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Gate News Announcement: On March 6, security blockchain application standards provider OpenZeppelin will release 9 Skills features, enabling AI agents to acquire knowledge about the OpenZeppelin contract library to securely develop, configure, and upgrade smart contracts.

Written by: imToken A Question No One Has Asked Yet The crypto industry is obsessed with public chains, tokens, and DeFi protocols. But a more fundamental transformation is approaching: Autonomous AI Agents are becoming participants in economic activities. Today, Agents can book flights, write code, trade assets, and manage projects. Tomorrow, they will hire each other, negotiate terms, and build reputations—all without human intervention. When that day arrives, the entire economic infrastructure will need to be rethought. Starting with wallets. 01 What Are Agents Truly Exchanging? Beyond Fiat, Beyond Stablecoins The intuitive answer is stablecoins—programmable, low-cost, instant settlement. But stablecoins are essentially digital wrappers of fiat currency, inheriting all the constraints of the physical world: centralized issuers, regulatory boundaries, and the implicit assumption that “end users are humans.”

Gate News Report, March 6, CEX CEO Brian Armstrong stated that they are building the infrastructure for the AI agent economy. Base is rapidly establishing its position as the on-chain home for artificial intelligence.

The decentralized hot storage protocol Shelby opened early access on March 6, allowing developers to integrate on the Aptos testnet. The initial features include S3-compatible API, cross-stack SDK, generative AI content distribution tools, and AI proxy tools for validation before full production in 2026.

Aave founder Stani Kulechov announced the appointment of Linda Jeng as Chief Legal and Policy Officer. She has extensive experience in the DeFi space and will help Aave expand into institutional and mainstream markets.

ChainCatcher News: Crypto payment company Alchemy Pay announced that it has obtained a Money Transmitter License issued by the state of Delaware, USA, allowing it to conduct compliant money transfer-related business locally. After receiving this license, Alchemy Pay now holds money transmission licenses in 15 U.S. states. Its global compliance footprint now includes Australia, South Korea, Switzerland, and Hong Kong.

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin stated that the next generation of crypto wallets will incorporate artificial intelligence technology, proposing a process where AI formulates trading plans, simulates execution, and requires user confirmation for high-value transaction scenarios. He emphasized the importance of security to address attack vectors and protect users' funds and privacy.

ChainCatcher reports that, according to market sources, Bitcoin mining company DMG Blockchain Solutions announced it has been approved to increase its total available electricity capacity to 75 megawatts. The company plans to explore electricity financial hedging contracts to mitigate the impact of power outages on Bitcoin mining and artificial intelligence data center operations. Additionally, according to its 2026 operational performance report, last month the mining output was 23 BTC. However, due to the sale of some of its Bitcoin holdings, the current total holdings have decreased to 410 BTC, and the platform's total hash rate has increased to 1.78 EH/s.

Gate News Announcement, March 6, Jupiter announced the launch of Jupiter Card, an on-chain virtual card fully integrated into Jupiter Mobile. Users can make purchases at all locations accepting Visa using their wallet balance. Jupiter Card is a Visa Infinite and Platinum virtual card, with a transaction fee of 1-1.8%, by

Digital asset company Strike has received a Bitcoin license and money transfer license approved by the New York State Department of Financial Services, allowing it to offer related financial products in New York. This is a significant step in Strike's compliance development, enabling New York residents to conveniently buy and sell Bitcoin, make payments, and invest through its platform.

Aave Labs invested $1.5 million in a comprehensive audit program for its V4 protocol, emphasizing early security collaboration with developers and integrating AI for enhanced scrutiny. The extensive review lasted 345 days and included input from numerous researchers, ultimately identifying no critical vulnerabilities, thus bolstering confidence in Aave's architecture.

BlockBeats News, March 6th, according to DefiLlama data, Hyperliquid's total revenue has surpassed $1 billion, reaching $1.027 billion. Among them, February revenue reached $62.06 million, a decrease of 9.8% month-on-month, with an average daily revenue of approximately $2.21 million in February.

Pi Network is currently undergoing mainnet upgrades and AI computing capability testing, exploring the integration of blockchain and distributed AI. Nodes need to upgrade to version 20.2 by March 12. Testing shows that nodes can participate in AI tasks, and in the future, they may earn token rewards by providing AI computing power. Despite challenges such as KYC verification delays, Pi Network is expected to become a decentralized AI computing network.

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin calls on developers to focus on privacy infrastructure, layer-two scaling technologies, and artificial intelligence applications to drive Ethereum's innovation. In the face of fierce blockchain competition, he emphasizes that important technological experiments should be integrated into the mainstream ecosystem to protect user data and enhance network performance.

Blockchain project Doppler announces that its token issuance platform has officially expanded to the Solana network, offering native integration with the Solana Virtual Machine (SVM). This move will optimize developer tools, streamline the token issuance process, improve efficiency, and lower technical barriers. Doppler focuses on the SVM architecture, responding to Solana's high throughput and low-cost advantages, helping more projects quickly build digital assets and promote ecosystem development.

Aave Labs invested $1.5 million in a comprehensive security audit lasting 345 days before the V4 release, collaborating with four top security firms, launching a public competition that attracted 900 researchers. The audit employed multi-angle parallel testing and formal verification to enhance security and foster institutional trust. The new architecture design of V4 helps reduce DeFi risks and aims to maintain zero major incidents after the mainnet launch.

GMX responded to community questions about the MegaETH launch progress by stating that since the mainnet went live in February, ecosystem development has been steadily progressing, with most protocols still in testing. The team has deployed smart contracts and is working to ensure liquidity and optimize user experience, but a formal launch date has not yet been determined.

PANews March 6 News, according to Cointelegraph, Backpack US has appointed Mark Wetjen as President. Mark Wetjen previously served as a Commissioner and Acting Chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), and worked at the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC).

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin recently called on the community to be more bold in innovating at the application layer while maintaining core values. He believes that the security and principles of the base layer should remain unshaken, but the application layer should be more disruptive and experimental. He explored the future design of privacy technologies and DeFi, and advocated for rethinking Ethereum's applications, even suggesting that if there were no users, developers should consider how to rewrite the application section of the white paper from scratch to face future challenges.

American Bitcoin Company (ABTC) Bitcoin reserves increase to 6,500 coins, ranking among the top 20 publicly listed companies worldwide. Despite stock price fluctuations, the reserve news prompted an 11.7% rise in stock price. ABTC is expanding its mining machine hash rate and plans to invest in reducing Bitcoin acquisition costs. Board member Tinder founder recently increased his holdings by purchasing 1.8 million shares.