the first true self-custody debit card on the Solana network.
New York — Axal, the fintech startup backed by a16z CSX and CMT Digital, is bringing onchain yield to the global mainstream with the launch of the Axal mobile app, available today. In partnership with MoonPay, Axal is making decentralized finance feel as simple—and safe—as opening a savings app.
New York, NY — Maple, the world’s largest onchain asset manager with more than $5 billion AUM, has integrated Bitpulse’s institutional risk underwriting technology into its platform—marking a decisive step in raising transparency, discipline, and real-time oversight across the onchain credit ecosystem.
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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