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SKILD AI launches S1 robot foundation model that learns 10-minute tasks from one video

SKILD AI has launched S1, a new robot foundation model that can learn to perform an unseen 10-minute task from a single video demonstration, without any fine-tuning. The company said S1 can combine skills learned during pretraining or create new skills on its own to complete tasks such as making coffee, planting, and cooking pancakes. SKILD AI said the model marks a breakthrough over earlier robot learning methods, which required hours of data collection and fine-tuning in deployment conditions through context learning.
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FH Token on BSC Suffers Attack, Losing About $20,000

The FH token on BSC was attacked, causing losses of about $20,000, TenArmorAlert monitoring showed. The incident was reported on August 26.
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YZi Labs Selects 24 Projects for EASY Residency Season 4

YZi Labs has announced 24 early-stage projects selected for Season 4 of its EASY Residency incubation program. Each company will receive $500,000 in investment. The cohort includes Aile, Alloco, D0, De¹, Facto, FinTax, Kravata, Liquorice, Meddcom AI, Nara, Neutral Trade, Nexroute, Nxos, Primus, Roostoo, SmartX, Spectrum, Surgepay, ViFi Labs, xAPI, XHunt, XStable, and Zerodrift.
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Phemex Crypto Market Daily: BTC Slips as PCE, Regulation Drive Crypto (Aug 26)

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1. Macro Environment US core PCE is due today, while a divided Fed and mixed U.S. stocks keep rate-cut timing uncertain. Australia’s CPI may cool, but AUSTRAC’s immediate KYC rules and Thailand’s ETF consultation show regulation is tightening even as market access improves. 2. Crypto Market Crypto markets traded mixed over the past 12 hours, with BTC at $78,846 (-1.04%) and ETH at $2,455.30 (-1.53%) as risk appetite softened. Stacks led gains at +14.02%, while ZRO rose 8.59% on strong volume and Monad fell 10.60% on security and quantum-upgrade headlines. 3. Today's Outlook US core PCE and GDP data are the main catalysts today, with the release likely to reset Fed rate-cut expectations and BTC liquidity. Also watch token-unlock screens for supply pressure and any follow-through in BTC ETF and treasury-driven demand, which could amplify volatility.
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Polychain Transfers 14.65 Million EIGEN to Coinbase Prime

Polychain moved 14.65 million EIGEN, worth about $3.09 million, to Coinbase Prime six hours ago, according to on-chain monitoring by analyst Yu Jin. The tokens were part of the 131.8 million EIGEN Polychain redeemed from staking at the end of May. Of that amount, 46.86 million EIGEN were re-staked one month ago, 14.65 million were transferred to Coinbase Prime today, and 70.29 million remain at the address.
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Stability AI Raises $76 Million in Series B Funding

Stability AI has closed a $76 million Series B funding round, bringing its total funding to $232 million. Investors in the round include Universal Music Group, Sony Music Group, Warner Music Group, EA, AMD Ventures, and Pacific Alliance Ventures. The company has already partnered with Universal Music, EA, and Warner Music to develop generative AI tools. CEO Prem Akkaraju said the funding validates the vision of generative AI empowering creators. The new capital will be used to expand Stability AI’s creative product suite and professional services business.
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Caixin: WLFI’s Biggest Backer Zhou Guren Faces Debt, Laundering Allegations

Caixin reported that UAE investment firm Aqua 1 Foundation spent $100 million to buy WLFI tokens issued by Trump family crypto project World Liberty Financial, surpassing Sun Yuchen’s total investment of $75 million to become the largest buyer. The report said the fund’s actual controller, Zhou Guren, born in 1984 in Shanghai, has emerged as the key figure behind Aqua 1. Zhou is listed on China’s Enforcement Information Disclosure Network as a dishonest judgment debtor, with six cases and tens of millions of yuan in debt. A UK Crown Prosecution Service indictment also shows he is involved in a money laundering case in the UK, and a Shanghai wood company where he serves as legal representative was also involved in a smuggling case in China.
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Generalist raises nearly $200 million at $3 billion valuation

