Solana's x402 payment protocol has processed 35M+ transactions for AI agents. Here's how the HTTP 402-based standard is rewiring machine-to-machine commerce.

KAST and Pudgy Penguins launch the Pengu Card with 6% (Standard), 8% (Premium), and 12% (Luxe) cashback. Virtual-first Visa at 150M+ merchants.

Vitalik outlines a four-quadrant Ethereum-AI framework: ZK payments for anonymous API calls, ERC-8004 reputation systems, and bot-to-bot settlement on L2s.

Ledger argues AI agents should never hold private keys, pushing a 'propose, humans sign' model that challenges Coinbase's agentic wallet approach.

Aztec Network's TGE unlocks $AZTEC trading on Uniswap after a $61M community auction. The privacy L2 now runs 3,400+ sequencers across five continents.

Binance finishes converting its $1B SAFU insurance fund from stablecoins to Bitcoin, accumulating 15,000 BTC in under 13 days, well ahead of its 30-day target.

Bitget debuts Gracy AI, an animated digital human modeled after CEO Gracy Chen, offering one-on-one conversations about market cycles, strategy, and mindset.

Aster Chain announces a March 2026 mainnet launch for its privacy-focused Layer 1 blockchain, combining zero-knowledge proofs with an on-chain CLOB for perpetual futures.

The Crypto Fear and Greed Index has crashed to 5, the lowest level in history. Here

Zero Hash adds Monad support, extending its regulated USDC stablecoin payment infrastructure to Monad's 10,000 TPS blockchain used by E*Trade and BlackRock.