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Base MCP lets AI agents swap, transfer, and track wallets from chat with user approvals.The tool supports Uniswap, Morpho, Moonwell, and other Base apps while private keys stay protected.Related x402 growth shows Coinbase expanding AI payments despite fresh security and malware concerns.

Multi-asset trading platform Liquid on Tuesday launched Co-Invest, an app that lets users place real trades inside ChatGPT and Claude.Co-Invest supports exposure to crypto, equities, foreign exchange, Polymarket positions and pre-IPO secondaries across more than 500 markets, founder Franklyn Wang told The Block.Wang said Co-Invest is available in all 50 U.S. states and most other jurisdictions, with the standard sanctions-related exclusions like Iran and North Korea.

A single trader bought $341 worth of World Cup Coin via five transactions shortly after its May 11 launch and sold $35,700 as the token hit a $6 million market cap in its first two days.The token hit an all-time high market cap of $12.2 million on May 21, representing more than 30,000% from the trader’s entry, with a total of $48,000 realised across three separate rallies.World Cup Coin is not affiliated with FIFA and launched on Solana’s Pump.fun launchpad alongside individual meme coins for each of the 48 national teams in the 2026 tournament.

AWS launched Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Payments on May 7, with Coinbase x402 and wallet infrastructure embedded to give AI agents autonomous USDC payment capability.Agents settle transactions on Base in roughly 200 milliseconds at less than a fraction of a cent per transaction, with enterprise spending controls and compliance checks built in.The x402 protocol has processed more than 169 million payments across 590,000 buyers in its first year, and both AWS and Coinbase are founding members of the x402 Foundation.

Senator Elizabeth Warren has written to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg demanding detailed disclosures about Meta’s new stablecoin payment pilot and calling its “lack of transparency” troubling.Warren wants Meta to clarify by May 20 how its USDC-based tests in Colombia and the Philippines work, which third-party stablecoins and wallets are involved, and what safeguards exist for privacy, competition, and financial stability.The letter lands as the Senate Banking Committee hammers out the CLARITY Act’s stablecoin rules, setting up a direct clash between Big Tech’s payment ambitions and Washington’s effort to tightly police dollar tokens.

The Senate Democrat said Meta’s reported plans to partner with a third-party stablecoin issuer could undermine “competition, privacy… and financial stability.”

Senator Elizabeth Warren sent a letter to Mark Zuckerberg seeking details on reported stablecoin integration plans across Meta’s 3.5 billion-user platforms.The letter warned that any attempt to control, influence, or preference a stablecoin on Meta’s platforms could have implications for competition, privacy, payment system integrity, and financial stability.

Crypto exchange Kraken is seeking a U.S. federal banking charter to complement its Wyoming SPDI subsidiary.

The European Central Bank chief says Europe "knows which port it is sailing to,” and it's not towards a euro stablecoin.

The privacy-focused cryptocurrency plans to launch a quantum-recoverable wallet within a month as it outlines its roadmap.

Christine Lagarde said euro stablecoins pose risks to financial stability and monetary policy transmission in the euro area.The ECB president backed tokenized settlement systems such as Pontes and Appia instead of privately issued euro stablecoins.

AI mentions in Web3 job posts rose from 23% to 53.1% within twelve months.Mid-level AI-skilled Web3 workers earn $115,000, about $20,000 above non-AI peers.Coinbase layoffs add context as crypto firms move toward leaner AI-driven teams.

Polygon reduced its average block time to 1.75 seconds to increase transaction throughput for stablecoin payments and DeFi activity.The network has recently introduced shielded stablecoin transfers verified through zero-knowledge proofs while maintaining compliance checks through KYT screening.

Two U.S. men received 18-month prison terms for helping North Korean IT workers access company laptops.The DOJ said the latest schemes generated over $1.2 million for North Korea and hit nearly 70 firms.Crypto.news reports show North Korean IT workers have targeted crypto teams through hiring and remote access.

Aptos Foundation and Labs committed $50 million to support trading, AI agents, research, and protocol infrastructure.Decibel and Shelby sit at the center of Aptos’ plan for markets, data, and agents.Crypto firms are racing into AI payments as stablecoin tools gain adoption across agents.

Amazon Web Services has partnered with Coinbase and Stripe to enable AI agents to execute transactions using stablecoins.Coinbase said developers will be able to create “agentic payment solutions” that allow AI agents to make micropayments using USDC stablecoins.