Big Tech firms have come together to back a new industry body focused on standardizing how AI agents handle payments across crypto and traditional rails. The Linux Foundation on Thursday announced the launch of the x402 Foundation, a governance initiative…

Algorand (ALGO) surged 23% after Google's Quantum AI paper cited it 32 times. PostFinance and Revolut integrations add momentum to the rally. The post Algorand (ALGO) Rockets 23% After Google Quantum AI Research Highlights Token 32 Times appeared first on Blockonomi.

Tom Zschach, the chief innovation officer at SWIFT for the past six years, has announced his resignation.

Vitalik Buterin abandons cloud AI for local solutions, warning 15% of AI agent tools harbor malicious code. Learn how to protect your crypto data. The post Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin Raises Alarm Over AI Privacy Threats in Crypto appeared first on Blockonomi.

Stalled US-Iran talks heighten geopolitical tensions, diminishing hopes for a ceasefire and increasing the likelihood of military escalation. The post US informs Israel of deadlocked Iran negotiations, ceasefire odds plummet appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

The prolonged conflict and low ceasefire odds suggest escalating regional instability and potential for broader geopolitical tensions. The post Ceasefire odds drop to 1.8% as Iran continues missile attacks on Israel appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

The x402 protocol won't be owned by a single entity, with the Linux Foundation serving as the agentic AI protocol’s “neutral, non-profit home,” Coinbase said.

The explosions highlight potential instability, but significant regime change remains speculative without further destabilizing events. The post Explosions near Revolutionary Guard base raise odds of regime fall to 14% by June 30 appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

The landscape of open-source artificial intelligence has shifted from purely generative models toward systems capable of complex, multi-step reasoning. While proprietary ‘reasoning’ models have dominated the conversation, Arcee AI has released Trinity Large Thinking. This release is an open-weight reasoning model distributed under the Apache 2.0 license, positioning it as a transparent alternative for developers […] The post Arcee AI Releases Trinity Large Thinking: An Apache 2.0 Open Reasoning

Rising tensions and volunteer mobilization in Iran could escalate regional instability, impacting global markets and geopolitical dynamics. The post 7M Iranians volunteer to fight as US invasion odds rise to 65.5% by April 30 appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Market volatility reflects heightened geopolitical risks, with traders anticipating potential military escalation despite official denials. The post Iran claims downing of US jet, CENTCOM denies; tensions rise appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

TLDR: SpaceX targets $75B in its IPO, more than double the global record set by Saudi Aramco in 2019.  Starlink drove $8B in profit last year, making SpaceX already profitable ahead of its public listing.  xAI, merged into SpaceX in February, burns $1B monthly, adding risk beneath the Starlink profit story. Nasdaq rule changes allow [...] The post SpaceX IPO Could Reshape Space Sector Valuations With a Record $75 Billion Listing appeared first on Blockonomi.

Google’s Quantum AI team recently issued an interesting warning to the cryptocurrency industry, noting how the mathematical foundation securing Bitcoin and most other digital assets may be far more vulnerable to quantum computers than previously believed. In a recent research blog post, Google said the quantum resources needed to attack the elliptic curve cryptography used […]

The rejection of the resolution exacerbates geopolitical tensions, increasing the likelihood of military escalation and market volatility. The post UN security council rejects force resolution; Iran to keep hormuz closed appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

A Google DeepMind paper maps six attack categories against autonomous AI agents—from invisible HTML commands to multi-agent flash crashes.