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Odaily reports: Bonk Guy posted stating that the view that onchain trading and the Meme coin market have fallen into the worst period in history reflects a misperception within the crypto community (CT) regarding the current state of the market. Over the past 4 months, about 6 new tokens reached market caps of $100 million to $300 million or more, among which PONS started from zero and its fully diluted valuation (FDV) once reached $960 million, while the FDVs of tokens such as ANSEM, CASHCAT, AI, and STONK also all broke through $300 million at one point. In addition, dozens of new tokens surpassed $10 million in market cap, and despite the deterioration in market structure, tokens with sharp gains still occasionally emerge onchain.Bonk Guy compared the current market with previous downturn periods, noting that before the emergence of Robinhood Chain, the market went through a long stretch with almost no notable rallies; and after the launch of the TRUMP token last year and before the initial rise of BonkFun, there was also a period of about half a year during which almost no token could break through a market cap of $2 million to $5 million.He believes that although the current market is no longer in the broad rally phase seen a few months ago, this does not mean trading opportunities have disappeared. He expects the market may recover soon, even faster than most people anticipate, and suggests paying attention to tokens that have already demonstrated the ability to deliver outsized performance in the previous cycle, seeking opportunities during market pullbacks. The market is currently filled with pessimism and negative narratives, and investors should not be swayed by the noise. Historical experience shows that some previously strong tokens may not only return to their prior highs but even break through further once the next market cycle begins. The biggest opportunities often appear before market sentiment reverses and while mainstream investors have yet to change their views.
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.
Odaily News: Robinhood ecosystem AI project orbio has announced the completion of a $1.2 million seed funding round, with investors not yet disclosed. The project's main business is building systems that allow agents to self-configure computing resources, hardware, and high-performance private infrastructure, as well as creating an AI model credit trading marketplace that offers discounted credit trading for over 400 AI models, including Claude Fable and GPT Astra. Public information shows that orbio was launched on the Pons platform, with Nvidia stock tokens as its base pool. As of press time, the ORBIO token has a market cap of $53.42 million, with a 24-hour gain of 26%. The relevant token has relatively low trading volume and significant price volatility, so investment requires caution.
Citrini Research has stated that the barriers between traditional finance and the crypto industry are gradually dissolving, and with the proliferation of AI Agents, blockchain may be approaching a true inflection point for adoption.Citrini Research suggests that in the future, personal AI agents may be able to manage all of a user's financial assets, including allocating idle funds, executing investment decisions, and finding loan solutions. However, the existing financial system is built on manual processes, intermediaries, and compliance frameworks, making it difficult to adapt to round-the-clock, automated machine interaction needs.The firm believes that AI agents require financial infrastructure that is programmable, operates in real time, and requires no human intervention. After more than a decade of development, blockchain happens to possess characteristics such as asset digitization, on-chain settlement, and open financial applications. Previously, the crypto industry faced issues such as a complex user experience and a lack of real asset applications, but with the advancement of real-world asset (RWA) tokenization, traditional financial assets are gradually moving on-chain.Citrini Research points out that the development of tokenized equities, U.S. Treasuries, credit, and other assets, along with changes in the regulatory environment, is driving the convergence of traditional finance and crypto markets. The firm notes that recent developments — including Robinhood launching stock tokens, regulators exploring rules for tokenized assets, and on-chain markets such as Hyperliquid gaining attention from traditional finance — all indicate that the market is undergoing a shift.Citrini Research states that investors should focus not merely on whether assets will be tokenized, but rather on "who can capture the economic value in the tokenization wave." The firm believes that blockchain may ultimately become critical financial infrastructure in the AI agent era.
Bonk Guy stated on the X platform that PONS's current market sentiment may be at a long-term low, and compared it with PUMP: PONS's annualized revenue is approximately $156.8 million, with a market cap of about $375 million, corresponding to an annualized revenue multiple of approximately 2.39x; PUMP's annualized revenue is approximately $463.6 million, with a market cap of about $2.7 billion, corresponding to a multiple of approximately 5.82x.Bonk Guy said that PUMP is the leading Launchpad on Solana, while PONS is the leading Launchpad on Robinhood Chain; if Robinhood Chain continues to maintain market influence in the future, he believes PONS's current valuation is worth watching.
Odaily News: Robinhood Ventures Fund I (NYSE: RVI) announced that it purchased approximately $25 million in preferred shares in AI infrastructure company Crusoe's $3.9 billion Series F funding round. The round valued Crusoe at $30.9 billion, and the related transaction was completed on August 31.Sarah Pinto, President of Robinhood Ventures Fund I, stated that Crusoe is building vertically integrated AI infrastructure, supporting AI computing through energy, AI data centers, and cloud platforms.
