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Opinion: The next phase of crypto may shift towards AI financing infrastructure, with blockchain becoming a key player in the capital market.
According to an analysis by Michael Anderson, co-founder of Framework Ventures, as reported by Odaily Odaily, the core opportunities in the next phase of the crypto industry may no longer be limited to crypto assets themselves, but rather become the financing infrastructure for capital-intensive industries such as artificial intelligence, robotics, and energy, with blockchain becoming the capital layer. Compared to the 2020-2021 cycle centered on DeFi and crypto speculation, tokenization and stablecoins are evolving from native crypto applications into financial infrastructure serving the real economy. They can provide more efficient financing channels for assets such as GPU computing power and energy projects. Currently, there is over $300 billion in on-chain stablecoin liquidity, providing new funding sources for asset-backed lending and enabling traditionally difficult-to-securitize equipment (such as servers and computing hardware) to be packaged as financeable assets. (CoinDesk)
NEAR Protocol introduces Confidential Intents, enabling developers to integrate confidential execution capabilities.
PANews reported on July 8th that NEAR Protocol announced the launch of Confidential Intents, opening up NEAR's confidential execution infrastructure to all developers. Developers and dApps can provide users with confidential transaction functionality through the NEAR Intents 1Click Swap API. NEAR stated that Confidential Intents uses encryption rather than proof generation, requiring no client-side proof and not increasing wallet complexity; each user's data is individually encrypted rather than pooled obfuscation. Integration only requires adding one parameter, without rebuilding. Over $1.5 billion in ZEC has already been settled through NEAR Intents, and within weeks of its launch, 42% of transaction volume used confidential mode, with daily confidential TVL exceeding $30 million.
Tether makes a $20 million strategic investment in Mercado Bitcoin to accelerate on-chain infrastructure development in Latin America.
Mars Finance reports that stablecoin issuer Tether has announced a $20 million strategic funding round for Latin American on-chain financial services platform Mercado Bitcoin. This funding will support Mercado Bitcoin's development in asset tokenization, payments, lending, capital markets, and compliant digital financial services. Founded in 2013, Mercado Bitcoin has expanded from a digital asset trading platform into a comprehensive on-chain financial infrastructure platform, covering trading services, tokenized investment products, lending, stablecoin payments, banking infrastructure, and cross-border financial services. The funds raised will primarily be used to expand payment infrastructure, increase the scale of tokenized products for institutional and retail investors, develop lending business, advance on-chain capital markets, seek strategic partnerships, and drive international expansion.
Asseto's NGI+ platform has officially launched, with on-chain implementation completed by Partners Group's private infrastructure strategy.
Odaily Odaily reports that Asseto recently announced that its technology platform now supports the official launch of the tokenized product NGI+, bringing the private equity infrastructure strategy managed by global private equity investment management firm Partners Group onto the blockchain. NGI+ is an on-chain token backed by private infrastructure fund equity. The underlying strategy is managed by Partners Group, which manages over $185 billion in assets, while Asseto provides NGI+ with smart contracts, on-chain equity records, and related operational technical support. This underlying strategy primarily invests in infrastructure assets such as data centers, energy infrastructure, power grids, and transportation. Traditionally, such private infrastructure strategies are offered to qualified high-net-worth and institutional investors primarily through private banks and other professional investment channels. Through Asseto's tokenization technology, holders who meet the applicable investor qualifications and product access requirements can obtain on-chain economic exposure linked to the net asset value performance of the underlying strategy, in accordance with the terms set forth in the relevant product documents. The launch of NGI+ further expands the application of the Asseto technology platform in alternative asset tokenization scenarios such as private equity infrastructure.
Myanmar's AI-driven telecom fraud industry exposed: Starlink becomes key infrastructure, encrypted payments and OpenAI/Google models incorporated into toolchains.
A leaked investigative report from a Myanmar scam Odaily park reveals that global telecom fraud is rapidly evolving towards an "AI industrialization + cross-border encrypted payment" system. These fraud networks use cryptocurrencies to transfer funds and employ automated tools based on large models for multilingual script generation, identity spoofing, and emotional manipulation. The investigation shows that these systems heavily utilize OpenAI's ChatGPT and Google's Gemini to support "large-scale social media fraud," while funds are rapidly laundered and transferred through on-chain payments and cross-border channels, forming a two-tiered structure of "AI customer acquisition + encrypted settlement," enabling the fraud industry to achieve high automation and transnational expansion capabilities. Furthermore, Elon Musk's Starlink has become the leading network service provider in the Myanmar scam industrial park, with US ISPs handling nearly one-fifth of the park's traffic. In response to the allegations, OpenAI stated that fraudsters using ChatGPT behave in a manner highly similar to ordinary users, making identification difficult. However, they have been using behavioral pattern recognition and risk control systems to ban approximately 100,000 suspicious accounts monthly. Google stated that its AI models have security safeguards in place and emphasized its commitment to "responsible AI development" to limit the use of tools for fraudulent and other illegal purposes. (Red Star News)
Myanmar's telecom fraud AI industrialization exposed: Starlink becomes key infrastructure, encrypted payments and OpenAI/Google models are incorporated into the toolchain.
According to a report by Red Star News, citing Mars Finance, an investigative report leaked from a scam industrial park in Myanmar reveals that global telecom fraud is rapidly evolving towards an "AI industrialization + cross-border encrypted payment" system. These fraud networks use cryptocurrencies to transfer funds and employ automated tools based on large models for multilingual script generation, identity spoofing, and emotional manipulation. The investigation shows that these systems heavily utilize OpenAI's ChatGPT and Google's Gemini to support "large-scale social fraud," while funds are rapidly laundered and transferred through on-chain payments and cross-border channels, forming a two-tiered structure of "AI customer acquisition + encrypted settlement," enabling the fraud industry to achieve a high degree of automation and transnational expansion. Furthermore, Elon Musk's Starlink has become the leading network service provider in the Myanmar scam industrial park, with US ISPs handling nearly one-fifth of the park's traffic. In response to the allegations, OpenAI stated that the behavior of fraudsters using ChatGPT is highly similar to that of ordinary users, making identification difficult, but they have already blocked approximately 100,000 suspicious accounts monthly through behavioral pattern recognition and risk control systems. Google stated that its AI models have safety barriers in place and emphasized its commitment to "responsible AI development" to limit the tools from being used for illegal purposes such as fraud.