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Kimi seeks up to $2 billion in funding at a $30 billion valuation
: AI startup Moonshot AI is seeking to raise up to $2 billion in a new funding round, which would value the company at $30 billion. Moonshot AI has already entered early-stage talks with potential investors and plans to raise over $1 billion. Meanwhile, the company is nearing the completion of a funding round led by Meituan, which values it at $2 billion.As of April, Moonshot AI's annualized recurring revenue had exceeded $200 million, driven by increased demand for its Kimi chatbot and large language model. Additionally, the company is dismantling its offshore structure to pave the way for an initial public offering in Hong Kong, and plans to establish a joint venture structure to allow foreign capital to participate. The company recently launched Kimi Work, a general-purpose AI agent based on its K2.6 series model. (Bloomberg)
Moonshot to Complete $2 Billion New Funding Round, Valuation Surpasses $20 Billion
According to LatePost, Kimi, a product of Moonshot AI, is about to complete a new round of financing worth $2 billion, pushing its post-money valuation beyond $20 billion. This round is led by Meituan Longzhu, with participation from China Mobile and CPE Capital; Meituan Longzhu’s investment exceeds $200 million. The report notes that, including three financing rounds already completed in January and February this year, Kimi has raised over $3.9 billion in less than six months—more than RMB 3.76 billion in total—making it one of the most well-funded large-model startups. The article also mentions that in April, Kimi released and open-sourced its new model K2.6, enhancing its programming and Agent cluster capabilities.
Chinese companies including Moonshot AI weigh corporate restructuring following the reversal of the Meta-Manus deal
The immediate trigger for this regulatory tightening was Meta’s $2 billion acquisition of Manus—a China-founded AI agent company—after which relevant authorities ordered the deal’s reversal and launched a systematic review of the “domestically operated, offshore-registered” corporate model. Dismantling a red-chip structure is procedurally complex, typically taking six months to one year and involving multiple steps—including repurchasing offshore equity, establishing a joint venture, and having investors re-invest. Moreover, shares of such joint ventures listed in Hong Kong are subject to a 12-month lock-up period—twice as long as that for ordinary red-chip stocks. Analysts note that if red-chip structures face comprehensive restrictions, Chinese startups’ ability to raise U.S. dollar funding from overseas will be significantly weakened.
DeepSeek plans to raise $1.8 billion in funding, with a valuation of approximately $20 billion.
According to traders, DeepSeek’s recent open fundraising initiative is primarily driven by severe talent attrition. Several core researchers have successively departed, joining ByteDance, Tencent, Xiaomi, and autonomous driving company Yunruilink. Meanwhile, competitors Zhipu AI and MiniMax have already listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, and Moonshot raised funding in three consecutive rounds during the first quarter of this year, with its valuation more than quadrupling since the end of last year.
MoonPay Launches First Native Crypto Headless Payment Platform Supporting One-Click Crypto Purchases via Apple Pay
According to PR Newswire, MoonPay has officially launched MoonPay Headless Onramps—the industry’s first native crypto checkout platform enabling one-click crypto purchases via Apple Pay, credit cards, and Google Pay across the U.S., the European Economic Area, and over 100 countries worldwide. In contrast, competing headless payment solutions currently support mobile payments only within the U.S. This product replaces MoonPay’s branded widget with a pure API integration, enabling partners to deliver a fully white-labeled and highly customizable checkout experience—while MoonPay handles payment processing, compliance, and identity verification in the background. Launch partners include Moonshot, Bitcoin.com, Bread, and Trust Wallet. Notably, Apple Pay is now fully embedded into partner apps for the first time: verified users can complete purchases with a single tap—no redirects or re-verification required.
Chinese companies including Moonshot AI weigh corporate restructuring following the reversal of the Meta-Manus deal
The immediate trigger for this regulatory tightening was Meta’s $2 billion acquisition of Manus—a China-founded AI agent company—after which relevant authorities ordered the deal’s reversal and launched a systematic review of the “domestically operated, offshore-registered” corporate model. Dismantling a red-chip structure is procedurally complex, typically taking six months to one year and involving multiple steps—including repurchasing offshore equity, establishing a joint venture, and having investors re-invest. Moreover, shares of such joint ventures listed in Hong Kong are subject to a 12-month lock-up period—twice as long as that for ordinary red-chip stocks. Analysts note that if red-chip structures face comprehensive restrictions, Chinese startups’ ability to raise U.S. dollar funding from overseas will be significantly weakened.
