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Venice is a privacy-focused artificial intelligence platform offers services such as generative conversation and image creation, but it does not hold user data. The platform uses blockchain for permissionless payment, as well as web3 infrastructure for local browser storage and end-to-end encryption.
Antseed Foundation Completes $2.4 Million Token Round, Led by Spark Capital
Antseed Foundation has announced the completion of a $2.4 million token round, led by Spark Capital, with participation from Collider, DCG, North Island Ventures, Reciprocal Ventures, Relay Capital, and Venice.ai. Antseed's primary business is building a peer-to-peer AI inference network that enables model and agent service providers to offer services directly to users, with matching and settlement completed through local routing, reputation mechanisms, and on-chain payments.
Ignas：代币经济学创新并未“死去”，加密行业正重新尝试新机制
DeFi 研究员 Ignas 发文表示，自己原本担心代币经济学创新已经停滞，但事实并非如此。在经历一个周期的低流通量、高 FDV 代币发行后，加密行业正重新尝试新的代币机制，例如： 1、ZCAT 通过 3%转账税为持有者提供 ZEC 奖励； 2、BUN/Mosh 通过“Bundle Launch”让资金支持者分享交易手续费但无法提取 LP； 3、STONK 将手续费收入用于按市值加权回购并销毁排名前 15 的合规代币； 4、VVV/DIEM 允许质押 VVV 铸造 DIEM，再通过质押 DIEM 获得每日 AI 额度；5、ORBIO 则将交易手续费转化为质押者的 AI 额度； 6、BP 则要求质押至少 1 年以获得未来 IPO 股权转换资格，并根据项目增长里程碑决定代币供应解锁。 Ignas 认为，这些项目的共同点是尝试让代币不再只是融资工具，而是具备实际价值，不过也提醒社区许多机制仍依赖投机者持续交易，“投机”依然主导着加密市场。
Rockawayx Acquires Relayer Capital, Adding Long/Short Strategy with ~70% Returns Since 2026
Odaily News: Digital asset investment platform Rockawayx has acquired digital asset hedge fund Relayer Capital, incorporating its directional long/short strategy into its approximately $2 billion investment platform. Relayer Capital founder Austin Barack will continue to oversee the strategy and assume the role of Chief Investment Officer of the newly renamed Rockawayx Liquid Opportunities Fund.Rockawayx CEO Viktor Fischer stated that the fund will invest in highly liquid crypto tokens and digital asset-related equities, with a focus on identifying assets that are mispriced relative to their business fundamentals, market position, or growth prospects. The fund is currently open to new external investors.Rockawayx disclosed that the strategy's estimated net return from the start of 2026 through August 21 stands at approximately 70%, outperforming a weighted portfolio of Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana by 86 percentage points. Major contributing positions include Venice AI, Hyperliquid, Grass Network, Pump.fun, and Zcash, with investment themes centered on AI and tokenized real-world asset markets.The acquisition adds a directional liquid strategy to Rockawayx's venture capital and market-neutral businesses. Rockawayx also operates infrastructure and onchain liquidity divisions, noting that these capabilities support its team in identifying blockchain market opportunities across stages—from early-stage funding and token issuance to public market trading. (Bitcoin.com News)
Venice AI Completes $65 Million Funding Round at $1 Billion Valuation
Venice AI founder Erik Voorhees announced on Wednesday that the company has completed its first external funding round, raising $65 million at a $1 billion valuation. The round was led by Dragonfly, with participation from North Island Ventures, Coinbase Ventures, Archetype, Liquid2 Ventures, and Morgan Creek. Launched in May 2024, Venice AI is a privacy-focused AI chatbot alternative platform designed to prevent storing user conversations on centralized company servers. Voorhees stated that Venice AI has surpassed 3 million users and has already achieved profitability in the first quarter. Voorhees said the new capital will be used to expand the Venice platform, which provides access to major open-source and proprietary AI models through a single interface and API. The annual issuance of Venice AI's native token, VVV, was reduced to 3 million tokens on Wednesday, used to reward token holders who support the network by staking VVV.
