Polygon Labs announced Sept. 12 that it is partnering with Dubai-based Cypher Capital to expand institutional access to POL, the native asset powering the Polygon blockchain, across the Middle East.

The initiative marks the first in a series of efforts to bring professional investors into direct engagement with Polygon’s infrastructure.

POL will be positioned as an institutional-grade asset offering real yield, with roundtables, liquidity improvements, and structured opportunities aimed at funds, corporates, and other large allocators.

Polygon co-founder Sandeep Nailwal said in a statement:

“Institutional demand for real yield on crypto is already in high demand, and keeps growing.”

He added that the program is designed to “translate that value into institutional-grade opportunities, offering a path for investors to earn real yield by engaging directly with the economic engine of the Polygon ecosystem.”

Cypher Capital, a venture and investment firm active in the region, will help Polygon navigate regulatory and capital market settings.

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The program is expected to highlight POL as a core portfolio asset for professional investors seeking exposure to blockchain infrastructure, global payments, and real-world asset transactions.

The announcement comes as Polygon continues to advance its “GigaGas” roadmap, which Nailwal said has already delivered sub-five-second finality and throughput of up to 1,000 transactions per second.

Future milestones aim to establish Polygon as a high-performance settlement layer for the “trustless internet of value.”

The rollout illustrates a broader push by leading blockchain projects to build institutional pipelines in growth markets, where interest in digital assets and tokenized products continues to climb.

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The need for thieves to steal money protected by private keys stored by wallets

• Accessing or copying wallet data files.
• Knowledge of the passphrases (or pins, etc.) used to encrypt the keys of these files.

However, if someone is tricked by a scammer, it is certainly possible that the victim has been tricked into allowing the scammer to access the computer by installing the software they suggested, perhaps by giving screen sharing access to someone they thought was a helper. Their computers may have backdoor access and/or keyloggers installed.

It would be wise to assume the worst case scenario. Create a new wallet with a new key with a new key from an existing computer. I create an on-chain transaction to move money into that clean environment.

Google plans to make it easier for users to access AI mode by allowing them to set it as the default, replacing the traditional blue links.

AI mode is an advanced version of Google Search that uses large language models to summarise information from the web, so you can spend more time on Google than visiting websites.

Google AI mode can answer complex answers, process images, summarize information on the web, create tables, graphs, charts, and even help you code.

Right now, AI mode is optional. It’s placed on the left of the “All” tab, so you can accidentally open Google AI search and slowly prefer it over the traditional search.

In a post on X, Logan Kilpatrick, who is the product lead at Google AI Studio, suggested that AI mode would soon become the default mode on Google.

Later, Google’s Robby Stein, VP, Product at Google Search, clarified that the company only plans to make it easier to access AI mode for those who wish to use it.

Right now, there are no plans to make AI mode the default for everyone, but if you prefer AI mode as your default search tab, there will be a toggle or a button to do that.

This would mean the traditional blue links will not appear by default, but you’ll be able to switch to old results by finding the “Web” tab, which is tucked at the very end of the bar.

AI Mode might become the default mode at some point in future, but when?

I wouldn’t be surprised if AI mode does become the default search page in 2026 for everyone.

Google is still trying to determine how a move like that would affect its ad business.

Google is already testing ads in AI mode and AI Overviews and is pitching AI ad practices to ad partners.

The digital marketing industry is unsure how things will play out when blue links are replaced entirely with AI mode.

Google has about 90% of the search market share and continues to send billions of clicks to publishers across the world.

At the same time, Google does not pay publishers and independent blogs for summarising content.

Instead, the search engine giant claims that the AI summaries send more “quality” clicks to publishers, but it does not have data to back the claim.

Independent research by Pew suggests that fewer people are likely to click on a web result when the search engine shows an AI summary.

Some independent publishers are also discussing creating a “NATO for News” alliance to fight the existential crisis.

AIverse is opening its iNFT marketplace on testnet, with One Gravity holders getting the first look. Built on 0G’s decentralized AI protocol, the platform lets users mint, trade, and explore intelligent NFTs that are central to the growing AI agent economy.

Key Takeaways

• AIverse testnet goes live on September 4, 2025, on 0G’s Galileo testnet.

• One Gravity NFT holders (1,888 total) are the first to access and mint iNFTs.

• iNFTs minted on testnet will be tradable and exchangeable for mainnet equivalents at launch.

• A snapshot taken on September 1 determines eligible wallets for early access.

• The launch marks a major step for 0G’s decentralized AI ecosystem ahead of its mainnet.

AIverse: The “OpenSea for iNFTs”

Dubbed “The OpenSea for iNFTs,” AIverse is designed as the go-to marketplace for tokenized intelligence. The platform enables minting, trading, and collecting of iNFTs, setting the stage for what 0G calls the “agent economy.”

