Crypto startup funding hit a 12-month low in April 2026, yet a16z crypto, Haun Ventures, Dragonfly, and Framework Ventures closed billions in new funds. Polina examines why LPs kept writing checks and how stablecoins, tokenization, and AI agents became the pitch that worked.
MetaMask opened Agent Wallet to all users on August 6, 2026, giving AI agents a scoped wallet across 22 EVM chains and Hyperliquid. Francesco Andreoli, Head of Developer Relations at Consensys, walks through the policy engine, the $10,000 Transaction Protection, and where users get it wrong.
Social trading platform Fomo has raised $75 million in a Series B round led by Index Ventures at a $550 million valuation. Union Square Ventures and Benchmark joined, alongside angels Mark Pincus, Humam Sakhnini, and Kevin Hartz. Fomo reports 625,000 users and $4 billion in trading volume.
COCO AI co-founder Charlie Hu runs a 15-person team alongside about 60 AI agents, serving 500-plus businesses in e-commerce, gaming, and digital marketing. He breaks down the shift from Copilot to Autopilot, why physical AI is the next frontier, and how to stay valuable.
SuperAI Singapore 2026 gathered 10,000 attendees at Marina Bay Sands on June 10-11. Benedict Evans warned of financial gravity in the AI boom, Exa's Will Bryk mapped the rise of agent search, Max Tegmark pushed a pro-human safety case, and Cerebras made the case for faster inference.
Southeast Asia Blockchain Week 2026 returned to Bangkok on May 20 and 21, organized by ShardLab. Stablecoins, real-world asset tokenization, and AI-agent commerce led the agenda as industry leaders mapped Asia's shift from speculation to settlement and institutional adoption.
At Money20/20 Asia 2026 in Bangkok, the lines between traditional finance and DeFi continued to blur. From J.P. Morgan’s blockchain scale to EMURGO’s self custody push, the event revealed a clear shift toward interoperable, user controlled financial systems.
