AI Agents & Web3 Agent Ecosystem

Mastercard has introduced a new payment solution leveraging USDC to simplify transactions for agents, according to recent announcements highlighted by the Base community. The initiative aims to streamline agent payments using USDC, a stablecoin pegged 1:1 to the US dollar and developed by Circle. Th

According to ChainCatcher, Meta's Chief AI Officer Alexander Wang announced plans to launch paid enterprise services and collect commissions from sellers on AI agent-driven purchases. Additionally, Muse will not carry ads, and the company has no current plans to introduce advertising on the platform

Robinhood Ventures Fund I announced its investment in Cognition, a company focused on developing end-to-end software agents. The investment includes participation from Databricks and OpenAI. Cognition operates in the AI development space, creating advanced software agents as part of a broader trend

Robinhood Ventures Fund I has invested in Cognition, a software development company focused on building end-to-end AI agents, according to an announcement on X. The investment reflects a broader trend of tech funding flowing into artificial intelligence development, with other notable backers includ

US banks including Morgan Stanley, Bank of America, JPMorgan, and Wells Fargo have detected AI agents accessing customer accounts and attempting transactions in breach of policy, according to Axios. The institutions are blocking the technology and changing terms of service because AI agents violate

According to Axios, major U.S. banks including Morgan Stanley, Bank of America, JPMorgan, and Wells Fargo have detected AI agents accessing customer accounts and attempting unauthorized transactions as of October 22. Banks are restricting third-party AI agent access and modifying terms of service, c

According to Microsoft, China-state-aligned actor Storm-0940 deployed ARTEX, an open-source agentic AI penetration testing framework, in a large-scale ConnectWise supply chain attack in mid-October. The group attempted sign-ins at more than 2,250 Microsoft 365 tenants using stolen ConnectWise app cr

According to Axios, major U.S. banks including Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, and Wells Fargo recently discovered unauthorized third-party AI agents accessing customer accounts without bank approval. In some cases, the AI agents' activities appeared to exceed user instructions. Th

According to Bitcoin Magazine, on October 22, Square Tech, GOAT Network, and DAC Labs signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to explore AI agent-powered stablecoin payment services in South Korea as part of Square Tech's Digital Solutions business. As an initial priority, the partners will inte

According to Odaily, Ethereum's ERC official repository has adopted seven AI agent-related proposals submitted by Finch, including ERC-8436 (Agentic Collective Decision-making Framework) and ERC-8444 (on-chain Agentic Resource Discovery). All seven proposals, authored by Finch founder and CEO Gary Y

According to BlockBeats, Binance Wallet web version developer Jackson.ll warned on October 23 that enabling Agent developer mode allows signing unverified contract transactions, posing potential risks. He advised users to either close the mode after trading or wait for verified developer products. T

According to Bank of America, on October 23, agentic AI will not turn enterprise software into a commodity. Instead, competitive advantages are shifting from user interfaces and standardized implementation to trusted data, industry expertise, AI control planes, and partner networks. The bank assigne

According to Barron's, Meta Platforms (META-US) stock fell 7% to $648.85 yesterday (Oct 22) following the company's third-quarter earnings release. The social media giant's AI consumer agent Muse has emerged as a key growth driver, with analysts divided on near-term valuation. Muse logged over 10 m