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Crypto startups completed USD 11.2 billion in funding in the first half of 2026, with all disclosed capital flowing to regulated, licensed enterprises. Payments and stablecoins, prediction markets, exchanges, and trading platforms received the most funding. Major backers include Wall Street and large global financial institutions, whose investment focus is on licensed and compliant companies. Investors and founders increasingly view regulatory licenses as scarce and defensive assets, while retail investors still primarily trade on unlicensed or alternative platforms. (CoinDesk)
Odaily News AI model evaluation company Vals AI announced it has completed a $40 million Series A funding round at a $400 million valuation, led by a16z, with participation from 8VC, Pear VC, Bloomberg Beta, as well as HRT Ventures and Next Ladder Ventures. The new funds will be used to expand evaluation infrastructure and launch testing tools that create programming benchmarks based on enterprise GitHub code repositories.Vals AI evaluates frontier models from companies such as OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta, and xAI using its independent framework, rather than relying on traditional public benchmarks. Its team members primarily come from companies including Nvidia, Meta, and Palantir. (Techfundingnews)
Odaily News: According to Bitget's official announcement, the platform has officially launched the Stock+ US stock margin trading service. Users can access this feature by simply opening a Bitget Stock+ account. The initial offering supports margin trading for over 3,800 targets and short selling for over 2,300 targets (currently only supporting short selling of ETBs), with leverage of up to 3x. Among these, the annual interest rate for margin trading is 5%; during the promotional period, the annual interest rate for short selling is as low as 0%.The launch of this product further enriches the US stock trading scenarios available under Stock+. Users can engage in margin trading by using securities or assets in their accounts as collateral to borrow funds to purchase securities; they can also borrow securities to sell short, and later buy them back to return after the stock price declines, thereby meeting the needs of two-way trading (long and short) and improving capital efficiency.
Odaily News: Swiss online banking group Swissquote reported client assets of $118.4 billion in the first half of 2026, up 19.8% year-over-year and hitting an all-time high; net revenue rose 1.7% year-over-year to $447 million, with pre-tax profit of approximately $225 million. During the same period, net revenue from crypto assets fell 66.2% year-over-year to nearly $18 million, including a $6.5 million mark-to-market valuation loss on digital assets held to provide liquidity for its proprietary crypto trading platform SQX. Swissquote revised its full-year 2026 net revenue target down from $934 million to $897 million and lowered its pre-tax profit expectation from $473 million to approximately $449 million; its 2028 pre-tax profit target of roughly $615 million remains unchanged. (Bitcoin.com News)
According to TechTimes, AI model evaluation company Vals AI announced the completion of a $40 million Series A funding round at a $400 million valuation, led by a16z, with participation from new investors such as 8VC, Pear VC, and Bloomberg Beta, as well as HRT Ventures and Next Ladder Ventures. Vals AI evaluates frontier models launched by companies such as OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta, and xAI using an independent system rather than traditional public benchmarks, and the new funds will be used to expand evaluation infrastructure and launch testing tools that create programming benchmarks based on enterprise GitHub codebases.
