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According to Cointelegraph, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong stated that due to market conditions and the company's transition to an AI-native architecture, Coinbase is laying off about 14%.

AI Economic Payment and Settlement Layer AEON disclosed its operational data for 2025. Its products AI Payment and Web3 mobile payment product AEON Pay processed a total of 5.7 million transactions throughout the year, with a total transaction amount exceeding 263 million USD. The global user base reached 1.81 million, and the scale of AI-native payments is showing a growth trend. Currently, AEON's payment network covers over 50 million merchants in regions such as Southeast Asia, Latin America, and Africa, supporting AI payment standards like x402 and ERC-8004, promoting the practical application of AI-native payments in real business scenarios.

American Fortress Infrastructure ProjectThe American Fortress team has officially released the industry's first AI-native, private, and compliant trading stack in collaboration with the blockchain team 0G, aimed at providing a new generation of trading infrastructure that offers high privacy protection and compliance support for decentralized applications.This trading stack supports private interactions of smart contracts and on-chain assets while maintaining verifiability and compliance frameworks, and is expected to become an important underlying component for building AI-driven finance and Web3 services.Industry experts believe that this groundbreaking stack will promote the deep integration of blockchain and AI, providing a more flexible development path for security-sensitive application scenarios.

According to the official announcement, BBVA Bank and OpenAI have announced a multi-year strategic partnership, planning to deploy ChatGPT Enterprise to 120,000 employees across 25 countries globally, making it one of the largest generative AI enterprise applications in the financial services industry.The collaboration aims to accelerate BBVA's transformation into an AI-native bank, leveraging AI technology to enhance customer experience, optimize risk analysis, and reshape internal processes.

AI-native tax engine startup Sphere announced the completion of a $21 million Series A funding round, led by a16z, with participation from Y Combinator, Felicis, 20VC, and others.Sphere leverages AI to automatically parse global tax laws and achieves end-to-end tax compliance automation necessary for corporate global expansion through over 100 local tax filing channels, earning the title of "the tax version of Deel." The system is designed specifically for cross-border income compliance, aiming to enable businesses to "operate globally" from day one.

ChainCatcher news, according to GlobeNewswire, the AI-native ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) platform Rillet today announced the completion of a $70 million Series B funding round, co-led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and ICONIQ, with participation from Sequoia Capital, Oak HC/FT, and other early investors.Andreessen Horowitz general partner Alex Rampell and ICONIQ general partner Seth Pierrepont will join the board.

ChainCatcher news, Camp Network announced that it will host an AI electronic music concert on August 9th at 10 PM. At that time, Mike, the head of Camp Network Asia-Pacific, and Ritty, the resident DJ of Camp Network, will present a Techno & House electronic music performance driven by AI-native music IP.Camp Network community members and electronic music enthusiasts can watch the live event through SideKick.

ChainCatcher news, the 2025 Blockchain Science Conference (SBC) will be held from August 4 to 6 at the University of California, Berkeley. This year, a major highlight is that the Tesla Cybertruck will make its debut at SBC, invited by Solayer, featuring an official showcase and an impressive light show.With the support of Tesla, Vishwa and Solayer will co-host a themed gathering on August 5 aimed at researchers and innovators, focusing on cutting-edge explorations of smart credit infrastructure and AI-native payments.The event will revolve around the following topics:The evolution path of stablecoins under the GENIUS Act and BBB policy environmentAI-driven payment systems and smart lendingHow zero-knowledge technology is reshaping the next generation of financial infrastructureEvent highlights:10+ themed presentations from frontier explorersOfficial showcase of the Tesla Cybertruck + light showExquisite tea breaks and open networking, connecting like-minded builders and thinkers

ChainCatcher news, Mind Network has announced the development roadmap for the remainder of 2025, focusing on launching more TFHE-compatible SDKs, connecting Web2 frameworks to the encrypted proxy network, deploying AgentLaunch, AgentEnroll, and AgentTrain, supporting cross-chain synchronization, and achieving encrypted AI inference through decentralized computation and reasoning.In addition, a FHE SDK supporting Pillar and the final Ethereum integration will be launched, along with the release of an advanced AI logic layer for private intelligent agents, governance of $FHE through MindDAO, the introduction of an ecosystem with self-governance rules, and the expansion of MindChain to non-EVM and RWA. The plan also includes launching an AI-native blockchain and network supported by zero-trust architecture, as well as the launch of the AgenticWorld ecosystem, promoting Web2 expansion and digital sovereignty.

ChainCatcher news, the AI-native entertainment application chain Infinity Ground has announced the completion of a $2 million seed round financing, with investors including Animoca Brands, MARBLEX, MH Ventures, Frachtis, KuCoin Ventures, KnightFury, PAKA, and Presto. The protocol supports developers in creating Agent applications on Base, BNB Chain, and Kaia using a customized proxy IDE and IDK based on Initia Stack.According to RootData, Infinity Ground is a pioneering AI-native entertainment application chain built on SVM. It not only creates its own AI games and interactive narratives but also provides developers with advanced tools to simplify the creation of AI-driven casual games. By nurturing a unified and rich AI-native gaming ecosystem, Infinity Ground is reshaping the landscape of digital entertainment.

ChainCatcher news, according to official X messages, Kite AI announced the launch of an incentive testnet, introducing the AI consensus mechanism PoAI (Proof of AI). This innovative project aims to achieve transparent rights and incentives for AI data, models, and agent contributions through blockchain technology, fundamentally addressing the fairness issues of traditional on-chain AI asset contributions and incentives for progress.Kite AI's four groundbreaking innovations include: the world's first PoAI consensus mechanism, composable AI subnet, AI-native execution layer, and decentralized data engine. According to official data, Kite AI testnet v1 currently connects over 230,000 wallets, with AI inference calls exceeding 2.5 million.It is reported that Kite AI is developed by a Silicon Valley team, with co-founders having technical leadership experience in the field of artificial intelligence. The project has currently received investments from institutions such as General Catalyst, Hashed, Hashkey, and Samsung Next.

ChainCatcher news, MyShell is focused on creating and discovering interesting AI-native applications, and will gradually achieve decentralization of models, data, and computation in its future development. Today, the company successfully raised $5.6 million in a seed round led by INCE Capital, with participation from Folius Ventures, Hashkey Capital, SevenX Ventures, TSVC, OP Crypto, and others. Binance Labs also officially announced MyShell's entry into the sixth incubation program.It is reported that these funds will primarily be used to develop proprietary AI models and to build a powerful creative workshop for AI-native applications, thereby gradually forming a thriving creator ecosystem on the blockchain.