Trust Wallet starts building the agent layer for self-custody

AI agents are beginning to trade, stake, and move funds autonomously. Have you ever wondered which wallet they’d use to sign transactions? Trust Wallet is making a strong case to be that wallet. One of the most widely used self-custody platforms in crypto is now pushing further into AI with the launch of the Trust … Read more

Gate Ventures Insights: DeFi 2.0 — Curator Strategy Layers Rise as RWA Emerges as a New Foundational Asset

TL; DR Lending is evolving from a “direct-to-protocol model for everyone” toward a structure of “protocol infrastructure + strategy layer.” Curators package institutional-grade risk management, portfolio construction, and routing into non-custodial vaults, with their share steadily increasing. Meanwhile, the growing complexity of RWA is making verifiable risk frameworks such as PoR and DVN increasingly essential. … Read more

A Digital City Populated by Autonomous AI Agents? Sign Me Up, Midnight.

Key Takeaways Midnight City makes privacy tech visible. Autonomous AI agents generate live activity that shows Midnight’s privacy model in action. Selective disclosure offers controlled visibility. Transaction details can be revealed only to the right parties while the rest stays private. Midnight City connects privacy, scale, and AI agents. The simulation shows how private systems … Read more

Trust Wallet Adds Real-Time Protection Against Address Poisoning Scams

A single address poisoning incident in January resulted in losses of about $12.2 million after a user copied a fraudulent lookalike address from their transaction history.  The case followed another major incident in December, where a similar tactic led to roughly $50 million being stolen. It’s time we put a stop to it, don’t you … Read more

FBI Arrests Son of Government Contractor for Stealing Over $46 Million in Crypto

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) arrested the son of a US government contractor on Wednesday for allegedly stealing over $46 million in cryptocurrency from the US Marshals Service.  The result stemmed from a January investigation carried out by crypto sleuth ZachXBT. FBI Nabs Alleged Government Crypto Thief Abroad Authorities arrested John Daghita, known online … Read more

Working in Web3: Careers Beyond Coding

The digital asset landscape has long been perceived as a walled garden accessible only to those who speak the language of Solidity, Rust, or C++. In the early stages, a product-centric mindset ensured that the developer remained the primary focal point of the industry. But as we navigate the professional terrain of 2026, the narrative … Read more

Why the GENIUS Act Could Unlock CBDC Surveillance Without Creating One

For many, the passage of the GENIUS Act closed the doors on the creation of a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC). Stablecoins, though digital, were marketed as a private form of currency, in contrast to a government-issued digital dollar. Aaron Day, a fellow at the Brownstone Institute and a staunch critic of the crypto industry, … Read more