Venice AI Founder Discloses Series A Financing Details: Investors Received 8.98% Equity and 1.5 Million VVV Vesting Grants
Venice AI founder Erik Voorhees stated on the X platform that to complete the $65 million Series A financing round, Venice chose to sell equity rather than directly sell VVV. Despite VVV's price increasing over 700% this year, Venice has not sold any tokens and currently holds over 30 million VVV, representing more than 37.5% of the total supply of 80 million tokens.Investors in this round received 8.98% equity, a vesting grant of 1.5 million VVV, and warrants to purchase 5 million VVV over the next 8 years. If all warrants are exercised, Venice's total financing will increase to $131.5 million. The relevant tokens are locked for 1 year and then unlock linearly over 3 years, with an expected average daily new circulation of less than 6,000 tokens. Venice stated that it will continue to maintain its tokenomics model of repurchasing and burning VVV with revenue.
Venice AI completes $65 million Series A funding round, led by Dragonfly
Venice AI has announced the completion of a $65 million Series A funding round, led by Dragonfly, with participation from Coinbase Ventures, North Island Ventures, and others, at a valuation of $1 billion. The project primarily offers a platform that grants access to over 200 AI models while ensuring privacy.
A smart money wallet with a cost basis as low as $3.77 is trimming its VVV position again, with estimated profits exceeding $9.848 million per token
Odaily reports, according to on-chain analyst Aunt Ai, a smart money wallet with a cost basis as low as $3.77 has once again reduced its VVV position after a half-month gap, with estimated profits exceeding $9.848 million per token. Three hours ago, this smart money wallet deposited 100,908 VVV to Coinbase, worth approximately $2.34 million. Over the past four months, this smart money wallet has cumulatively deposited 562,000 VVV at an average price of $21.26, with a total value of $11.97 million; if sold, the return rate would reach 464%.
Holding for over a year yields $7.889 million in profit, an address liquidates 674,000 VVV
Odaily reports: According to on-chain analyst Aunt Ai's monitoring, an address bought 674,000 VVV on-chain at an average price of $3.77 between April and August 2025, worth $2.544 million, with a take-profit price of $20.85. Some tokens were sold a year ago, and the remaining tokens were deposited to exchanges in batches over the past three months, with deposit prices rising from $11.79 to $30, and the position was fully liquidated 8 hours ago. Holding for over a year generated a cumulative profit of $7.889 million; if sold, the return rate would exceed 453%.
Holding $7.45 Million in VVV, a Smart Money Address Adds Another $4.14 Million Position
According to on-chain analyst Ai Yi, a smart money address (0x54e...a3F41) withdrew 133,000 VVV worth $4.14 million from Flowdesk 3 hours ago. This address apparently took profit of $588,000 two weeks ago, and currently holds 233,337 VVV worth $7.45 million, with an unrealized gain of $2.128 million based on an average withdrawal price of $22.78.
Bankless co-founders liquidated their ETH positions in May before allocating to assets such as NEAR and ZEC, all of which gained over 100%.
According to on-chain analyst Ai Yi, Bankless co-founder David Hoffman cleared his ETH position in May and accumulated VVV, NEAR, ZEC, HYPE, and LIT in June. To date, the gains on all the aforementioned tokens he holds have outperformed ETH over the same period, with LIT rising approximately 293%, while NEAR, ZEC, and HYPE have gained roughly 223%, 173%, and 106%, respectively. Hoffman recently reiterated his bullish outlook on the future trajectory of ZEC and NEAR.
Worth $1.507 million, a certain address has accumulated 47,800 VVV and is sitting on a profit of $87,000
Odaily reports: According to on-chain analyst Ai Yi's monitoring, a certain address withdrew 31,500 VVV from KuCoin half an hour ago, worth $1.06 million. This address had previously built a VVV position two days ago, and currently holds a total of 47,800 VVV, worth $1.507 million, with an average withdrawal price of $31.57, and is currently up $87,000.
After Dumping ETH and Betting on Multiple Altcoins, Bankless Co-Founder Says Altcoin Season Has Arrived
Odaily News: Bankless co-founder David Hoffman posted on X, stating, "We are now in altcoin season, and the real market moment is coming sooner than expected." It is reported that David Hoffman announced the liquidation of his ETH holdings on May 21, and subsequently bought VVV, NEAR, ZEC, HYPE, and LIT, all of which have significantly outperformed ETH.
21shares Launches Physically Backed ETPs for Lighter (LIT) and Venice Token (VVV) in Europe
21Shares has announced the launch of two physically backed new products: the 21Shares Lighter ETP (LIHT), which tracks the native token LIT of the decentralized perpetual exchange Lighter, and the 21Shares Venice Token ETP (VENC), which tracks VVV, the core asset of privacy-focused AI infrastructure Venice.
