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Odaily reports: On October 31, 2008, Satoshi Nakamoto released the Bitcoin whitepaper, proposing a peer-to-peer electronic payment system that requires no participation from banks or central institutions. Over the past 18 years, Bitcoin has evolved from a fringe experiment on the early dark web and forums into an asset class recognized by Wall Street and institutional investors. As recently as last October, $19 billion in leveraged positions were liquidated in a single day, and the 2022 crypto winter wiped out more than $2 trillion in digital asset market value. On the 18th anniversary of the Bitcoin whitepaper's release, Bitcoin's price is hovering near $80,000, facing its worst month since June.Today, BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF has reached approximately $66 billion in assets, multiple public companies have added Bitcoin to their balance sheets, and traditional financial institutions are actively building out stablecoins, asset tokenization, and blockchain-based financial infrastructure. Yet this development brings a certain irony: Bitcoin was originally designed to challenge the centralized financial system, but is now increasingly being embraced by traditional financial institutions. (Bloomberg)
Gate has released the Singapore special edition of its documentary series "Behind Gate: Dr. Han," which follows a three-day itinerary as its main thread, authentically chronicling the daily work and key moments of platform founder and CEO Dr. Han during TOKEN2049 Singapore, covering multiple scenarios including the launch of Gate Money, keynote speeches, media interviews, client meetings, and an awards dinner.The documentary focuses on the release process of Gate Money and reveals a real clip of Dr. Han using NVIDIA stock to buy coffee before his speech. He subsequently shared this experience in his keynote address to demonstrate the connection between asset management and everyday payments. In the film, Dr. Han states that Gate Money is not only aimed at traders but also hopes to serve a broad global user base, and that the platform needs to maintain innovation while continuously refining its products to meet users' increasingly diverse financial needs.The film also captures heartwarming moments of Dr. Han communicating with team members, discussing customer needs, and preparing a birthday cake for colleagues, revealing an everyday side beyond the tight schedule. Looking ahead, Dr. Han regards Gate Money as a new mission and starting point, and sets out a long-term vision of serving approximately 500 million users over the next five years, demonstrating Gate's strategic direction of continued development toward a comprehensive financial services platform.
Odaily News — Singapore, October 16, 2026 — AI economic infrastructure project NeoSoul today announced the Believe Plan on the day of the DNA token TGE. Under the theme "I Have a Dream: Let DNA Live for 100 Years," the plan binds NeoSoul and DNA's long-term value across four areas: company operations, products, ecosystem, and team and shareholder interests. DNA launched today on Binance Alpha, OKX, and other exchanges.The Believe Plan states: "I have a foolish dream. In crypto, this will surely be laughed at. But after much deliberation, I've decided to say it anyway: I want NeoSoul to live for 100 years."Company OperationsNeoSoul's internal routine settlements, partial employee compensation, and external partnerships will prioritize DNA, and employees may voluntarily choose to receive more DNA as income. All related DNA will be purchased from the secondary market with no lock-up period.Products and ServicesNeoTrade will exclusively support DNA payments, and technology partners paying with DNA can enjoy discounts; in the future, holding or staking DNA will unlock higher-tier product access.Ecosystem IncentivesCommunity incentives will gradually shift toward DNA holders and sustained contributors, and NeoSoul will also launch an Agent Developer Program to incentivize developers and high-quality Agent Owners.Team and ShareholdersThe team token lock-up period remains unchanged, with linear unlocking replaced by KPI-linked vesting, and the community will be invited to participate in setting the KPIs. The original unlocking mechanism for shareholders remains unchanged, and shareholders who voluntarily extend their lock-up period will receive token rewards.
Odaily News: Researcher Robin Linus has released the Bitcoin Poker protocol, expanding the unfinished poker interface that Satoshi Nakamoto left in Bitcoin's early code in 2008 into a runnable solution. The protocol supports two players in Texas Hold'em without a dealer, using Bitcoin's existing rules to handle gameplay and fund settlement.Bitcoin Poker generates card faces through secret information jointly provided by both parties, generating only the 9 cards needed per hand, and uses cryptographic commitments and zero-knowledge proofs to maintain fair dealing. The protocol can check for duplicate cards, and the probability of a randomly generated hand passing the check is approximately 48%, requiring an average of 2.08 attempts.The protocol pre-builds a transaction tree for possible game outcomes, with a reference configuration containing 56,132 logical nodes and approximately 8.4 MB of preparation data. Normal gameplay occurs off-chain, with transactions used only to handle disputes when cooperation breaks down.If one party refuses to continue, a timeout mechanism can settle the committed pot after a specified delay and return the departing party's unused balance, but cannot force players to reveal their cards. The design requires no modifications to Bitcoin's consensus rules, supports only two participants, and still requires independent security review. (Bitcoin.com News)
Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin has proposed the "Lean Ethereum" roadmap, planning to achieve 1,000x scaling through over three years of protocol restructuring and to evolve toward privacy and quantum security.