据 Solana Company（NASDAQ: HSDT）官方公告，公司公布 2026 年第二季度财务业绩。本季度实现营收 250 万美元，同比大幅增长，主要由 SOL 质押收入驱动，上半年累计营收达 610 万美元。毛利率约 97%。 运营层面，公司完成东京首个机构验证器集群部署，推进 Pacific Backbone 亚太基础设施扩张计划；与 Jito 基金会达成战略合作；与哈萨克斯坦阿拉套市签署区块链基础设施合作备忘录；完成 PoNS 医疗设备遗留业务剥离，获得 310 万美元出售收益；并向全球机构投资者完成定向增发，净募资 790 万美元，由未来资产领投、HashKey Capital 参投。 财务方面，本季度净亏损 3030 万美元，每股亏损 0.38 美元，亏损扩大主要源于数字资产已实现亏损 2540 万美元及 PoNS 剥离相关遣散费 680 万美元。截至 2026 年 6 月 30 日，公司总资产为 1.761 亿美元，其中长期数字资产及质押仓位合计约 1.473 亿美元。
Odaily News According to Bloomberg, Anthropic's preliminary Q2 revenue exceeded $11.5 billion, representing a year-over-year increase of at least 14 times from $787 million in the same period last year, and also higher than the $4.73 billion reported in Q1 this year. The company achieved positive adjusted operating profit for the quarter. Anthropic was once in a catch-up position in the AI race, but its business growth has accelerated significantly thanks to a growing number of professionals using its software to streamline workflows such as coding. In May this year, Anthropic's annualized revenue had already surpassed $47 billion. By comparison, OpenAI previously disclosed annualized revenue of over $40 billion, though the calculation methodologies between the two may not be entirely consistent. As competition intensifies in the AI sector, IPO fundraising has reached $256.4 billion so far this year, the highest since 2021 (excluding financial instruments such as SPACs). (Jin Shi)
Odaily News: South Korean enterprise-grade AI data infrastructure company GraphAI has announced the completion of a 17 billion KRW (approximately $12 million) Series A funding round, led by K2 Investment Partners, with participation from A-Ventures and Jiyu Investment, as well as Quad Ventures, Kiwoom Investment, and We Ventures, who previously participated in the Pre-A round. To date, the company's cumulative funding has reached 20.6 billion KRW (approximately $14.7 million).Founded in 2022 by Min-Soo Kim, a professor at KAIST's School of Computing, GraphAI aims to provide next-generation data infrastructure for enterprise AI applications by integrating graph database, vector database, and relational database capabilities. Its Akasic platform offers an integrated solution covering enterprise data connectivity, ingestion, transformation, AI inference, and an intelligent agent (Agentic AI) execution environment. (Thelec)
According to Odaily, data from MSX.COM shows that Strategy (MSTR)'s stock price has fallen below $94, possibly impacted by news that MSCI is considering removing bitcoin treasury companies from its index system.Analysts believe that if MSCI ultimately decides to exclude bitcoin treasury companies from its indices, it could lead to selling pressure from index funds on related companies and affect their capital market valuation logic.Supporters, however, argue that companies like Strategy have formed a unique balance sheet model by holding bitcoin, integrating digital assets into the traditional financial system, and that these companies still possess long-term investment value. The community is currently calling on MSCI to retain Strategy (MSTR)'s eligibility in the relevant indices.
According to Pulse2, AI agent platform Moss announced it has entered the "unicorn club" by completing a €30 million Series C funding round led by Portage and Cherry Ventures. The new funds will support its expansion into a broader Finance AI product system, building AI agent (AI agents) workflows for corporate finance departments. Users can configure AI agents based on different financial functions, retaining visibility and control over the agent's operational steps and decision-making process while tasks are automatically executed.
Odaily News - Baron Capital founder and legendary investor Ron Baron recently made an aggressive prediction about SpaceX's future growth prospects, suggesting that the space company founded by Elon Musk could reach a valuation of $4 trillion within the next 10 to 15 years.Baron has long been bullish on SpaceX, previously stating that the company could achieve a valuation growth of $10 trillion to $30 trillion over the next 10 to 15 years, and has said SpaceX has the opportunity to become one of the largest companies in the world. Baron's optimism is primarily driven by SpaceX's Starlink satellite internet business, reusable rocket technology, and the future space infrastructure market. He believes that as global demand for internet connectivity grows and AI computing needs expand, the space economy could become a new long-term growth frontier. Baron Capital GroupBaron Capital has previously taken a significant position in SpaceX. The firm began investing in SpaceX in 2017 and stated that the investment has generated substantial returns. Baron has previously noted that the SpaceX portfolio has become a major component of his funds, and he expects the company to maintain long-term growth potential even after going public. Baron FundsHowever, market observers point out that SpaceX still faces significant challenges in reaching a multi-trillion-dollar valuation, including the pace of Starlink commercialization, rocket launch costs, the ability to execute new businesses such as space data centers, and execution risks associated with a high valuation. Currently, long-term value expectations surrounding SpaceX are becoming a focal point in capital markets, with supporters arguing that the company is transitioning from a traditional aerospace enterprise into a platform company integrating satellite communications, AI infrastructure, and the space economy. (Thestreet)
According to Red Star News, Moonshot AI Kimi issued a statement on August 14, stating that it has reported acts of false financing using the company's name and suspected illegal criminal activities in the market to the public security organs, and will pursue accountability to the fullest extent. The statement explicitly denied the existence of so-called "Friend Fund", "Special Channel", "Old Share Quota", "Reserved Quota", "Official Agent", or "Authorized Intermediary" during the financing process, reminded investors to be aware of risks, and advised that suspicious transactions can be reported to the company's legal department.
