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ECB puts AI agent payments on the digital euro drawing board

The European Central Bank is seeking fintechs, payment firms and other organizations to explore the use of AI agents in digital euro payments.　　The ECB opened applications on Monday for a new round of its digital euro innovation platform, dividing the program between hands-on testing of payment features and workshops on future digital euro uses.　　The experimentation track will run from January through June 2027, with selected participants developing prototypes for e-receipts, multiparty transactions, conditional payments and new front-end features.　　Workshops in the first half of 2027 will cover AI-enabled payments, micropayments, machine-to-machine interactions and uses of the digital euro in public services.　　A subset of participants will present at the ECBs Frankfurt headquarters. The ECB said the findings could inform future enhancements and use cases for the digital euro.　　The digital euro is a proposed central bank digital currency for retail payments across the euro area. It would operate as digital cash alongside banknotes and coins.　　The ECB has already selected 36 banks and payment firms, including Revolut, Stripe and Deutsche Bank, for a separate 12-month pilot beginning in the second half of 2027. Any issuance would still require EU legislation and a subsequent ECB decision.

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Bitwise launches first US spot NEAR ETF after tokens recent surge

Crypto asset manager Bitwise has launched the first US spot exchange-traded product tracking NEAR, giving investors exposure to the token through a fund trading on NYSE Arca.　　The Bitwise NEAR ETF, trading under the ticker NRR, carries a 0.75% management fee and will hold NEAR directly, with Bitwise intending to stake a significant portion of the funds tokens.　　The launch comes as activity on NEAR Intents, the networks cross-chain transaction protocol, has increased sharply, with volume rising to more than $32 billion compared with less than $1 billion a year ago, according to Bitwise.　　Bitwise chief investment officer Matt Hougan told Cointelegraph that the firm sees AI agents as a growing use case for NEAR and has already seen evidence of agents using the network. He expects that activity to increase over time, although most activity on NEAR today remains human-driven.　　Hougan added that Bitwise has been working on the US NEAR ETF since launching its European NEAR exchange-traded product in June 2025. NRR joins its US lineup of single-asset crypto products tracking Bitcoin (BITB), Ether (ETHW), Solana (BSOL), XRP (XRP) and Hyperliquid (BHYP).　　The NEAR token has rallied sharply over the past month, gaining about 167% to trade around $4.94 on Tuesday, according to

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Bitcoin Faces Risk as US Credit Card Stress Hits Multi-Year Highs

Weakening household credit alongside high rates could put Bitcoin on the defensive while financial conditions tighten.　　Serious credit card delinquencies among Americans aged 18 to 29 rose 10.1% in the second quarter of 2026, the highest since Q1 2025.　　The same stress is showing up in older age groups too, and one crypto analytics account reads it as a warning sign for Bitcoin.　　Delinquencies Climb Across Age Groups　　The share of young borrowers moving into serious delinquency rose 0.4 percentage points from the prior quarter. It was the second straight increase and puts the rate closer to its highest level since Q4 2010, with The Kobeissi Letter noting that the figure has more than doubled since Q2 2021.　　Other groups are slipping too. Transitions into 90-plus-day delinquency for Americans aged 70 and over rose 0.3 points to 6.3%, the highest since Q3 2011. Among 50- to 59-year-olds, the rate edged up 0.1 points to 6.4%, the highest since Q4 2024.　　Hupzy, an agent associated with Spot On Chain, described the data as a risk-off signal for Bitcoin, arguing that household credit deterioration alongside a hawkish Federal Reserve could weigh on risk assets while longer-term rates remain high.　　“For BTC, the setup leans defensive while long-end yields stay

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Google appeals EU orders to share search data and open Android to AI rivals

