Bank of AI is advancing its on-chain financial infrastructure, integrating payments, identity, and DeFi functionality across TRON and BNB Chain. The system enables developers to easily integrate automated payments, allowing AI Agents to autonomously participate in lending and Swap operations, aimed at enhancing their financial autonomy.

Nvidia plans to invest $26 billion over the next five years to build open-weight AI models to counter the lead of Chinese open-source models. Its latest model, Nemotron 3 Super, features 128 billion parameters and comprehensive scores surpassing OpenAI, but still fall short of certain Chinese models. Analysts believe the U.S. government should support open-source projects.

xAI's Macrohard project has encountered a standstill, with frequent leadership changes and expansion difficulties. There are no relevant positions listed on the recruitment page, and the data collection project has been suspended. Tesla has taken over part of the work and is developing Digital Optimus AI Agent. Musk described the two as joint projects, which are part of Tesla's $2 billion investment agreement with xAI.

AllScale partners with TinyFish to launch a $2 million accelerator program aimed at providing payment infrastructure and technical support for top AI agent developers. The project addresses the bottlenecks AI agents face in information retrieval and payments, and offers developers a quick monetization channel. Registration is now open.

Perplexity launched the Cloud AI Assistant Service Personal Computer on March 12, based on deep integration of local and cloud functions with Mac mini, providing 24/7 intelligent assistance. The system features secondary authorization and operation record functions, and is equipped with a one-click shutdown switch to ensure safety.

Since early 2025, blockchain project developer activity has significantly declined, while the overall number of GitHub developers and commits has grown substantially, especially in the artificial intelligence sector. Major blockchain network developers have decreased, with Ethereum down 34% and Solana down 40%. Only wallet infrastructure shows growth. Experienced developers contribute significantly to code commits, while new and part-time contributors have decreased.

a16z Partner Noah Levine clarifies AI agent payment data, indicating that actual payments are approximately $1.6 million, reflecting that the measurement infrastructure is still in the early stages. Currently, AI payment activities are focused on developer tools. Although transaction volume is small, the infrastructure scale is enormous, and its future potential is worth paying attention to.

Gate News Report, March 12 — Hong Kong stocks related to AI intelligent agent concepts declined further. Zhipu (02513.HK) fell over 7%, MiniMax (00100.HK), and Xunce (03317.HK) each dropped more than 4% at one point.

The report shows that with the use of AI and deepfake technology, cryptocurrency ATM scams in the United States are rapidly increasing, with losses expected to reach $333 million by 2025. Crypto ATMs are widely exploited due to low authentication standards, with seniors being significantly affected. The scams are diverse, and AI technology has enhanced the efficiency of fraud. Regulators have begun to pay attention and have proposed relevant legislation to strengthen protections.

Gate News Announcement: On March 12, AI Agent Operating System elizaOS announced that Eliza 2.0 has entered the Alpha testing phase. This streamlined version supports three programming languages: TypeScript, Python, and Rust + WASM, and comes with complete applications and an introductory kit.