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forklog.media Anthropic tests an AI‑agent marketplace

Anthropic has built a testbed where AI agents act as buyers and sellers. The experiment is called Project Deal. New Anthropic research: Project Deal.We created a marketplace for employees in our San Francisco office, with one big twist. We tasked Claude with buying, selling and negotiating on our colleagues’ behalf. pic.twitter.com/H2f6cLDlAW— Anthropic (@AnthropicAI) April 24, 2026 The project involved 69 employees, each allocated a $100 budget in gift cards.  Before launch, Claude interviewed participants to learn which personal items they were willing to sell, what they wanted to buy, target prices and the desired negotiation style for their agent. Based on the answers, the team created a personalised system prompt for each person. The market ran in Slack, where agents posted listings, made offers on others’ goods, haggled and closed deals without human involvement. After the experiment, employees exchanged the real items agreed by their “AI representatives.”  Source: Anthropic.  Agents struck 186 deals across more than 500 listings. Aggregate transaction value topped $4,000.  Anthropic said participants were broadly satisfied with the results, and some expressed willingness to pay for a similar service in future. Four versions of the marketplace Anthropic ran four independent versions of the marketplace. One was “real” — it governed the eventual exchanges of goods. The others were used for research. This was not disclosed.  In two variants, every participant was represented by Claude Opus 4.5 — then Anthropic’s most advanced model. In the other two, participants were randomly assigned Opus 4.5 or the less powerful Claude Haiku 4.5. Model quality affected outcomes. Users with Opus, on average, closed about two more deals than those with Haiku. For identical items, Opus also achieved higher prices — on average by $3.64.  Haiku sold a bicycle for $38, while Opus got $65. Source: Anthropic.  Participants did not always notice the gap. Anthropic called this a potential problem for future AI‑agent markets: users of weaker models may receive worse terms without realising they are at a disadvantage. Prompts barely affected outcomes Researchers also tested whether initial human instructions shaped agent behaviour. Some asked Claude to act amicably; others to bargain more aggressively. According to Anthropic, harsher instructions had no statistically significant effect on the likelihood of sale, final price or ability to buy more cheaply.  The team added this was not necessarily due to poor instruction-following: Claude could reproduce the requested tone, but it did not yield a noticeable commercial edge. Unexpected outcomes  Anthropic noted several unpredictable episodes. Before launch, agents received limited data: interviews lasted under ten minutes, and after the start humans could no longer intervene in negotiations. In one case, an employee bought through the assistant the same snowboard he already owned. Specialists said the person would not have made such a purchase unaided, but the agent precisely inferred the participant’s preferences. To our amazement, another Claude agent modeled its human’s preferences so accurately that—based on only an offhand mention of an interest in skiing—Claude bought him the exact snowboard he already owned. (Here he is, duplicate snowboard in hand.) pic.twitter.com/SsAyeB9pcI— Anthropic (@AnthropicAI) April 24, 2026 Another employee asked the bot to buy a “gift for myself.” The deal occurred in the real version of the experiment. A bag of ping‑pong balls arrived at the office, which Anthropic left “on behalf of Claude.” Some agents negotiated not for goods, but for experiences. One offered a free day with a colleague’s dog. After discussions with another assistant, the parties agreed a “dog date”, which staff later carried out.  Source: Anthropic.   Anthropic stressed these specific cases are unlikely to recur. Even so, the mix of human preferences and AI’s unpredictability can produce surprising results.  Reliability questions  The founder of an unnamed ag‑tech company wrote on Reddit that, one morning, 110 employees simultaneously received notices suspending Claude access without prior warning. ANTHROPIC JUST BANNED A 110 PERSON COMPANY OVERNIGHT WITHOUT WARNINGmonday morning at an agricultural tech company, every single employee wakes up to an email saying their claude account has been suspended110 people locked out at the same time with zero warning and the email… pic.twitter.com/qARizhgOXs— Om Patel (@om_patel5) April 27, 2026 He said the email resembled an individual ban and linked to a personal appeal form, which meant the team did not immediately realise the restriction covered the whole organisation. The entrepreneur added that access could not be restored quickly. Thirty‑six hours after submitting requests, Anthropic had provided no explanation. Meanwhile, the firm’s API account continued to operate and incur charges. Corporate administrators could not log in to the dashboard to review payments and usage. He also noted that the organisation‑wide block may have been triggered by one user’s actions. Claude lacks workspace‑level limits, local containment of violations or an administrative override to preserve access for the rest of the team. In his view, such a moderation model calls into question whether Claude can serve as critical infrastructure for day‑to‑day business operations. Others report similar issues. One user shared a link to a service that, at the time of writing, had logged 53 such cases.  On April 24, Google announced a $40bn investment in Anthropic. 

