An AI agent has become the first to autonomously incorporate in the United States. ClawBank's 'Manfred' AI secured its own Employer Identification Number from the IRS, an FDIC-insured bank account, and a crypto wallet. The agent, named after a character from a Charles Stross novel, operates its own social media account and is preparing to trade over 30 cryptocurrencies by the end of the month.
Solana's co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko announced the 'Alpenglow' network upgrade could arrive as soon as next quarter. He describes it as a pivotal step, aiming to make transaction finality approach the speed of light.
Ripple is sharing its internal intelligence on North Korean hackers with Crypto ISAC, addressing a shift from code exploitation to social engineering. The Drift hack, where operatives infiltrated the team over months, serves as a key example.
Cloudflare warns that AI agents are breaking the web's economic model by scraping content without sending human traffic back. Their proposed solution is x402, an open protocol based on the HTTP 'Payment Required' status code, to give sites control over automated traffic.