Odaily News, EQT-backed data center operator EdgeConneX Inc. is seeking up to $2.5 billion in power cost guarantee credit facilities from banks to support its global data center expansion plans. EdgeConneX is in talks with several banks, including France's Natixis and Spain's BBVA, on a letter of credit financing arrangement that would help the company lock in electricity supply costs for its data center projects.With the rapid growth of demand for AI training and inference, global data center construction has entered an acceleration phase, and operators are exploring new financing tools to cope with rising electricity procurement costs and infrastructure investment needs.EdgeConneX's bid for bank support reflects that AI infrastructure companies are shifting from traditional real estate and equipment financing models to building new financing structures centered on energy supply, long-term power contracts, and other assets.In recent years, major cloud computing companies and AI infrastructure firms have ramped up data center investments, with power supply becoming a key bottleneck constraining AI computing capacity expansion. Using bank credit support to secure future electricity costs is emerging as a new way for data center operators to obtain expansion capital. (Bloomberg)
Venture capital fund Team8 announced the completion of a $365 million new fund raise to invest in next-generation AI-native enterprise companies, bringing its assets under management close to $2 billion. This round of fundraising includes a $265 million Team8 Capital Fund III, as well as over $100 million in follow-on investment capital, primarily used to increase stakes in its existing portfolio companies with the highest conviction. The new fund will focus on investing in companies at the Seed and Series A stages, covering areas such as cybersecurity, AI infrastructure, and fintech, with a particular focus on infrastructure projects that help enterprises deploy AI while ensuring security, governance, and control capabilities. Team8 has previously invested in multiple crypto and AI companies, including crypto institutional wallet developer Curv, AI compliance platform IVIX, and AI data loss prevention company Jazz, among others.
According to Odaily, CryptoQuant's latest report, "Wall Street, Always On," shows that in July 2026, trading volume for traditional financial stock perpetual contracts on crypto exchanges reached approximately $250 billion, up about 17 times from April. Among them, Gate's related trading volume in July was approximately $15 billion, up about 26 times from April, representing a 308% month-over-month increase, making it the fastest-growing exchange among the platforms covered in the report.The report notes that Gate's perpetual contract trading has maintained steady triple-digit growth for three consecutive months, with May, June, and July seeing month-over-month increases of approximately 131%, 177%, and 308%, respectively, showing an accelerating trend. CryptoQuant stated that compared to the episodic growth seen on some platforms, Gate's sustained growth better reflects the continuous penetration of traditional financial asset trading demand into crypto trading infrastructure, "which makes Gate an exchange worth watching in the crypto-stock race."CryptoQuant indicated that crypto trading platforms are gradually becoming 24/7 trading gateways connecting Crypto and Wall Street, with trading demand from traditional stock markets accelerating its extension into crypto infrastructure. As Gate continues to expand its diversified asset services, including stocks and ETFs, CFDs, Pre-IPOs, direct IPOs, and tokenized securities like gStocks, the platform is further strengthening the connection between traditional financial assets and digital asset trading ecosystems, providing global users with a more flexible and efficient multi-asset trading experience.