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blockonomi.com Bitmine (BMNR) Surpasses 5 Million ETH Milestone as Tom Lee Touts ‘Wartime Store of Value’ Narrative

Bitmine (BMNR) crosses 5M ETH threshold with $236M weekly buy. Now controls 4.21% of supply, generating $264M yearly from staking. Tom Lee bullish on ETH. The post Bitmine (BMNR) Surpasses 5 Million ETH Milestone as Tom Lee Touts ‘Wartime Store of Value’ Narrative appeared first on Blockonomi.

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news.bitcoin.com Bitcoin ETFs Draw $824M as Blackrock’s IBIT Dominates Weekly Crypto Fund Inflows

Bitcoin led the week with $824 million in inflows, while ether maintained positive momentum despite a brief interruption. XRP and solana ETFs were not left, as they posted decent gains for the week. Key Takeaways: Bitcoin ETFs pulled $824 million for the week, led by Blackrock IBIT’s $732 million dominance. Ether ETFs added $155 million […]

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cryptopotato.com Fuutura Launches as Blockchain Infrastructure Company Building a Compliance-First Financial Ecosystem

[PRESS RELEASE – Panama City, Panama, April 27th, 2026] Founded by a King’s Counsel and a blockchain strategist, the company introduces a unified financial ecosystem for the over a billion adults left behind by legacy financial systems Fuutura, a blockchain infrastructure company building a compliance-first financial ecosystem for the global market, today announced its official […]

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blockonomi.com Ethereum Price Expected To Drop Below $1,400 In 2026 As Passive Income Trend Surges In Popularity

Ethereum’s price prediction for 2026 is one of the most debated topics in crypto right now, with bearish technical targets placing ETH as low as $1,400, a level that would represent a brutal 68% decline from its all-time high. For the millions of investors who bought ETH near its 2021 peak of $4,800 and are [...] The post Ethereum Price Expected To Drop Below $1,400 In 2026 As Passive Income Trend Surges In Popularity appeared first on Blockonomi.

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blockonomi.com Crypto Exchange Presale TradeView Approaches $200,000 As Ethereum and Bitcoin Aims For 110% Price Hike in 2026

Bitcoin at $77,200 and Ethereum at $2,300 aren’t exciting numbers by themselves. What makes them interesting is where analysts think they’re heading. A 110% move on BTC puts it near $180,000. The same on ETH pushes it past $5,000. Those aren’t fringe predictions either. They’re tied to institutional demand, ETF flows, network usage growth, and [...] The post Crypto Exchange Presale TradeView Approaches $200,000 As Ethereum and Bitcoin Aims For 110% Price Hike in 2026 appeared first on Blockonomi.

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blockonomi.com Latest Crypto News – Why Traditional Investors Are Pulling Liquidity From The FTSE100 And Buying Cryptos ZCASH And TradeView

Something is breaking in the traditional finance rotation playbook. Capital that historically recycled between FTSE 100 equities and bonds is showing up in crypto wallets, specifically in privacy coins and the best crypto presale opportunities that traditional markets simply can’t offer. ZCASH and TradeView represent two sides of this migration: privacy-preserving transactions and decentralized trading infrastructure, [...] The post Latest Crypto News – Why Traditional Investors Are Pulling Liquidity From The FTSE100 And Buying Cryptos ZCASH And TradeView appeared first on Blockonomi.

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bitcoinmagazine.com Strive Expands Bitcoin Treasury With $61.4 Million Purchase, Holdings Reach 14,557 BTC

Bitcoin Magazine Strive Expands Bitcoin Treasury With $61.4 Million Purchase, Holdings Reach 14,557 BTC Strive boosted its Bitcoin treasury with a fresh purchase of 789 BTC, valued at roughly $61.43 million. This post Strive Expands Bitcoin Treasury With $61.4 Million Purchase, Holdings Reach 14,557 BTC first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Micah Zimmerman.