Manus Acquisition Plan Halted, Multiple Chinese AI Companies Evaluate Dismantling Red-Chip Structures to Advance Hong Kong IPO
: Following the halt of the acquisition plan for AI agent company Manus, the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) has tightened its review of red-chip structure enterprises seeking Hong Kong IPOs. Several AI companies planning to go public have begun evaluating the dismantling of their overseas structures and a return to domestic entities. Moonshot AI is currently in communication with lawyers regarding structural reorganization, but has not yet made a final decision. Stepfun has already initiated the process of dismantling its overseas holding structure, believing that transitioning to a domestic entity will help shorten the approval cycle. DeepRoute.ai is also conducting a similar evaluation. Industry insiders point out that dismantling a red-chip structure typically takes 6 to 12 months, involving processes such as equity buybacks, establishing joint venture entities, and tax handling. Currently, regulators have not issued a comprehensive ban, but have been inquiring about the overseas holding situations of relevant companies. (The Information)
MoonPay Launches First Native Crypto Headless Payment Platform Supporting One-Click Crypto Purchases via Apple Pay
According to PR Newswire, MoonPay has officially launched MoonPay Headless Onramps—the industry’s first native crypto checkout platform enabling one-click crypto purchases via Apple Pay, credit cards, and Google Pay across the U.S., the European Economic Area, and over 100 countries worldwide. In contrast, competing headless payment solutions currently support mobile payments only within the U.S. This product replaces MoonPay’s branded widget with a pure API integration, enabling partners to deliver a fully white-labeled and highly customizable checkout experience—while MoonPay handles payment processing, compliance, and identity verification in the background. Launch partners include Moonshot, Bitcoin.com, Bread, and Trust Wallet. Notably, Apple Pay is now fully embedded into partner apps for the first time: verified users can complete purchases with a single tap—no redirects or re-verification required.
Moonshot to Complete $2 Billion New Funding Round, Valuation Surpasses $20 Billion
According to LatePost, Kimi, a product of Moonshot AI, is about to complete a new round of financing worth $2 billion, pushing its post-money valuation beyond $20 billion. This round is led by Meituan Longzhu, with participation from China Mobile and CPE Capital; Meituan Longzhu’s investment exceeds $200 million. The report notes that, including three financing rounds already completed in January and February this year, Kimi has raised over $3.9 billion in less than six months—more than RMB 3.76 billion in total—making it one of the most well-funded large-model startups. The article also mentions that in April, Kimi released and open-sourced its new model K2.6, enhancing its programming and Agent cluster capabilities.
Moonshot AI Releases Kimi K2.6, Upgrading Open-Source Programming and Agent Capabilities
Moonshot AI has released its new model, Kimi K2.6, which is now live on kimi.com in both chat and Agent modes. According to the official announcement, the model achieves top-tier performance across multiple open-source coding and tool-use benchmarks, including HLE with tools, SWE-Bench Pro, SWE-bench Multilingual, and BrowseComp. Meanwhile, Kimi K2.6 supports over 4,000 tool calls, continuous execution for more than 12 hours, and handles multi-language tasks—including Rust, Go, and Python. Its parallel Agent capability has been enhanced to support up to 300 concurrent sub-Agents and 4,000 steps per run, and is already deployed in autonomous operation scenarios such as OpenClaw and Hermes Agent.