Odaily News: The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has once again postponed its plan for a tokenization "innovation exemption." The framework was intended to allow companies to test blockchain-based tokenized trading of U.S. stocks without meeting full exchange and broker-dealer standards. The delay is tied to unresolved negotiations over Section 10505 of the draft CLARITY Act in the U.S. Senate. That provision stipulates that tokenized securities remain securities and requires the SEC to study custody, consumer protection, cross-border issues, and regulatory coordination. The SEC also postponed a vote scheduled for Friday on a proposed exemption for crypto startup fundraising, citing scheduling issues, with no new date announced. The House version of the CLARITY Act passed in July 2025, and the Senate Banking Committee version advanced by a 15-9 vote in May of this year. A procedural Senate vote is not expected before September 15. (Bitcoin.com News)
According to TechFlow Research, Morgan Stanley's August Q2 earnings report indicated that CoreWeave added 500MW of net active power in a single quarter, exceeding any quarter in history, more than three times year-over-year. Management reaffirmed the target of reaching at least 8GW before 2030. FY26 revenue guidance midpoint was raised 2% to $12.4 billion to $13.2 billion, ARR midpoint was raised 3% to $18.5 billion to $19.5 billion. The company raised full-year capital expenditure guidance midpoint by 12% to $35.5 billion to $39.0 billion, Q3 capital expenditure guidance is $11.5 billion to $13.5 billion, higher than the market expectation of $10 billion. Managed Inference Platform (managed inference platform) ARR grew from $1 million to over $100 million, expected to reach at least $250 million by year-end. The research report judges that Q2 adjusted operating margin was about 8%, higher than expected, but Q3 margin guidance of 5.8% to 7.2% is lower than market expectations, Q4 margin needs to increase significantly to achieve full-year guidance. Morgan Stanley expects CoreWeave FY27 operating margin to be 15.9%, FY28 to be 22.4%, free cash flow to remain negative until 2028, and debt is expected to increase to approximately $38 billion by the end of 2026. Morgan Stanley maintains Equal-weight (in line with the market) rating and $99 price target.
Metaplanet 首席执行官 Simon Gerovich 表示，公司已启动名为 BitBonds 的新债券发行计划，并完成首次发行。此次通过全资子公司 Metaplanet Securities，在日本小额私募制度下发行第 21 至 24 系列无担保普通债券，募资总额约 2 亿日元，规模为试点性质，旨在建立后续债券发行、分销与管理框架。
Odaily Odaily News: Fox Business crypto reporter posted on X platform, stating that according to a source familiar with the matter, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's tokenization innovation exemption will be further delayed, and relevant details will remain undisclosed for now. The source noted that one possible reason is that the tokenization provisions in Section 10505 of the Clarity Act have been under repeated consultation among stakeholders, and any action taken by the SEC through the innovation exemption could affect the compromise plan for those provisions. This means that until the path forward for the Clarity Act becomes clearer, the exemption may remain on hold. The SEC still plans to hold a public meeting at 10 a.m. tomorrow, during which it intends to propose new rules and exemptions for fundraising transactions involving crypto assets, namely Regulation Crypto Assets.
Odaily News: Bitcoin News posted on X platform stating that MSCI has proposed new rules targeting "non-operating companies." According to a simulation conducted by MSCI in May 2026, Strategy would be removed from its global investable market index. Strategy, along with Metaplanet and Yellow Cake, are the three companies listed in the simulated removal from the MSCI ACWI IMI. The proposed methodology would screen companies based on their operating assets, expenses and cash flows, non-operating fair value changes, and the extent to which they rely on accumulated assets raised through financing. The final criterion would directly target Strategy's model of accumulating Bitcoin through issuing equity and debt. The rules have not yet been finalized, with the comment period ending on September 30. MSCI is expected to make a decision by October 16, and related adjustments could be implemented during the November 2026 index review.