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According to Bloomberg, likely amid rising financing costs and investor concerns over the sustainability of large-scale artificial intelligence investments, SoftBank's stock has declined approximately 50% from its all-time high on June 2, reducing its market capitalization to around $157 billion. Just four months ago, SoftBank had briefly surpassed Toyota to become Japan's most valuable company by market cap. Additionally, growing anxiety over funding risks in the AI sector is being compounded by SoftBank's heavy reliance on debt financing to build out AI infrastructure. With its credit default swap (CDS) prices hitting a nearly four-year high this week, market concerns regarding its financial health have further intensified.
Goldman Sachs assesses that strong demand for AI platforms and a favorable customer product mix are driving revenue and gross margins to exceed expectations, but with valuations already close to target prices, upside for the stock remains limited.
According to EU-Startups, Zurich-based physical AI startup Enact Intelligence stepped out of stealth mode on October 22, announcing a €26.68 million (approximately $30 million) Pre-Seed funding round, making it one of the largest Pre-Seed financings in Europe to date. This round received investment from redalpine, Notion Capital, and firstminute capital. Angel investors included Mistral founder Arthur Mensch, AMI Labs founder and former Meta Chief AI Scientist Yann LeCun, and Path Robotics founder Andrew Lonsberry. Enact was founded in March 2026, with Founder and CEO Manuel Yves Galliker previously serving as the head of the software team for 1X's humanoid robot NEO and working at the robotics laboratory Physical Intelligence.
Odaily reports: According to Odaily monitoring, an address opened a HYPE short position between 04:18 and 08:17 on October 22, 2026, with a notional opening value of approximately $2.43 million and an average execution price of $81.1299. Its HYPE trading win rate between September 22 and October 22, 2026 was about 86% across 14 rounds; as of 14:29 on October 22, 2026, it held a 30,000 HYPE short position, valued at approximately $2.36 million based on a reference price of $78.711.Address: 0xdafc555a97b358bc09fccf4c0e583c1ec5838b16
Odaily — Gate has released its "Q3 2026 Report," showing continued growth in its trading business and a significant expansion of its multi-asset trading product matrix in Q3 2026. According to CoinDesk data, Gate's derivatives trading volume reached $396 billion in September, up 38.2% quarter-over-quarter, ranking among the global top three centralized derivatives exchanges with market share rising to 10.1%. Over the same period, spot trading volume reached $48.8 billion, up 21.9% quarter-over-quarter, while its RWA perpetual contract market share reached 9.1%, ranking third globally.On the TradFi side, Gate's stock and ETF coverage increased to over 12,800 instruments, spanning U.S., Hong Kong, Korean, and Japanese equities, providing users with a rich selection of global asset allocation options. Its tokenized stock business gStocks continued to expand its tradable instruments, with monthly trading volume exceeding 2.5 billion USDT in August, and its comprehensive competitiveness in stock spot trading ranking among the global top two. Gate ETF quarterly trading volume approached 60 billion USDT, with ETF trading pairs supported by the platform increasing to 424; options quarterly trading volume grew 23.8% quarter-over-quarter, and the number of new trading users rose 52.1%, as U.S. stock options continue to broaden traditional financial asset trading scenarios. The launch of stock copy trading further connects stock and ETF trading across multiple markets, enriching the ways users can participate in global financial markets.From crypto asset trading to global stocks, ETFs, CFDs, and multi-asset derivatives, Gate continues to broaden its product coverage and trading scenarios, driving the accelerated integration of digital assets and traditional financial markets while refining its one-stop multi-asset trading service system.
According to Bloomberg, AI startup Emulate, founded by Google DeepMind alumni, has been established for only three months and currently has no official website or products, but venture capital firms are competing to invest, driving its valuation to billions of dollars. The report states that due to fierce competition, investors are willing to buy in at escalating prices during the same funding round, resulting in different valuations for the same company within a single round.
