However, AI agents don’t pay attention, they extract with no clicks, no ads = quietly breaking internet’s core business model.
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👍 Rise of Agentic Web Browsing
> Agentic browsing marks a shift from “Search + Click” to “Prompt and Execution.”
🤖 AI agents embedded in tools, like Perplexity, Claude, and emerging agentic browsers, no longer just retrieve links- they interpret, synthesize, and act on behalf of users.
> The browser is no longer a viewport, but an operator.
___ ☄️The New Internet:
The traditional web runs on a simple exchange:
Attention → Traffic → Ads → Revenue.
Agents break this loop❎
Today, LLMs increasingly sit between users and content: summarizing articles, extracting answers, and completing tasks without requiring page visits.
As a result: 🕊️ No clicks 🕊️ No time-on-page 🕊️ No ad impressions
From a publisher’s perspective, this is free riding at scale. Content is consumed, but value is not returned.
The deeper shift is structural. Content is no longer written just for humans, it is being formatted for machines 4️⃣
As AI becomes the primary interface, the “presentation layer” of the internet, it is personalized, synthesized, and ephemeral.
This creates a bifurcated web: ➡️Human Layer: UI/UX, ads, rich media
🚨XRP FLIPS BNB TO BECOME 4TH LARGEST CRYPTO; OI ON BINANCE SURGES 59%
XRP jumps to a $93.4B market cap, overtaking BNB, as Binance Open Interest climbs toward pre-crash levels despite the token still trading nearly 40% below prior highs.
▶️ JUST IN: Iran is considering allowing oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz, provided the cargo is traded in Chinese Yuan rather than US Dollars.
🚨 JUST IN: RIPPLE TO ACQUIRE BC PAYMENTS SECURING AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL LICENSE
Ripple will acquire BC Payments to obtain an Australian Financial Services License, enabling the firm to expand Ripple Payments platform and services across the Asia-Pacific region
President Trump said he believes the conflict could end shortly, claiming Iran’s leadership and military capabilities have been “largely wiped out” after recent strikes.
This week is set to be dominated by inflation data, beginning with the CPI report on Wednesday. Markets will watch closely for signs that price pressures are easing or reaccelerating.
Attention then shifts to Core PCE, the Fed’s preferred inflation gauge. A softer-than-expected reading would reinforce expectations of cooling inflation and could support risk assets. Conversely, hotter prints may revive concerns about prolonged tight monetary policy. ____
That’s all for next week’s action! Keep an eye on these events, and we’ll be back with more updates in the next roundup. #A
Despite a broader crypto market drawdown, Coinbase’s retail segment maintained a 20% share of total trading in Q4 2025, with $59B in consumer volume vs $237B from institutions.