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🎙️ The Round Trip’s new series xBuilders kicks off with EP1
Is robotics Ethereum’s next frontier?
In this first episode, @Nethermind founder @tkstanczak explains why robotics feels like Ethereum in 2017, how AI agents could coordinate with machines in the real world, and why crypto may become key infrastructure for machine payments and autonomous deployment.
Topics include:
■ AI, robotics, and physical-world deployment
■ Data centers as the first frontier for automation
■ Blockchain payments for machines and agents
■ Lessons from the Ethereum Foundation
■ The next phase of Ethereum adoption
Let’s dive in 👇
Tomasz Stańczak: Ethereum, Robotics, and the Coordination Layer for AI
#Ethereum #EF #AI #Robotics #PhysicalAI #MachineEconomy
Tomasz Stańczak: Ethereum, Robotics & the Coordination Layer for AI
Ethereum’s next frontier? @tkstanczak explains why robotics feels like Ethereum in 2017, and why crypto could become key infrastructure for AI agents and machines.
👉Full episode: youtu.be/lALJv6t9wsM
PANews Feature | Bitcoin Mining Rebounds as Neoclouds Freeze; Miners’ AI Bet Faces Its Real Test
Bitcoin’s price rebound has lifted miner revenue, and network hashrate is back above 1 ZH/s. Miners that won investor favor with their AI pivot stories now face tighter Neocloud financing and a wave of short sellers.
Behind the pressure are leveraged expansion, rising capital spending, and unclear profitability. The market no longer rewards an AI narrative on its own. Cash flow, access to financing, and project delivery now matter more.
Keep mining or go all-in on AI? Rising difficulty keeps squeezing margins, and the AI pivot faces its own capital test. Can miners deliver the growth they promised and survive the next industry shakeout?
#Bitcoin #BitcoinMining #AI #Neocloud
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*Note: This article is AI-translated, slight inaccuracies may exist.
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Weekly Funding Report by PANews | Oct. 19–25
Last week, crypto funding concentrated on stablecoin payments, DeFi and AI-related infrastructure. According to incomplete statistics compiled by PANews, the global blockchain sector recorded 8 funding deals totaling more than $48 million. Mural raised $15 million in a Series A round led by Tether.
In AI, several billion-dollar funding rounds underscored continued investment in foundation models, computing chips and robotics. DeepSeek’s latest fundraising round totaled approximately RMB 100 billion, with participation from CATL, Tencent and others. AI chip startup Tenstorrent raised $1.5 billion in Series E funding at a valuation of $6.2 billion, while AI research startup Flapping Airplanes raised $1 billion in Series A funding at a valuation of $6 billion.
In physical AI, autonomous delivery company Neolix raised nearly $400 million, robotics company Eka Robotics secured $150 million, and robotics foundation model developer Dream Labs completed a $90 million seed round.
The sector also recorded 3 M&A deals last week.
#AI #Crypto #Blockchain #Funding #VentureCapital #Stablecoins
#Robotics #PhysicalAI #AutonomousDriving
@EkaRobotics has raised $150 million in a Series A round co-led by @a16z and @FPrimeCapital at a $1.45 billion post-money valuation. Founded by MIT professor @pulkitology and former Google DeepMind researcher @haarnoja, the startup develops force-sensitive grippers and vision-force-action models, relying primarily on physics simulations for reinforcement learning.
Autonomous driving company @Neolix_ai has closed nearly $400 million in new funding, a year after raising more than $600 million in its Series D round. Its total funding now exceeds RMB 10 billion, making it the most-funded company in the autonomous delivery vehicle sector.
@dreamlabs_ai has raised $90 million in seed funding from investors including @BCapitalGroup, @kindredventures, A.Capital, @svangel and @Wing_VC. Founded in 2026 by former leaders of @nvidia's GR00T robotics research team, the company will use the funding primarily for compute to expand the tasks and robot types its models support and grow its user base.
Software build and testing platform @useblacksmith has raised $66 million in a Series C round led by @sequoia at a $1 billion valuation, joining the unicorn ranks.
@FortRobotics, a safety platform building a “trust layer for physical AI,” has secured approximately $20 million in additional commitments from existing investors. This includes an approximately $10 million financing led by Tiger Global, with participation from Mark Cuban Companies, which was expected to close during the week of the announcement.
Zurich-based robotics startup Enact Intelligence has raised $30 million in pre-seed funding from investors including @redalpine, @NotionCapital and @firstminutecap, reportedly marking Switzerland’s largest-ever pre-seed round.
#Acquisition
@ether_fi has acquired selected assets of @zealwallet for an undisclosed amount. Zeal users can now migrate to ether.fi directly within the Zeal app.
