OdailyHot has published a categorized breakdown of 24 projects tied to Yzi Labs’ latest investment lineup, grouping them into on-chain trading and liquidity, payments and stablecoins, privacy and security, crypto tax and compliance, AI and agent economy, and biotech. The list includes several projects with operating metrics disclosed in the source: Neutral Trade has processed more than $210 million in cumulative deposits, XStable reports daily trading volume above $100 million, and De¹ says it handles more than $800 million in daily volume across more than 200 institutions, 1,000 liquidity sources and 40 blockchains. The article also records multiple XHunt rankings for official accounts and founders, with the data cutoff stated as Aug. 26, 2026. Rather than announcing a single product thesis, the source frames the cohort as a broad buildout around on-chain market structure, cross-border payments, institutional infrastructure, creator monetization and AI-native tooling.

Grayscale founder Barry Silbert said U.S. stock trading could shift to a 24/7 model soon and may be supported within five years, according to comments shared by WTF Academy founder 0xAA after a conversation at a Yzi Labs event in Bhutan. Silbert said the timeline could accelerate if competitive pressure from crypto trading platforms such as Hyperliquid continues to build. He also argued that once U.S. equities themselves trade around the clock, tokenized stocks in the U.S. market may become less compelling, though the concept could still find room to grow elsewhere. On ZEC, Silbert described memecoins as a form of gambling and joked that if someone insists on taking that kind of risk, the best choice would be to buy ZEC instead. He added that ZEC is based on BTC and offers stronger privacy features, and said its market value could eventually reach one-tenth of Bitcoin’s, which he framed as $8,000. The remarks were presented as personal views and not investment advice.

Odaily’s July 22 roundup highlights three crypto interaction opportunities: AllScale, Skew, and GIWA Chain. AllScale presents itself as a self-custody stablecoin neobank and says users can register with email to access tasks tied to points, including email verification, seven-day check-ins, and a first invoice collection. The project previously disclosed a $5 million seed round led by Yzi Labs, Informed Ventures, and GenVentureCap, while Animoca Brands also announced a strategic investment with no amount disclosed. The list also includes Skew, an early-stage project building what it calls a “next-generation market” on Hyperliquid. On July 16, Skew said on X that it had received 5 million HYPE in funding from Hyperion, valued in the article at about $33 million. Users can apply for early access by submitting an X-linked email, X account, and Telegram account. The third project is GIWA Chain, an Ethereum Layer 2 project launched by South Korean crypto exchange Upbit and built on the OP Stack. Its public testnet is already live, with users able to add the network, claim test tokens through the official faucet, bridge ETH from other Layer 2 networks, and create an Up ID for verification and token transfers.

Binance founder Changpeng Zhao said the core issue behind his U.S. criminal case was that Binance served American users in its early days without registering in the country, an offense tied to the Bank Secrecy Act. In an interview, Zhao said he voluntarily traveled to the United States, pleaded guilty to one BSA-related count, served a four-month prison sentence, and later paid the required fines. The report says that one year after his release, U.S. President Donald Trump pardoned both Binance and Zhao, wiping their convictions and ending a previously planned three-year Department of Justice oversight period. The interview also traces Zhao’s path from engineer to builder of the world’s largest crypto exchange. Binance, founded in July 2017, reportedly reached $34 trillion in trading volume in 2025 and 300 million users. Zhao discussed the company’s remote-first structure, its emphasis on execution, and an early decision to spend $6 million compensating Chinese ICO users, equal to 40% of the company’s assets at the time. Now 49, Zhao said his time is split across three areas: Giggle Academy, YZi Labs, and advisory work for 10 to 20 government bodies on crypto regulation. He said his long-term goal is simple: to be satisfied with himself when he is old and able to say, “I did my best, right?”

Odaily has published a long retrospective on Binance’s ninth anniversary, framing the exchange’s growth as a shift from a grassroots crypto trading venue into what it describes as a global financial super platform. The piece says Binance now has more than 320 million users across 180 countries and regions, with client assets exceeding $128 billion. The report breaks Binance’s history into four stages. It starts with the company’s 2017 launch and its early global expansion after China’s 2017 crypto crackdown, then moves through the buildout of products such as perpetual futures, DEX, Launchpad, staking, and BSC. It also revisits the 7,000 BTC hack in 2019, which Binance says it fully covered for users. For the compliance era, the article points to Binance’s proof-of-reserves release in 2022 and the 2023 settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice, under which founder Changpeng Zhao, or CZ, was sentenced to four months in prison and Binance agreed to a $4.3 billion settlement. Odaily says Binance ended 2024 with 250 million registered users, more than $100 trillion in cumulative trading volume, and $16.8 billion in annual revenue, while also receiving a $2 billion strategic investment from Abu Dhabi sovereign-backed investor MGX. The most recent phase centers on Binance’s push into tokenized stocks and traditional financial assets. Odaily says Binance opened trading for more than 7,000 U.S. stocks and ETFs in June 2026, later adding on-chain tokenized equities through bStocks. The report also cites official data saying Binance’s AI security and compliance system has blocked more than $10.5 billion in fraud risks since 2025.

In an exclusive interview with The Block, Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ) revealed inside details of his $500 million investment in Elon Musk's acquisition of X (formerly Twitter), the political backstory behind Greece blocking Binance's MiCA license, and his firsthand account of prison life. CZ admitted his past philosophy of 'ask for forgiveness, not permission' and that if he could do it again, he would block all US users from the start. He reaffirmed crypto as the future of money, predicting Bitcoin could reach $1 million by 2033, and disclosed that his most-used AI is the free version of Kimi, simply because his paid quota ran out. CZ also discussed the $2 million he donated to Prison Professor, a charity helping ex-inmates, his views on AI improving crypto security, and his thoughts on CEA, Aster, and STRATEGY's complex financial products. The interview covers CZ's evolving role from a workaholic founder to an industry enabler, focusing on user protection, long-term thinking, and global regulatory dynamics.

Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ) sat for an in-depth interview with The Block in Dubai, revealing the backstory of Elon Musk's $500M investment in X, the political interference behind Greece blocking Binance's MiCA license, and his raw prison experience. He admits he would 'block all US users' if starting over, has donated $2M to Prison Professor, and predicts Bitcoin could reach $1M by 2033. CZ also discloses his favorite AI tool is the free version of Kimi, criticizes competitors' attacks as 'immature', and reaffirms his commitment to user protection.

Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ) sat down with The Block in Dubai for an unfiltered interview covering Elon Musk's $500 million investment in X, the political opposition to Binance's MiCA application in Greece, and his firsthand account of surviving U.S. prison. CZ revealed he donated $2 million to Prison Professor, a rehabilitation program, and shared his philosophy of "ask for forgiveness, not permission." He predicted Bitcoin could reach $1 million by 2033, citing the four-year cycle and growing adoption. CZ also discussed AI's role in improving blockchain security, his daily use of the Kimi AI tool, and why he believes a multi-chain ecosystem is essential for innovation. The interview touched on regulatory battles in Japan, Singapore, and the U.S., as well as his views on Strategy's STRC product and the CEA investment.