We believe this is the first documented case of a large-scale AI cyberattack executed without substantial human intervention. It has significant implications for cybersecurity in the age of AI agents.Read more: https://t.co/VxqERnPQRJ ...

Event Announcement - An online discussion on Spaces with @zjbrenner and @0xDeployer is scheduled for 1pm ET today [1] - The discussion will cover topics including @bankrbot, AI agents, and the future of swapping [1]

AI Agents & Enterprise Solutions - Box introduces AI agents for deep research, general search, and data extraction across enterprise data [5] - AI agents enable tasks like due diligence on company acquisitions by analyzing thousands of documents, previously too expensive or impractical [6][7] - Box's AI agents aim to increase productivity by automating tasks that were previously not undertaken due to cost or time constraints [10] Competitive Advantage & Differentiation - Box differentiates itself as an enterprise platform with over 120,000 customers, including 64% of the Fortune 500, emphasizing data security and management [11] - Box allows enterprises to bring AI to their content, rather than moving data to different AI platforms [12] - Box integrates across the AI ecosystem, working with models from Gemini, OpenAI, Meta, XAI, Grok, Claude, and Anthropic [13] - Box integrates into the IT stack of enterprise customers with IBM Watson X Orchestrate, Salesforce Agent Force, and Google Agent Space [13] Market Impact & Customer Adoption - AI agents are expected to be used primarily for tasks that were previously not done by humans due to cost or complexity [9][10] - Box has engaged with over 100 customers in Q1, with most deploying AI in use cases where humans were not previously involved [9]

Bret Taylor and Clay Bavor have sterling Silicon Valley pedigrees, with leadership roles at the biggest tech companies in the world. Now they’re in the startup trenches, on a quest to make AI agents the primary way companies interact with their customers.Read more: https://t.co/xfayBaPjoo📸: Cody Pickens for Forbes ...

Blockchain Technology Adoption - Adoption of x402 protocol on BNB Chain is growing [1] - OlaXBT Terminal now supports x402 [1] - OLAXBT unveils AIO NEXUS powered by BNB Chain [1] Technological Features - AIO NEXUS offers gasless data via x402 protocol & EIP-2612 [1] - AI agents can sign once for instant access to on-chain metrics [1] - Provides verified data, insight, sentiment, & endless value cycles [1] Resources - More details are available at provided URLs [2]

Legal Dispute - Amazon sent a cease and desist letter to AI startup Perplexity over its AI-powered web browser [1] - Amazon is attempting to block Perplexity from allowing users to shop on its platform using AI agents [2] - Perplexity accuses Amazon of using "latigious bullying" to block user choice, arguing AI agents are extensions of the user [3] AI Technology & Competition - Perplexity claims its AI tools act solely on a person's behalf, insisting big tech shouldn't control how people shop online [4] - Amazon is trying to drive users to its own AI assistant, Rufus [4] - Google recently unveiled its own AI agents built into its Chrome browser, which could theoretically shop on Amazon [4]

Partnership & Technology - Coinbase's x402 is the first AI payments partner for Chainlink Runtime Environment (CRE) [1] - x402 enables APIs, apps, and AI agents to transact seamlessly over HTTP [1] - AI agents can discover, trigger, and pay for CRE workflows using x402's programmable payments layer [1] Key Features & Benefits - Enables programmatic payouts from proprietary data, with Chainlink ensuring data authenticity [1] - Allows monetization of CRE workflows, enabling builders to publish public or private workflows for payment [2] - Provides an onchain, native protocol stack for agentic workflows, including discovery, verification, autonomous payment, and onchain settlement [2] Industry Impact - Marks a shift towards economically expressive AI participating directly in the onchain economy [2]

Market Trends & AI Agentic Commerce - The crypto market is consolidating into "Agentic Commerce" and Robotics, influenced by the upward reprice of public markets like NVIDIA reaching a $5 trillion market cap [1] - Agentic payments infrastructure is gaining traction, with value expected to accrue to infrastructure facilitators or products agents want to buy, such as data, compute, and subscriptions [1] - Decentralized facilitators for agentic transactions are worth monitoring in Q1, as highlighted by x402 protocol surpassing 3 million transactions and $3 million in volume, with Coinbase processing 88% of the transactions [1] Key Projects & Developments - GoKiteAI's token checker is live, rewarding early supporters, with a Binance launchpool and whitepaper published to build payment, ID, and trust infrastructure for AI agents [1] - Bittensor is launching "Net TAO Flow" for emissions, where net inflow of TAO attracts more emissions, with a halving in less than 40 days [1] - qBitTensorLabs' SN48 "Quantum Compute" subnet went live on Bittensor, with its token up 50% since launch [1] - Ch40sChain is gaining traction as a missing link for agent accountability through "proof of agency," offering a security layer for agent interactions [1] - Flowith_ai is emerging as an "OpenAI Atlas rival," an operating system built for agents, indicating traction in agentic browsing systems [1] - AI Dollar ($AID) launched by gaib_ai, is an agentic stablecoin used for compute, API calls, and data access in the AI and robotics era [1] - Crypto.com introduced its Model Context Protocol (MCP), enabling agents to interact with real-world data [1] - Virtuals Protocol is supporting AI coordination and payments on Ethereum, as discussed by Tom Lee and ethermage [1] - ACO, the AI Creative Stack built on Virtuals Protocol and powered by AcolytAI, is set to distribute top-tier videos [1] Infrastructure & Investment - Hive Digital Technologies is investing in AI/HPC campuses, acquiring 32.5 acres in New Brunswick, targeting 25,000+ GPUs [1] - Tria Legion sale went live at a $100 million valuation, integrating across multiple infoFi protocols [2] - Almanak sees $9 million of net inflows in the past 3 days, leading agentic DeFi with 10x the assets under agent compared to the second place [2] Tokenomics & Market Activity - Cookiedotfun's token is now 98% vested for investors, suggesting possible reductions in sell pressure [1] - $AI16Z is finalizing its move to $ELIZAOS with a 1 to 6 token split and full ticker change [2]

Scaling & Infrastructure - Ethereum ecosystem advances with Bhutan anchoring its national digital ID system on Ethereum [1] - Layer 2 networks on Ethereum processed 14 billion transactions in Q3, a new record [16] - ZK performance is accelerating, with Brevis unveiling Pico Prism, proving 996% of blocks in under 12 seconds [11] - AbstractChain dropped block times from 1s to 200ms, a 5x speed boost [26] Institutional & RWA Adoption - Stablecoin transfers on Ethereum hit $5 trillion last quarter [3] - ADIChain joined the zksync Elastic Network, launching the first dirham-backed stablecoin with major UAE banks [5] - Securitize and FGNexusio brought the first NASDAQ-listed equity fully onchain [13] - Applications on Ethereum now host over $360 billion in deposits, up $100 billion this year [15] DeFi & Payments - WalletConnect Pay went live with dtc_pay, enabling seamless stablecoin payments across retail and hospitality in Asia [8] - MiniPay wallets increased by 175% year-over-year during the quarter, with users initiating approximately 290 million peer-to-peer transactions worth over $300 million across 60 countries [23]

RT s4mmy (@S4mmyEth)The broader crypto market may be down, but attention is consolidating into "Agentic Commerce" + RoboticsAs public market reprice upwards [NVIDIA is the first co' to hit a $5T market cap!] it means private valuation benchmarks also re-rate upHere's a rundown since last week:- @GoKiteAI Token checker goes live; rewards to early supporters. Binance launchpool + whitepaper published; the vision is to build the payment, ID & trust infra that currently prevents AI agents from transacting auton ...