Ledger Launches AI Agent Authorization Tool Agent Intent, Users Review Operations and Retain Private Key Control
Odaily News: Crypto hardware wallet manufacturer Ledger has announced the launch of Ledger Agent Intent, available free of charge starting today to all Ledger-compatible signing devices. AI agents can monitor the market and propose portfolio optimization recommendations, and users can review and approve related operations on their Ledger devices, with private keys remaining under user control.Agent Intent will directly integrate with OpenClaw, allowing users to register OpenClaw agents on Ledger Atom devices and authorize operations, with the OpenClaw app to be pre-installed on the devices. The tool also supports the Solana Foundation's Pay.sh, where requests proposed by agents can enter a unified queue for users to sign at a time of their choosing. Ledger has partnered with Venice AI to address privacy concerns and stated that user data will not be used to train third-party models.
Antseed Foundation Completes $2.4 Million Token Round, Led by Spark Capital
Antseed Foundation has announced the completion of a $2.4 million token round, led by Spark Capital, with participation from Collider, DCG, North Island Ventures, Reciprocal Ventures, Relay Capital, and Venice.ai. Antseed's primary business is building a peer-to-peer AI inference network that enables model and agent service providers to offer services directly to users, with matching and settlement completed through local routing, reputation mechanisms, and on-chain payments.
Ignas：代币经济学创新并未“死去”，加密行业正重新尝试新机制
DeFi 研究员 Ignas 发文表示，自己原本担心代币经济学创新已经停滞，但事实并非如此。在经历一个周期的低流通量、高 FDV 代币发行后，加密行业正重新尝试新的代币机制，例如： 1、ZCAT 通过 3%转账税为持有者提供 ZEC 奖励； 2、BUN/Mosh 通过“Bundle Launch”让资金支持者分享交易手续费但无法提取 LP； 3、STONK 将手续费收入用于按市值加权回购并销毁排名前 15 的合规代币； 4、VVV/DIEM 允许质押 VVV 铸造 DIEM，再通过质押 DIEM 获得每日 AI 额度；5、ORBIO 则将交易手续费转化为质押者的 AI 额度； 6、BP 则要求质押至少 1 年以获得未来 IPO 股权转换资格，并根据项目增长里程碑决定代币供应解锁。 Ignas 认为，这些项目的共同点是尝试让代币不再只是融资工具，而是具备实际价值，不过也提醒社区许多机制仍依赖投机者持续交易，“投机”依然主导着加密市场。
Rockawayx Acquires Relayer Capital, Adding Long/Short Strategy with ~70% Returns Since 2026
Odaily News: Digital asset investment platform Rockawayx has acquired digital asset hedge fund Relayer Capital, incorporating its directional long/short strategy into its approximately $2 billion investment platform. Relayer Capital founder Austin Barack will continue to oversee the strategy and assume the role of Chief Investment Officer of the newly renamed Rockawayx Liquid Opportunities Fund.Rockawayx CEO Viktor Fischer stated that the fund will invest in highly liquid crypto tokens and digital asset-related equities, with a focus on identifying assets that are mispriced relative to their business fundamentals, market position, or growth prospects. The fund is currently open to new external investors.Rockawayx disclosed that the strategy's estimated net return from the start of 2026 through August 21 stands at approximately 70%, outperforming a weighted portfolio of Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana by 86 percentage points. Major contributing positions include Venice AI, Hyperliquid, Grass Network, Pump.fun, and Zcash, with investment themes centered on AI and tokenized real-world asset markets.The acquisition adds a directional liquid strategy to Rockawayx's venture capital and market-neutral businesses. Rockawayx also operates infrastructure and onchain liquidity divisions, noting that these capabilities support its team in identifying blockchain market opportunities across stages—from early-stage funding and token issuance to public market trading. (Bitcoin.com News)
AMD Second-Generation AI Server Helios Enters Production, Equipped with MI455X Accelerator
AMD CEO Lisa Su stated that the second-generation AI server Helios has entered full production, with shipments expected by the end of the third quarter this year amid strong customer demand. The server features the new AI accelerator Instinct MI455X and the new-generation Venice CPU, both manufactured by TSMC. OpenAI plans to deploy Helios later this year. AMD is leveraging this to catch up with NVIDIA in the data center chip market.