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Kimi seeks up to $2 billion in funding at a $30 billion valuation
: AI startup Moonshot AI is seeking to raise up to $2 billion in a new funding round, which would value the company at $30 billion. Moonshot AI has already entered early-stage talks with potential investors and plans to raise over $1 billion. Meanwhile, the company is nearing the completion of a funding round led by Meituan, which values it at $2 billion.As of April, Moonshot AI's annualized recurring revenue had exceeded $200 million, driven by increased demand for its Kimi chatbot and large language model. Additionally, the company is dismantling its offshore structure to pave the way for an initial public offering in Hong Kong, and plans to establish a joint venture structure to allow foreign capital to participate. The company recently launched Kimi Work, a general-purpose AI agent based on its K2.6 series model. (Bloomberg)
Bitmine purchased 111,942 ETH in the past week, with total assets and holdings reaching $12.3 billion
BitMine Immersion Technologies' total holdings in crypto assets, cash, and "Moonshot Project" positions amount to $12.3 billion.The holdings specifically include 5,390,404 ETH valued at $2,134 per coin, 203 Bitcoin, $200 million in Beast Industries shares, $95 million in Eightco Holdings shares, and $444 million in cash. Its ETH holdings account for 4.47% of the total ETH supply. Over the past week, the company purchased a total of 111,942 ETH.Additionally, as of May 25, the company's total staked ETH amounted to 4,712,917 coins, valued at $10.1 billion. The 7-day annualized yield generated by its own staking operations was 2.75%, with annualized staking rewards expected to reach $276 million. The company is currently the world's largest corporate treasury holder of ETH.
MoonPay Launches First Native Crypto Headless Payment Platform Supporting One-Click Crypto Purchases via Apple Pay
According to PR Newswire, MoonPay has officially launched MoonPay Headless Onramps—the industry’s first native crypto checkout platform enabling one-click crypto purchases via Apple Pay, credit cards, and Google Pay across the U.S., the European Economic Area, and over 100 countries worldwide. In contrast, competing headless payment solutions currently support mobile payments only within the U.S. This product replaces MoonPay’s branded widget with a pure API integration, enabling partners to deliver a fully white-labeled and highly customizable checkout experience—while MoonPay handles payment processing, compliance, and identity verification in the background. Launch partners include Moonshot, Bitcoin.com, Bread, and Trust Wallet. Notably, Apple Pay is now fully embedded into partner apps for the first time: verified users can complete purchases with a single tap—no redirects or re-verification required.
Moonshot to Complete $2 Billion New Funding Round, Valuation Surpasses $20 Billion
According to LatePost, Kimi, a product of Moonshot AI, is about to complete a new round of financing worth $2 billion, pushing its post-money valuation beyond $20 billion. This round is led by Meituan Longzhu, with participation from China Mobile and CPE Capital; Meituan Longzhu’s investment exceeds $200 million. The report notes that, including three financing rounds already completed in January and February this year, Kimi has raised over $3.9 billion in less than six months—more than RMB 3.76 billion in total—making it one of the most well-funded large-model startups. The article also mentions that in April, Kimi released and open-sourced its new model K2.6, enhancing its programming and Agent cluster capabilities.
Chinese companies including Moonshot AI weigh corporate restructuring following the reversal of the Meta-Manus deal
The immediate trigger for this regulatory tightening was Meta’s $2 billion acquisition of Manus—a China-founded AI agent company—after which relevant authorities ordered the deal’s reversal and launched a systematic review of the “domestically operated, offshore-registered” corporate model. Dismantling a red-chip structure is procedurally complex, typically taking six months to one year and involving multiple steps—including repurchasing offshore equity, establishing a joint venture, and having investors re-invest. Moreover, shares of such joint ventures listed in Hong Kong are subject to a 12-month lock-up period—twice as long as that for ordinary red-chip stocks. Analysts note that if red-chip structures face comprehensive restrictions, Chinese startups’ ability to raise U.S. dollar funding from overseas will be significantly weakened.
Manus Acquisition Plan Halted, Multiple Chinese AI Companies Evaluate Dismantling Red-Chip Structures to Advance Hong Kong IPO
: Following the halt of the acquisition plan for AI agent company Manus, the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) has tightened its review of red-chip structure enterprises seeking Hong Kong IPOs. Several AI companies planning to go public have begun evaluating the dismantling of their overseas structures and a return to domestic entities. Moonshot AI is currently in communication with lawyers regarding structural reorganization, but has not yet made a final decision. Stepfun has already initiated the process of dismantling its overseas holding structure, believing that transitioning to a domestic entity will help shorten the approval cycle. DeepRoute.ai is also conducting a similar evaluation. Industry insiders point out that dismantling a red-chip structure typically takes 6 to 12 months, involving processes such as equity buybacks, establishing joint venture entities, and tax handling. Currently, regulators have not issued a comprehensive ban, but have been inquiring about the overseas holding situations of relevant companies. (The Information)