The Ethereum Economic Zone promises to stitch fragmented rollups back into a single system, but a similar model struggled to gain traction on Cosmos. Ethereum builders are pushing a new way to unify the ecosystem after years of fragmentation caused by the very networks designed to scale it. On Sunday, veteran Ethereum builder Gnosis and zero-knowledge virtual machine project Zisk unveiled the Ethereum Economic Zone (EEZ), a framework aimed at linking layer-2 rollups more tightly to the base network. The proposal positions Ethereum as the central hub, with Ether (ETH) remaining the gas token and settlement layer. It also introduces a model where smart contracts can interact across mainnet and EEZ rollups with atomic execution. Read more
Coinbase's Ethereum layer-2 Base said it will be upgrading its chain to allow AI agents to use it the same way developers or traders would. Coinbase's Ethereum layer-2 network Base said it is upgrading key systems in preparation for an AI agent economy as part of its newly released 2026 roadmap, joining the race to support the growing agentic AI ecosystem. AI agents are discovering crypto markets as their native economy, “building, owning, and trading alongside us,” said Base in its 2026 mission, vision, and strategy update on Tuesday. Base added that its goal is to build a foundation for an AI agent economy by focusing on building global markets, scaling payments and stablecoins and attracting more developers. Read more
CertiK has advised ordinary users “who are not security professionals, developers, or experienced geeks” against installing and using OpenClaw. The widespread integration of AI assistants such as OpenClaw introduces critical security risks that open up users to unauthorized actions, data exposure, system compromises and drained crypto wallets, according to cybersecurity firm CertiK. OpenClaw is a self-hosted AI agent that integrates with messaging platforms such as WhatsApp, Slack, and Telegram and can autonomously take actions on users' computers, such as managing email, calendars, and files. It’s estimated there are around 2 million active monthly users of the platform, according to Openclaw.vps. A McKinsey study in November revealed that 62% of survey respondents said their organizations were already experimenting with AI agents. Read more
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A Singapore court ordered OneKey founder Wang Lei and an X user to stop threatening or defamatory claims tied to a dispute over the 2025 Resupply exploit. A Singapore court has ordered two crypto industry figures to stop making threatening or defamatory statements against a Curve-linked contributor following a dispute tied to a 2025 decentralized finance exploit. In a March 24 order seen by Cointelegraph, Singapore’s Protection from Harassment Court prohibited crypto wallet OneKey’s founder Wang Lei and the user behind the X account “web3feng” on X from posting statements alleging fraud or spreading false information about the claimant, identified in court documents as the pseudonymous Curve contributor known as “Haowi Wong” on X. The development follows online accusations that emerged after the June 2025 exploit of stablecoin protocol Resupply, which resulted in about $9.6 million in losses. Those accusations ended up in formal legal action being taken. Read more
BTC price will find it difficult to establish a new record high if Bitcoin developers don't take the quantum threats seriously, one analyst says. A group of Bitcoin (BTC) wallets holding millions of coins could be vulnerable to future quantum attacks, research published by Google, Caltech, and quantum startup Oratomic shows. Key takeaways: The main risk centers on older addresses with already exposed public keys. Read more