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A Year in Strong Tokens: Only 3 Categories Outperformed Bitcoin, AI and Privacy Sectors Rose Against the Trend
Odaily reports: DeFi researcher Ignas published a roundup of strong tokens for the year, noting that since the start of the year only three categories of tokens—trading, AI, and privacy—have outperformed Bitcoin, among which:1. Trading-related tokens have been the most outstanding performers: DRV gained 665%, HYPE rose 200%, PUMP rose 121%, and RAY rose 106%. The rally logic for these tokens is that speculative trading generates fee revenue for the protocols, which then support token value through buyback mechanisms.2. Among AI-related tokens, VVV rose 1431%, NEAR rose 203%, and GRASS rose 151%;3. Among privacy-related tokens, ZEC rose 137% and XMR rose 37%.In addition, Ignas also mentioned QNT and MORPHO in the institutional adoption narrative, which rose 173% and 89% respectively. However, aside from the above categories, most tokens have performed poorly this year. Finding tokens with strong revenue-generating capacity is currently a relatively easy trading approach to grasp.
21shares Launches Physically Backed ETPs for Lighter (LIT) and Venice Token (VVV) in Europe
21Shares has announced the launch of two physically backed new products: the 21Shares Lighter ETP (LIHT), which tracks the native token LIT of the decentralized perpetual exchange Lighter, and the 21Shares Venice Token ETP (VENC), which tracks VVV, the core asset of privacy-focused AI infrastructure Venice.
Ledger Launches AI Agent Authorization Tool Agent Intent, Users Review Operations and Retain Private Key Control
Odaily News: Crypto hardware wallet manufacturer Ledger has announced the launch of Ledger Agent Intent, available free of charge starting today to all Ledger-compatible signing devices. AI agents can monitor the market and propose portfolio optimization recommendations, and users can review and approve related operations on their Ledger devices, with private keys remaining under user control.Agent Intent will directly integrate with OpenClaw, allowing users to register OpenClaw agents on Ledger Atom devices and authorize operations, with the OpenClaw app to be pre-installed on the devices. The tool also supports the Solana Foundation's Pay.sh, where requests proposed by agents can enter a unified queue for users to sign at a time of their choosing. Ledger has partnered with Venice AI to address privacy concerns and stated that user data will not be used to train third-party models.
A smart money wallet with a cost basis as low as $3.77 is trimming its VVV position again, with estimated profits exceeding $9.848 million per token
Odaily reports, according to on-chain analyst Aunt Ai, a smart money wallet with a cost basis as low as $3.77 has once again reduced its VVV position after a half-month gap, with estimated profits exceeding $9.848 million per token. Three hours ago, this smart money wallet deposited 100,908 VVV to Coinbase, worth approximately $2.34 million. Over the past four months, this smart money wallet has cumulatively deposited 562,000 VVV at an average price of $21.26, with a total value of $11.97 million; if sold, the return rate would reach 464%.
Antseed Foundation Completes $2.4 Million Token Round, Led by Spark Capital
Antseed Foundation has announced the completion of a $2.4 million token round, led by Spark Capital, with participation from Collider, DCG, North Island Ventures, Reciprocal Ventures, Relay Capital, and Venice.ai. Antseed's primary business is building a peer-to-peer AI inference network that enables model and agent service providers to offer services directly to users, with matching and settlement completed through local routing, reputation mechanisms, and on-chain payments.
Ignas：代币经济学创新并未“死去”，加密行业正重新尝试新机制
DeFi 研究员 Ignas 发文表示，自己原本担心代币经济学创新已经停滞，但事实并非如此。在经历一个周期的低流通量、高 FDV 代币发行后，加密行业正重新尝试新的代币机制，例如： 1、ZCAT 通过 3%转账税为持有者提供 ZEC 奖励； 2、BUN/Mosh 通过“Bundle Launch”让资金支持者分享交易手续费但无法提取 LP； 3、STONK 将手续费收入用于按市值加权回购并销毁排名前 15 的合规代币； 4、VVV/DIEM 允许质押 VVV 铸造 DIEM，再通过质押 DIEM 获得每日 AI 额度；5、ORBIO 则将交易手续费转化为质押者的 AI 额度； 6、BP 则要求质押至少 1 年以获得未来 IPO 股权转换资格，并根据项目增长里程碑决定代币供应解锁。 Ignas 认为，这些项目的共同点是尝试让代币不再只是融资工具，而是具备实际价值，不过也提醒社区许多机制仍依赖投机者持续交易，“投机”依然主导着加密市场。