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Meet Coinbase for Agents. Give your AI agent its own account to manage portfolios, execute trades, operate autonomously within safety limits, and pay for data and research tools via x402.

Agentic finance is here and Coinbase is powering it.

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In summary, the quake is a severe blow (~5-7% direct impact) to an already fragile economy, deepening the crisis and delaying recovery by at least 1-2 years. Figures are preliminary and subject to change based on aftershocks.

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Summary of the Economic Impact of the Earthquake in Venezuela (Preliminary estimates).

Direct GDP Losses: Between 1% and 7% of annual GDP (approx. $1 billion to $7 billion), according to the USGS. This figure represents the immediate destruction of public and private assets.

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Other effects: Temporary activity disruption in key zones (up to 20–50% paralysis in local trade, ports, and services), increased reliance on foreign aid, and potential acceleration of emigration (further reducing the labor force by 1–3%).

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Following a drop to lows of $62,293 for Bitcoin, hourly liquidations spiked to $152 million.

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Ship traffic has officially resumed in the Strait of Hormuz after the US and Iran signed a deal to end the war. A live map shows a sharp increase in vessel movement through the key oil route.

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Coinbase is launching 1:1 backed tokenized U.S. stocks onchain. Own, trade, and redeem actual shares while receiving dividends automatically. No derivatives, no IOUs.

Coming soon to eligible non-U.S. jurisdictions.

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President Donald Trump announced that U.S. Southern Command carried out a precise kinetic strike, at his direct order, that killed “Niño Guerrero,” the top leader of the Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang. The operation targeted a compound in Venezuela and was confirmed with video.

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Chinese startup PettiChat launched a $118 AI collar claiming to translate barks and meows into human language in real time with up to 95% accuracy.

The device has already reached 10,000 preorders, though it still lacks independent scientific validation.

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Meta will begin a new round of layoffs this week affecting around 8,000 employees, as the company sharply increases spending on AI infrastructure and development.

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More than $900 billion was wiped from the U.S. stock market on May 15, with major tech names like NVDA, TSLA and AMZN posting sharp losses. Rising oil prices and inflation fueled volatility, though indexes partially recovered by the close.

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Jerome Powell officially ended his 8 year term as Fed Chair on May 15, 2026, but will remain a governor until 2028. Kevin Warsh is set to take over, fueling expectations of looser policies and bullish sentiment across crypto markets.

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📊 Dune, one of the longest standing onchain crypto analytics platforms, is cutting around 25% of its workforce as it restructures around AI and growing institutional adoption.

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The CLARITY Act advanced in the U.S. after a bipartisan 15-9 Senate committee vote. The bill would split crypto oversight between the SEC and CFTC. Bitcoin climbed back near $82K, while Coinbase, Robinhood and SoFi shares surged.

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Coinbase and tech leaders such as Google and Stripe launch the x402 Foundation to activate native payments on the Internet. They revive the HTTP code 402 so that sending money (stablecoins) is as easy and standard as sending text or images.
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President Trump asserted that he had built the most robust economy in history, characterized by the absence of inflation and the attainment of the highest stock market performance ever seen.

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Considered the most significant upgrade since its initial release, Aave V4 aims to strengthen the protocol’s scalability and accelerate institutional adoption within the DeFi ecosystem.

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The DeFi protocol Aave announced the official launch of its V4 version on March 30, 2026, on the Ethereum mainnet, following more than two years of development, testing, and DAO approval.

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In this initial phase, the deployment includes three hubs (Core, Prime, Plus) with conservative parameters to prioritize security. Additionally, V4 integrates a liquidity reinvestment module, enhanced liquidation mechanisms, and a redesigned interface tailored for advanced users.