Trends & Signals
By: Matt Allen
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Pay it Forward: The Rise of Agentic Payments On-Chain
April 8, 2026
For much of the internet’s history, technology has supported human transactions. Increasingly, it’s executing them directly.
Bitcoin Renaissance: Exploring Layer 2s
November 1, 2024
In January 2023, Bitcoin developer Casey Rodamor combined two previous upgrades to Bitcoin Core’s protocol to launch Ordinals and Inscriptions. The project jumpstarted Bitcoin and Layer 2 development as projects previously deemed impossible on...