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cryptotimes. io > 05/06/2026 > google-amazon-meta-terrified-of-ai-agents-charles-hoskison

Google, Amazon, Meta Terrified of AI Agents: Charles Hoskison

1+ hour, 59+ min ago  (807+ words) The Cardano founder argued that AI agents will not click ads or follow old consumer habits, putting Big Tech's internet business models under pressure. Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson said Amazon, Google and Facebook are "terrified" of the coming agentic AI…...

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cryptotimes. io > 05/06/2026 > anchorage-bets-big-on-ai-economy-with-new-banking-model

Anchorage Bets Big on AI Economy With New Banking Model

22+ hour, 59+ min ago  (476+ words) The new initiative aims to provide autonomous AI agents with compliant banking rails across crypto and traditional finance. Anchorage Digital, the first federally chartered crypto bank in the US, has announced the launch of its "Agentic Banking" initiative. Co-Founder and…...

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cryptotimes. io > 05/05/2026 > securitize-bets-big-on-tokenized-stocks-with-solana-push

Securitize Bets Big on Tokenized Stocks With Solana Push

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (543+ words) New alliance enables issuance, trading, and settlement of tokenized equities on Solana with institutional liquidity, compliance, and 24/7 market access. Securitize, a tokenization platform powered by Black Rock and Morgan Stanley, has made another announcement by forming an alliance with Jump…...

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cryptotimes. io > 05/05/2026 > coinbase-slashes-14-of-staff-in-major-pivot-to-ai-native-operating-model

Coinbase Slashes 14% of Staff in Major Pivot to 'AI-Native' Operating Model

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (1015+ words) Coinbase is overhauling its structure'not just cutting jobs'by flattening hierarchy, removing pure managers, and shifting to AI-driven "one-person teams," with immediate layoffs and swift access revocation. Coinbase CEO and Co-Founder Brian Armstrong has announced that the Nasdaq-listed crypto exchange is…...

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cryptotimes. io > 05/04/2026 > 18m-move-sol-strategies-targets-houdini-swap-growth

$18 M Move: SOL Strategies Targets Houdini Swap Growth

2+ day, 3+ hour ago  (396+ words) The deal includes a combination of cash, stock, and earn-out payments, aiming to generate revenue other than staking. SOL Strategies Inc. , a publicly traded company focused on expanding the Solana ecosystem, announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement…...

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cryptotimes. io > 05/04/2026 > xais-grok-ai-loses-175k-in-crypto-heist-via-clever-prompt-injection-then-gets-it-all-back

x AI's Grok AI Loses $175 K in Crypto Heist via Clever Prompt Injection'Then Gets It All Back

2+ day, 7+ hour ago  (750+ words) The attacker wasted no time and dumped stolen tokens into USDC across multiple wallets, briefly cratering the token's price but funds were later surprisingly returned to Grok's wallet. In a bizarre incident blending AI vulnerabilities, social media, and on-chain finance,…...

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cryptotimes. io > 05/03/2026 > bitcoin-miners-rally-in-2026-as-ai-shift-lifts-stocks-up-to-85

Bitcoin Miners Rally in 2026 as AI Shift Lifts Stocks Up to 85%

3+ day, 23+ hour ago  (468+ words) All top 10 mining stocks are up year-to-date. Tera Wulf leads with about 85%, followed by Hut 8 Corp at 67% and Riot Platforms at 46%. Publicly traded Bitcoin mining companies are seeing strong gains in 2026, even though the wider crypto market is still under…...

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cryptotimes. io > 05/02/2026 > riot-platforms-hits-167m-revenue-in-q1-as-amd-doubles-data-center-bet

Riot Platforms Hits $167 M Revenue in Q1 as AMD Doubles Data Center Bet

4+ day, 6+ hour ago  (673+ words) Riot's data center business debuted with $33. 2 M as mining revenue fell, while AMD doubled its capacity deal, marking a major shift toward AI infrastructure. Riot Platforms (NASDAQ: RIOT) reported its first quarter 2026 financial results on April 30, and the numbers tell…...

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cryptotimes. io > 05/02/2026 > moonpay-and-mastercard-team-up-for-ai-powered-onchain-spending

Moon Pay and Mastercard Team Up for AI-Powered Onchain Spending

4+ day, 10+ hour ago  (301+ words) Moon Pay has announced the launch of its new Moon Agents Card, a virtual Mastercard debit card designed to allow both users and autonomous AI agents to spend stablecoins directly from onchain wallets at merchants worldwide. According to an update…...

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cryptotimes. io > 04/29/2026 > monads-triumph-x-account-returns-but-what-does-the-blockchain-actually-do

Monad's "Triumph: X Account Returns, But What Does the Blockchain Actually Do?

1+ week, 7+ hour ago  (1171+ words) Monad's annualized revenue remains in the low six figures'a negligible return on the project's massive valuation, with critics now calling it a high-performance "ghost chain." On April 28, the official X account of Monad'another so-called "high-performance EVM Layer 1" that raised hundreds…...