AI Industry Development & Policy Dynamics

Xiaomi Group stated that Xiaomi MiMo-V2.5 ranks first on the OpenRouter platform with 10.5 trillion token weekly calls. The foundation model was released in April 2026. In June 2026, Xiaomi officially launched Xiaomi Miloco 2.0, an open-source full-home intelligent AI solution centered on the MiMo m

According to ChainCatcher, AI chip startup Etched raised $700 million in funding led by Jane Street, bringing the company's valuation to $21 billion. Etched has signed Jane Street as its first customer and has begun shipping

Alibaba Qwen for Work officially integrated with WeChat Work today, expanding coverage to three major domestic collaboration platforms alongside DingTalk and Feishu. Users can authorize WeChat Work through Qwen's web connector and use conversational AI to access smart tables, create documents,

KOSPI declined 1.55% on May 18 as KB Securities analyst Lee Eun-taek warned that US 10-year Treasury yields trending above 5.0-5.5% could trigger capital flight from AI-related risk assets. Speaking at a press briefing at Korea Exchange in Seoul's Yeouido district on May 18, Lee stated pension

According to NBC10 Philadelphia, Vineland's Planning Board approved Phase 2 of Nebius' AI data center on Monday night, adding 600,000 square feet and removing a major execution risk for the company's $17.4 billion Microsoft cloud contract. NBIS stock declined 2% in premarket trading Tuesday amid

According to Baidu's Q2 2026 earnings report, the company posted total revenue of 31.3 billion yuan in the second quarter, with AI business revenue accounting for 50% of general business revenue of 25.2 billion yuan. GPU cloud infrastructure revenue grew 283% year-over-year, marking the fourth

According to Maeil Business Newspaper, South Korea's KOSPI index fell 1.55% to close at 6,869.83 on August 18, with intraday swings exceeding 5% as investors grappled with conflicting signals. The index briefly surged 3.42% to surpass the 7,200 level before reversing course. U.S. 30-year Treasury

Tether is expanding into artificial intelligence with plans to deliver lightweight AI tools to its user base of more than 650 million people, primarily targeting smartphone users in emerging markets. Chief Executive Paolo Ardoino stated the company will focus on practical applications in health,

Hong Kong stock market closed on August 18 with the Hang Seng Index up 0.07%, while the Hang Seng Tech Index fell 0.9%. AI-related stocks tumbled sharply, with Zhipu dropping over 13% and MINIMAX-W down over 4%. Chip and PCB concept stocks also declined broadly, including Kingboard Laminates down o

According to SemiAnalysis podcast covered by ChainCatcher, Anthropic has imposed strict classifiers on the public version of its flagship Mythos model, branded as Fable, in response to regulatory pressure. Users attempting certain operations are immediately downgraded to the Opus model with no

FX and CFD brokers are expanding AI and automation across onboarding, payments, compliance, risk management, and support operations, according to industry executives from Exness, Capital.com, Muinmos, Gold-i, and GCEX. An ESMA survey across EU securities markets found that 70% of firms expected to r

Bitcoin traded at $64,246 as of 4 PM on the 18th according to global cryptocurrency platform CoinGecko, remaining unable to break above the $65,000 level despite renewed capital inflows into US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds. ETF fund flows reversed to net inflows on the 17th with $137.3

According to CoinGecko, Bitcoin traded at $64,246 on August 18 despite renewed inflows into U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs, remaining stuck within the $62,000-$65,000 range. U.S. spot Bitcoin ETF saw $865.3 million in net inflows from August 3-7, followed by outflows of $248.4 million from August 12-14.

According to ChainCatcher, Nvidia senior director Huang Meidi visited LG Electronics' robotics research center on Tuesday to meet with LG executives and discuss expanded collaboration in artificial intelligence infrastructure and robotics. LG Electronics announced last week its plan to launch a

According to Odaily, as of August 17, Anuma, the private AI application under ZetaChain, reached 217,797 users. Each account is automatically created as a ZetaChain wallet upon joining, and users access features through ZETA tokens with encrypted memory data. Since launching in February, the

According to Bitcoin.com News, Tether announced that its global user base has surpassed 6.5 billion, with plans to expand lightweight AI tools to developing markets, focusing on services that run on standard smartphones. CEO Paolo Ardoino stated the company will develop practical applications in

According to Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan, Bitcoin has fallen 21% year-to-date in 2026, with Ethereum down 33% and Solana down 37%, while Hyperliquid surged 72% in a single month. Hougan attributes the divergence to the delayed passage of the CLARITY Act, which would establish

According to Cloudflare's Q2 2026 earnings report, non-human traffic accounted for over 50% of the company's network traffic for the first time in Q2, signaling the rapid rise of AI agents as primary internet users. The company reported Q2 revenue of $696.1 million, up 36% year-over-year, with

According to the official announcement on August 18, Anuma, an AI application in the ZetaChain ecosystem, has reached 200,000 users. The privacy-first multi-model AI service allows users to access ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, DeepSeek, and Kimi through a unified interface, with encrypted personal

According to OpenRouter, the API pricing for GPT-5.6 Sol was reduced by 50% on August 18, with input costs now at $2.50 per million tokens and output at $15 per million tokens. Vercel also launched a limited-time 50% discount on the same model, valid for one month through September 18, 2026,