Two days after unveiling AP2 — a universal payment layer for AI agents that supports everything from credit cards to stablecoins — Google and EigenLayer have released details of their partnership to bring verifiability and restaking security to the stack, using Ethereum.

In addition to enabling verifiable compute and slashing-backed payment coordination, EigenCloud will support insured and sovereign AI agents, which introduce consequences for failure or deviation from specified behavior.

Sovereign agents are positioned as autonomous actors that can own property, make decisions, and execute actions independently — think smart contracts with embedded intelligence.

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Coinbase will introduce USDC lending directly within its app, allowing users to earn yields as high as 10.8% through a new onchain integration with Morpho, the company said on Thursday.

The feature, which will roll out to customers in the US (excluding New York), Bermuda, and other jurisdictions over the coming weeks, enables users to lend their USDC to borrowers on Base, Coinbase’s layer-2 blockchain.

The lending system works by creating a smart contract wallet that connects to the Morpho protocol, with Steakhouse Financial managing onchain vaults that allocate liquidity across multiple markets.

This design is meant to optimize returns while preserving user access to funds,…

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As Bitcoin BTC/USD edges closer to $118,000, prominent analyst Trader Mayne says the long-awaited 25-basis points interest rate cut clears the macro overhang and sets up one last Bitcoin-led push before an altcoin finale.

What Happened: On his podcast after the FOMC decision, Mayne argued the market can “just focus on the charts,” noting a whipsaw in the S&P 500, strength in gold and muted initial crypto reaction.

He expects the current range to resolve upward, which could “sucker more people into the market,” followed by a cleaner buying opportunity on weakness.

Structurally, Mayne still treats the higher time frame as bullish.

His trading sequence for the coming weeks: look for a final…

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Titan announced today a $7 million seed round led by Galaxy Ventures, with participation from Frictionless, Mirana, Ergonia, Auros, Susquehanna and several angels.

“At Galaxy Ventures, we look for teams working to build foundational infrastructure with long-term impact,” said Will Nuelle, general partner at Galaxy Ventures. “We believe Titan is creating an advanced gateway to internet capital markets on Solana.”

Titan’s raise coincides with the public launch of its frontend meta-DEX aggregator, graduating from a private beta that has processed more than $1.5 billion in spot volume….

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Brera Holdings PLC has formally announced it will rebrand as Solmate, establishing a Solana-based digital asset treasury (DAT) and crypto infrastructure company following an oversubscribed $300 million Private Investment in Public Equity (PIPE).

The transaction is backed by the Solana Foundation, UAE-based investors via the Pulsar Group, and institutional players like ARK Invest.

Solmate intends to build out core Solana staking infrastructure in the UAE, including deploying bare-metal servers in Abu Dhabi that are configured to outperform typical DAT validator strategies. It will also focus on accumulating $SOL and generating revenue from staking operations.

Leadership will…

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Kraken will begin hosting token sales from Legion, a fundraising platform backed by VanEck and Brevan Howard Digital, expanding compliant crypto offerings to millions of global users.

Announced on Thursday, the initiative integrates Legion’s reputation-based allocation model with Kraken Launch, the exchange’s new onchain fundraising hub.

Unlike traditional first-come fundraising models, Legion uses a “Legion Score” to allocate up to 20% of each sale to contributors such as developers, DeFi users, and community leaders. This approach is intended to reward long-term industry participants while reducing the influence of bots and speculative wallets. Remaining allocations will…

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Plasma will launch its mainnet beta and native token, XPL, on September 25, positioning itself as the eighth-largest blockchain by stablecoin liquidity from day one.

According to the project, more than $2 billion in stablecoins will be active on the network immediately, distributed across over 100 decentralized finance (DeFi) partners, including Aave, Ethena, Fluid and Euler. The rollout also enables users to withdraw USD₮0 through bridged vault deposits, marking the final stage of Plasma’s launch process.

The project’s early campaigns drew substantial liquidity commitments, including $1 billion in deposits within 30 minutes and a $373 million oversubscribed public sale via…

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Cryptocurrency markets rallied on Thursday morning after the Federal Reserve delivered its anticipated 25-basis point rate cut, lifting risk sentiment across digital assets

CryptocurrencyTickerPriceBitcoinBTC/USD$117,201.67EthereumETH/USD$4,581.02SolanaSOL/USD$246.71XRPXRP/USD$3.13DogecoinDOGE/USD$0.2804Shiba InuSHIB/USD$0.00001334

Notable Statistics:

Coinglass data shows 107,269 traders were liquidated in the past 24 hours for $400.85 million.   

SoSoValue data shows net outflows of $51.3 million from spot Bitcoin ETFs on Wednesday. Spot Ethereum ETFs saw net outflows of $1.9 million.

Trader Notes: Crypto Caeser said that Bitcoin reclaiming $117,000 could mark a successful breakout…

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