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Over the past year, the AI field has experienced explosive growth, and this pace seems to have left frontier AI developers struggling to keep up in a short period of time. Now, these companies are beginning to call for a slower pace of research and stronger regulation and oversight.However, the AI safety crises that have previously been brought to light are unlikely to similarly impact the customers of AI giants like Anthropic and OpenAI. Enterprises typically deploy models that have already been commercialized and whose capabilities are relatively well understood by the market. These models may not be at the absolute cutting edge of AI, but their capabilities are already powerful enough to handle the various tasks enterprises assign to them.Stephen Messer, co-founder of Collective, said that most enterprises are not using the most cutting-edge models. They may even still be using versions from two years ago, and for the work they are doing, these models are actually more than sufficient. Some users don't even really know how to effectively prompt the models. Therefore, if the pace of AI development slows down, it won't have much of an impact on them. (WSJ)
Odaily News: FUN LONGINUS, the first on-chain game launched by FUNVERSE, will officially go live on the Anubis Chain mainnet at 10:00 UTC on September 1, 2026 (18:00 UTC+8).Originating from a hackathon, FUN LONGINUS is an Eastern martial arts-themed on-chain game built for the Anubis GameFi ecosystem.The game adopts the 24 solar terms as its competitive structure. Each round brings together 24 different addresses, with each player using fLGNS to enter the arena. The execution of matches, determination of results, and final settlement are all handled by smart contracts, ultimately crowning one champion.On August 18, 2026, FUN LONGINUS completed its "Heroes Collective Mint." Based on market prices at the time of writing, the total value of this collective mint exceeded $1.4 million.This mainnet launch marks FUN LONGINUS's official transition from the hackathon prototype, public beta, and collective mint phases into the on-chain game operation stage.
The Trump administration reportedly refused to return to the US-Iran June memorandum of understanding. Russia warned it may strike UK targets in Ukraine. Three Federal Reserve officials collectively signaled tightening.
Hyperliquid Research Collective released the Hyperliquid Q2 2026 Report. The report stated that against the backdrop of Bitcoin falling 14% during the quarter, HYPE rose 79% and hit a new all-time high. The report also noted that HIP-3-based real-world markets set new records in trading related to stocks, commodities, and pre-IPO companies, with trading volume accounting for nearly one-third of the platform's total trading volume. Additionally, the first batch of HYPE exchange-traded funds have started trading in the United States, and a private rocket company also achieved on-chain pricing while the New York Stock Exchange was closed.
According to official sources, the Ethereum Foundation stated that it has completed its five-year cooperation agreement with Argot Collective to support the development and maintenance of critical Ethereum infrastructure under a neutral, independent framework. Argot Collective stated that both parties have completed the final phase of the original five-year funding commitment, with approximately 4,938 staked ETH to be transferred to a multi-signature wallet and unlocked in phases on July 1, 2026, and July 1, 2027.
Avalanche announced the launch of the Avalanche Payments Collective, with 28 organizations already joining the coalition to build payment infrastructure on the Avalanche network. The coalition aims to integrate multiple domains, including settlement, stablecoins, capital infrastructure, foreign exchange, asset management, compliance, and global payments. Members include Franklin Templeton, VanEck, WisdomTree, Paxos, Kraken, Anchorage Digital, Ethena, and the Wyoming Stablecoin Committee.
According to HackQuest (@HackQuest_), the 0G APAC Hackathon has officially announced its winners. The event attracted 1,145 participants globally and received 293 final project submissions, generating over 1.04 million social media impressions. Winners are as follows: First Place: Ghast AI (@Ghast_AI) — A crypto-native AI agent client built on 0G, supporting decentralized inference, user-controlled long-term memory, censorship-resistant access, and portable agent IDs. Second Place: NeoSoul (@NeoSoulAI) — A trust layer designed specifically for the emerging agent economy, providing infrastructure such as verifiable agent permissions, accountability mechanisms, and recovery systems. Third Place: Anima (@anima_0g) — A CLI-native agent framework where agent identity, memory, inference, wallet, and economic activities all run atop 0G’s decentralized infrastructure, enabling cross-device, independent, and persistent operation. Excellence Awards: - @Alsphere0G — Collective intelligence memory layer for AI agents - @Hash_PayLink — Payment-gated AI infrastructure for the agent economy - @railbeam_ai — Payment rails and financial operations workspace for humans and agents - @stealth_pay — Privacy-preserving payment-related project