PANews’ weekly roundup showed that blockchain funding stayed subdued from July 27 to Aug. 2, with six disclosed deals totaling $41.5 million, while capital in the broader private market continued to cluster around AI, robotics and computing infrastructure. In crypto, funding was concentrated in security, execution infrastructure and AI-related Web3 projects. V12 raised a $10 million seed round led by Electric Capital, Birdai Labs secured $4 million for onchain execution infrastructure, and Axis Robotics closed a $12 million seed round led by Hack VC. Perceptron Network and ALPHEA also announced financing tied to decentralized AI data and distributed AI infrastructure. Outside crypto, the biggest checks went to major AI model companies and robotics platforms. Amazon disclosed that it had completed a total of $50 billion in investment in OpenAI and separately invested $11.3 billion in Anthropic and $13.7 billion in OpenAI during the second quarter. Moonshot AI reportedly raised $3.5 billion at a $35 billion valuation. Simile, Fish Audio, Modus and Pangram all announced new rounds, while Standard Bots, Enigma and Quantum Dynamics highlighted continued investor appetite for physical AI and robotics deployment. The period also saw M&A activity from Metaplanet and Fanatics, alongside fresh financing in nuclear power, bot detection and AI-focused funds.

Ripple has rolled out an institutional digital asset platform in Brazil, combining cross-border payments, custody, prime brokerage, and treasury tools while pursuing a local VASP license.

Ripple is expanding its digital asset services in Brazil, integrating cross-border payments, custody, brokerage, and treasury tools. It plans to apply for a VASP license with Brazil's central bank, aligning with the new crypto regulatory framework.

Ripple deepens its footprint in Brazil by rolling out payments, custody, tokenization, and RLUSD stablecoin services. Local banks and exchanges are already live, with RLUSD market cap crossing $1.5 billion and custody settling nearly $100 million on-chain.

Crutox has scheduled the CRX token generation event for December 2026 and said total supply will be permanently capped at 100 million tokens, with a new roadmap and whitepaper still in progress.

Ripple's UDAX pilot at UC Berkeley graduated nine startups in six weeks, achieving product maturity gains of 67% and investor confidence gains of 92%. XRP traded flat near $2.06, with no immediate price impact from the news.

Crutox has released its Q3 2026 roadmap, centered on marketing expansion, exchange outreach, and wallet upgrades. The project says CRX TGE is scheduled for December 2026, with MEXC the only confirmed exchange listing so far.

Ripple announced a major expansion in Brazil, offering a unified platform combining payments, custody, stablecoin RLUSD, prime brokerage, and treasury management, while applying for a VASP license under the central bank framework. Partners have processed over $100 billion in transactions.