Safety first: Why Adam Back says Bitcoin is winning the 'DeFi security war'

The Blockstream CEO told Consensus Miami 2026 that sovereigns, pension funds and treasury companies will join the next wave of bitcoin adoption....
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BNY eyes institutional Bitcoin, Ethereum custody for investors in UAE
BNY Mellon, the world's largest custodian, partnered with Abu Dhabi's Finstreet and ADI Foundation to offer institutional Bitcoin and Ethereum custody services from the Abu Dhabi Global Market. The collaboration marks BNY's first US systemically important bank digital asset custody offering, with plans to expand to stablecoins and tokenized real-world assets. UAE's crypto infrastructure continues strengthening.

The metaverse isn't a place: Why Animoca’s Yat Siu says the future is 100 billion AI agents
Animoca Brands chairman Yat Siu argues the metaverse's future lies not in VR worlds but autonomous AI agents handling transactions on blockchain networks. He predicts 50-100 billion AI agents will manage payments, bookings and commerce, solving crypto's user-onboarding challenge. Animoca announced a $10 million fund for AI agent developers, signaling a major industry pivot away from immersive virtual realities.
