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Bitcoin fell 1.6% to just under $82,800 on the morning of October 8, 2026 in Asia, breaking below a level analysts had flagged as a potential trigger for further declines.

Bitcoin climbed past $81,000 during Monday's Asian trading session, while NEAR surged 23% on a wave of swap activity tied to Zcash.

Ethereum core developers scheduled EIP-8141, called "Frame Transactions," for inclusion in the Hegotá upgrade planned for 2027.

Intent-based transactions are blockchain interactions where the user signs an off-chain message defining their target outcome rather than interacting directly with a smart contract.

The x402 protocol is a payment system developed by Stripe that enables automated payments using USDC on the Base blockchain.

OpenClaw is an open-source framework that allows developers to deploy persistent AI agents capable of learning, storing memory, and performing automated tasks.