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AI agents make 138 million crypto payments as U.S. dominates spending on AI models

U.S.-linked wallets account for just over 88% of tracked AI model payments, dwarfing China’s 0.1% share, according to new Chainalysis…
Oct 14, 2026
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EasyA hits $1.1 billion valuation, targets 2027 public listing and tokenized shares

The blockchain and AI developer platform has completed two years of audits and wants its shares available onchain from the…
Oct 14, 2026
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Privy Wallets Are Coming to the XRP Ledger, Aimed at Stablecoin Payments and AI Agents

A partnership with Ripple aims to put XRPL wallets inside fintech apps and give AI agents a way to spend,…
Oct 14, 2026
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Fed’s Williams sees AI supply squeeze lasting beyond 2 years

New York Fed President John Williams’ comments came as he reaffirmed his view that the US Federal Reserve may need…
Oct 14, 2026
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Ripple adds Stripe-owned wallets to XRP Ledger as AI payments pass 14 million

The integration will let software pay for online services using XRP and RLUSD, while questions remain about how much real…
Oct 14, 2026
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OpenAI Engineer Arrested for Bugging Office, Company Says AI Caught Him

A Saudi national working at OpenAI allegedly hid an encrypted audio recorder behind a TV in an executive meeting room.…
Oct 13, 2026
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Character.AI Files for Bankruptcy as Disney Bids $20 Million—And Users Get Grief Resources

The chatbot app once valued at $1 billion is up for sale in a Delaware court, two weeks after launching…
Oct 13, 2026
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Bitcoin defies $800 million crypto wipeout as South Korea’s AI stock market crashes

Bitcoin rebounded above $83,000 on Tuesday despite a sharp Asian stock selloff, as cryptocurrency liquidations exceeded $800 million. BTC recovered…
Oct 13, 2026
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AI Researchers Are Smoking Cigarettes to Prove AI Will Cure Cancer, Says Palantir Exec

Palantir CTO Shyam Sankar says many AI researchers have taken up smoking to signal their faith in AI. Read Full…
Oct 13, 2026
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Crypto exchange MNX takes on OKX, Bitget offering pre-IPO futures for AI giants

MNX is offering a different way to trade the future valuations of private AI companies, including OpenAI, Anthropic and DeepSeek.…
Oct 13, 2026