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Lightning Labs releases open‑source L402 tools enabling artificial intelligence (AI) agents to transact natively on the Lightning Network. Lightning Labs launched an open‑source agent tools repository and lnget CLI that let AI agents run Lightning nodes, pay L402‑gated APIs, host paid endpoints, and manage wallets via remote signers, with skills for macaroons and the Model … Read more
Online chatter is intensifying around a striking idea: autonomous AI agents may be gravitating toward bitcoin as their preferred rail for cyber sovereignty and permissionless finance, potentially reshaping market dynamics between humans and machines. AI Agents and Bitcoin: Cyber Sovereignty Meets Digital Hard Money Recent conversations on X have zeroed in on a provocative thesis: … Read more
Ethereum’s latest draft standard, ERC-8004, is turning artificial intelligence (AI) agents into portable, reputation-backed economic actors across EVM chains — and 21,562 of them are already live. Trustless AI Goes Onchain: How ERC-8004 Is Redefining Agent Discovery ERC-8004, formally titled “Trustless Agents,” is an Ethereum Improvement Proposal introduced in August 2025 to create a decentralized … Read more
The AI industry is following in the footsteps of crypto, putting money behind candidates considered capable of advancing its regulatory objectives. While industry giants are expected to spend millions before the upcoming midterms, not everyone is on the same side. AI Companies Set To Spend Over $145 Million To Support Candidates In The Upcoming Elections … Read more
An Openclaw software agent autonomously provisioned a virtual private server, funded it with bitcoin via the Lightning Network, and purchased AI API credits — all without a human clicking “confirm.” AI Agent Executes End-to-End Bitcoin Payment Flow A February 2026 report released by Alby, an open-source, self-custodial bitcoin wallet and browser-extension platform, lays out what … Read more
Circle’s stablecoin USDC just powered what organizers call the world’s first hackathon run entirely by autonomous artificial intelligence (AI) agents — no human judges, no human voters, just code evaluating code. Circle’s USDC Anchors Experimental AI Agent Hackathon The weeklong event was conducted on Moltbook and Openclaw, with agents handling everything from submissions to evaluation … Read more
Coinbase Developer Platform has launched Agentic Wallets, a wallet infrastructure designed specifically to allow artificial intelligence (AI) agents to hold and manage funds autonomously. AI Agents Gain Built-In Wallets Through Coinbase Developer Platform The new product, announced Feb. 11, 2026, introduces what Coinbase describes as the first wallet system purpose-built for AI agents rather than … Read more
Vitalik Buterin has shared a pragmatic vision for how Ethereum and artificial intelligence (AI) could converge, focusing on privacy, trust, and more efficient markets without sidelining human decision-making. Ethereum Can Serve as a Trust Layer for AI Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has outlined a new vision for how artificial intelligence could integrate with Ethereum, emphasizing … Read more
Alphabet surprised markets with a $20 billion U.S. bond sale, far above expectations, as hyperscalers ramp up record borrowing to fund massive artificial intelligence (AI)‑driven capital spending. The AI Capex Explosion In a move that signals either supreme confidence or a desperate arms race, Google parent Alphabet (GOOGL) tapped the U.S. high-grade bond market on … Read more
Openclaw, an open-source AI agent framework once known as Clawdbot and Moltbot, has rapidly become a favorite tool for crypto-native developers building autonomous trading bots, token economies and onchain agents. Its rise has been fueled by flexibility and speed, but the same traits have also exposed users to hacks, scams, and costly security lapses. AI … Read more