Disney to invest $1 billion in OpenAI
Disney will make a $1 billion equity investment in OpenAI, further deepening the partnership between the two companies in artificial intelligence technology and content creation.
a16z released "17 Crypto Trends for 2026," focusing on key areas such as RWA, AI agents, and privacy chains.
The latest annual industry outlook released by the a16z crypto team reveals that by 2026, the crypto ecosystem will undergo profound evolution around five key trends.
Binance launches its first perpetual contract for a traditional asset, XAU (spot gold).
According to its official website, Binance has added perpetual contracts for the traditional asset XAU (spot gold) to its trading platform. Binance launched perpetual contracts for traditional assets today, branded as "TradFi Perps."
Ant International: AI and Blockchain Will Lead the Transformation of the Global Payment Industry
Ant International CEO Peng Yang stated at the Singapore Fintech Festival 2025 that the company is actively participating in global regulatory initiatives, including the Monetary Authority of Singapore's Guardian project.
Ethereum Foundation: BPO-1 is now activated, and the blob size per block has been increased to 15.
According to the Ethereum Foundation, BPO-1 has been activated, increasing the blob size per block to 15 and adding L2 space without a hard fork. The Ethereum Foundation stated that BPO-2 will launch in January, further increasing capacity.
The UK Financial Conduct Authority has listed stablecoin payments in sterling as a priority for the new year.
According to DLNews, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced that stablecoins pegged to the pound will be a key focus for the new year. This move is part of the UK's diversification strategy to boost economic growth.
Google DeepMind to establish an automated lab in the UK, focusing on materials science research.
Cailian Press, December 11th - Google's DeepMind announced on December 10th (local time) that it is deepening its cooperation with the British government and will establish its first automation lab in the UK in 2026.
State Street Bank and Galaxy will launch a tokenized liquidity fund on the Solana blockchain next year.
State Street and Galaxy Asset Management plan to launch a tokenized liquidity fund in early 2026 that will use stablecoins to enable 24/7 investor liquidity, thereby expanding the use of public blockchains in institutional cash management.
The Kingdom of Bhutan launches TER, a gold-backed token based on Solana.
According to CoinDesk, the Kingdom of Bhutan has launched a sovereign-backed gold-backed token called TER, which is issued through Glep Mindfulness City and custodied by DK Bank.
Pheasant Network raises $2 million in seed funding, led by mint.
Pheasant Network announced that it has raised $2 million through seed funding and an ecosystem fund, with additional support from the Ethereum Foundation, the Optimism Foundation, Polygon Labs, and multiple Layer 2 ecosystems.
The list of donors and donation amounts for the Web3 industry's charitable support following the Tai Po fire in Hong Kong has exceeded HK$130 million!
29 Nov 2025
Ant Group enters the fray to seize the AI super gateway: the all-modal universal AI assistant "Lingguang" is officially launched, capable of generating applications in 30 seconds.
18 Nov 2025
Meta's chief AI scientist, Yann LeCun, announced his departure to start his own company, focusing on machine intelligence.
20 Nov 2025
Nvidia CEO: Energy is becoming the next global bottleneck for AI.
04 Dec 2025
After vigorously developing AI, the Trump administration shifted its focus to robotics.
04 Dec 2025
Google's Nano Banana Pro unveiled: The "image generation artifact/tool) "for working professionals has arrived.
21 Nov 2025