DeFi analyst Jordi in Cryptoland posted on X stating that historical data shows Uniswap's activation of the Fee Switch did not weaken its competitiveness—its market share not only held steady but even increased. Before the fee switch was turned on, Uniswap accounted for 21% of total DEX trading volume; immediately after the switch was flipped, its share remained essentially flat; now, with the onboarding of the Robinhood channel, its share has risen to 31%.Today, Uniswap's value capture capability is also stronger. Protocol monthly revenue started from zero and has now stabilized at around $7.2 million. Compared to its multi-billion-dollar valuation, this figure is not particularly impressive (the P/E ratio remains above 40x), but with market share increasing by 10 percentage points while monthly revenue jumped from zero to $7.2 million, this is absolutely a massive milestone.
Odaily News: The Meme coin STRATEGY is valued at approximately $7.2 million on Robinhood Chain, with its main liquidity pool paired against tokenized MSTR stock. The token launched on September 4 and is not an equity certificate for Strategy stock.As of September 14, STRATEGY was priced at approximately $0.0078, with liquidity of about $808,600 and 24-hour trading volume of about $691,000. Supporters claim that the value of MSTR Stock Tokens in the pool exceeded $362,000 within 10 days. (Bitcoin.com News)
Odaily News: Robinhood co-founder Vlad Tenev published a long-form article this morning outlining Robinhood's vision of enabling global investors (especially non-U.S. users) to gain exposure to U.S. stocks and ETFs through blockchain, and focused on the question of whether issuers need to consent to their stocks being tokenized.Vlad Tenev argues that publicly traded company shares are freely transferable personal property, and owners should have the right to decide how to hold and use them. The company that issues the stock controls the rights attached to the securities it issues, but it does not control all third-party financial products built around those securities, and there is already precedent for this in financial markets: unsponsored ADRs, options, and structured products. Therefore, if a product changes the rights of the underlying shares, replaces the company's official shareholder register, or imposes new obligations on the company/transfer agent, then issuer involvement is required. If it merely creates an independent financial instrument that holds or references freely transferable shares on a 1:1 basis, without changing the issuer's rights, obligations, or authoritative shareholder records, then issuer consent is not required.Robinhood adopts a model of third-party issuance of independent instruments backed 1:1 by underlying shares. Putting stocks on-chain should not grant issuers veto rights they did not previously have, nor should it prevent new investors from entering simply because issuers do not understand new technology.Last week, AMC's CEO criticized the "synthetic equity market" established by Robinhood as potentially decoupling stock token trading from listed companies' financing arrangements, and demanded that Vlad Tenev and Robinhood voluntarily stop AMC stock token trading. The related debate sparked heated discussion in both the crypto and stock communities.
Odaily News – Crypto trader Rune (@RuneCrypto_) posted on X, stating that Pump.fun holds over $2 billion in cash, with a valuation of approximately $4.4 billion, making it one of the most influential platforms in the Meme coin market this cycle. However, since launching the Bonding Curve model, its subsequent product expansion has largely been a response to market demand already validated by other teams.Rune cited examples, noting that after Axiom's rise, Pump acquired Padre and renamed it Terminal; after fomo emerged, Pump added social features to compete for KOLs; and now that products combining Meme coins with equity-related assets have appeared on BNB Chain, Robinhood, Stonks, and Base, Pump has launched a similar MemeStocks feature.Rune stated that this strategy is not entirely ineffective—for instance, Padre's market share rose from roughly 2% to 10% after its acquisition. However, as a leading platform with substantial capital and resources, Pump should focus more on creating unvalidated new products rather than continuously replicating existing models. Otherwise, it may weaken the incentive for smaller teams to pursue product innovation, ultimately slowing the industry's overall pace of development.
Odaily News: Robinhood has reached an agreement with Crypto.com to further expand its prediction market business. Under the agreement, Robinhood will list event contracts provided by OG.com, Crypto.com's prediction market platform, and will take a minority stake in both Crypto.com and OG.com.Following an investment from Citadel Securities in July this year, OG.com's valuation has reached approximately $5 billion. (WSJ)
Odaily News: Robinhood Markets has officially served as an IPO underwriter for the first time, participating in the listing of smart ring maker Oura. Oura filed for its IPO last Thursday, with an expected listing valuation exceeding $11 billion. Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, and JPMorgan are serving as the lead book-runners for the deal, with Robinhood ranking 18th among the 18 underwriters.In June of this year, Robinhood received regulatory approval to conduct underwriting business, and CEO Vlad Tenev previously stated his desire to "disrupt" the IPO market. As an underwriter, Robinhood is expected to gain more influence in the allocation of IPO shares to its retail clients. (The Wall Street Journal)
Odaily News: Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev posted on X, stating that tokenization is enabling high-quality financial assets from U.S. capital markets to be accessible to global investors. Although the tokenization industry remains relatively small compared to the scale of global financial markets, its advantages in 24/7 trading, asset programmability, composability, and self-custody are becoming increasingly evident.He pointed out that traditional financial infrastructure, built on fixed trading hours, closed networks, and multi-layered intermediary systems, is struggling to meet the needs of today's investors. Currently, founders, liquidity providers, traders, and infrastructure teams are all driving the development of the tokenization industry, but it will still take time for the traditional financial system to further embrace this model.
