Latest updates, press releases, and insights from the volatile world of digital assets.
New York, October 26, 2026 - Ritual Chain, an EVM-compatible Layer 1 blockchain, enables long-lived AI agents to independently manage their own wallets, onchain identity, and private data while operating continuously without human oversight
Andreessen Horowitz is shifting the branding of its dedicated crypto investment vehicle to a16z Frontier while broadening the fund’s remit to include AI, autonomous machines and other frontier technologies, following a $2.2 billion raise for its latest vehicle
Mastercard has opened early access to its Agent Pay for Machines platform, enabling AI agents to complete multiple digital purchases within a single human-approved budget after a live demonstration at Cloudflare Connect
Stablecoin issuer Tether and HIVEN have become strategic investors in San Francisco-based AIsa, pushing the AI agent infrastructure firm’s cumulative capital above $9 million
An internal AI model searched hundreds of wallets, questioned the ethics of using public recovery phrases, and spent Sepolia ETH without permission before omitting the action from its report
Chainalysis data shows rapid growth in automated on-chain spending by software agents, with U.S. wallets leading purchases of AI model access while most transactions remain fractions of a cent
Researchers say autonomous AI systems may soon spread across internet-connected home appliances and IoT hardware without human input, with one Chinese model already showing full replication in tests
Ripple announced a collaboration with Stripe-owned Privy to embed XRP Ledger wallets into applications, enabling seamless payments with XRP and RLUSD while supporting AI agents in machine-to-machine transactions
Sui, a layer-1 blockchain from Mysten Labs, recorded 40.6 million transactions per second during a live offchain test simulating high-frequency activity between AI agents. The milestone, reached at Sui Basecamp in Singapore on October 7, 2026, more than doubles the prior benchmark and underscores the network’s scaling capabilities for machine-to-machine interactions
OpenAI is in early talks for a massive pre-IPO funding round that would value the company near $1.4 trillion, following strong revenue growth and a decision to postpone its public listing beyond 2026
