On Tuesday, Google announced the Agent Payments Protocol (AP2), which it described as an “open protocol developed with leading payments and technology companies.” The protocol is designed to enable AI agents to send and receive payments to each other, supporting different payment types such as credit and debit cards, stablecoins, and real-time bank transfers. “We’re […]
Ethereum developer Davide Crapis announced on Monday that the Ethereum Foundation was starting a new AI team called the dAI Team. The team’s mission is to “make Ethereum the preferred settlement and coordination layer for AIs and the machine economy.” Two key areas of focus are enabling AI agents and robots to conduct payments, coordination, […]
The research arm of the world’s largest crypto exchange, Binance, has released a report highlighting insights for the digital asset market in January 2025. It outlined how the crypto market reacted to several factors, including United States policy narratives, in the first few weeks of the year. According to Binance Research, early January saw the […]
Artificial intelligence platform ai16z is contemplating launching a layer-1 (L1) blockchain network as part of a strategic overhaul of its tokenomics model. The proposed blockchain would position its native AI16Z token as the base currency for an interconnected ecosystem centered on artificial intelligence. The Proposal A governance forum post shows that the AI platform is […]
The crypto market has shown dramatic shifts in narrative performance, with AI-driven technologies emerging as clear winners in the final month of 2024. In contrast, meme coins and modularity projects have experienced significant declines in the last 30 days. Winners and Losers The latest data from Web3 analytics platform Dexu AI shows that AI agents […]