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What Is Agentic AQUA?
A1 Lab—a division of JAN3—recently launched Agentic AQUA, taking another step in merging the Bitcoin economy with artificial intelligence and its growing infrastructure and impact on global markets. Leveraging Agentic AQUA autonomous AI agents have access to a native Bitcoin wallet, enabling them to send, receive, and manage funds entirely through natural language commands. Agentic AQUA focuses on removing an infrastructure problem: until now, AI agents have been locked out of the Bitcoin ecosystem and, to some extent, global markets. They can code, research, design, and even navigate the internet autonomously, but they cannot conduct transactions. The online payment systems
What Is The Jade Core Hardware Wallet?
Blockstream announced the latest addition to its Jade range of signing devices: Jade Core, a new hardware wallet designed to lower the barrier even further and push more users towards Bitcoin self-custody. Unlike previous hardware wallet releases that targeted advanced users or required technical sophistication, Jade Core strips away complexity while maintaining the uncompromising security model that has made Blockstream Jade one of the most trusted names in the Bitcoin hardware wallet space. At $99, Jade Core acts as a basic entry point into the world of self-custody—one that proves simplicity and security are not mutually exclusive. The hardware wallet
What Is The eCash Fork?
In August 2026, Bitcoin will undergo a fork with a new chain emerging if Paul Sztorc and Layer 2 Labs follow through with their plans. It’s been a while since we’ve seen a fork following the Bitcoin Cash split from the network in 2017 (along with BTG and BSV, which even fewer people care about, so I won’t even bother with those). Unlike Bitcoin Cash, which debated block sizes and network scalability (the block size wars), the eCash fork presents an entirely different problem—and a different solution. This isn’t only a disagreement about Bitcoin’s scalability and technical direction; it’s a