Mastercard Opens Early Access to Agent Pay for Machines After Coinbase and Cloudflare Pilots

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This event highlights the growing intersection of geopolitical conflict and digital infrastructure, with crypto increasingly becoming a target and tool in hybrid warfare. It also underscores the fragility of centralized data centers, reinforcing the value proposition of decentralized networks like Bitcoin.

Multiple Ukrainian drone strikes over the last week took Russian data centers offline, reportedly causing online bot traffic to plummet, though the bot activity is likely not the kind most people associate with Russia.

Ukrainian Drone Strikes Take Russian Data Centers Offline, Bot Traffic Plummets

Drone strikes on Russian data centers set a precedent for cyber-physical attacks, threatening crypto's cloud infrastructure and potentially boosting demand for decentralized alternatives.

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