Sam Altman’s World and Coinbase roll out toolkit to distinguish human-backed AI agents from bots

Sam Altman’s World has unveiled a new developer toolkit designed to help websites and online services verify that artificial intelligence agents are operating on behalf of real people rather than autonomous bot networks. The toolkit, called AgentKit, launched today in beta and integrates World’s identity verification system with x402, an open protocol developed by Coinbase…

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Mastercard to acquire stablecoin firm BVNK for up to $1.8B

Global financial services giant Mastercard announced Tuesday it has reached a deal to buy BVNK, a stablecoin payment infrastructure provider, for up to $1.8 billion. The acquisition will integrate BVNK’s platform with Mastercard’s global network, creating seamless connections between fiat and stablecoins. Mastercard expects that stablecoins and tokenized deposits will become standard offerings for financial…

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