Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin forecasts a major increase in autonomous AI agent activity on blockchain networks before the end of the year, driven by new infrastructure developments. Key innovations like MetaMask’s delegation-based agent wallet, the s402 protocol for machine-to-machine payments, and ERC 8004 for on-chain agent registration and reputation tracking aim to build trust and accountability. These tools address user concerns about AI reliability and enable secure automated transactions without human approval. This shift signals a growing hybrid economy of human and machine intelligence operating under human-defined policies, marking a structural change in decentralized finance.
Balancer, a DeFi platform, is considering shutting down after a $128 million security breach in November 2025 severely damaged user confidence and caused revenue to collapse from $1.13 million to just $56,781 by August 2026. CEO Marcus Hardt proposed...
The Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury ETF (VGIT), which tracks U.S. Treasury bonds with maturities of 3-10 years, is currently caught between speculation on long-term and short-term interest rates. Rising prices in electricity, consumer electronics...
The US House Financial Services Committee will mark up H.R. 8957 on Sept. 16, a bill to establish a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve requiring government-held Bitcoin to be locked for at least 20 years. The bill mandates quarterly public proof-of-reserve re...
The Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF (SCHD) has been upgraded to a 'buy' rating due to its solid fundamentals, including a dividend yield estimated at 3.27% and strong next-year earnings growth. The ETF stands out as a top large-cap US value investment ...
PG&E is executing a capital plan exceeding $70 billion through 2030, aiming for high single-digit EPS growth and a $2.33 per share EPS target by 2030. The company plans a 4% dividend yield and 9% annual rate base growth, funding expansion through deb...
