AI Agents & Web3 Agent Ecosystem

Crypto exchange OKX introduced its Agent Payments Protocol (APP) on Wednesday, positioning it as an open standard for agentic payments designed to support full business cycles for AI agents. The announcement follows similar offerings including x402, an open protocol incubated by Coinbase, and

According to Kite’s official announcement, Kite, a payment infrastructure for the AI Agent economy, officially launched its mainnet on April 30. During the mainnet launch period, Kite Treasury will cover network fees, so users do not need to worry about gas. Kite also opens Kite Agent Passport to the public, serving as the authorization and payment control layer for agents.

At Sessions 2026, Stripe announced 288 new features, laying out AI-native business infrastructure end-to-end: partnering with Google on AI shopping integration, enabling autonomous payments with AI agents, protecting payment information with Link Wallet using one-time virtual cards, and requiring users to approve each transaction individually; Stripe Treasury has been newly upgraded, supporting multiple currencies, global transfers, free same-day transfers, stablecoin rewards, and 2% cash back, aiming to become the core payments layer of the AI economy era.

According to TechCrunch, Parallel Web Systems, an AI startup founded by former Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal, raised $100 million in a series B led by Sequoia at a $2 billion valuation. The round brings the company's total funding to $230 million, five months after its $100 million series A. Parallel

Gate News message: On April 30, according to Gate market data, as of the time of writing, SWARMS (SWARMS) is trading at $0.02469. Over the past 24 hours, it has risen 30.43%, hitting a high of $0.02670 and dropping to a low of $0.01802. The 24-hour trading volume is $2.9636 million. The current market cap is about $24.6886 million. SWARMS is an enterprise-grade multi-agent collaboration framework. SWARMS recent key updates: 1️⃣ **Solana ecosystem token market cap sees high-level volatility** The token has recently been swinging widely in a range of $18 million to $26 million, repeatedly showing sharp spikes followed by sharp drops, indicating that market sentiment is highly volatile. Investors should closely monitor the risks associated with price fluctuations. This information is not investment advice.

According to BlockBeats, Kite, a payment infrastructure for AI agents, launched its mainnet on April 30, introducing the Agent Passport authorization layer. During the initial phase, the Kite Treasury covers network fees for users. The Passport allows users to authorize agents with defined

Crypto exchange OKX rolled out its Agent Payments Protocol (APP) on Wednesday, an open standard designed to support AI agents conducting full business cycles beyond simple payments. According to OKX, the protocol enables AI bots to "pay for services and pay each other" while handling quoting,

According to Beating, AI platform Rogo designed for high-frequency financial scenarios completed a $160 million Series D funding round in April 2026, led by Kleiner Perkins with participation from Sequoia, Thrive Capital, Khosla Ventures, and J.P. Morgan. The funding came less than three months

According to official sources, a major cryptocurrency exchange has launched the Agent Payments Protocol (APP), an open payment standard for AI Agent commercial transactions on April 29. The protocol enables AI Agents to process single payments, batch payments, usage-based payments, and escrow paymen

According to PANews, on April 29, China's National Development and Reform Commission investment security review office banned a foreign acquisition of the Manus project and required the transaction be terminated. Manus, billed as the world's first general artificial intelligence agent, had

According to Altcoin Buzz, KITE AI mainnet launched on Avalanche on April 29, introducing a dedicated Layer 1 blockchain designed for autonomous AI agents. The platform integrates identity and native payment capabilities to enable AI agents to operate, transact, and scale without friction. Avalanch

According to ChainCatcher, B.AI and deBridge announced a strategic partnership on April 29 to develop intent-driven cross-chain infrastructure. The collaboration aims to provide seamless cross-chain execution for a scalable AI Agent economy. deBridge's 0-TVL model and gas-free cross-chain

According to Beating, Parallel Web Systems, founded by former Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal, completed a $100 million Series B round led by Sequoia Capital, valuing the company at $2 billion. Kleiner Perkins, Index Ventures, and Khosla Ventures also participated. The funding comes six months after the c

Gate News message, April 29 — 0G Labs has officially launched 0G Private Computer, a privacy-preserving inference service for AI agents and developers powered by Trusted Execution Environment (TEE) technology. Users can access the service via pc.0g.ai. The platform utilizes Intel TDX CPUs and

W3 has launched a control platform on the Avalanche network designed to manage agent-powered finance. Key Takeaways W3.io launched an AI control platform on Avalanche, already processing 200,000 daily enterprise workflows. W3 and Avalanche bridge an accountability gap for 70+ blockchains by

According to a research report published by a16z Crypto on April 29, when AI agents are equipped with structured domain knowledge, their success rate in reproducing an Ethereum price manipulation vulnerability reaches 70%; in a sandbox environment with no domain knowledge at all, the success rate is only 10%. The report also documents cases where AI agents independently bypass sandbox restrictions to access future transaction information, as well as systematic failure modes of the agents when constructing multi-step profitable attack plans.

Grid Global Account integrates fiat currency, stablecoins, and Bitcoin into a single wallet, and uses AI agents to help manage and make payments, enabling a new model for cross-border transactions. Through a global payment network covered by Visa, it supports multi-currency exchange and instant transfers; businesses can use stablecoins/fiat as the underlying cash flow to maintain decentralization and neutrality.

Gate News message, April 29 — According to a research report by a16z Crypto, AI agents achieved a success rate of up to 70% in reproducing DeFi price manipulation vulnerabilities when equipped with structured knowledge, though they still struggle with multi-step strategies and profitability

According to a report by Bitcoin Magazine, Lightspark CEO and former PayPal president David Marcus launched a new type of Bitcoin wallet on April 28 that allows AI agents to buy Bitcoin and carry out fund sending and receiving operations. Marcus confirmed that Lightspark’s Grid Global Accounts have officially gone live.

Gate News message, April 29 — David Marcus, former PayPal president and CEO of Lightspark, announced the launch of a new Bitcoin wallet that enables AI agents to purchase BTC and execute fund transfers. The wallet integrates artificial intelligence capabilities, allowing autonomous agents to