There's no bigger opportunity for developers right now than the agent economy. GOAT Network is where agents meet crypto - full-stack, cross-chain agent infrastructure built on Bitcoin. The Developer Advocate Program is your way in. Come build it with us. goat.network/news/goat-netwo…

As XPGN distributions begin reaching community members, it’s a good reminder of how far Paragon has come. From testnet participants and early supporters to the growing ecosystem we see today, every stage of the journey has been shaped by the community. We’re excited for what’s ahead. And we’re just getting started.

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The agent economy is real - smaller than the hype, but growing faster than the skepticism. Our upcoming report inventories what actually shipped, where the stack is still hollow - and why the unexamined layer, settlement, will decide who is still standing in 2030. Monday.

GOAT Network is co-organizing the OpenClaw Summer Builder Bootcamp 2026 alongside @MetisL2, @ClawUpAI, @LazAINetwork, @crypto_chicks, and @MindFuelca to support agent builders across infrastructure, tooling, mentorship, and distribution. Full details and application link below.

This week at GOAT Network: • Gift cards went live through agent-based crypto payments • We launched the Developer Advocate Program • The first GOAT AI Builder Grants project was announced • We continued to track the latest in institutional Bitcoin adoption Dive in below 🧵

🇺🇸 @coincenter's Director of Policy advocated for a de minimis tax exemption on Bitcoin transactions in front of U.S. lawmakers. The claim is that for Bitcoin to function as a practical payment asset, small transactions need less tax-reporting friction. 🇸🇪 Bitcoin pioneer Geir Harald Hansen backed a deal to become @H100Group's largest shareholder as the company targets roughly 7,400 BTC, with support from @adam3us. Europe’s listed Bitcoin treasury market continues to develop beyond simple spot accumulation. 🇺🇸 CFTC Chair @ChairmanSelig said the CLARITY Act would help future-proof Bitcoin and crypto regulation across future administrations. Clearer market structure rules remain one of the main requirements for deeper institutional adoption in the U.S. 🟠 @nakamoto sold 591 BTC to reduce outstanding debt by $45M, bringing total holdings to 4,467 BTC. It ranks #21 on the Bitcoin 100 list. 🟠 Fold Holdings sold 633.8 BTC to repay $20M of BTC-collateralized debt and now holds 192.2 BTC.

We shipped agent payments that end in real products. USDT/USDC in. Redeemable gift cards out for merchants like @amazon, @Uber, @Starbucks, @Airbnb, @Apple, and more. Live now in the US Canada 🇺🇸🇨🇦 giftcard.goat.network?nocach…

Introducing the first project in the GOAT AI Builder Grants Program: @thoughtproof_ai. Verification infrastructure for autonomous AI - the safety check between "agent decided" and "transaction sent". → thoughtproof.ai

Agents will be the next dominant actors onchain. And an agent is a system whose behavior is a claim about its own policy. You can't audit it by deposition. You can't subpoena its intentions. You can only verify its proofs. Unverified self-describing machines means the FTX problem at light speed. An economy of proof-carrying agents is something new in the history of cooperation. @ProjectZKM's new research piece explains the property that decides which one we get.

Proud to secure the agent economy on @XLayerOfficial with AI-powered compliance & trading! Our PitchsideAI is already delivering autonomous, TEE-secured World Cup speculation yields as part of the explosive growth. More agents = more shielded, sustainable activity 🛡️⚽

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On Monday, we showed how an AI agent can turn USDC into a Gift Card you can scan at the till. Now we're rewarding the people who teach builders how such use cases get built. The gift card flow uses a repeatable AgentKit pattern - and GOAT Developer Advocates will spread it through hackathons, workshops, and builder communities. Rewards are paid in USDT, plus perks and direct access to the GOAT team. Apply here: goat.network/news/goat-netwo…

₿ is for Builder. And Bitcoin's oldest rule - don't trust, verify - is coming to AI agents. The first GOAT AI Builder Grants project drops soon. → goat.network/builder-program

Announcing the GOAT Network Developer Advocate Program. We're looking for developer community leaders to onboard builders into the GOAT ecosystem and drive AgentKit adoption.

A sentence you've read a hundred times: “a trustless Bitcoin L2”. Yet not one actually exists. That is the Bitcoin L2 industry's credibility problem in a nutshell. Building on the BitVM3 line of research, our next settlement protocol will launch with a clear breakdown of exactly who and what you're trusting when you use it. “Trust-minimized” is only meaningful when the trust model is made explicit.

Bitcoin Adoption Update 🇺🇸 The full text of H.R. 8957, the American Reserve Modernization Act of 2026, is now public. The bill would establish a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, introduce quarterly public proof-of-reserve reporting, require independent audits, and restrict sales of reserve BTC for 20 years. 🇺🇸 @Strategy bought an additional 1,550 BTC for roughly $101.3M, increasing its total holdings to 845,256 BTC. The company also raised its USD Reserve to $1B, reinforcing the capital structure around its Bitcoin treasury and preferred stock obligations. 🇯🇵 @Metaplanet allocated $5.41M from surplus capital to pay dividends on MERCURY, its perpetual preferred stock. Its Bitcoin Income Business is now being used to support preferred-share dividend payments, showing how Bitcoin treasury companies are building full capital stacks around BTC. 🇺🇸 @Strive acquired an additional 32 BTC for roughly $2.1M, bringing total holdings to 19,032 BTC. It ranks #7 on the Bitcoin 100 list. 🇧🇷 @ORANJEBTC acquired an additional 41 BTC, increasing its treasury to 3,803 BTC. The company also repurchased 3M shares, increasing Bitcoin exposure per share through both accumulation and buybacks. 🇯🇵 SBI @shinseibank_jp will run a three-month pilot allowing deposit customers to receive crypto exchange vouchers worth 20% of their term-deposit interest. The vouchers can be redeemed for BTC, ETH, or XRP through SBI VC Trade, connecting traditional bank deposits with crypto exposure. 🟠 Bernstein said Bitcoin has attracted roughly $12B in combined inflows from ETFs and corporate treasury companies this year. ETF flows have weakened, but corporate treasury accumulation continues to be a major source of institutional Bitcoin demand.

Things are heating up on the builder side at GOAT Network. We’re currently working with teams building across consumer apps, agent verification, and payment tooling - and we’ll start announcing some of the projects building on GOAT soon. And for those already active in developer communities, who can help turn that standing into more builder activity on GOAT, we have something brewing for you too. More soon. goat.network/builder-program…