𝗪𝗲𝗯𝟯 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗽: 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗩𝗖 Wyatt Lonergan of VanEck Ventures, Sam Hallene of CMT Digital, and Rick Johanson of Arbitrum Gaming Ventures discussed how AI, crypto, fintech, and shifting consumer behavior are reshaping venture. From stronger fundamentals to stablecoins, agentic businesses, and new startup moats, the conversation explored what the next cycle of VC could look like. Full recap here👉

𝗪𝗲𝗯𝟯 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗽: 𝗣𝗵𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗜 Physical AI is moving from experimentation to real-world deployment. At Web3 Investor Day, Amanda Young from @BitRobotNetwork , Paige Xu (@paigeinsf) from @FabricFND , Bayley Wang (@castorhat ) from @PrismaXai , and @abdulalali from Decasonic explored what’s accelerating the space—from better robotics hardware and training data to new models for financing, coordination, and machine-to-machine payments. Full recap here👉

𝗪𝗲𝗯𝟯 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗽: 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 Abin Kuriakose joined Samir Mayekar from the University of Chicago and Erik Brown from Northwestern University to discuss how Midwest universities are transforming research, talent, and industry connections into new ventures and practical technology adoption. The panel highlighted the region’s strengths in AI, quantum, blockchain, life sciences, and deep tech—and how hands-on programs, cross-university collaboration, and stronger investor access can help founders move faster from campus to market. Full recap here👉

Web3 builders in Shenyang, assemble 🙌 Put Your Hands Up Siman Labs Builder Night lands in Shengjing. An exclusive private dinner will kick off at 19:00 on August 9th. There will be no big keynote speeches. We only invite doers and practitioners for casual dinner‑side conversations. Whether you work on public chain ecosystems, cold wallets, overseas marketing, community governance, or you are fundraising and building your own project — this is a space for open‑ended discussions and connecting with like‑minded builders across Northeast China. If you are based in Shenyang and ready for in‑depth exchanges, feel free to DM to apply. Spots are limited. @mocheng88888 @Dachengzi0509 @LoyalSiman @Jolin612

Weber just announced they're shutting down the June Oven servers. The number of texts and emails I've gotten from friends and customers in the last 30 minutes is astounding. People really love this product. I love mine and still can't live without it. The good news: food recognition and cook programs run locally, so your oven will keep working. You just won't get updates or be able to use the remote control feature anymore. I'm gutted by this. I spent this week texting with people trying to find a way to keep the servers online, but no luck so far. To everyone who ever worked on the June team: thank you. We built something really special.

Web3 Consumer/Social is definitely the correct path to go; just Base App and prev Farcaster team did not understand the fundamentals and had few big mistakes. You need to be super young and nomad all over the world to conquer ‘Social’. If both Vitalik and Facebook Zuck can speak Chinese fluently, web3 social founder need to be at least multi lingual and nomadic rock star to qualify. It’s difficult as fuck but it’s a giant blue sea market!

WebX 2026 🇯🇵 Chainbase was honored to join @GoKiteAI, @0G_labs, @axisrobotics and @RiverdotInc for “AI & Robotics Intelligence” during WebX. Thanks to everyone who joined us in Tokyo. Looking forward to building more at the intersection of AI and Web3 🤝