AI payment company Skyfire has announced that it has secured strategic investments from Coinbase Ventures and a16z Crypto Startup Accelerator (CSX), bringing its total seed funding to £9.5 million. In the previous funding round in August, Skyfire raised £8.5 million, with participants including Neuberger Berman, Brevan Howard Digital, Circle, Ripple, and others. Skyfire is building infrastructure that allows AI agents to make autonomous payments without relying on human intermediaries, utilizing a unique digital wallet to transact via USDC or bank channels. (TheBlock)