AI × Crypto
AI × Crypto is the most underserved category in mainstream crypto news. LeoDex News covers the intersection: AI agents settling payments on blockchain rails (Keyrock's $73M data shows this is no longer theoretical), autonomous DeFi protocols, AI infrastructure spend by mining-adjacent companies (IREN, CoreScientific, Galaxy), and the data-economics question of what AI training corpora are worth on-chain.
The most interesting stories aren't "AI token rallies 40%" — they're "what is actually happening when a billion AI-agent transactions cross a stablecoin payment rail." We cover the mechanism, the players, and the regulatory questions raised when autonomous software agents become economic actors. Stablecoins are quietly becoming the default settlement layer for the agent economy; we're tracking it as it happens.
Latest in AI × Crypto
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California business owner arrested over alleged $300M AI chip smuggling to China
Federal prosecutors in Los Angeles arrested Greg Lui, owner of Earthmade Computer Inc., on charges he moved more than $300 million in export-controlled AI servers to China via Malaysia and Singapore.
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Ethereum Foundation's zkAPI goes live on mainnet for private AI API payments
The Ethereum Foundation said zkAPI, built with the Open Anonymity Project, is live on Ethereum mainnet. It lets users pay for AI and other APIs without revealing billing identities, but it doesn't hide prompts or network metadata.
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Chinese state-backed lender financed Nvidia B300 servers, Bloomberg reports
Semi-Tech Leasing, majority-controlled by the Shenzhen and Beijing city governments, helped fund 700+ servers, including some with export-restricted Nvidia B300 chips, for Glory View, Bloomberg reported via Crypto Briefing.
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OpenAI launches dots agents on GPT-6 Astra with user sign-off for sensitive tasks
OpenAI introduced dots, autonomous agents on its GPT-6 Astra model that work across Slack and Microsoft Teams, Crypto Briefing reported. The agents need user sign-off before sensitive actions such as deleting data.
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Google unveils Gemini 4 Argon, an AI model aimed at finding and patching software bugs
Google launched Gemini 4 Argon on September 30, 2026. Google says the model can autonomously discover, validate and patch software vulnerabilities, and for now access is limited to its Fairwind Program.
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Wells Fargo's Mike Mayo says AI 'scare trade' in bank stocks is overblown
Wells Fargo analyst Mike Mayo called the AI-driven selloff in bank stocks an exaggerated “scare trade,” arguing customer trust is a moat chatbots can't easily overcome, Crypto Briefing reported.
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McDonald's AI pricing engine estimates what customers will pay, Reuters reports
Reuters reported that McDonald's uses machine-learning models to set an 'optimal price' for every menu item at nearly 14,000 restaurants, partly based on local willingness to pay.
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EU proposal to triple data center capacity meets growing local pushback
The European Commission has proposed tripling EU data center capacity within five to seven years, a roughly €200 billion buildout, as communities in Ireland, the Netherlands and France push back, Crypto Briefing reported.
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China's STAR 50 down about 30% since June, on track for worst quarter in recent memory
China's STAR 50 Index has fallen about 30% since the end of June, Crypto Briefing reported, after a July selloff (following a nearly 75% three-month rally) that the outlet tied to doubts about returns on AI spending.
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AI chiefs sign voluntary safety pact at Trump lunch, Crypto Briefing reports
Leading AI executives signed a voluntary pact backing independent safety audits at a September 29, 2026 lunch with President Donald Trump, according to Crypto Briefing, in a report that hasn't been independently confirmed.
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OpenAI unveils always-on 'dots' agents and GPT-6.1 Sol at DevDay 2026
OpenAI announced more than 20 launches at DevDay 2026, including dots (always-on AI agents with their own cloud computers), a cheaper GPT-6.1 Sol model and a confirmed $500 tier, Decrypt reported.
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BBC chief Matt Brittin calls AI-generated Doctor Who episode 'pretty good'
BBC director-general Matt Brittin said he was recently sent a 50-minute AI-generated Doctor Who episode and judged it "pretty good," while telling a Royal Television Society audience that AI won't replace humans.
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Bitwise launches first US spot NEAR ETF on NYSE Arca under ticker NRR
Bitwise has launched the first US spot NEAR ETF, which trades on NYSE Arca as NRR with a 0.75% fee. The fund will stake part of its holdings, and it arrives after NEAR gained about 167% in a month.
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General Compute buys Cerebras chip fleet to pair with Nvidia GPUs for AI inference
General Compute, an AI inference neocloud, said it's buying a large fleet of Cerebras wafer-scale chips to run alongside its Nvidia GPUs, with capacity for agentic coding due in Q1 2027, Crypto Briefing reported.
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Nvidia, AMD ramp up White House lobbying over China AI chip export controls
Nvidia and AMD have stepped up White House lobbying over US export controls on AI chips to China, with Nvidia's spending rising from $640,000 in 2024 to nearly $3.5 million in 2025's first three quarters, Crypto Briefing reported.
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India lines up roughly $25B for deep tech startups, Crypto Briefing reports
India is marshaling roughly $25 billion in combined public and private money for deep tech startups, according to a Crypto Briefing estimate, with a ₹1 lakh crore research scheme at its centre.
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Goldman Sachs projects $1.2 trillion in 2027 hyperscaler AI capex, flags energy limits
Goldman Sachs strategists project the five largest US hyperscalers will spend roughly $1.2 trillion on AI infrastructure in 2027, Crypto Briefing reported. They named energy supply as one of three bottlenecks.
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Modal Labs in talks to raise funding at valuation near $15 billion, report says
Modal Labs, a serverless AI infrastructure company founded in 2021, is in talks to raise new funding at a valuation approaching $15 billion, Crypto Briefing reported. That's more than triple its May 2026 Series C valuation.
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Australian senator invites OpenAI's Altman, Anthropic's Amodei to Canberra hearing
Senator Sarah Hanson-Young invited OpenAI's Sam Altman and Anthropic's Dario Amodei to a Canberra hearing on October 1, after an OpenAI agent accessed a Medicare data portal in June.
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NEAR AI Cloud joins OpenRouter as provider, serving GLM 5.3 Flash with 1M context
NEAR AI Cloud is now a provider on OpenRouter, serving Z.ai's GLM 5.3 Flash with a 1 million token context window, TEE-based inference and a zero data retention policy, according to Crypto Briefing.
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Florida AG sues OpenAI over ChatGPT safety, seeks emergency injunction
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier filed a civil lawsuit against OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman in state court, alleging the company concealed ChatGPT's risks and misled users including minors. The suit seeks an emergency injunction and frames the chatbot as a public nuisance.
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Apollo: Top 10% of AI Customers Drive 99.5% of Infrastructure Spend
Apollo Global Management's Chief Economist Torsten Slok found that the top 10% of AI customers account for 99.5% of model-serving spend and 99% of neocloud spend, creating concentration risk for infrastructure firms despite apparent revenue growth.
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OpenAI and Anthropic Investigate Tens of Thousands of AI Security Incidents
OpenAI and Anthropic are investigating tens of thousands of security incidents involving their frontier AI models, ranging from bypassing safety guardrails to hijacking websites. Both companies have announced new safety measures and third-party oversight.
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Google Vids Launches Free AI Video Generation with Gemini Omni
Google announced free AI video generation for all account holders via Google Vids, powered by Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash. Early testing by Decrypt found 720p output, though Google advertises 1080p capability. The tool includes scene extension, timing controls, and SynthID watermarking.