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btcmanager.com In conversation with Vasily Shilov, CBDO at SwapSpace: Privacy, DEXs, and what the conference season actually revealed

SwapSpace’s CBDO, Vasily Shilov, highlights market trends and industry direction following EthCC and Paris Blockchain Week insights. In April, the SwapSpace team attended two major crypto events: EthCC and Paris Blockchain Week. The company’s CBDO, Vasily Shilov, shared some insights…

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bitcoinist.com Unstaking Move By Ethereum Foundation Draws Market Focus, A Sell-Off On The Horizon?

In the ongoing cycle, the Ethereum staking ecosystem is experiencing one of its most significant activities yet, setting new records in the number of ETH staked across the cryptocurrency sector. After a period of increased staking, the Ethereum Foundation is showing reduced interest in ETH staking with the firm’s most recent unstaking move on Sunday. […]

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news.bitcoin.com Nordic Blockchain Conference Returns to Stockholm for Its 8th Edition, Highlighting the Future of Digital Finance, Policy, and Blockchain’s Interplay With Other Frontier Technologies

This sponsored press release was provided by Nordic Blockchain Conference 2026 and was not written by Bitcoin.com News. Bitcoin.com News does not necessarily endorse the statements made within this announcement. PRESS RELEASE. Stockholm, Sweden – April 27th, 2026. The Nordic Blockchain Conference (NBC2026) – the largest and leading blockchain event in Northern Europe – returns […]

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bitcoinmagazine.com Strategy (MSTR) Expands Bitcoin Holdings by $255 Million as Treasury Yield Surges to 9.6%

Bitcoin Magazine Strategy (MSTR) Expands Bitcoin Holdings by $255 Million as Treasury Yield Surges to 9.6% Strategy said it bought 3,273 BTC for $255 million last week, bringing total holdings to 818,334 BTC worth about $63.7 billion. This post Strategy (MSTR) Expands Bitcoin Holdings by $255 Million as Treasury Yield Surges to 9.6% first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Micah Zimmerman.

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forklog.media Curve Founder Proposes Debt Tokenization Mechanism

The founder of the DeFi protocol Curve Finance, Mikhail Egorov, has introduced a solution to the issue of "bad" debts. He suggested converting deficit positions into tradable investment instruments. The pilot project will be the lending market LlamaLend. In October 2024, it incurred a hopeless debt of $700,000. As a result, some users are unable to withdraw their funds in full. Egorov believes that problematic assets in the pool are not useless. Their value depends on the price of the CRV token: if the token appreciates, the debt will be settled through liquidations. According to the developer, such positions resemble options with limited risk. Source: gov.curve.finance. To implement the idea, Egorov has already provided liquidity in the Curve Stableswap pool. Users can exchange "stuck" tokens at a discount or become liquidity providers to earn fees while waiting for the market to recover. The proposed model eliminates the need for direct protocol rescue through the DAO treasury. Instead, the market itself should fill the balance gap. Traders purchase the debt at a discount, arbitrageurs seek profit, and liquidity providers receive rewards. The initiative emerged amid discussions about the consequences of the Kelp DAO hack, which posed risks for Aave. While other projects discuss emergency loans and direct compensations, Egorov advocates for market mechanisms. Community members have reacted skeptically to the idea. Some users noted that it would be difficult to find buyers for such assets due to the lack of immediate returns. Critics also doubt that professional investors will be interested in the instrument without additional subsidies from the Curve DAO. Back in April, protocols affected by the Kelp attack formed a support fund that raised over 102,000 ETH. The amount nearly covered the damage caused by the hack — approximately $290 million.

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cryptopotato.com PoW to PoS to PoB: Nexus AiCOS Defines “Proofs of Behavior” as the On-Chain Credit Standard on Base

[PRESS RELEASE – Wyoming, United States, April 27th, 2026] PoW to PoS to PoB: Nexus AiCOS v1.1 Defines “Proofs of Behavior” as the On-Chain Basel III Credit Standard for the AI Agent Civilization on Base Nexus AiCOS, the pioneering on-chain identity and credit primitive for the agentic economy, officially announces the release of Whitepaper v1.1 […]

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news.bitcoin.com Bitmine Crosses 5 Million ETH, Pushes 4.21% of Total Supply Toward 5% Goal

Bitmine Immersion Technologies now holds 5,078,386 ETH, crossing the 5 million token threshold and pushing its share of the total Ethereum supply to 4.21%. Key Takeaways: Bitmine (NYSE: BMNR) holds 5.078 million ETH worth roughly $12 billion, reaching 4.21% of the total supply in 10 months. Tom Lee says ETH has outperformed the S&P 500 […]

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