AMC CEO Adam Aron issued a post responding to Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev, stating that his concerns over Robinhood’s stock tokens are “almost a matter of corporate survival.” He emphasized that U.S. securities laws are designed to protect investors, noting that AMC allocates substantial annual resources to maintain regulatory compliance. He questioned how Robinhood, as a U.S.-based company, can establish operations in Jersey—far outside U.S. jurisdiction—and market securities that essentially “masquerade as AMC” while evading U.S. securities regulations. Aron argued that the “fictional synthetic equity market” engineered by Robinhood severs stock token ownership from a company’s control over its own financing capabilities; these tokens do not constitute genuine equity and strip investors of core shareholder rights, including voting privileges. He called on Robinhood to voluntarily cease trading AMC stock tokens, warning that failure to do so would prompt AMC to pursue legal action to enforce a halt, and confirmed he would escalate the issue to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Odaily News: Fomo, a social crypto trading app built for Robinhood Chain and other networks, entered the top five finance apps in the U.S. on August 21, briefly climbing to No. 3 and surpassing Cash App and prediction market Kalshi. It currently ranks in the top 15.Founded by Paul Erlanger and Se Yong Park, Fomo launched its public beta in May 2025. In November 2025, it completed a $17 million Series A round led by Benchmark, with participation from 140 angel investors; this was followed by a $75 million Series B round, bringing total disclosed equity funding to approximately $94 million.Fomo supports Solana, Base, BNB Chain, Monad, and Robinhood Chain, allowing users to view real-time trades of people they follow, track leaderboards, and copy trading signals, with instant deposits funded via Apple Pay. Its cumulative installs on Google Play have surpassed 1 million, with over 600,000 users and more than $4 billion in trading volume. (Bitcoin.com News)
: AI anti-fraud company Socure announced the completion of a $156 million strategic growth funding round, valuing the company at $5.2 billion. The round was led by Summit Partners, with participation from Wells Fargo, Goldman Sachs Alternatives (under Goldman Sachs), DocuSign, and others. In addition, the company also announced the acquisition of AI startup Fravity, aiming to leverage AI agents for fraud, risk, and compliance investigations. The specific acquisition amount has not been disclosed yet. Its anti-fraud services are currently applied to companies including crypto exchange Coinbase, stablecoin issuer Circle, digital bank Revolut, and Robinhood. (Crunchbase)
Odaily News Trader Bonk Guy stated that the market is gradually recognizing the potential of PONS. He noted that PONS currently generates approximately $56 million in annualized revenue, with 80% used for buybacks and burns of PONS; in comparison, Pump.fun generates about $460 million in annualized revenue, with 50% used for buybacks and burns of PUMP, while PUMP is currently valued at approximately $2 billion.Bonk Guy believes that even if PONS were given only 10% of PUMP's valuation, its market cap should reach around $200 million. Additionally, Pons has contributed to roughly half of the on-chain activity on Robinhood Chain, with at least 5 tokens issued through Pons having a market cap exceeding $10 million and at least 20 exceeding $1 million.Regarding the market's recent expectations around Robinhood listings, Bonk Guy stated that as one of the main Meme coin issuance platforms on Robinhood Chain, a future PONS listing on Robinhood is, in his view, "inevitable," and the current rally is not solely driven by listing expectations.
Odaily News: Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev stated that asset tokenization will become a major trend in the future financial markets and will ultimately transform the entire global financial system. In an interview with CNBC's Squawk Box, Tenev said that tokenization applies not only to crypto assets but will also cover traditional financial assets such as stocks, private equity, and real estate. Blockchain technology can improve asset trading efficiency, reduce intermediary costs, and give more investors access to market opportunities that were previously difficult to participate in. Tenev also discussed future financial service directions such as prediction markets and agentic trading. He stated that Robinhood is transitioning from a pure trading platform to a broader financial infrastructure provider, and hopes to leverage blockchain technology to drive the development of the next generation of capital markets."Tokenization will consume the entire financial system." Tenev previously stated that the tokenization trend is like a high-speed train that cannot be stopped, and future financial assets may gradually migrate to operate on-chain.Robinhood has been advancing its tokenization strategy in recent years, including exploring the tokenization of private company equity to give retail investors access to private markets traditionally dominated by institutions. Tenev believes there is strong consumer demand for private asset investment, and tokenization can serve as an important bridge connecting traditional finance with crypto infrastructure. Bloomberg also reported that.Industry insiders believe that as financial institutions such as BlackRock and Robinhood accelerate their deployment in real world asset (RWA) tokenization, traditional stocks, bonds, funds, and other financial assets moving on-chain are becoming a significant trend in the fintech sector. However, regulatory frameworks, asset ownership confirmation, and investor protection remain key challenges that need to be addressed for large-scale adoption. (CNBC)
Odaily News: According to market sources, Robinhood Ventures Fund II has raised $200 million through its initial public offering.