
Coinbase Expands AI Agent Platform to Include Stocks and Micropayments
Coinbase expanded its Model Context Protocol to allow AI agents to trade US stocks and ETFs while integrating the x402 stablecoin payment protocol.
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Coinbase expanded its Model Context Protocol to allow AI agents to trade US stocks and ETFs while integrating the x402 stablecoin payment protocol.

Bitget revised its estimated security breach losses to approximately $387.5 million following forensic investigations by Mandiant and SlowMist.

Chainalysis attributed the $387 million Bitget theft to North Korean-linked hackers, raising total crypto losses from these actors in 2026 above $1 billion.

Chainalysis attributed the $387 million Bitget theft to North Korean actors, noting stolen XRP was converted to Bitcoin via cross-chain protocols.

Crypto card spending surged to over $1.5 billion monthly by late 2025, prompting Phemex to launch a new card strategy focused on integrating trading infrastructure with everyday payments.

Chainalysis used its in-house AI to reduce manual bridge reconciliation time from over 20 hours to under 10 minutes while investigating the $387 million stolen from Bitget.

A federal judge preliminarily barred Illinois from enforcing gambling laws against Kalshi's sports contracts, ruling they are likely swaps under the Commodity Exchange Act.

Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao stated he recommended pausing withdrawals after the Bybit hack to prevent abnormal fund outflows, prioritizing security over trading continuity.

Remittix Markets reports $50 million cumulative volume ahead of its November 24 RTX launch, while Hyperliquid demonstrates the scale of on-chain derivatives trading.

Chainalysis attributed the September 24 Bitget exchange breach to North Korean actors, noting that AI tools accelerated the tracing of funds across multiple blockchains.

President Trump will host a gala dinner for the top 185 TRUMP meme coin holders on November 22, following the recent failure of the Clarity Act in the Senate.

Coinbase has obtained a Financial Services Permission from Abu Dhabi Global Market to arrange and custody tokenised equities fully backed by underlying shares.