The internet is being flooded by autonomous AI agents that cannot be trusted by default. As machines begin transacting, creating content, and making decisions on behalf of humans, the existing infrastructure for verification is stretched to breaking point. The fix, according to a growing cohort of crypto builders, is not more moderation or better labeling.
Virtuals Protocol recently announced impressive growth metrics, highlighting over $150 million in agent volume on the Robinhood Chain. The announcement, made via their official Twitter account, showcases the platform’s rapid expansion and the successful launch of more than 4,500 agents. This information can be found in their tweet here. The Story So Far The broader
Chris Dixon, a prominent figure at a16z, has announced that the venture capital firm is co-leading the Series D funding round for Kalshi, a regulated exchange focused on prediction markets. This announcement, made on October 10, 2025, emphasizes the growing importance of prediction markets in the financial ecosystem, drawing on economic principles articulated by Friedrich
Spot Hyperliquid ($HYPE) exchange-traded products recorded their first weekly outflow since launching in May, according to CoinShares’ weekly Digital Asset Fund Flows report. The products shed $7.26 million in the week ending July 17, ending a run of nine consecutive weeks of inflows. The withdrawal trimmed cumulative net inflows to $301.34 million from $308.6 million.
Chainlink verifies tokenized gold through a system called Proof of Reserve, which pulls data from a token issuer’s off-chain gold vaults and publishes it on the blockchain so anyone can check that the number of tokens in circulation matches the physical gold in storage. A tokenized gold product, such as PAX Gold ($PAXG) or CACHE
Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko outlined the network’s long-term development path. Comparing the blockchain’s technological stages to the 12-year period between the beginning of the American Revolution and the signing of the U.S. Constitution, he made it clear that reaching the Nakamoto milestone will take years. From AI infrastructure to security Solana is currently at the
Wall Street is pulling the plug on technology stocks, and the implication could stretch well beyond just traditional markets. Hedge Funds have aggressively reduced exposure to the US information technology sector, recording net sell-offs in six of the last eight weeks. According to Loading profile preview prime brokerage data, this marks the largest eight-week aggregate
Powerloom, a blockchain network built for decentralized data infrastructure, is scheduled to halt permanently at 6:00 AM UTC on July 21. Users with POWER or other transferable assets still held on the network have under 24 hours to move them to Ethereum as of press time. Currently, Powerloom’s official wind-down page lists the bridge as
South Korea’s stock exchange (KRX) has activated its 38th trading pause this year after more downward volatility crashed the price of the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) by 4.46%. According to local news reports, the Korea Stock Exchange paused trading today across the KOSPI and Korea Securities Dealers Automated Quotation (KOSDAQ) indices via sell-sidecar