Inner Chain: Issue 26

🚀 Editor's Note

Welcome to the 26th edition of Inner Chain Crypto your weekly no-hype, straight-talking guide to what’s really happening in Crypto and Web 3, from a passionate squad of crypto enthusiasts from Brooklyn to Accra.

So much for Uptober, now we set our sights on Moonvember.

It’s a big week in crypto as all eyes turn to the Fed’s FOMC meeting, where markets are pricing in a 0.25% rate cut. If confirmed, it could mark the official return of risk-on sentiment, setting the stage for a fresh leg up across crypto assets.

Zcash (ZEC) continues its unexpected run, outshining other alts and reigniting conversations around privacy-focused chains. Meanwhile, Base chain is getting rotation attention thanks to its Agentic AI narrative, a crossover trend we’ll dive into later in this issue.

In the payments space, Visa just integrated four major stablecoins - USDC, EURC, PYUSD, and USDG across Ethereum, Solana, Stellar, and Avalanche, a major step toward mainstream multi-chain settlement.

Whales remain accumulating ETH, signalling quiet conviction beneath the surface. And rumour mills are spinning with talk of a potential Hyperliquid ETF on the horizon.

The Future is On-Chain.

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🚀 Market Watch - Trending Coins

💡 SPOTLIGHT

🧩 What is Agentic AI? And why is it important?

Imagine you have a super-smart robot friend. Most AIs are like a super-smart encyclopedia - you ask a question, and it gives you an answer. But an Agentic AI is different. It's like a robot friend you can give a big job to, like “find the best nonstop flight under $400 and add it to my calendar” - and then autonomously plans, reasons, and acts until the task is complete.

It breaks the goal into sub-tasks (search APIs, compare prices, verify seat maps, call the booking endpoint), adapts when obstacles appear (price jumps, sold-out legs), and only reports back once the calendar entry is saved.

Because these agents loop through perception, reasoning, and action on their own, they can run overnight or across dozens of sites in parallel, making them ideal for complex workflows like supply-chain rescheduling, vulnerability patching, or multi-step research reports that traditional automation or LLM chatbots can’t finish end-to-end.

What is x402?

x402 is a new payment system built for the age of AI. It uses the web's long-forgotten "402 Payment Required" status code to create a seamless, machine-to-market economy.

With a single line of code, any online resource, an API, a webpage, a file - can be put behind a paywall. When an AI agent tries to access it without paying, the server instantly responds with a 402 error and a lightning-fast payment request. The agent can then automatically and cryptographically pay a tiny fee (like a few cents) in USDC and instantly retry the request to get access.

This blockchain-agnostic protocol requires no sign-ups or API keys and has no fees for merchants. It enables true micropayments, unlocking pay-per-use business models for things like individual data queries or computing power that are impossible with traditional credit cards or subscriptions.

x402 as a new operating system for AI agents. Just like Android or iOS needs an entire ecosystem.

🔥 Inner Watchlist

• $AERO

• $VIRTUALS

• $VPAY (meme)

• $SEI

• $PAYAI (meme)

• $CHILLHOUSE (meme)

• $DASH

• $TRUMP (meme)

• $WLFI

🗞️ News

• AI Sector Rebounds as Agent Payment Systems Gain Traction

• Visa Stablecoin expansion

• Zelle enables international transfers using stablecoins for US customers

• Flying Tulip is preparing one of 2025’s largest sales with a $1B valuation

• US Congressman proposes backing the U.S. dollar with Bitcoin, calling it a way to “re-tether” fiat

🧑‍💻 Who We Are

We’re a small squad of crypto natives - builders, traders and research freaks who are deep in the trenches with a wealth of knowledge of the crypto market. We use AI tools, real-time data and community intel to stay ahead.

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