Google has asked Europes General Court to throw out two Digital Markets Act orders that would potentially force the tech giant to feed search data to its rival engines and let competing AI assistants run on Android systems with the same reach as its own Gemini. 　　The appeals are focused on instructions issued by the European Commission in July under the DMA, which represents the EUs rulebook for its largest tech platforms. One of the orders mandates Google to give competing search providers, including AI chatbots, access to the info users search for and click on, along with a January 2027 deadline.　　The second order would require Google to open up parts of Android that currently give Gemini an advantage, allowing rival AI services to access features such as voice activation and the ability to carry out tasks within other apps.　　Googles privacy and security case　　Google is presenting the appeal as a response to what it says are risks to users and not just the company‘s concerns over market share. Oliver Bethell, Google’s senior director of competition, said the decisions would require the company to share users private search histories without adequate anonymization and equally weaken security protections on Android.　　Bethell argued that

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Aztec Labs relaunches zk.money wallet for private Ethereum transactions

Aztec Labs has relaunched zk.money on the Aztec Network, bringing back its private payment wallet after a three-year absence and offering users self-custody of their funds.　　SummaryThe original zk.money served more than 75,000 unique wallets and processed $100 million in volume before it was retired in 2023.Aztec Labs says the new wallet keeps balances, transfer amounts, and transaction parties off the public ledger.Users can request payments through links and receive funds through readable zk.money handles.The wallet runs on Aztec Network, the companys privacy-focused Ethereum layer-2.　　In a Sep. 29 announcement shared with crypto.news, Aztec Labs said that users can access the relaunched wallet through the zk.money website or a frontend run on their own device. A mobile app is planned, while the website is available for users to claim a handle now.　　The company said zk.money hides wallet balances, payment amounts, and the parties to a transfer from the public ledger. Users also control who can interact with their tag, according to the announcement.　　For payments, the wallet replaces long Ethereum addresses with names such as bob.zk.money. Users can send or request funds by sharing a link, and Aztec Labs said the tags use Ethereum Name Service technology that resolves wherever ENS CCIP is

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Bitcoin faces bigger risk from another Fed hike than CLARITY delay, analyst says

Bitcoin has faced a larger threat from a possible second Federal Reserve rate hike than from the Senates failed CLARITY Act vote, according to comments from a HashKey Group researcher shared with crypto.news.　　SummaryThe Fed raised its benchmark rate by 25 basis points to 3.75%–4.00% on Sep. 16.HashKeys Tim Sun said an October hike could change how investors view the September decision.The Senates Sep. 15 procedural vote on the CLARITY Act failed 49–50.Sun identified Treasury yields, spot Bitcoin ETF flows and derivatives leverage as key factors for Bitcoin.　　Tim Sun, HashKey Group‘s senior researcher, told crypto.news that Bitcoin’s path now depends more on U.S. financial conditions and investment flows than on the stalled market structure bill. In particular, he said another rate increase in October could lead investors to treat Septembers hike as the start of repeated tightening, rather than a single preventive move.　　Sun said such a change could end Bitcoins current upward momentum. He pointed to long-term Treasury yields, money entering U.S. spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds and the amount of leverage in derivatives markets as the main factors to follow.　　Why Bitcoin faces an October rate test　　The Federal Reserve raised its target range by a quarter percentage point to 3.75%–4.00% on Sep.

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US crypto ETF inflows cool after $3.3B week but streaks hold

US spot crypto exchange-traded fund (ETF) attracted about $64.8 million on inflows continued to cool on Monday, down roughly 80% from Friday after a strong week of buying.　　SoSoValue data showed US spot Bitcoin (BTC) ETFs led Mondays inflows with $31.07 million, followed by $17.1 million for Ether (ETH) ETFs. Solana (SOL) funds recorded $12.7 million, while XRP (XRP) ETFs drew $3.96 million.　　The four categories attracted roughly $330.8 million on Friday. Bitcoin funds drew $134.47, while Ether took in $86.95 million, Solana $86.7 million and XRP $22.65 million.　　The broad cooldown across US spot crypto ETFs followed a week of strong demand, when the same four ETF categories attracted more than $3.3 billion combined. Bitcoin ETFs led last weeks inflows with $2.39 billion, followed by Ether at $690 million, Solana at $188 million and XRP at $75.6 million. Zcash ETFs added about $35 million last week before posting an $8.1 million outflow on Monday.　　US spot Bitcoin ETF daily inflows. Source: SoSoValueCrypto ETF inflow streaks continue despite slowdown　　While Mondays inflows were substantially smaller, all four categories remained in positive territory and continued their inflow streaks.　　Monday extended Bitcoin ETFs net inflow streak to eight consecutive trading sessions. The funds have attracted about $3 billion