据彭博社报道，资管巨头 Apollo Global Management 正与软银集团（SoftBank Group）洽谈，将一笔面向软银的贷款规模从 54 亿美元提高至 90 亿美元，以帮助其对 OpenAI 的投资提供融资。 据悉，本次贷款由软银旗下愿景基金 2（Vision Fund 2）的资产提供支持，目前尚未最终确定，软银此前已承诺向 OpenAI 投入 646 亿美元，并持续通过融资方式为其 AI 投资筹集资金。
The AI Agent infrastructure platform B.AI announced that since the launch of its free campaign, the platform's cumulative token throughput has exceeded 10.9 trillion, with total API calls reaching 89.56 million, attracting over 239,000 new registered users (including 235,000+ API developers). The platform infrastructure has consistently demonstrated its stability and capacity under the stress of massive high-concurrency scenarios and intensive Agent workflows. In terms of the model lineup, GLM-5.3-Flash (Ox Alpha), Qwen3.8-Flash, Tencent Hy3, and Xiaomi MiMo-V2.5 remain fully free, while DeepSeek-V4-Flash and Vision-Exp versions are now available at a 50% discount, striking a balance between zero-threshold access and exceptional cost efficiency. Going forward, B.AI will continue to deliver more efficient, reliable, and cost-effective AI compute services to developers and enterprise teams, accelerating the real-world deployment of AI applications. Visit chat.b.ai/chat to start deploying your efficient workflows today.
Odaily News, August 31 — B.AI platform's full free access campaign for cutting-edge large models continues to operate at high intensity, with the platform's cumulative token throughput officially surpassing the historic milestone of 5.74 trillion (5T+). Under the rigorous demands of massive concurrent requests and heavy Agent tasks, B.AI's industrial-grade infrastructure has demonstrated exceptionally stable carrying capacity. Currently, the platform has assembled six top-tier models, including GLM-5.3-Flash (Ox Alpha), Qwen3.8-Flash, DeepSeek-V4-Flash, DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Vision-Exp, Tencent Hy3, and Xiaomi MiMo-V2.5, all available to users with zero barriers and unlimited free access, covering diverse scenarios such as code generation, ultra-long text processing, multimodal visual understanding, and Agent workflow deployment.From now on, users who log in to the B.AI platform can access the full suite of cutting-edge models at zero cost, with seamless integration of unlimited computing power, allowing every developer and AI enthusiast to truly enjoy "computing freedom."
B.AI has launched DeepSeek's brand-new multimodal experimental flagship model, DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Vision-Exp. The official API team has taken the lead in completing full integration and is now making it freely accessible to all users. Building upon V4-Flash's state-of-the-art pure text and code Agent capabilities, the model officially unlocks native image understanding, with its comprehensive multimodal Agent performance approaching that of the Claude Opus-4.8 flagship. The new model supports mixed text-and-image input and a 1M ultra-long context window, effortlessly handling demanding scenarios such as multimodal PPT generation, complex UI reconstruction, and frontend visual effects. Image input is billed per token, consuming a maximum of just 384 tokens per image. All users can now log into the B.AI platform to access this latest multimodal model capability completely free of charge and with zero barriers, empowering top-tier compute to rapidly accelerate the realization of creative and productive workflows.
DeepSeek announced today that its brand-new multimodal visual understanding model, DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Vision-Exp, is now available on the DeepSeek API platform. The model is experimental and can be invoked by users by setting model="deepseek-v4-flash-vision-exp". Its pure text capabilities are roughly on par with the official release of DeepSeek-V4-Flash, while demonstrating significantly improved performance in benchmarks requiring visual understanding, bringing its multimodal Agent capabilities close to Opus-4.8.
