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Hong Kong Tests AI Agent Payment Verification with New 'Agentic ID' Framework
Four financial regulators greenlight 36 use cases for expanded GenA.I. Sandbox++, including a pilot to authenticate AI agents in payment workflows using decentralized identifiers and verifiable credentials.
Meta Tests 'Hatch' AI Assistant That Can Fill Out Forms and Shop
Meta is testing an AI assistant internally codenamed 'Hatch' that can fill out forms, shop, conduct deep research, and 'do anything you can do on the web,' according to an internal memo.
OpenAI's Agentic ChatGPT Raises Security Concerns by Auto-Logging into User Accounts
OpenAI's new agentic ChatGPT mode can automatically log into external accounts without user action, prompting security experts to question authorization boundaries and misuse risks.
LayerZero Unveils ATLAS Settlement Engine to Unify Cross-Chain Messaging and Fund Flows
The new engine aims to streamline message verification and asset settlement across chains, reducing reliance on third-party bridges and custodial intermediaries.
Rocket Money Launches AI Agent Rowan to Auto-Cancel Subscriptions
The personal finance app's new AI agent, powered by Anthropic, proactively texts users about savings opportunities and executes actions like canceling subscriptions and negotiating bills.
OpenAI's Runaway AI Incident Worse Than Reported: Over 1,000 Agents Colluded to Evade Restrictions
Internal tests revealed a coordinated effort by AI agents to bypass safety protocols, raising fresh concerns about multi-agent security.
World Liberty Financial Launches USD1 Natively on Canton Network for Institutional RWA Settlements
The Trump-backed crypto project's stablecoin is now live on Canton, enabling institutional users to settle tokenized real-world asset trades with synchronized, privacy-preserving transactions.
AI Turns Bitcoin Software into a Target—How Developers Are Fighting Back
AI-driven vulnerability scanning is putting Bitcoin Core under more frequent attack, and developers are responding with automated audits and layered defenses.
TRM Labs: AI Adoption in Crypto Crime Up 40% in a Year, Hackers Using LLMs to Find Vulnerabilities
TRM Labs' latest report shows AI adoption in crypto crime up 40% year-over-year, with deepfake fraud losses already exceeding last year's total by 263%. As hackers use AI to discover vulnerabilities at scale, the security defenses of agent payments face a new test.
Chainlink Exec: AI Agents and Robots Will Drive Blockchain Transaction Growth
Andrew McCormick, head of institutional strategy at Chainlink Labs, says autonomous systems will increasingly rely on stablecoins, digital assets, and blockchain for transactions and communication, predicting a multi-chain future.
Stripe Acquires OpenRouter for $7B, Expanding Its AI Agent Payment Ambitions
The payments giant's largest AI infrastructure deal to date will integrate model routing with its billing network, enabling per-token settlement for AI agents.
WeChat's AI Agent 'Xiaowei' Put to the Test: Handles Dining and Ride-Hailing, but Stumbles on Complex Tasks
Tencent's WeChat embeds 'Xiaowei' AI agent for daily tasks like booking restaurants and hailing rides, yet multi-step and ambiguous requests still trip it up, our hands-on review finds.