Core Insights - Coinbase has developed the first crypto wallet infrastructure specifically designed for AI agents, named Agentic Wallets, which allow users to equip agents with autonomous spending, earning, and trading capabilities [2][8] - The Agentic Wallets aim to overcome limitations faced by AI agents, which can recommend trades or identify necessary APIs but cannot execute transactions without human approval [3][9] - This new offering builds on Coinbase's previous tool, AgentKit, and utilizes the x402 payments protocol, which has already processed over 50 million transactions, enabling machine-to-machine payments without human intervention [8] Product Features - Agentic Wallets provide user protections such as session caps to limit the maximum spending per session and controls on individual transaction sizes [9] - The wallets are part of a broader initiative to support agentic commerce, following the launch of "Payments MCP," which gives AI agents access to on-chain financial tools [9] Industry Context - The importance of digital identity measures for AI agents in the Web3 space is highlighted, emphasizing the need for portable, composable, and verifiable identities to navigate interactions safely [10] - Verifiable on-chain identities are seen as essential for simplifying interactions between AI agents and humans, as well as between AI agents themselves, thereby enhancing trust and reducing the risk of misrepresentation [11]

Recent crypto market volatility hasn't been kind to crypto exchange Coinbase. At the time of writing, COIN has lost 8% since the opening bell on Wednesday and was changing hands for about $149 per share. The stock has now dropped 34% since the start of the year, according to Yahoo Finance. "Obviously been a bit of a bloodbath," Argus Research analyst Kevin Heale told Decrypt. Heale added that he's been watching to see if retail and leveraged investors come back into the market. In the meantime, he said ...

Benzinga and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below. Getting capital onto an exchange usually comes with friction. Fees, delays, and missed opportunities can all eat into returns. Kraken is flipping that dynamic. For a limited time, Kraken is offering a 3% match on new cash or crypto deposits through March 9, giving investors extra capital just for moving money to the platform. Instead of charging for access or locking perks behind subscriptions, Kraken is ...

Decentralised exchange Uniswap’s UNI token becomes the biggest winner after the world’s biggest asset manager, BlackRock, announced on Wednesday that it obtained an undisclosed amount of the protocol’s tokens. Uniswap’s Ethereum-based token, UNI, was recently priced at $4.25, according to CoinGecko, up more than 20% over the past day. UNI soared as high as $4.36 just after 9am in New York. The token is still well below its 2021 record of nearly $45. Other major coins and tokens like Bitcoin and Ethereu ...

Even after that sharp correction, valuation metrics suggest a different narrative may be forming. On price metrics, Coinbase looks fairly cheap relative to peers. Its forward P/E is roughly in the mid-teens, about half the 33× average for diversified fintech/brokerage peers. Similarly, Coinbase’s price/sales 6× is well below the 10× range seen at many larger exchanges. In other words, COIN trades at a notable discount to the group. Investors note this gap, and some analysts call COIN undervalued, given its ...

South Korea's Bithum admitted Wednesday that severe flaws left the trading platform’s internal system wide open to potential sabotage and that it failed to prevent the mistaken transfer of $40 billion in bitcoin to customers, according to Reuters. The blunder, which triggered the price of bitcoin to plunge by 17% on Bithumb, according to Reuters, consisted of the country’s second-largest crypto trading platform accidentally giving away 620,000 bitcoins to customers instead of just 620,000 won (roughly $42 ...

Brian Armstrong, the CEO and co-founder of the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the U.S., Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) , has dropped out of the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, which ranks the world's 500 wealthiest individuals.Armstrong's departure from the list of the world's 500 wealthiest coincides with a steep crypto market decline, as Bitcoin drops below $70,000 for the first time since late 2024. His fortune remains heavily linked to his roughly 14% stake in Coinbase.Per the Bloomberg index, Armstrong’s net ...

Group 1: Market Overview - Futures are indicating cautious gains across Europe and the US ahead of a crucial non-farm payrolls report, with White House officials managing expectations [1] - European futures are mixed, with the UK stock market expected to improve, while the US markets show a patchy picture, particularly with technology stocks facing downward pressure [12][13] Group 2: Company Announcements - Heineken is cutting up to 6,000 jobs over the next two years and lowering its growth forecast for the fiscal year, now expecting profits to grow between 2% and 6% compared to previous guidance of 4% to 8% [16][17] - Commerce Bank reported better-than-expected earnings in the fourth quarter and anticipates that net profit in 2026 will exceed targets [2] - Total Energies is facing challenges due to low oil prices and is focusing on increasing energy production by 5% overall for the year [6][9] Group 3: Financial Performance - Heineken achieved a 4.4% organic growth in revenue and a 2.6 billion euros free operating cash flow, with a margin expansion of 40 basis points [18] - BP has suspended its buyback program to repair its balance sheet, while Total Energies confirmed a buyback guidance of between 3 billion and 6 billion dollars for crude prices between $60 and $70 per barrel [7][8] Group 4: Strategic Initiatives - Heineken's CEO emphasized the importance of productivity and cost-cutting measures as part of their evergreen strategy, aiming for annual savings of 400 to 500 million euros [22] - Total Energies is exploring solar energy partnerships, indicating a shift towards renewable energy sources [10][11] Group 5: Industry Trends - The European food and drink sector is facing challenges in developed markets, while emerging markets show growth potential due to urbanization and increasing GDP [30] - The oil and gas industry is experiencing pressure from low prices, prompting companies like BP and Total to adjust their strategies [6][7]

Panama City, Panama--(Newsfile Corp. - February 11, 2026) - HTX, a leading global cryptocurrency exchange, has announced the listing of UP (Superform) on February 10. UP/USDT spot trading is now available to users on HTX. Superform is a user-owned neobank, where anyone can save, swap, send, and earn on-chain while keeping full control of their assets. With its yield products, SuperVaults, users can automatically optimize earnings, or build customized portfolios by directly depositing into earning opportuni ...

By Jack Kim SEOUL, Feb 11 (Reuters) - South Korea's Bithumb said on Wednesday that serious flaws had left the crypto exchange's internal ‌system susceptible to potential sabotage and failed to prevent an erroneous ‌transfer of more than $40 billion in assets last week. The country's second-largest virtual asset exchange said ​it accidentally gave away about 620,000 bitcoin (BTC-USD) to customers during a promotional event, instead of 620,000 won ($426), triggering a 17% slump in bitcoin's price. Bithu ...