Anthropic's most powerful public model came with guardrails users called too broad — then the US government switched it off entirely. Crypto's builders say that is exactly why AI should run on networks no company or state controls, and traders have started to bid up the tokens betting on it.

a16z crypto's Crypto Fund 5 was announced just a day after Haun Ventures revealed its $1 billion fund focused on crypto and the agentic economy.

Visa Crypto Labs has launched an experimental product that lets AI agents make payments directly from the command line, without API keys or pre-funded accounts.

TAO, FET, and RENDER led the AI sector higher amid improving market sentiment.

BSC recently became the largest network by registered AI agents using the ERC-8004 standard, while on-chain agent activity in the ecosystem is also rising.

A new OpenClaw skill from CoinFello addresses a key security issue with AI agents using crypto.

Verifiable Intent creates a tamper-resistant, cryptographic record of what a user authorized when an AI agent acts on their behalf.

The VVV token is up another 35% today after Venice became the recommended private model provider for OpenClaw

The Solana-based AI memecoin is up 170% over the past month.

Shares dropped after Citrini Research published a thought experiment, but the Kobeissi Letter argues the outlook may be too pessimistic.