Author: Chaimae Semdani

Digital-native generations in emerging markets may never need a bank account—because crypto already covers storage, payments, credit, and system access. Banks are terrified because their business model depends on customers having no alternative.

LinkedIn promised to fight AI slop using an in-house algorithm. The twist: the announcement was written by AI—and the platform’s incentives still reward the same inauthentic content it claims to downrank.

AI assistants increasingly act as crypto gatekeepers, ranking brands as “safe,” “hedged,” or “warned” based on training data that often favors incumbents and mainstream coverage.

Banks won’t open accounts for AI agents, so tens of billions of bots will likely transact via crypto wallets and stablecoins instead—forcing regulators and trust systems to adapt.

Coinbase’s “Coinbase for Agents” lets AI execute crypto trades on users’ behalf—autonomously and without asking. But when something goes wrong, accountability, transparency, and regulatory clarity still aren’t there.

Kraken’s FIFA World Cup campaign uses crypto insider language, suggesting the sponsor wasn’t built to convert new fans—only to reinforce messages for people already in crypto.

Crypto’s high-profile FIFA sponsorships in 2022 promised mainstream adoption. By 2026, exchanges are invisible, focusing on blockchain ticketing, niche regional deals and betting platforms — a retreat from revolutionary claims.

The crypto industry is being shaped by AI-generated fake journalists. And nobody noticed. Until now. Here’s why centralized media failed…

Everything else has gone direct-to-consumer. Live events are still controlled by gatekeepers. Here’s why that’s about to change. The Contradiction…

Iran’s economy ministry designs a Bitcoin-backed shipping insurance model for the Strait of Hormuz, signaling crypto as infrastructure beyond speculation.