Dren Hima

x402 now sits under the Linux Foundation with 40 members including Visa, Mastercard, Amex, Stripe, Google and AWS, while daily payment volume was measured at roughly $28,000 in March 2026, about half of it self-dealing or wash trading. Chainalysis and Artemis both have defensible readings of the same protocol because transaction counts and economic value […]...

MiCA, DORA and the EU AML package never mention AI, and they bind AI agents from day one with no phase-in because obligations attach to the authorized entity performing the regulated act. The Digital Omnibus on AI, in force 27 July 2026, pushed Annex III high-risk duties to 2 December 2027, but AML and fraud […]...

This is an exit from mining rather than a diversification into AI. Core Scientific booked 83% of Q2 2026 revenue from colocation, Keel (formerly Bitfarms) is winding mining down across 2026 and 2027, and Bitdeer began dismantling a Washington mine instead of retrofitting it. Almost nothing above the transformer survives a conversion. SHA-256 ASICs have […]...