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The Web3 AI infrastructure project AI W3 announced the completion of approximately $5 million in Pre-TGE round financing. This round of financing was led by Hundreds Capital, with follow-on investments from Kirin Capital and Crestwave Capital, and strategic investment from 0G Labs.It is reported that the leading investor, Hundreds Capital, is a private equity fund focused on growth-stage investments, with a long-term focus on technological innovation and the development of emerging industries. This investment in AI W3 marks Hundreds Capital's first foray into the Web3 space, as they express optimism about the long-term development potential of blockchain and cryptocurrency technology in the future digital economy, and recognize the next-generation infrastructure innovation opportunities brought by the integration of AI Agents and Web3.The strategic investment from 0G Labs further reflects the ecological value of AI W3 in the decentralized AI infrastructure field. 0G Labs is committed to promoting the integrated development of AI and blockchain technology, and this strategic investment further strengthens the ecological collaboration between both parties in the areas of on-chain AI Agents, decentralized computing, and open intelligent economy. Recently, AI W3 has also launched community incentive activities around ecological construction, attracting user participation through airdrop tasks, ecological interactions, and other methods to promote early community growth and ecological expansion.

Singapore-based digital asset investment management company Psalion announced the completion of its third fundraise, totaling $50 million, making it the largest fund to date for the company. The fund is a variable capital company (VCC) registered in Singapore and is managed by Conduit Asset Management, which holds a license from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS).The fund will focus on Pre-Seed to Seed stage projects, with an emphasis on infrastructure, middleware, trade finance, RWA, stablecoins, and DeFi sectors, particularly innovative projects that reshape asset ownership, transactions, and interactions in consumer applications of Web3. Psalion Managing Partner Tim Enneking stated, "Crypto was once the thesis, traditional finance was the antithesis, and what we are investing in now is the synthesis of both—Web2 businesses running on Web3 rails." The previous two funds were launched during market downturns, and the team believes that valuations during a downturn are more reasonable and entrepreneurs are more focused, making it the best window for positioning.

According to official news, OKX, in collaboration with Elliptic, SlowMist, and OttoSec, has released the "Web3 Security and Risk Control Report for the First Half of 2026." The report points out that the focus of Web3 attacks is gradually shifting from smart contract code to more complex scenarios such as signature processes, user devices, operational infrastructure, and AI Agents.Data shows that in the first half of 2026, the OKX risk control system intercepted over 5.7 million high-risk transactions, including approximately 2.41 million transactions related to hacking and theft, about 1.48 million transactions related to phishing, and around 990,000 transactions related to fraud. The OKX Web3 on-chain intelligence label library currently has over 1 billion labels, covering more than 420 chains, and has integrated capabilities such as address screening, transaction monitoring, and sanction address control into infrastructures like DEX and Exchange OS.In addition, in terms of user protection, OKX has intercepted over 7 million visits to risky websites, completed over 200,000 device risk assessments, identified over 60,000 high-risk apps, and intercepted or alerted on over 4 million high-risk signature operations. The report also introduces the "risk control pre-positioning" design in scenarios such as Exchange OS, Outcomes, RWA, and Agentic Wallet.

According to BBX data, yesterday and in recent days, global companies listed on the US stock market have disclosed the latest real announcements regarding digital asset transformation and ecological strategic investments. The core dynamics are as follows:Canton sells traditional business to fully transition to blockchain clearing: Canton Strategic Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: $ CNTN) officially announced that it has sold its biotechnology R&D department Gravitas Life Sciences, LLC to Gravitas Collective Corp. The transaction was completed on July 17, 2026. The company clearly stated that this divestiture is an important milestone in its transformation into an operating company, and in the future, it will support the Canton Network through Canton Coin and promote the on-chain digital transformation of traditional financial markets as a strategic investor.Empery Digital invests $20 million in cross-industry computing power electricity park: The US-listed company Empery Digital Inc. (NASDAQ: $ EMPD), which adopts a Bitcoin fund management strategy, announced that it has completed a $20 million preferred stock investment (holding approximately 8%) in Cardinal Data Power, Inc. (CDP) on July 20, 2026. CDP focuses on building electricity-driven data center parks, and this round of financing will support its construction of the first gigawatt-level data center park covering over 3,000 acres in West Texas (Phase I is planned to be operational in 2027, with a long-term plan exceeding 5GW) to meet the next generation of AI and computing power energy demands.

According to the latest episode of the Gatecast podcast, Gate founder and CEO Dr. Han shared his thoughts on the future of AI, Web3, and the cryptocurrency industry in an interview themed "The Future of AI, Web3, and the Cryptocurrency Industry."Dr. Han stated that the way users will interact with cryptocurrency products will undergo profound changes due to AI in the future. Currently, the cryptocurrency market has millions of assets and tens of thousands of DApps, and the high cost of choice and usage barriers limit user entry. However, AI is expected to become an important gateway connecting users with the Web3 ecosystem. When discussing the combination of AI and trading, Dr. Han mentioned that AI can help users efficiently acquire information, analyze market signals, and assist in decision-making, but it still cannot completely replace human judgment. "AI + human intelligence" will become a more effective approach in the future.Dr. Han also pointed out that Gate is continuously utilizing AI to optimize product experiences, reducing users' learning costs through intelligent tools, and encouraging more users to enter the Web3 world. Currently, Gate is building an AI product system around the Intelligent Web3 strategy, which includes Gate AI, GateClaw, and Gate for AI Agent, accelerating the integration of AI technology into the trading ecosystem. In the future, Gate will further lower the barriers to using Web3 through intelligent products and services, enhance user experience, and drive more users into an open and intelligent Web3 world.

