Coinbase's x402 protocol, launched in May 2025, is an open-source web payment standard that lets AI agents and human users pay with stablecoins directly over the internet. By embedding onchain payment requests into HTTP interactions, it enables fast, low-cost micropayments across networks like Base, Solana and Ethereum without traditional processors. Backed by firms including Cloudflare, Circle, Stripe and Amazon Web Services, x402 is already handling hundreds of millions of transactions for use cases ranging from pay-per-inference compute to metered web content.

Bybit reported that its AI-based fraud prevention framework intercepted and recovered $300 million tied to impersonation and other scams in 2025, protecting thousands of account holders. The exchange also said its models flagged hundreds of risky addresses, blocked more than 3 million credential-stuffing attempts, and structured scam response into a three-tier risk system.

A16z Crypto, the web3 division of Andreessen Horowitz, used a recent blog post to argue that many so-called zkVMs emphasize succinctness rather than genuine zero-knowledge privacy. On Tuesday, the team announced an upgrade to the open-source Jolt zkVM that integrates the NovaBlindFold folding scheme to generate blinded proofs, making the system suitable for privacy-focused applications. The blog added that this approach keeps the resulting ZK proof only about 3 KB larger than Jolt's earlier non-zero-knowledge version.

BitGo Europe GmbH has extended its crypto-as-a-service platform to all 30 countries in the European Economic Area, allowing banks and fintech firms to integrate regulated custody, trading and fiat on- and off-ramps via APIs. The service offers multi-asset wallets with SEPA fiat rails and custodial coverage reportedly insured up to $250 million, while BitGo's shares, listed under BTGO on the New York Stock Exchange since Jan. 22, were recently trading at $10.20. This expansion comes amid a broader move by European financial institutions to adopt MiCA-aligned digital asset custody through partnerships with specialized providers.

On March 2, 2026 in Washington, Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Michael S. Selig announced that former federal prosecutor David I. Miller will lead the agency's enforcement division. Miller moves to the CFTC from private practice, where he focused on commodities, securities and digital asset enforcement, and will succeed acting enforcement director Paul Hayeck, who will continue overseeing the Complex Fraud Task Force.

Ripple has upgraded its Ripple Payments platform to let businesses manage cross-border transfers in both fiat currencies and stablecoins through a single interface. The system, used in more than 60 markets and handling over $100 billion in transactions, now bundles custody, virtual accounts, collections, and liquidity tools into one infrastructure for banks and fintech firms. With over 75 licenses worldwide, Ripple positions the service as a compliant option for institutions seeking near real-time international payouts and unified fund management.

A federal court in the Southern District of New York has dismissed a multi-year class action lawsuit accusing Uniswap Labs and founder Hayden Adams of facilitating scam token trading on the Uniswap protocol. Judge Katherine Polk Failla rejected the plaintiffs’ second amended complaint with prejudice, finding they failed to plausibly allege the defendants’ knowledge of, or substantial assistance in, the alleged fraud. The ruling follows earlier dismissals of federal securities claims in August 2023 and a partial affirmance by the Second Circuit in February 2025.

Pi Network co-founder Dr. Nicolas Kokkalis has detailed recent progress on the project's in-house KYC solution and its planned evolution into a standalone service for Web3 and traditional businesses. He highlighted the system's global coverage, integrated sanctions and compliance checks, and hybrid AI-plus-human verification model. Kokkalis added that upcoming enhancements like fingerprint verification aim to strengthen security while enabling wider onboarding into the Pi Network ecosystem, though community reactions remain mixed.