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DashTape reported that AI 3D company VAST (Sanqi Wanwu) has announced the completion of Series B and Series B+ financing rounds, totaling approximately 3 billion yuan, led by Matrix Partners China. Perfect World, BlueFocus, Singdun Energy Investment, Yanqu Games, ThunderSoft, 37 Interactive Entertainment, as well as CDH VGC, CICC Capital, CMC Capital and others participated as co-investors, with existing shareholders Fortune Capital, Primavera Capital, and Source Code Capital continuing to follow up. According to official sources, VAST has raised approximately 5 billion yuan in cumulative financing in less than six months. It is also reported that VAST has released the latest version of its flagship 3D foundation model, Tripo P2.0, from the Tripo P series. The funds from this round of financing will be invested in the iteration of 3D native models and data capabilities, expansion of training and inference infrastructure, product development, and commercial implementation. (Sina Finance)

DashTape reports - Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev directly addressed AMC's criticism in a recent interview, stating that once a public company's stock begins trading publicly, other financial institutions should have the right to issue related financial products around those stocks without needing prior permission from the stock issuer. Vlad Tenev said that publicly traded stocks are essentially transferable property held by shareholders, and therefore other financial institutions should be able to launch financial products referencing such stocks without obtaining permission from the issuer. He specifically noted that the stock tokens offered by Robinhood are issued by independent entities and backed by the corresponding underlying stocks, so prior consent from the relevant listed companies should not be automatically required. AMC CEO Adam Aron previously criticized Robinhood's tokenization of AMC stock, arguing that the move bypasses the issuing company and disrupts the traditional relationship between the company and its shareholders, noting that token holders do not possess voting rights in the underlying stock. As for how Robinhood intends to exercise the voting rights attached to the underlying stock, Adam Aron said the company has not yet disclosed a specific plan. (CNBC)

DashTape reports according to GMGN data, the market cap of STONK, a token on Solana, briefly surpassed $215 million, continuing to set new highs. It is currently reported at $202 million, with a 24-hour increase of 55.78%. It is reported that Stonk allows users to issue meme tokens and pair them with tokenized RWAs, including tokenized stocks, Pre-IPO stock tokens, and more. Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko previously retweeted a Stonk-related post and asked, "What is Stonk Token?" DashTape reminds users that Meme coin prices are highly volatile, and investors should participate with caution.

DashTape reports According to Onchain Lens monitoring, a trader bought 471 LAPTOP tokens for $997 and sold them all two minutes later for $66,800, securing a profit of $65,100—a 65x return.

DashTape reports Liquid Network announced that the emergency release Elements v23.3.4 is now live, with Functionary nodes having immediately begun upgrades. All Liquid node operators are advised to update accordingly. This release addresses a previously identified Proof validation cache vulnerability by strengthening the cache keys used for Range Proofs. Regarding network recovery, Blockstream stated that a recovery plan is still being formulated, expected to proceed in three phases: **resume block production while continuing to pause Peg operations; replay verified valid transactions; restore Peg operations after the network state is fully recovered and fund returns are confirmed.** Currently, the first two phases are being tested in parallel, and any phase will only advance once confirmed secure. Liquid Network stated that Elements v23.3.4 has undergone multiple rounds of internal and external reviews, with participants including the Bitcoin Red Team, Alpen Labs, and other teams. Meanwhile, Liquid Network reminds users to be wary of fake upgrade websites exploiting this incident for scams. Information should only be obtained through official Liquid Network and Blockstream channels, and users should never send funds to strangers or disclose private keys or seed phrases.

DashTape reports The U.S. Department of Justice announced that its Fraud Suppression Task Force, in coordination with the Treasury Department, took coordinated enforcement action against Xinbi Guarantee, seizing and restricting over $52 million in crypto assets in a single day, bringing the total assets restricted by the task force to approximately $938 million. Tether provided proactive assistance in this investigation. The Department of Justice alleged that Xinbi operates as an illegal fraud service marketplace primarily run through Telegram, providing custom investment scam websites and money laundering services to fraud rings, while also recruiting human trafficking victims to work in scam compounds across Southeast Asia. Law enforcement has seized its Telegram channels and two crypto wallets holding a combined approximately $12 million, and restricted 47 additional related wallets. The U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control has simultaneously designated Xinbi as a Significant Transnational Criminal Organization and sanctioned two other entities providing support to it. The task force also assisted Madagascar in shutting down 13 scam compounds operated by Chinese criminal groups, processing over 3,200 electronic devices and leading to nearly 400 local arrests.

DashTape reports On-chain data analysis platform Bubblemaps stated that among LAPTOP's main holding addresses, approximately 60% had no prior on-chain activity. Bubblemaps noted that it defines a "new wallet" as one that received funding within the past 10 days, and the majority of these new wallets were actually funded only today.

DashTape reports According to Coinbase monitoring, users in Brazil can now use USDC for on-chain yield directly through the Coinbase app.

DashTape reports Dell Technologies is seeking to raise approximately $4 billion through an investment-grade bond issuance to refinance existing debt. Sources familiar with the matter said the final issuance size has yet to be determined and will be adjusted based on market demand. The bond sale comes amid continued growth in AI-driven server demand, as Dell benefits from the AI infrastructure investment boom, boosting its performance. (Bloomberg)

DashTape reports according to Gate data, WTI crude oil futures rose 2.00% intraday, now at $96.14 per barrel. Spot silver climbed above $68 per ounce, up 3.43% intraday.