Odaily News Stablecoin issuer Tether has announced that its asset tokenization platform Hadron will provide real estate asset tokenization technology for institutional investors in Saudi Arabia, bringing traditional real estate assets on-chain.Tether stated that it will collaborate with local Saudi partner First Data and fintech company BKN301 to provide institutional clients with infrastructure support for the issuance, management, and digitalization of real estate assets. In the future, this model could expand to other real-world asset (RWA) sectors such as energy and infrastructure financing.This move is Tether's latest initiative to expand from its stablecoin business into the real-world asset tokenization space. Tether launched the Hadron platform in 2024 to streamline the asset tokenization process, and is currently one of the world's largest issuers of tokenized gold assets, with its gold token XAUT reaching approximately $2.6 billion in size.In recent years, banks and asset management institutions have been exploring the tokenization of traditional assets such as money market funds, private credit, real estate, and equities on blockchain to improve settlement efficiency, broaden investor reach, and optimize capital utilization. Citigroup previously forecast that the tokenized securities market could reach $5.5 trillion by 2030.Saudi Arabia is actively exploring the application of blockchain technology in financial services, government, and supply chains as part of its economic diversification strategy under Vision 2030.Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino stated that with the digital transformation opportunities brought by Vision 2030, Saudi Arabia is an ideal market to demonstrate the value of the Hadron platform. (CoinDesk)
Odaily News: According to market sources, the Optimism Foundation has announced its OP supply plan, projecting the addition of 343 million tokens over the next year,
Odaily News Tether officially announced that its asset tokenization platform, Hadron by Tether, has reached a strategic partnership with Saudi fintech company First Advanced Data for Artificial Intelligence (First Data) and BKN301. The collaboration will leverage Hadron as the core technology platform to drive the tokenization of institutional-grade real estate assets in Saudi Arabia.Under the terms of the agreement, First Data will act as the issuer of tokenized real estate assets and manage primary market operations; Hadron will provide asset issuance, management, and full lifecycle infrastructure; BKN301 will handle banking system integration, payments, compliance, and operational integration. Tether stated that this project aligns with Saudi Arabia's "Vision 2030," and future business is expected to expand into other real-world asset (RWA) sectors such as energy and infrastructure.
Robinhood is betting on the decentralized finance (DeFi) market by building its own blockchain, Robinhood Chain, aiming to bring over 10 million active users into the on-chain ecosystem. However, current trading activity on the network is still primarily driven by meme coin speculation, while the initial vision of tokenizing real-world assets (RWA) has yet to gain traction.Trading volume on Robinhood Chain has seen rapid growth recently. On July 12, the chain’s 24-hour DEX trading volume reached approximately $878 million, briefly surpassing Coinbase’s Base and Ethereum to rank among the top in decentralized trading volume, sparking interest in the crypto community. However, Robinhood Chain is still in its early stages. Data shows:1. On July 13, the chain’s perpetual contract trading volume was only about $5.9 million, while leading on-chain derivatives platform Hyperliquid recorded a trading volume of $8.9 billion during the same period;2. Robinhood Chain’s bridged TVL is reported at around $734 million, but the actual on-chain total value locked (TVL) is approximately $211 million, with some assets remaining in wallets and not entering lending or yield protocols;3. The market capitalization of tokenized RWA assets currently stands at just about $12.66 million.Currently, most of the trading activity on Robinhood Chain comes from meme coins. The CASHCAT token, recently launched on the chain, surged over 2,100% in one week, reaching a market cap of $156 million at one point—12 times the size of the entire RWA market on the chain.Robinhood stated that early on-chain activity is meeting expectations, with developers building out the ecosystem and users actively engaging with the network. The company emphasized that the long-term goal remains to bring real-world assets like stocks and ETFs on-chain, enabling services such as 24/7 trading and on-chain lending.Analysts believe Robinhood Chain’s development trajectory mirrors the early stages of some new public chains: gaining initial traction through speculative trading before proving whether it can convert this into long-term users, a developer ecosystem, and real financial applications. The key going forward will be whether Robinhood can leverage its massive retail user base to transform the short-term meme coin frenzy into a sustainable on-chain financial ecosystem. (CoinDesk)
