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The crypto exchange Coinbase, together with Amazon Web Services (AWS), has launched an integration of the x402 protocol that allows web publishers and API providers to accept payments from AI agents. The solution works through AWS CloudFront and AWS Web Application Firewall (WAF) and, according to the companies, could cover roughly a quarter of the internet. The first supported currency was…

The UK and Japan have agreed to expand cooperation in quantum technologies under the UK-Japan Frontier Technology Partnership. The document was signed following a meeting of Prime Ministers Keir Starmer and Sanae Takaichi in London. The parties intend to develop quantum computing, sensors, and communications, as well as to work jointly on integrating quantum…

SpaceX (SPCX) shares reached a market capitalization of about $3 trillion, surpassing Amazon and Microsoft on this metric. The company crossed this threshold less than a week after its initial offering with a valuation of $1.75 trillion. This was noted by representatives of the analytical project The Assembly. Thus, in just a few days of trading, SpaceX burst into the ranks of…

The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) urged the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to establish ongoing coordination with other financial regulators on the risks of blockchain products. In a letter dated June 8, the agency recalled that back in 2023 the authorities lacked a mechanism for jointly identifying such risks and preparing a timely response.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong stated that the recurring cycles of rises and falls in the price of Bitcoin are an entirely common phenomenon that should not weaken investors’ confidence in the long-term potential of the first cryptocurrency. The head of the largest US trading platform pointed out that throughout the entire history of its existence…