Robotics startup Generalist has completed nearly $200 million in new financing at a $3 billion valuation, led by 8VC. The new capital is an extension of its $400 million Series B round led by Radical Ventures in June, bringing the total round to $600 million. Founded in 2024 by former Google DeepMind researchers Pete Florence and Andy Zeng and former Boston Dynamics engineer Andrew Barry, Generalist develops AI foundation models for multiple types of robots. Its Gen 1.5 model lets robots learn new tasks from 3- to 12-second video demonstrations. Early investors include 8VC, Radical Ventures, Nvidia, Union Square Ventures, Bezos Expeditions, and AI researcher Fei-Fei Li.
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Former X Product Chief Nikita Bier Charges $500 a Minute for Consulting

Nikita Bier, the former head of product at X, is offering one-on-one video consulting on expert platform Intro at a rate of $15,000 for 30 minutes, or $500 per minute. The service is limited to venture-backed startups and covers topics including user growth, product development and fundraising. Bier stepped down as X product chief in early August but remains an adviser to the company. He previously founded anonymous polling app tbh, acquired by Facebook in 2017, and Gas, acquired by Discord in 2023. Both apps reached No. 1 on the App Store. Bier’s Intro fee is the second-highest on the platform, behind Comfrt founder Hudson Leogrande.
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Former Google Researchers Launch Sampura to Build AI Safety “Referee” System

Former Google researchers Rishub Jain and Joshua Jacob have founded the nonprofit Sampura Research to build a human-machine hybrid AI safety system called “Referee.” The project is designed to keep humans involved in AI oversight and help companies identify vulnerabilities before models go out of control. Sampura has raised $6.5 million and secured an additional $4.2 million in pledged investment. Jain said involving humans early in R&D can help prevent models from learning to bypass safety measures. The effort comes as more than 1,100 researchers from top labs have signed a petition urging the U.S. government to slow the pace of AI development.
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Kylie Jenner X Account Suspected in Meme Coin Promotion

Kylie Jenner’s X account was reportedly suspected of being hacked and used to promote a meme token called KYLIE. The token’s market cap briefly reached $1.19 million before falling 68%. The related posts have since been deleted, but Jenner has not confirmed whether her account was compromised.
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Kalshi Raises $1.12 Billion in Equity Financing, Filing Shows

Prediction platform Kalshi said in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that it has raised approximately $1.12 billion through equity financing. The company said the total offering size is $1.5 billion.
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About 40 Japanese Banks Launch Tokenized Deposit Transfer Trial

About 40 Japanese banks are set to begin a proof-of-concept trial for mutual transfers of tokenized deposits. The project is led by GMO Aozora Net Bank, together with NEC-backed Abeam Consulting and fintech firm DCP, and aims to build a low-cost, 24/7 instant settlement infrastructure using blockchain-based tokenized deposits. The trial is part of a support program under the Japan Financial Services Agency’s fintech proof-of-concept hub. Participants include Resona Bank, Shoko Chukin Bank, Yokohama Bank and about 40 other institutions, while some banks are joining as observers. DCP plans to launch the service commercially in fiscal 2027.
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Garrett Jin Whale Adds 600 BTC Long at $79,000

A whale entity tied to Garrett Jin added a 600 BTC long position at $79,000 in the early morning after BTC surged above $80,000 and then pulled back. The new position was worth $47.4 million. The entity has held BTC long positions for three months and now holds a 1,868 BTC long position worth $147 million at an average price of $77,090, with an unrealized profit of $2.78 million. Its ZEC short position, opened with 32,700 coins at an average price of $444, is currently showing an unrealized loss of $10.74 million.
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Binance Hires Two Senior Crypto.com Compliance Executives

Binance has hired two senior compliance executives from Crypto.com to strengthen its compliance team. Antonio Alvarez will serve as deputy to Chief Compliance Officer Noah Perlman, while Duncan DeVille will lead global financial crime compliance. Both previously worked at Crypto.com and bring compliance experience from Coinbase, Visa, Western Union and the U.S. Treasury Department. Binance said the hires are a vote of confidence in its compliance program. The move comes after several senior compliance staff left the exchange over the past year, with media reports linking some departures to Binance’s handling of Iran-related funds flows. Binance denied those reports and said its compliance systems are operating normally.
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Coinbase Urges CFTC and SEC to Loosen Rules on Perpetuals and Prediction Markets

