Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong declares the onchain economy has reached escape velocity amid a generational shift, highlighting expanding on-chain finance, stablecoin activity, and AI-driven payments.
The EasyA Hackathon at Consensus Miami 2026 drew nearly 1,000 developers from Base, Solana, Microsoft, and Google to build AI agent-powered blockchain applications, signaling the rise of AI-driven crypto startups.
AWS partners with Coinbase and Stripe to launch Amazon Bedrock AgentCore payments, enabling AI agents to perform USDC micropayments on Solana and Base networks.