Gate DEX announced full integration with Robinhood Chain, becoming one of the first mainstream exchanges to support this ecosystem's on-chain entry, further expanding the platform's multi-chain ecological layout and Web3 infrastructure capabilities. This integration covers core scenarios such as asset discovery, wallet management, on-chain trading, cross-chain exchanges, market tracking, and DApp interactions, providing users with a more complete and efficient on-chain experience.Leveraging this upgrade, Gate's main site Alpha has added support for the display and trading of Robinhood Chain ecosystem assets and has integrated with ecological launch platforms such as Noxa.fun and Bankr; Gate Wallet supports asset management and DApp interactions for Robinhood Chain; Gate DEX Swap supports single-chain and cross-chain exchanges for Robinhood Chain and achieves asset interoperability with mainstream public chains like BSC, Ethereum, and Base through Across and LayerZero, further enhancing the efficiency of multi-chain asset circulation.With the rapid development of emerging public chain ecosystems like Robinhood Chain, Gate DEX continues to improve its one-stop on-chain service capabilities covering asset discovery, trading, cross-chain connectivity, and ecological applications. In the future, Gate will continue to deepen multi-chain ecological construction, connect more high-quality public chains and innovative applications, and continuously enhance Web3 product capabilities to create a more open, efficient, and convenient on-chain experience for global users.

The global stablecoin payment infrastructure platform WasabiCard, in collaboration with WIDTH, held the CCO Leadership Edition compliance high-end exchange event in Hong Kong. WasabiCard CMO Jack Derong gathered with executives and experts from the fields of digital assets, payments, fintech, and regulatory compliance in Hong Kong to engage in in-depth discussions on topics such as the evolution of global regulations, the development of stablecoin payments, and corporate compliance practices.As Hong Kong's Web3 ecosystem continues to develop and the digital asset regulatory framework becomes increasingly refined, stablecoin payments are ushering in new development opportunities. With the continuous improvement of compliance requirements surrounding the HKMA stablecoin licensing system, Travel Rule, AML, KYT, and others, companies are increasingly focused on how to build payment infrastructure that combines global payment capabilities, risk management capabilities, and compliance capabilities to achieve the scalable implementation of stablecoin payments.WasabiCard believes that the future competition in stablecoin payments will hinge on whether companies possess the infrastructure capabilities to cover global compliance, risk management, and cross-border payment networks, rather than just payment efficiency.In the future, WasabiCard will continue to enhance global payment infrastructure based on the highest standards of compliance systems and risk management capabilities, helping clients confidently respond to the evolving global regulatory requirements and expand their international business more securely.

Web3 security company CertiK released the "Hack3D: First Half of 2026 Report." The report shows that in the first half of 2026, the Web3 ecosystem experienced a total of 344 security incidents, with cumulative losses of approximately $1.32 billion. Although this figure represents a 46.8% decrease compared to the same period last year, if we exclude the impact of the $1.45 billion security incident encountered by Bybit, the loss scale in the first half of this year has actually increased by about 28% year-on-year, indicating that the overall security environment in the industry has not seen substantial improvement.The report points out that wallet theft has become the largest type of attack causing financial losses, resulting in approximately $450 million in losses in the first half of the year; meanwhile, although the number of phishing attacks has decreased by over 50% year-on-year, the amount of losses has only decreased by about 10.8%, reflecting that attackers are increasingly targeting high-net-worth individuals and institutional targets, implementing more focused high-value attacks.In addition, code vulnerabilities remain the most frequently occurring type of attack, with related incidents reaching 204. CertiK believes that attackers are increasingly targeting long-running and outdated smart contracts that lack re-auditing.The report also shows that large-scale attack incidents continue to dominate industry losses, with the Kelp DAO and Drift Protocol incidents collectively causing approximately $577 million in losses, accounting for 44% of the total losses in the first half of the year. From the perspective of incident quantity, the impact of single attacks, and changes in attack patterns, the Web3 industry is facing increasingly complex and continuously escalating security challenges.

According to official news, BitRing announced an upgrade to its incentive program, officially launching the "1,000,000 BRT Challenge" event.The event rules indicate that users who successfully invite 20 friends will receive a guaranteed airdrop reward of 20 BRT. The exclusive airdrop reward pool for this event totals 100,000 BRT, and rewards will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis. In addition, the official statement mentioned that the platform's sports data recording system currently supports integration with several mainstream smart wearable devices such as Apple Watch and WHOOP.

The cryptocurrency research institution Decentralised.co (DCo) recently released a report indicating that the core driving force of the Web3 industry is shifting from asset speculation to practical applications centered around stablecoins and asset tokenization. Data shows that last year, the global on-chain transaction volume of stablecoins reached $33 trillion, with particularly strong demand for digital dollars in emerging markets such as Latin America.The report points out that the improvement of infrastructure is driving transformations in several core areas. On one hand, the barriers to building new on-chain banks have significantly lowered, accelerating the implementation of business scenarios such as cross-border payroll; on the other hand, leading institutions like Kraken are actively integrating tokenized assets, promoting the globalization of trading traditional financial assets like U.S. stocks. Furthermore, as the proportion of AI agents in network traffic continues to rise, stablecoins are gradually becoming the underlying payment network for instant settlement, thereby giving rise to new service demands for agent payments and risk assessment.