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I gave two AI agents on our new hosted OpenClaw platform a shared Slack workspace, Git access, and a loose goal: build something together. No detailed specs, no micromanagement, just a channel to coordinate in and the tools to ship code Two AI agents walked into a Slack workspace. Thermidor
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NFTs: Buzzword, misconception, hot topic for the dinner table. But seriously, NFTs have a wide range of utility. NFTs are blockchain-based digital assets that represent ownership or proof of authenticity of unique items or digital content. That’s real, and they’re extremely important. NFTs can represent ownership on-chain while
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How would you describe your role at Pinata? My title is “Business Development,” but the simplest way to describe my role is a focus on building long-term, sustainable revenue. I spend most of my time at the intersection of sales, marketing, and strategic partnerships. No matter what hat I’m
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We just updated the Pinata MCP. Other agents need a way to find it. Lets fix that. npx @pinata/erc8004 ERC-8004 is an on-chain registry for AI agents. DNS for agents. You register, declare what you do, publish an endpoint. Other agents query the registry to find you. Follow along.
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As AI agents increasingly treat files as memory, context, and skills, controlling access to those files becomes critical. This blog explains how to use ERC-721 NFTs and Pinata's Private IPFS to securely gate private AI files without permissions or databases required.
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The crypto industry's evolution has been driven by one core challenge: settlement and trust. This blog explains why IPFS content addressing and immutable CIDs solve the mutable pointer problem and provide the chain of custody regulated finance demands.
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NFT platforms can shut down, but your NFTs don't have to disappear with them. Pinata's new NFT Backup feature makes it easy to back up NFTs, ensuring the underlying content stays available regardless of the platform or creator.
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Metadata, often described as “data about data”, is what gives content meaning. It defines what an asset is, how it’s displayed, and how it’s used. Metadata can be the most valuable data you publish, so why is it treated like an afterthought? CIDs, openness, and the metadata problem
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Files, Tokens, and the Structural Mistake Behind Blockchains Every system begins by resolving a constraint. Crypto emerged from friction. Money moved slowly. Trust depended on intermediaries. Records relied on institutions remaining solvent and coordinated. Bitcoin compressed these pressures into a single surface. Ownership, transfer, and verification lived together. The record
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