Monitoring shows that Polymarket's "Predict.fun FDV above $800M one day after launch" probability has risen to 74%, up 60% in 24 hours.If Predict.fun's governance token has a fully diluted valuation (FDV) above $800 million one day after its launch, this prediction event will resolve to "Yes"; otherwise, it will resolve to "No".The token must be publicly transferable and tradable to be considered officially launched.FDV will be calculated based on the total token supply multiplied by the token price."One day after launch" is defined as 4:00 PM ET on the day following the token's launch.This prediction event will use the most liquid price source as the basis for resolution.If Predict.fun (https://predict.fun/) fails to launch a token before 11:59 PM ET on December 31, 2027, this prediction event will resolve to "No".
According to Sifted, Zurich-based robotics startup Enact Intelligence has announced the closing of a $30 million pre-seed funding round backed by investors including Redalpine, Notion Capital, and Firstminute Capital, making it the largest pre-seed round ever in Switzerland. Yann LeCun and Mistral co-founder Arthur Mensch also participated in the round. The company was co-founded by former employees from 1X and Physical Intelligence, and is dedicated to solving one of the biggest bottlenecks in the robotics field.
According to Bloomberg, insiders revealed that humanoid robot manufacturer Noetix Robotics has secretly filed an initial public offering (IPO) application in Hong Kong to raise hundreds of millions of dollars. The company is formally known as Songyan Power Beijing Technology Co., Ltd. and could go public as early as next year.
According to Bloomberg, Chinese AI company DeepSeek raised approximately 100 billion yuan (about $15 billion) in its latest funding round, becoming one of the largest financing rounds in China. According to individuals familiar with the matter, the company increased its financing target at least twice during negotiations with investors, raising it from an initial 50 billion yuan to 80 billion yuan before ultimately reaching the current scale. CATL and Tencent Holdings are among the largest investors in this round of financing.
JPMorgan estimates that the commercial value of Vera Rubin is approximately 40% higher than that of the leading GB300 system, with compute scaling and premium monetization supporting the annual recurring revenue target. The report maintains an overweight rating and raises the price target from $240 to $500, based on a 20x multiple applied to the 2028 GAAP EPS of $24.41. Current price: $147.79.
According to Tech in Asia, Swedish legal AI software company Legora announced the completion of a $550 million Series E funding round led by Atreides Management, with a post-money valuation of $8.8 billion, up from $5.6 billion in the previous round. The funds will be used for business expansion and product development in the United States and the Asia-Pacific region. Legora has maintained an office in Singapore since May 2026, and its team there is expected to reach 20 employees by the end of 2026. The company stated that its annual recurring revenue (ARR) has surpassed $200 million.
Fidelity Global Macro Head Jurrien Timmer (@TimmerFidelity) posted on X that high-yield data center bonds suffered a sharp pullback last week, sparking market concerns over the outlook for AI infrastructure development. Timmer contrasted the current AI boom with the price action of the 1998–2000 internet bubble, highlighting that the key difference is that corporate earnings are currently robust while equity valuations are actually declining, whereas in 1999, stock price appreciation vastly outpaced earnings growth. However, he noted that certain segments of the credit market are sending divergent signals, suggesting that if a bubble exists, it is more likely forming on the debt side rather than in equity valuations—an early warning dynamic that similarly emerged from credit markets during the dot-com era. Meanwhile, AI-linked investment-grade bonds remain resilient, backed by the strong fundamentals of major cloud providers. Timmer indicated that the recent softness in high-yield AI debt could represent a market "clearing," which need not necessarily be detrimental to broader market conditions.
According to The Block, Dataline, a decentralized data network for AI agents, has announced the closing of a $10.6 million seed round, co-led by Lattice and Samsung-backed Dispersion Capital, with participation from Symbolic Capital, Coinbase Ventures, Anagram, and Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev. The round closed in April and utilized a SAFE with token warrants, though the valuation was not disclosed. Dataline plans to launch its token by the end of the year and conduct a public sale on Base via Uniswap’s Continuous Clearing Auction (CCA) mechanism, with specific details expected to be released next week. The team hopes to make this offering the largest Uniswap CCA on Base, but has not disclosed the total raise amount or the number of tokens being sold.