@OpenAI has acquired @OrchestraBio, a collaboration platform that helps biopharma teams coordinate drug development.
Crypto payments provider @RedotPay has acquired Japanese crypto exchange @BtcBox_Co_Ltd, according to an updated official announcement. RedotPay plans to offer services compliant with Japanese regulations through BTCBOX.
PANews Crypto+AI Preview for This Week (Oct. 26–Nov. 1)
This week, the Federal Reserve will announce its interest rate decision and hold a monetary policy press conference, while the preliminary estimate of U.S. third-quarter real GDP and PCE inflation data will be released. The FCA’s mandatory licensing regime under its final crypto regulatory framework will take effect. The U.S. CFTC will hold its inaugural frontier forum, focusing on AI and agentic finance.
On the project front, voting on the ENSv2 @ethereum mainnet activation proposal will conclude. The Jenner hard fork will go live on the BNB Smart Chain testnet, @unichain will migrate to OP Enterprise, and Bitcoin hard fork project ECX will launch its mainnet. @blast, Lisk Chain and @MyNearWallet_ will cease operations, requiring affected users and projects to manage their assets or migrate in time. @Ronin_Network Waypoint and @Cardano Card will discontinue services, while @circle will begin phasing out CCTP V1. Ethereum’s Glamsterdam upgrade, originally scheduled for activation on the Hoodi testnet, has been postponed, with a new date yet to be confirmed.
On the exchange and corporate front, @Official_Upbit will delist BLAST, while Binance will delist all EPIC and QUICK spot trading pairs. @BNBCHAIN Standard will ring the Nasdaq opening bell. @Strategy will conclude voting on a proposal to pay daily dividends on its U.S.-listed preferred stock and hold its third-quarter earnings call.
ethereum:0xfa1c09fc8b491b6a4d3ff53a10cad29381b3f949, solana:KMNo3nJsBXfcpJTVhZcXLW7RmTwTt4GVFE7suUBo9sS, solana:CARDSccUMFKoPRZxt5vt3ksUbxEFEcnZ3H2pd3dKxYjp and other tokens are scheduled for unlocks this week, potentially adding to market volatility.
Elsewhere, @Microsoft will release its fiscal 2027 first-quarter earnings. Alphabet, @Samsung, @SKhynix, @coinbase and @intel will report their third-quarter 2026 results.
#Crypto #AI #TokenUnlocks #Ethereum #FederalReserve #CFTC #Strategy
📌 Explore this week’s key crypto events:
panews.io/articles/01a17337-…
📅 Visit the PA Event Calendar to track key market milestones at a glance:
panewslab.com/zh/calendar
Token Unlocks for Next Week (Oct. 26–Nov. 1)
Several tokens are set for major unlocks next week, including ethereum:0xfa1c09fc8b491b6a4d3ff53a10cad29381b3f949, solana:CARDSccUMFKoPRZxt5vt3ksUbxEFEcnZ3H2pd3dKxYjp and sui:native.
@falconfinance (FF) will unlock approximately 208 million tokens on Oct. 29, representing about 6.62% of its circulating supply and worth around $20.7 million.
@Collector_Crypt (CARDS) will unlock approximately 59.26 million tokens on Oct. 30, representing about 9.60% of its circulating supply and worth around $18.4 million.
Full breakdown in the image 👇
For more details:
panews.io/articles/01a17308-…
RWA Weekly | SEC Names 3 Tokenized Securities Platforms; HSBC Launches HKD Stablecoin
Onchain RWA value reached $38.99 billion this week, up 0.64%, while holders rose 12.55% to 5.302 million. Stablecoin market cap edged down to $290.28 billion, but monthly transfer volume jumped 33.23% and holders surpassed 300 million. Activity picked up, with signs of liquidity shifting from USDC to USDS.
On regulation, the SEC named three platforms planning to offer tokenized securities trading under an innovation exemption. The OCC issued final GENIUS Act stablecoin rules, effective January 2027. In Hong Kong, @HSBC launched its HKD stablecoin, @RedcoinLimited, while @HKExpressJP prepared a financing pilot using tokenized commodity warehouse receipts.
JPM Coin expanded to @ethereum , and @RobinhoodApp stock tokens gained lending and collateral use cases through @Morpho. Meanwhile, @Microsoft, Alphabet, and 14 other public companies opposed OKXICE TSV, highlighting resistance over issuer veto rights. Pre-IPO synthetic tokens and tokenized silver products continued to broaden RWA offerings.
#RWA #Tokenization #Stablecoins #DeFi
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