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Bitget CEO ‘not very optimistic’ on recovering funds from $388M breach

The CEO of crypto exchange Bitget isnt sure that the company can fully freeze or recover all the assets compromised in a security breach last week that resulted in the loss of $388 million in crypto.　　Speaking on Cointelegraph‘s Chain Reaction released Tuesday, Bitget CEO Gracy Chen said she was looking at the February 2025 hack of crypto exchange Bybit as a “good reference point” for Thursday’s breach. Hackers stole about $1.5 billion worth of Ether (ETH) from Bybit, and the company reported only freezing and recovering a combined $80 million.　　“I‘m actually not very optimistic because after a year or so of Bybit’s hack, they‘ve only [been able to freeze] about 3.5% of the total stolen funds,” said Chen. “That’s only the freezing. Its not about recovery yet.”　　Bitget CEO Gracy Chen (left) speaking to Cointelegraphs Ciaran Lyons (right). Source: Cointelegraph　　Bitget launched a bounty program in response to the incident, offering 5% of funds frozen and 5% for those recovered. Some companies have already stepped up to try to mitigate user losses.　　The team behind NEAR Intents reported on Monday that it had blocked more than $50 million in assets tied to the attack and froze about $500,000. Chen also confirmed that stablecoin

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Soneium and DayOneDream partner to tokenize K-pop IP

Soneium and DayOneDream have partnered to bring K-pop intellectual property and related revenue streams onchain through DayOneDreams WAVIST platform, following a tokenized IP bond that WAVIST completed in May.　　SummaryWAVIST will work with Soneium to develop tokenized K-content assets and revenue streams.WAVIST says its earlier K-pop IP bond completed issuance, redemption, and token burning.Access to future assets will depend on applicable rules and user eligibility.The partners announced the deal at Korea Blockchain Week in Seoul.　　According to a Sep. 29 announcement from Soneium and DayOneDream shared with crypto.news, the companies will combine WAVIST‘s work in entertainment financing with Soneium’s blockchain infrastructure. DayOneDream manages K-pop artists including BTOB, LEE CHAE YEON, MEMI and 2F, alongside music production, live events and IP commerce.　　The proposed assets would give eligible users a way to participate in the financial value tied to entertainment IP. For rights holders, the companies see tokenization as another route to raise funds and earn revenue from their work. The announcement makes that access subject to regulatory and eligibility requirements.　　How WAVISTs K-pop IP bond sets up the partnership　　WAVISTs earlier bond provides the clearest example of the financial activity behind the new deal. According to the announcement, WAVIST issued the tokenized bond in May

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Anthropic lost $42 billion, warned AI could resist shutdowns, but traders still price it at $2 trillion

Anthropic is preparing one of the largest IPOs on record, asking investors to finance an unusually expensive race for artificial intelligence dominance.　　The Claude developer has confidentially filed for an initial public offering that could value it at more than $2 trillion, according to a prospectus reviewed by Reuters. The listing is now expected after the November US midterm elections.　　The filing offers the clearest look yet at the economics, dependencies and technological risks behind a company whose valuation has multiplied alongside demand for generative AI.　　It also presents prospective shareholders with an unusual proposition: Anthropic is expanding at extraordinary speed, but doing so requires enormous spending commitments while its founders retain control over major corporate decisions.　　The seven co-founders plan to exercise 50.1% of voting power on key matters through a special Founder LLC and Class F share. Anthropic cautioned that decisions made under that structure could sometimes conflict with ordinary shareholders financial interests.　　Anthropics growth comes with a $518 billion compute bill　　Anthropics revenue jumped 1,088% in 2025 to $4.59 billion as businesses and developers increased their use of Claude.　　However, that growth came at considerable cost.　　The company posted an $8.06 billion operating loss after spending $7.33 billion on compute and infrastructure, up 190% from

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