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  "publishedAt": "2026-02-05T13:27:49.000Z",
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  "textContent": "AI agents will increasingly transact and interact on-chain, with blockchains providing identity, payments, and contract rails to prevent impersonation and automate tasks. Venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (A16Z) stated that blockchain technology may serve a critical function in verifying artificial…",
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