The new unit will coordinate policy development and work alongside the SEC’s Crypto Task Force. Read Full Story at Thedefiant.io →

Epic Games is laying off more than 1,000 employees as Fortnite engagement falls, but CEO Tim Sweeney says it’s not AI’s fault. Read Full Story…

The $1 billion AI fund targets investments in stablecoin rails, agent identity, tokenized RWAs and developer tooling for autonomous AI systems. Read Full Story at…

Protesters marched between the San Francisco offices of major AI developers, calling for a pause in the development of more powerful AI systems. Read Full…

Bitcoin Magazine MoonPay Launches Open-Source Wallet Standard for AI Agents MoonPay’s new wallet standard enhances AI financial transactions across blockchains. This post MoonPay Launches Open-Source…

The Open Wallet Standard aims to fill a gap in the rapidly growing agentic payments stack by giving AI agents a universal, non-custodial way to…

OpenArt and Fanvue have launched a four-week global challenge with a $90K+ prize pool to find the best AI personality of 2026. Read Full Story…

The framework aims to let AI agents hold funds and execute transactions across blockchains, addressing fragmented wallets and key management. Read Full Story at Cointelegraph.com…

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While upgrades have improved efficiency and lowered costs, the ecosystem faces deeper structural questions around fragmentation, security, and purpose, even as it continues prioritizing base-layer…