Dataline, a decentralized data network project for AI agents, has announced the completion of a $10.6 million seed round, with participation from Coinbase Ventures and Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev. The project also plans to conduct a public token sale through Uniswap's auction platform, with specific details expected to be announced next week and the token planned for launch before the end of this year.
Bastion Trading, a major shareholder holding approximately 9.99% of SkyAI (Nasdaq: SKYA), has issued a statement demanding that Executive Chairman Paul K. Danner III and several directors publicly explain the decision-making process behind the liquidation of the company's entire SOL reserve and the approval of the cash tender offer, and calling for a higher offer price and stronger disclosure of conflicts of interest. Bastion Trading noted that SkyAI launched its tender offer on October 16, 2026, but failed to adequately address its previously raised corporate governance concerns; just one month earlier, the company had still stated that it held more than 2 million SOL and reaffirmed its Solana digital asset treasury (DAT) strategy.Bastion Trading demands that the tender offer price be raised from $3 per share to at least $3.5 per share, and that the maximum acquisition ratio of pre-funded warrants be increased from 95% to 100%; it also requires that strategic advisor warrants be excluded from the scope of the offer, that the securities and potential gains held by directors, officers, and related parties be disclosed, and that information including the SOL sale transactions, the company's balance sheet, and the basis for the tender offer pricing be published. The firm also stated that if directors cannot demonstrate that they fulfilled their independent oversight duties, they should resign voluntarily; otherwise, a special shareholders' meeting should be convened to let shareholders decide the composition of the board. The above content represents demands unilaterally raised by Bastion Trading, and the relevant response from SkyAI's board has not been reflected in the provided materials. (Globenewswire)
According to Jinshi Data, former New York Fed President Bill Dudley stated that the AI investment boom could make the U.S. interest rate path significantly more volatile than current market expectations. In the short term, large-scale capital expenditures in data centers, chips, and computing power infrastructure are driving up economic growth, asset prices, and funding demand, which could force the Federal Reserve to raise rates further; but once AI capital spending peaks or financing conditions deteriorate, these same forces could quickly drag on the economy and prompt the Fed to shift toward a more pronounced rate-cutting cycle.
Peso has announced the completion of its Pre-Seed funding round, led by Tether. Peso is a Bolivian fintech company that offers a USDT account integrating savings, spending, investing, and cross-border transfers. It connects to the Bolivian banking system through QR codes and the ACH payment network, supporting exchanges between stablecoins and local fiat currency. Peso has integrated USDT payments into the digital services platform Yango, allowing users to pay for food delivery orders directly within the app. The funds from this round will be used to expand Peso's local fiat on-ramp and off-ramp channels in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, and Argentina, as well as to build a merchant-facing POS payment network and virtual account infrastructure.
Odaily reports: Crypto wallet backup company Vault12 submitted a comment letter to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Tuesday, stating that the SEC's proposed token safe harbor framework fails to adequately address centralized exchanges' listing concerns, and trading platforms still worry they may face retroactive challenges from the SEC regarding the legal status of tokens in the future.Vault12 raised $17.45 million from 38 investors in 2018 through a future token agreement. Its issued Vault Guardian Token (VGT) has not yet been listed on any centralized exchange. The project has fulfilled or formally abandoned all commitments in its white paper, but exchanges it previously approached still require confirmation that the SEC will not determine in the future that VGT remains subject to the original investment contract.The SEC's "Regulation Crypto Assets" proposal introduced in August this year aims to provide exemptions for token fundraising and allow eligible projects to terminate the association between tokens and original investment contracts through a safe harbor mechanism. Vault12 recommends adding a 60-day objection period; if the SEC does not raise objections within the deadline, qualifying filings should have final effect on the agency, except in cases of fraud or material misrepresentation. (CoinDesk)
Bernstein concludes that Muse provides the first consumer product by which Meta's AI investment can be tracked, but near-term valuations and expectations have already risen.