The Protocol: Ethereum community debates foundation’s new mandate document

Also: World’s AgentKit, Visa and Coinbase on AI agents, and prediction markets + AI. What to know : Welcome to The Protocol, CoinDesk's weekly wrap of the most important stories in cryptocurrency tech development. I’m Margaux Nijkerk, a reporter at CoinDesk. In this issue: Ethereum Foundation’s new mandate sparks debate about its role, priorities Sam Altman's World teams up with Coinbase to prove there is a real person behind every AI transaction Visa is ready for AI agents. So is Coinbase. They're building very different internets AI agents are quietly rewriting prediction market trading