Web3 AI

X-Agent

2026-08-14 03:34:57

X-Agent opens AI MCP Hackathon 2026, with winning projects eligible for OKX.AI marketplace listing

Web3 AI network X-Agent has launched its online "X-Agent AI MCP Hackathon 2026: Build, Verify, MCPize, Monetize," opening the event to developers worldwide and to Web3 AI teams. The hackathon is designed to move projects beyond the demo stage by focusing on AI APIs and on-chain capabilities that can be called in real use, verified, and turned into sustainable revenue-generating tools. The event runs for nearly four weeks, including a five-day warm-up period and a 14-day build phase. Participants do not need to set up a complex MCP, or Model Context Protocol, framework on their own. Instead, they are asked to build core AI or crypto functions on top of APIs and submit source code. Projects that pass technical verification and security review will be standardized by X-Agent into MCP tools that fit agent architecture requirements. As a central incentive, selected winning projects may be recommended by X-Agent for listing on the OKX.AI Agent Marketplace. X-Agent said monetization can be handled through the A2MCP and x402 protocols, combined with the gas-free USDC settlement channel on OKX X Layer, allowing developers to receive pay-per-call revenue when other AI agents or users invoke their tools.

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BingX

2026-08-05 09:38:01

BingX names Kevin Lee as chief strategy officer to steer multi-asset push

BingX has appointed Kevin Lee as its chief strategy officer, handing him responsibility for the exchange’s long-term strategy across platform development, business growth, and ecosystem expansion. The move comes as the company says it is shifting from a native crypto trading focus toward a one-stop multi-asset trading platform designed to connect opportunities across digital assets and traditional finance. According to the company, Lee brings more than 20 years of experience spanning institutional finance, electronic markets, fintech, and digital assets. He entered the digital asset sector in 2013 and previously held senior roles at multiple digital asset firms, where he worked on business growth, institutional adoption, and market development. Earlier in his career, he worked at JPMorgan, Macquarie Group, and BNP Paribas, focusing on electronic trading, market structure, algorithmic execution, and fintech in the Asia-Pacific region. BingX said Lee will lead long-term initiatives tied to platform innovation, ecosystem development, and product strategy. The company also highlighted its broader business profile, saying it was founded in 2018, serves more than 40 million users globally, and offers AI-driven products across derivatives, spot trading, copy trading, and TradFi-related services.

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BingX

2026-08-04 03:40:08

BingX wraps up first Beyblade Cup with 384 players in free-entry event

BingX, a cryptocurrency exchange and Web3 AI company, held its first “BingX Beyblade Cup” on Aug. 2, drawing 384 participants in a free-entry offline event that ran from 3:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. The event brought together Beyblade fans, families, trend-focused attendees and members of the public for a competition centered on gameplay, entertainment and community interaction. BingX framed the tournament as part of a broader push to move its brand presence beyond online trading services and into everyday consumer settings through crossover activities. Guests at the venue included four BingX brand representatives, ATH Hero Trading Alliance’s Kaixin, OOTB Biyao House, KINGS Xiaoguan and Bisheng Kebi Dean Tim, while Qiqi Laoda and Kaixin appeared as special and demonstration guests. After several rounds of competition, BISANCOS Ayan, described in the source as artist Brian Tseng’s Beyblade mentor, won the inaugural title. The event also featured a prize lineup of Beyblade items including UX-19 Bullet Gryphon, CX-13 Dragon King Strike, BX-49 Azure Dragon Assault, CX-14 Knight Fortress and CX-15 Evil God Fury. BingX said it plans to keep investing in AI, product innovation, global market development and offline collaborations across sports, entertainment and lifestyle segments.

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Funding Weekl

2026-08-03 03:01:00

Funding Weekly: Amazon Says It Has Invested $50 Billion in OpenAI as Axis Robotics Raises $12 Million

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.

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blockchain fu

2026-07-24 09:45:16

Where $23.7 Billion Went in 2025 Blockchain Funding

PANews counted 839 disclosed blockchain funding deals in 2025 worth more than $23.7 billion. CeFi led with $11.2 billion, while infrastructure, DeFi, and Web3+AI stayed active and Web3 gaming kept losing ground.

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Billions Netw

2026-07-22 18:40:13

Billions Draws Fresh Attention After HeyAura Tie-Up, but BILL Listing Date Is Still Unconfirmed

Billions Network has integrated with HeyAura to add verifiable AI agent actions and identity-based trust features. Even so, the BILL token’s airdrop date, TGE schedule, and exchange listing timeline remain unconfirmed.

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Funding Weekl

2026-07-13 03:40:09

Crypto funding weekly: SBI backs Gauntlet and EDX as capital stays focused on trading and infrastructure

Crypto funding last week tracked the broader pattern seen across 2026: larger checks kept going to exchanges, compliance, and digital-asset infrastructure, while traditional financial institutions took a more visible role. CryptoRank data cited in the report showed prediction markets led the year in average deal size at $118 million per round, followed by exchanges at $76.2 million, blockchains at $47.8 million, and compliance at $29.4 million. According to PANews’ incomplete tally, the blockchain sector recorded nine financing events globally during July 6-12, with total disclosed funding of more than $261 million. The standout investor was Japan’s SBI Holdings, which exclusively backed DeFi risk platform Gauntlet with $125 million and also led crypto exchange EDX Markets’ $76 million Series C. Other crypto deals covered infrastructure, post-quantum security, cross-chain financial rails, tokenized sovereign instruments, and HTTP-native payments for AI agents and APIs. The report also highlighted two M&A developments: Nium’s acquisition of wallet and card issuer Cypher, and South Korean regulators’ approval of Mirae Asset Consulting’s purchase of a 92.06% stake in Korbit for about KRW 133.4 billion. Outside crypto, the week also saw multiple AI financings above $100 million, including Prime Intellect, Norm, and Gradium.

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Funding Weekl

2026-07-06 03:29:56

Crypto Funding Weekly: 9 Deals Top $506 Million as Venice AI Leads the Roundup

Global blockchain and crypto funding activity produced nine disclosed deals during June 29 to July 5, with total capital exceeding $506 million, according to PANews’ partial tally cited in the report. The week’s headline transaction was Venice AI’s $65 million Series A, led by Dragonfly, which valued the privacy-focused AI platform at $1 billion post-money. DeFi remained one of the busiest categories, with funding or strategic investments involving Extended, Techdollar, and Arcus, while Web3 and AI also generated three transactions through Venice AI, THEA, and Kled AI. Outside those sectors, Bitcoin miner Ionic Digital raised roughly $400 million in a private placement ahead of a planned Nasdaq direct listing, and Lion Group outlined a deal to invest up to $12 million in Indonesian stablecoin developer PT Nusantara Bumi Sangkara. The week also included a smaller prediction-market infrastructure round for Adjacent and an acquisition in privacy tech, with Sunscreen being acquired by Fhenix.

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