AI Agents Need Blockchain IDs: a16z Says KYA is the New KYC

While today’s agents can handle tasks and financial transactions, there’s currently no consistent way for them to reliably prove who they are and what they’re allowed to do. This company believes blockchain technology could fill that gap by providing a secure and standardized solution.

Crypto’s Gulag: RedotPay Chains SUI to 130M Merchants

RedotPay, the self-proclaimed liberator of digital assets, has integrated native SUI and USDC on Sui into its payments platform. A grand gesture, no doubt, but one must ask: at what cost? The fintech giant, with its $10 billion in annualized payment volume as of November 2025, has become the gatekeeper of a new era. An era where the line between convenience and control blurs like the horizon in a Siberian winter.