**[BitGo Launches Research and Innovation Division to Explore the Next Breakthrough Application in the Crypto Space]** BlockBeats News, October 21: BitGo announced the establishment of its research and innovation division, BitGo Labs, aimed at designing, launching, and validating the next breakthrough application in the digital asset space. Initially, the focus will be on the integration of AI and crypto technologies. The company stated that the AI economy still requires crypto financial infrastructure to support micro-payments, instant settlements, and asset security. The first batch of projects includes the already-launched consumer application, Gokubu. This app leverages AI-driven card products to optimize user spending and equips users with a personalized AI financial assistant to help them achieve better rewards and transaction value. BitGo Labs will also release research, protocol prototypes, and reference implementations, while collaborating with developers, academics, and institutions in the crypto and AI fields. BitGo emphasized that every project will be evaluated against the same standard: whether it achieves functionalities that existing systems cannot and whether it brings measurable improvements to users' lives. [Original Link]