Ink, an Ethereum Layer 2 network incubated by Kraken, has reached a multi-year infrastructure agreement with Optimism, upgrading to OP Enterprise Fully Managed.Under the agreement, Optimism will be responsible for running Ink's production infrastructure, while the Ink Foundation will focus on ecosystem growth and new financial products. Additionally, Ink will serve as a deep design partner for OP Enterprise, jointly advancing roadmap plans including programmable block construction, one-day Ethereum withdrawals, and sequencer-level compliance tools.Currently, applications built on the Ink network generate nearly $40 million in annual revenue. This partnership makes Ink another exchange-related blockchain network to join the fully managed layer service, following Bitpanda's Vision Chain. (The Block)
Odaily News Audiera officially released its Agent Economy Roadmap, outlining a long-term strategic vision to evolve from an AI-Native entertainment platform into an Agent-Native Participation Economy.The five key phases of the roadmap are as follows:- Phase 1: Participation Infrastructure — Completed. Launched Telegram Mini-App, Web3 dApp, mobile rhythm game, AI music studio, AI voting system, and the BEAT token economy.- Phase 2: Persistent Agent Identity — Completed/Ongoing. Introduced AI companions such as Kira & Ray, featuring memory systems and emotional interaction layers, transforming Agents into digital lifeforms with enduring relationships.- Phase 3: Agent Participation Layer — Current focus (partially launched). Agents can autonomously create content, participate in events, vote on curation, and interact with users, earning BEAT through engagement scoring and reward mechanisms.- Phase 4: Agent Economy (2026–2027). Will introduce Agent wallets, deployment frameworks, and skill marketplaces (including creator, curator, social, and gaming skills), enabling Agents to autonomously generate, own, and trade value.- Phase 5: Open Agent Network (Long-term Vision). Aims to achieve autonomous collaboration among Agents, an open Agent marketplace, third-party developer integration, and cross-platform participation, positioning Audiera as the underlying coordination layer for the Agent economy.https://audiera.fi/
According to an official tweet from HelloTrade, HelloTrade has announced its migration to the Monad ecosystem, aligning closely with Monad’s vision of “making global capital markets more accessible.” HelloTrade stated it will continue advancing its alpha testing and pledged to release further updates on progress.
Odaily reports: Bitget has announced the launch of Reality, a licensed financial protocol focused on the tokenization of Real World Assets (RWA). The issued tokenized stocks (rTokens) are strictly pegged 1:1 to the underlying US stocks, with assets custodied at a US securities broker-dealer that is FINRA-registered and SIPC-protected. Real-time proof of reserves is provided through third-party independent audits. By directly accessing liquidity pools from Nasdaq, NYSE, and other US stock exchanges, Reality's stock tokens can achieve liquidity on par with traditional brokerages. Meanwhile, stock dividends will be distributed 1:1 to user accounts in token form, cash dividends will be automatically converted into USDT for distribution, and stock splits and reverse splits will be mapped to on-chain tokens in real-time, offering an experience highly consistent with holding US stocks.Furthermore, the US stock tokens launched by Reality are deeply integrated with the Bitget ecosystem. They can be used, for example, as margin for unified accounts and are compatible with core product lines such as grid trading, copy trading systems, and staking/lending.Gracy Chen, CEO of Bitget, previously proposed the "10% Vision": Currently, tokenized stocks represent only 0.1% of the $125 trillion global stock market. She predicts this proportion will rise to nearly 10% by 2030. Reality is built on this trend. In its initial phase, it will focus on US stocks, and will later expand asset classes, driving the extension of Bitget's UEX strategy into a broader access layer for global financial assets.
According to CoinPost, Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Digital Society Promotion Headquarters’ “Next-Generation AI & On-Chain Finance Vision Project Team” released a policy proposal on May 19, advocating the integration of AI and blockchain to automate and enable 24/7 operation of decision-making, financing, and asset management—and designating finance as the “18th Growth Investment Sector.” Specific measures proposed in the document include: advancing tokenization of demand deposits at the Bank of Japan (including wholesale CBDC), with conceptual frameworks to be finalized by year-end; joint issuance of a stablecoin by Japan’s three major banks, targeting the launch of live operations by March next year; and promoting on-chain tokenization of real-world assets (RWAs), such as accounts receivable and real estate. At the international cooperation level, the proposal calls for establishing an “AI & On-Chain Finance Asia Policy Dialogue Framework” and advancing cross-border settlements using yen-denominated stablecoins, thereby realizing the “Global SC Corridor Vision.”
According to GlobeNewswire, Fere AI, an AI-powered digital asset trading agent platform, has announced the completion of a $1.3 million funding round led by Ethereal Ventures, with participation from Galaxy Vision Hill and Kosmos Ventures. The platform supports cross-chain networks including Ethereum, Solana, and Base, enabling users to describe their trading objectives in natural language—AI agents then execute the trades. The new funds will be used to accelerate platform feature development and optimize trading execution strategies.