OpenSea Launches Agent CLI
The AI agent skill allows agents to interact directly with the OpenSea NFT marketplace.
OpenSea launches an agent CLI.
Gitcoin proposes an overhaul.
Curve accuses PancakeSwap.
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OpenSea introduced a command-line interface and AI agent skill that allows developers and AI assistants to interact directly with the OpenSea NFT marketplace. Using the OpenSea CLI, agents can query NFT collections, tokens, listings, and offers, execute NFT trades on the Seaport marketplace, and swap ERC-20 tokens through OpenSea’s DEX aggregator. The tool can operate through the OpenSea API, CLI commands, shell scripts, or an MCP server designed for LLM integrations. It supports multiple output formats, including TOON, a compact format that uses roughly 40% fewer tokens than JSON, helping reduce context usage. The tool works for transactions on Ethereum, Base, Arbitrum, Optimism, and Polygon. An OpenSea API key is required to access the service.
The Gitcoin team introduced a governance proposal to sunset the long-running Gitcoin Grants program and relaunch it as a single annual initiative, with a first focus on funding the decentralization acceleration (d/acc). Under the proposal, the new program would run targeted monthly campaigns, each focused on a specific subdomain. The funding model would also shift away from community matching pools toward a mix of coalitional funding, co-funding partnerships, yield-based funding through Octant Vaults, and instruments such as convertible notes. If approved, the new structure would launch in May 2026.
Curve Finance accused PancakeSwap of copying its StableSwap smart contract code without authorization, claiming the move violates Curve’s licensing policy. Curve shared a screenshot from PancakeSwap’s codebase showing a forgotten “Todo” note indicating the team still needed to decide which license to apply. Curve’s StableSwap smart contract is not distributed under an open-source license, using a restrictive copyright that prohibits modifications without permission. Earlier this week, PancakeSwap introduced StableSwap functionality on its Pancake Infinity AMM, enabling stablecoin swaps with dynamic fees and reduced slippage. PancakeSwap said it is reaching out to the Curve team.
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Polygon Launches Agent CLI Toolkit
The toolkit enables AI agents to operate onchain with built-in wallets, payments, identity, and transaction capabilities.
Polygon launches an Agent CLI toolkit.
Bitwise donates $100k to Protocol Guild.
Vitalik urges bolder Ethereum innovation.
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Polygon Labs launched the Polygon Agent CLI, a toolkit that enables AI agents to operate onchain with built-in wallets, payments, identity, and transaction capabilities. The tool provides a single-click installation that lets agents securely hold and spend funds onchain, eliminating the need for developers to integrate multiple services. The toolkit supports the ERC-8004 standard for verifiable onchain identity and reputation, and the x402 protocol, which enables agents to pay for APIs and data services per request using stablecoins. Using the CLI, agents can create wallets, execute gas-abstracted transactions, and interact with DeFi.
Bitwise donated $100,000 to the Protocol Guild and the Proposer Builder Separation (PBS) Foundation, marking its second donation trench. The donation follows a commitment made in 2024 by both VanEck and Bitwise to allocate 10% of their profits from their Ethereum ETFs to support Ethereum development over the next decade. The Bitwise ETHW ETF was launched on the NYSE Arca in July 2024, offering investors a way to invest in Ethereum without having to own the asset directly. The fund currently holds more than 110,000 ETH. The Protocol Guild is a collective of Ethereum core contributors.
Vitalik Buterin urged Ethereum builders to adopt a bolder, more experimental mindset at the application layer without compromising on core principles: censorship resistance, open source, privacy, and security (CROPS). Culturally, he encouraged Ethereum to move beyond “respectable” institutional norms, referencing the Milady meme culture. Buterin suggested rethinking key areas of the ecosystem, including DeFi potentially evolving toward universal futures markets, oracles built from cryptographic proofs over multiple AI models and trusted data sources, and re-evaluating the role of Layer-2s to ensure they are truly additive to Ethereum. He also pointed to the need for a privacy-first application stack.
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Aztec Network Alpha Upgrade
The proposed upgrade would move Aztec to Stage 2 decentralization.
Aztec proposes the Alpha upgrade.
ENS AI Agent identity verification.
Kraken granted Fed master account.
Aave V4 security report.
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Aztec Network, a privacy-focused Layer 2 built on Ethereum, proposed launching its Alpha Network, a functionally complete upgrade to enable private, programmable smart contract transactions. If approved, the upgrade would move Aztec to Stage 2 decentralization, meaning the system is fully controlled by immutable code rather than a central operator. Since the Aztec Ignition launch, the network has introduced a dual state model that combines client-side private execution with public execution on the Aztec Virtual Machine (AVM). It has also upgraded its proving system to CHONK, enabling fast zero-knowledge proof generation on consumer devices. Following governance, Alpha could go live as soon as 24 days after the initial deployment.
ENS introduced ENSIP-25, a standard that provides a clear and deterministic way to verify that an AI agent is associated with a specific ENS domain. The standard works by defining a new ENS text record format that links an ENS name to an AI agent registered in an onchain registry, such as ERC-8004. To complete verification, the ENS name owner sets the standardized text record, creating a bidirectional link between the ENS name and the agent’s registry entry. The solution allows wallets, explorers, and applications to verify the association with a resolver lookup and, once confirmed, display verified ENS names for AI agents instead of hexadecimal wallet addresses.
Kraken Financial received approval for a Federal Reserve master account, granting it direct access to the U.S. payments system, including Fedwire. The approval makes Kraken the first digital asset bank to gain entry to the system, enabling it to settle payments directly with the Federal Reserve without relying on intermediary banks. The direct fiat connectivity improves speed, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness for its institutional clients, while improving liquidity flows between crypto and traditional financial rails. The rollout will occur in phases, beginning with institutional support and expanding over time. Kraken said the approval follows more than five years of sustained regulatory engagement and examination.
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