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Liquid Capital founder Jack Yi stated on the X platform: "In the past, the wave of crypto VC and project disappearances had a core reason, which is that the financing funds were mostly consumed on: maintaining teams to develop useless web3 products. The biggest misconception is benchmarking against web2 products. Essentially, web3 is a financial industry and does not need to replicate web2 products. The most successful companies in the past crypto industry have all been financial products, from stablecoins and exchanges to successful companies in payments.Now that the AI era has arrived, first, there is no need for large financing to recruit teams, and second, AI + finance presents new opportunities. We believe that excellent founders with a few elites can achieve top-tier companies, which is currently the biggest opportunity in primary investment."

In discussions related to Consensus HK, Yoyee, the head of institutional business at Bybit, stated that RWA is an important practical path for effectively bridging Web2 and Web3.She pointed out that there are already relatively mature solutions available in the market:Real-world assets are custodied by trusted custodians or banks, allowing investors to enjoy the returns from the underlying assets; at the same time, they are mapped onto the blockchain for circulation and trading on platforms, enhancing returns and improving liquidity.This model ensures asset security while introducing on-chain liquidity and trading efficiency, creating a win-win structure for custodians, platforms, and investors.RWA is gradually transitioning from narrative to a replicable financial model.

Manta's incubated Web3 metaphysics AI application superfortune officially launches its Web2 APP application, expanding its strategic focus to the global mainstream consumer market, increasing real income, with a target market size of $392 billion. Previously, by collaborating with Trust Wallet and Four.meme to launch the "Clear Coin, Clear Qi" feature, users were allowed to convert Burn-to-Earn tokens with certain value on the BNB Chain into superfortune's native token GUA, as well as generating cash flow from the sale of fortune symbols.According to DappBay data, superfortune is currently the number one AI application on the BNB Chain, with over 20,000 daily active users. The Web2 application is now live on Google Play, and the iOS version is set to be released soon.

MetaComp, a licensed stablecoin cross-border payment and treasury management service provider in Singapore, announced the completion of a $22 million Pre-A funding round, which is one of the largest Pre-A financings for compliant stablecoin payment companies in the region this year. This round of financing was participated in by institutions such as Eastern Bell Capital, Noah, Sky9 Capital, Freshwave Fund, and Beingboom Capital, with 100Summit Partners serving as the exclusive financial advisor.MetaComp stated that this financing marks an important milestone for the company as it transitions from the "validation phase" to the "scaling phase," which will accelerate the regional expansion of its StableX Network. The network integrates the upgraded VisionX risk intelligence engine, enabling real-time cross-border settlement, compliance monitoring, and dynamic risk scoring based on stablecoins and fiat currencies.Currently, MetaComp's cross-border stablecoin business covers over 30 markets, with a monthly processing volume exceeding $1 billion, and it holds a Major Payment Institution (MPI) license issued by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). The team stated that the StableX Engine supports the SWIFT system and multiple stablecoin networks, covering more than ten mainstream stablecoins such as USDT, USDC, RLUSD, FDUSD, PYUSD, and WUSD, with plans to expand to more high-liquidity compliant assets in the future.Bai Bo, co-founder of MetaComp, stated that Asia is entering an accelerated construction phase for stablecoin settlement infrastructure, and "regulated stablecoin settlement will become a key financial foundation for the next decade." The company plans to further expand its presence in Southeast Asia, South Asia, and the Middle East by 2026, enhancing capabilities for local fiat currency inflow and outflow, as well as cross-border stablecoin clearing.

ChainCatcher news, Bitwise Investment Company CEO Hunter Horsley stated that Ethereum is not actually a competitor to Bitcoin, but is challenging Web 2.0 and traditional financial service software. He predicts that in the next 6-12 months, the crypto market will move away from the notion that "all crypto assets are the same, only differing in market cap" and towards recognizing the unique use cases and opportunities of different blockchains.

ChainCatcher news, the parallel trusted computing network Arcium has acquired the core technology and team of the Web2 confidential computing project Inpher, with the specific acquisition amount undisclosed. This acquisition will enable Arcium to accelerate its mainnet launch by leveraging Inpher's confidential machine learning technology and performance improvements.In addition, to promote industry advancement, Arcium is open-sourcing all patents to accelerate the development of global confidential computing.It is reported that Inpher was founded by Professors Jordan Brandt and Dimitar Jechev, and has a history of nearly ten years, having raised over $25 million from investors such as JPMorgan and Swisscom.