The marketplace is powered by 0G, a modular and infinitely scalable Layer 1 blockchain built for decentralized AI. Its integration of compute, storage, and data availability makes it an ideal foundation for applications that merge Web3 and AI.

Source: 0G

Exclusive Access for One Gravity Holders

One Gravity, which launched in March, is more than just another NFT collection—it’s the gateway to 0G’s broader decentralized AI ecosystem. Its 1,888 holders now get a front-row seat to AIverse, with their NFTs serving as access passes to mint some of the very first iNFTs on the Galileo testnet.

All iNFTs will be tradable within AIverse using testnet tokens that carry no monetary value. This provision allows participants to explore the marketplace’s core features, experiment with intelligent NFTs, and position themselves for potential rewards and ecosystem incentives once 0G’s mainnet officially goes live.

First-Mover Advantage in the iNFT Economy

The first iNFT minted on AIverse during the testnet phase will also be exchangeable for a mainnet version once 0G officially launches. This provides One Gravity holders with a strong first-mover advantage in shaping the AI-driven agent economy.

Michael Heinrich, CEO of 0G Labs, said:

“AIverse is going to power 0G’s agent economy and it’s only right that the One Gravity community should be first in line to onboard, mint an exclusive iNFT and reap the rewards that come from being early.”

Why This Matters for Web3 and AI

The launch of AIverse highlights a growing trend where AI and blockchain merge to create new forms of digital ownership. Unlike static NFTs, iNFTs embody dynamic, intelligent agents that can evolve, interact, and generate value within decentralized systems.

Minting and trading iNFTs gives users a way to engage directly with AI onchain, moving beyond static digital collectibles. Communities can test how intelligent NFTs function in practice and explore their potential role in emerging markets.

For 0G, the launch of AIverse is a practical step toward its broader goal of running AI workloads in a decentralized way, rather than leaving control in the hands of centralized providers.

I tried the following btcrecover command given to me by one of the Xcubicle developers working on this asset recovery:

python btcrecover.py – token list my-wordlist-pattern.txt -wallet mywallet.txt – blockchain-secondpass – no-dupchecks – no-eta

– Token List A text file with all regular expression patterns. I’ve tested several different patterns from the Btcrecover Docs page. Former. %8p (means 8 letters or letters)

-blockchain-secondpass – You need to know your first password first.

– No dupe check – This is to disable the check

–no-eta – If you do not specify this, the maximum time is 168 hours and an error will occur at the end of that time.

MetaMask introduced a social login feature on Aug. 26, allowing users to create and manage crypto wallets using Google or Apple accounts.

According to the announcement, the initiative aims to eliminate the complexity of traditional 12-word seed phrases in its latest crypto adoption initiative.

The self-custodial wallet service streamlined wallet creation into two steps: signing in with a Google o r Apple ID and creating a unique password. Users can then access their wallets without manually managing Secret Recovery Phrases (SRP), which MetaMask generates and stores securely behind the scenes.

MetaMask stated:

“Crypto doesn’t have to be complicated. That’s why we’ve made it easier than ever to manage a MetaMask wallet with our new Social login feature.”

The company added that the social login feature addresses a primary obstacle for crypto newcomers: managing complex seed phrases to secure wallet access.

Keeping it self-custodial

The social login system preserves MetaMask’s self-custodial nature while reducing user friction.

No single entity, including MetaMask, can access all components needed to retrieve users’ Secret Recovery Phrases. Only the combination of social credentials and the user’s unique password can unlock the SRP on local devices.

The architecture ensures that social credentials work in conjunction with user passwords to unlock locally stored wallet information.

The system combines “Web2 familiarity with Web3 security,” according to the company, providing seamless wallet management without compromising asset control.

MetaMask emphasized that wallet security depends on users creating and managing secure passwords. Lost passwords cannot be recovered, maintaining the non-custodial principles that distinguish crypto wallets from traditional financial accounts.

Broader adoption strategy

The social login launch follows MetaMask’s Aug. 21 announcement of its planned stablecoin, MetaMask USD (mUSD), developed in collaboration with Stripe-owned Bridge and decentralized platform M0.

The stablecoin will debut on Ethereum and layer-2 blockchain Linea. It is backed 1:1 by dollar-equivalent assets and integrated into major DeFi protocols.

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I bought Bitcoin at the Bitconoma Merica Kiosk ATM in 2022, but I have not done anything more. I was planning to transfer Bitcoin to the cash app BTC Wallet, but as Bitcoin went out of business in 2023, the website and customer service numbers were already there so I hadn’t found a way to access the wallet. The receipt documents I have will display the transaction ID, public wallet address and private key. I entered a public address in a Google search and came up with the amount of BTC and the last date of access in 2022, but it didn’t offer any options to access wallets or options. So I searched for the private key and nothing came up. Can you still access that Bitcoin?