Bitget Wallet Fully Integrates Base Ecosystem

**Immersve** is connecting web3 infrastructure directly to the Mastercard network, enabling crypto payments at physical and online merchants worldwide. **Key capabilities:** - Supports payments across 200+ countries - Access to 150+ million merchants globally - Powers card issuance for crypto spending at scale The platform acts as a bridge between cryptocurrency holdings and traditional payment rails, allowing users to spend digital assets through standard card transactions without merchants needing crypto integration.

A new upgrade introduces **KOL Signals**, a monitoring tool designed to track cryptocurrency influencer activity and market movements. **Key Features:** - Onchain radar tracking shill counts and buyer activity - AI-powered filtering to identify potential scams and low-cap projects - Real-time monitoring of 8,000+ wallets per second The tool aims to help users navigate crypto markets by aggregating influencer signals and onchain data. Users can access the platform at [KOL Consensus](https://newshare.bwb.global/en/kol-consensus?_nobar=true).

Bitget Wallet now supports direct Ledger hardware wallet integration, allowing users to connect their Ledger devices natively through the wallet interface. **Key Features:** - Hardware security chip integration for enhanced protection - Support for multiple chains including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, Base, Arbitrum, and Morph - Users can access onchain activities while maintaining hardware-level security The integration enables Ledger users to interact with decentralized applications and manage assets across supported blockchains without compromising the security benefits of hardware storage.

Bitget Wallet announced winners of its AI Agent Hackathon in collaboration with Solana developers and trends.fun. **Competition Format** - Single rule: Build trading agents using bitget-wallet-skill and deploy them - Rankings determined by agent profit and loss (PnL) with onchain verification **Winners** - **1st Place**: @0xTZ_DeFi - 647% PnL, $2,500 prize - **2nd Place**: @Live_2_Earn - 70% PnL, $1,500 prize - **3rd Place**: @mnmn94253156337 - 42% PnL, $1,000 prize - **Participation Awards**: $50 each for qualifying submissions Winners are asked to DM their wallet addresses to claim prizes.

**The Path to Mainstream Blockchain Payments** Stellar's Jose Da Ponte emphasizes two critical factors for bringing blockchain technology into everyday financial transactions: - **Speed of execution** - Moving quickly to implement solutions - **Thoughtful integration** - Working within existing financial infrastructure rather than replacing it This approach contrasts with building entirely new systems from scratch. Instead, it focuses on enhancing current payment rails with blockchain benefits like real-time settlement and transparency. **Building on Previous Industry Insights** This perspective aligns with earlier comments from Polygon's Marc Boiron, who noted that payments are evolving toward seamless models where value transfers as easily as data. The combination of speed and integration could help blockchain payments achieve the accessibility and reduced fees that have long been promised. The key insight: successful onchain finance requires working with, not against, the financial systems people already use daily.