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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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Argentum AI has secured $7.8 billion in AI infrastructure contracts to deploy 47,000 Nvidia GB300 GPUs, highlighting the growing investment opportunity in AI compute, data centers, and onchain AI networks.
Franklin Templeton has completed its acquisition of 250 Digital and launched Franklin Crypto, a dedicated digital asset management division focused on actively managed crypto strategies for institutions.
MoonPay has acquired AI accounting startup Entendre, adding automated finance agents to its growing stablecoin infrastructure stack as the company expands deeper into digital asset operations.
Visa reported $11.2 billion in quarterly revenue and unveiled a $20 billion buyback program, while its stablecoin settlement business quietly grew to a $7 billion annualized run rate.
Tokenized real-world assets have surpassed $51 billion in market value, rising 40% in 2026 as institutions increasingly embrace blockchain-based Treasuries, private credit, and tokenized equities.
A new Block Scholes report finds that routing engine quality is becoming one of the most important cost factors in onchain trading as DEX volumes, stablecoin adoption, and trade sizes continue to grow.
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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