Coinbase has submitted recommendations to the U.S. CFTC and SEC in response to the agencies’ joint request for comment on perpetual contract products and compliance frameworks. Chief Policy Officer Faryar Shirzad said the company urged regulators to adopt a flexible framework that supports customer choice, competition and innovation, classify equity perpetual derivatives under securities futures regulation, and allow exchanges regulated by either agency to list securities-related event contracts. Coinbase said perpetual derivatives and prediction markets offer investors new tools for investing and risk management. The company added that overlapping jurisdiction between the two regulators has created inconsistent requirements for related products and has made it harder for market participants to offer and integrate products through a single U.S.-regulated technology stack.
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Ethereum Foundation Says Glamsterdam Upgrade Will Adjust Gas Fees

The Ethereum Foundation said the upcoming Glamsterdam upgrade will include gas fee adjustments under EIP-8037 and EIP-8038, changing the costs of state creation and access. The foundation said most contracts should not be affected, but some that depend on outdated assumptions, including hardcoded gas values, may need updates. Without changes, those contracts could fail or see performance degradation.
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POSCO International Tokenizes Trade Receivables on Avalanche

POSCO International has tokenized its trade receivables on the Avalanche blockchain, completing a real-world asset transaction on-chain. The move came one month after the South Korean trading company completed a similar pilot on Injective. POSCO International’s U.S. subsidiary worked with trade finance platform Olea and asset-backed fintech company Intain. Intain used AI to reconcile invoices, purchase orders, and shipping documents before verifying and recording the receivables on its Avalanche-based Layer 1 network. The three companies said they plan to explore more tokenized trade finance applications, including stablecoin-based cross-border settlement and digital treasury management tools.
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Zerohash Resubmits OCC Trust Bank Charter Application After July Return

Crypto infrastructure company Zerohash has resubmitted its application for a national trust bank charter to the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency after its initial filing was returned. The company received a formal return notice in July saying the application had substantive deficiencies. Zerohash said the new application has been significantly narrowed and will focus more on national trust activities aligned with its launch timeline. The OCC is seeking public comments on the application, with a deadline of September 17.
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39 U.S. State Banking Associations Form BankChain Alliance for 2027 Blockchain Network

Thirty-nine U.S. state banking associations have formed the BankChain Alliance and plan to launch an industry-owned blockchain network by 2027. The network is intended to support financial applications including smart payments, tokenized deposits, and stablecoins. The alliance is chaired on an interim basis by Kathy Kraninger, CEO of the Florida Bankers Association and former director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Kraninger said the network will be "industry-owned, industry-designed, and industry-governed" and interoperable with other networks. The project is still seeking technology partners.

SKILD AI launches S1 robot foundation model that learns 10-minute tasks from one video

FH Token on BSC Suffers Attack, Losing About $20,000

YZi Labs Selects 24 Projects for EASY Residency Season 4

Phemex Crypto Market Daily: BTC Slips as PCE, Regulation Drive Crypto (Aug 26)

Polychain Transfers 14.65 Million EIGEN to Coinbase Prime

Stability AI Raises $76 Million in Series B Funding

Caixin: WLFI’s Biggest Backer Zhou Guren Faces Debt, Laundering Allegations

Generalist raises nearly $200 million at $3 billion valuation

Former X Product Chief Nikita Bier Charges $500 a Minute for Consulting

Former Google Researchers Launch Sampura to Build AI Safety “Referee” System

Kylie Jenner X Account Suspected in Meme Coin Promotion

Kalshi Raises $1.12 Billion in Equity Financing, Filing Shows

About 40 Japanese Banks Launch Tokenized Deposit Transfer Trial

Garrett Jin Whale Adds 600 BTC Long at $79,000

Binance Hires Two Senior Crypto.com Compliance Executives

Coinbase Urges CFTC and SEC to Loosen Rules on Perpetuals and Prediction Markets

Ethereum Foundation Says Glamsterdam Upgrade Will Adjust Gas Fees

POSCO International Tokenizes Trade Receivables on Avalanche

Zerohash Resubmits OCC Trust Bank Charter Application After July Return

39 U.S. State Banking Associations Form BankChain Alliance for 2027 Blockchain Network