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Artificial intelligence (AI) agents are no longer just talking to each other. They are paying for services, buying data and even purchasing access to tokens the AI models, with more than 138 million transactions recorded through the x402 protocol on Coinbase’s Base blockchain, according to a Chainalysis’ <a href="https://www.chainalysis.com/blog/north-america-crypto-adoption-2026/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">><em>Inside North America's $3 trillion crypto economy: Agentic commerce accelerates</em> report</a>. The United States dominates this emerging market. U.S.linked wallets accounted for 88.1% of the geographically identified payments for AI model inference, compared with just 0.1% for Chinese-linked wallets, the blockchain analytics firm found. "One possible explanation is that Chinese developers are more inclined to use open-weight models such as DeepSeek and Qwen, reducing their need to purchase metered inference services," Eric Jardine, Chainalysis' head of research, told CoinDesk. The findings, released Wednesday, come as Visa, Mastercard, Stripe and other payments giants <a href="/tech/2026/07/15/visa-mastercard-and-ripple-join-the-standard-letting-ai-agents-pay-in-stablecoins" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">have backed the x402 protocol,</a> while Coinbase <a href="/business/2026/07/23/coinbase-closes-the-gaps-in-ai-agent-economy-for-businesses-users-and-developers" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">has begun allowing business customers</a> to accept payments from AI agents. Yat Siu, co-founder and chairman of Animoca Brands, <a href="/business/2026/08/29/the-next-trillion-dollar-currency-may-not-be-a-stablecoin-it-might-not-even-have-a-name-yet" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">recently told CoinDesk</a> that over the next few years he estimates up to 100 billion AI agents will be transacting on the internet and they will be using crypto. And crypto’s <a href="/business/2026/08/23/crypto-s-next-billion-users-might-be-ai-agents-and-they-re-paying-with-stablecoins" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">next billion users might be AI agents</a> paying with stablecoins. “Stablecoins are particularly well suited to the kinds of transactions we expect AI agents to make at first,” Stephanie Cohen, Cloudflare’s chief strategy officer, <a href="/business/2026/08/23/crypto-s-next-billion-users-might-be-ai-agents-and-they-re-paying-with-stablecoins" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">told CoinDesk.</a> Unlike traditional card payments, stablecoins can handle transactions worth fractions of a cent, allowing AI agents to buy data, computing power and other services without human intervention. The new Chainalysis figures offer evidence of growing use of those payment systems, although transaction counts alone do not establish how much represents genuine commercial demand. Much of the activity runs through x402, a payments protocol incubated by Coinbase that allows AI agents to pay automatically for digital services using crypto. More than 87% o
The Brooklyn District Attorney's Office, working with the FBI, dismantled a transnational cryptocurrency investment fraud network.
According to Decrypt, the virtual currency unit of the Brooklyn District Attorney's Office in New York, working with the FBI, successfully dismantled a transnational crypto investment fraud network targeting Russian-speaking communities across the United States, seizing and shutting down 112 servers and 241 associated website domains. The servers involved were mainly hosted in Eastern Europe and the United States, with the group's core infrastructure and IP nodes distributed in places such as Ukraine. Forensic analysis of the servers showed that the scammers would also pose as "asset recovery service providers" weeks later to victimize the same targets a second time, with cumulative losses in the tens of millions of dollars. Prosecutors had previously shut down 400 related domains, and this direct seizure of the underlying servers was intended to completely cripple the group's ability to rapidly set up new sites and contact victims. Law enforcement authorities have currently seized about $300,000 in stolen funds, and efforts to recover the assets are still ongoing.
POV orders are now available on Bybit spot.
Bybit has announced that Percentage of Volume (POV) orders are now available on its spot trading platform. POV orders automatically split large orders into smaller ones and dynamically adjust the execution pace based on market volume, effectively reducing slippage and market impact. The advantages of POV orders include: 1. VWAP-style execution, following the real-time market rhythm. 2. Enhanced concealment, with order volume dynamically adjusted according to market liquidity. 3. Multiple execution modes to choose from as needed. 4. Built-in slippage control, automatically slowing execution when liquidity is insufficient. 5. Flexible stop-loss conditions, allowing customized exit timing. To get started, simply open a supported spot trading pair, select POV from the order type menu, and configure the parameters.
Arthur Hayes: Bullish on Bitcoin and Ethereum, Predicts AI Selloff Will Trigger Trillions in Bailouts
According to Cointelegraph, Arthur Hayes said he is more bullish on Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) than trying to predict an AI sell-off. He mentioned that trillions of dollars in bailout measures may emerge in the future.
Amazon shares fall more than 2% in premarket trading.
According to Bijie News, Amazon fell more than 2% in pre-market trading in the U.S. stock market. Amazon fell more than 2% in pre-market trading in the U.S. stock market, now at $248.926.
U.S. Bancorp expects full-year revenue to grow 8% to 9%, compared with its previous forecast of 7% to 9%.
CoinWorld news: U.S. Bancorp expects full-year revenue to grow 8% to 9%, compared with its previous forecast of 7% to 9%.
U.S. Bancorp raises its full-year 2026 net revenue guidance.
CoinWorld news: U.S. Bancorp announced an upward revision of its net income guidance for fiscal year 2026.
The total market capitalization of the crypto market stands at 2.7 trillion US dollars.
According to Bijie data, the total market capitalization of the crypto market is $2.7 trillion, and the trading volume over the past 24 hours was $51.91 trillion.
Bitcoin rebounds from near $80,000 as South Korean stocks plunge 8%
Bitcoin bounced after nearing $80,000 and is now trading at $81,200, down about 0.5% from midnight UTC. At 02:30 UTC, buyers stepped in above $80,000, near the October 8 low of $80,300. Asian equities were weak, with South Korea's KOSPI plunging 8%, triggering a circuit breaker, while Nasdaq 100 futures slid about 1%. Meanwhile, other altcoins fell more sharply, with Ethereum (ETH) down 2.0% and now near $2,370. The CoinDesk 80 index slipped 2.2%, while the Bitcoin-dominated CoinDesk 5 index fell about 0.7%. Volatility was more pronounced among smaller-cap tokens in the market, with the Pump.fun token dropping 9.4%. According to CME's FedWatch, the probability of a Federal Reserve rate hike in October has risen to nearly 47%.
AAPL off-exchange short sale volume reported at 57.48%
BiJie.com US stock data: AAPL's off-exchange short selling volume accounted for 57.48% of the total that day. Compared with the same-caliber snapshot 24 hours earlier, it rose by 2.8902 percentage points; compared with the same-caliber snapshot 7 days earlier, it rose by 9.6531 percentage points.