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SoftBank Focuses On The Layout Of The Metaverse With AOS To Create A Brand-New Future
Recently, Softbank Ventures Asia publicly announced that it has begun to focus on Metaverse and invested in the AOS project. It will cooperate with AOS to connect and integrate more Metaverses in AI, NFT, robotics, and other fields, and carry the development of large-scale killer applications.
The enthusiastic investment in Metaverse has not subsided, but it has risen again. The technology giants have all entered the Metaverse. Facebook plans to fully transform into Metaverse before 2025, and will set up a product team to accelerate investment in VR/AR and the creator community; Bytedance, which has always believed in Striving for Miracles, merged Mutong Technology for 4 billion USD, and begin to lay out the Metaverse; Axie Infinity builds NFT games based on the Metaverse, subverting the traditional game mode and becoming a phenomenon-level game product; miHOYO, the developer of “Genshin Impact”, formed an AI scientist inverse entropy team, and self-developed Avatar Luming to explore the brain-computer interface. Through investment, miHOYO has successfully deployed the social Metaverse Soul; the Internet industry is renewing and iterating rapidly, and companies need to attach importance to meet unknown concepts and challenges or be left behind by the times.
In the Metaverse era, everything has virtual avatars. The concept of Metaverse seems to be still in the mist today, but the prelude to the new era has been opened, and it is closer than you think.
The popularization of the term Metaverse was cited from the novel Avalanche by American science fiction writer Neil Stephenson in 1992. In his book, he used the word Metaverse for the first time without foundation and described it as a parallel universe projected from the real world through technical means such as the Internet. However, anyone who has watched the movie “Ready Player One” by the great director Steven Spielberg should probably understand this concept. Like the “Oasis” in the movie, the company has created a realistic virtual world outside of the real world. Every player in the real world has another identity in the virtual world, establishes another social circle, and leads another life. Although the Metaverse is only a virtual world, its immersion is so vivid that you will think it is the real world and enjoy life in this new world.
AOS (Artificial Intelligence Operating System) is the first operating system developed by Canada Unicorn Park, based on the underlying blockchain technology to connect the Metaverse. By building a Metaverse bridge online, and using robots as an intelligent carrier offline to build an ecosystem between Metaverses and provide a new experience for integration with Metaverse and the real world.
Based on AOS, users could create an AI NFT that has autonomous consciousness and advanced self-learning capability; And it also gets influenced by the distributed personality database on the chain to build character, and gradually complete neural network-style self-learning and improvements. Most of all, the distributed character database is based on the “Book of Changes” and appropriately constructs the character of AI; users can inject their favorite characters, personalities, voices, etc., into their own AI NFT, and tame it to learn more skills. AOS encourages users to integrate more characters and personalities, combined with NFT to create different artistic values. The custom AI itself has NFT attributes. Users can customize the appearance of AI on the network, and can also authorize access to a third-party character customization system, such as specific character images and voices, and third-party NFT star voices and appearances, packaged in the form of NFT used for trading and collection.
AOS connects the first-generation physical carrier, the AI four-wheel driving robot Mars_1 with the Metaverse and the real world, creating a new user experience.
Mars_1 is a highly integrated artificial intelligence robot product. Its appearance is in the form of a four-legged driving robot dog. It adopts an original five-layer motion control technology and several technical indicators are in a leading position in the global industry. Mars_1 has integrated the Internet of Things, 5G, virtual reality/augmented reality, intelligent driving, swarm intelligence, and other technologies. Mars_1 will obey commands and gradually be closer to a dog and then become to a good assistant to humankind.
On the road to the Metaverse, AOS always hopes to leave a strong and colorful stroke in its own way. Connect the Metaverse through AI and map out the experience and lifestyle of the future. For the world that people dream of, high-intelligence AI coupled with linkage with robots will be an indispensable component of this era. As the aboriginal and basic units of the Metaverse, these virtual species based on AOS will continue to establish connections with us beyond human beings in the infinite space and time of the future, transcending the fetters of races.
Sun Zhengyi believes: “We are about to experience the biggest change in human history. AI will eventually replace human beings. This is not only reflected in knowledge but also in intelligence. This change will happen in this century, and then in the next 30 years, there is no doubt that our focus is on AI, intelligent robots, and the IOTs.” Based on this analysis and judgment, SoftBank has frequently carried out large-scale layouts in the fields of AI, intelligent robots, and IOTs. Start from all aspects to create a powerful robot empire. Today, SoftBank’s industries have completed the layout of the future of the new Internet field as Sun Zhengyi said in the past, and completed more than half of the investment of unicorn companies on a global scale, laying a foundation for the subsequent development of the IOTs in the world.
As a world-renowned “Animation Kingdom”, Japan has an irreplaceable influence in the global animation field. After half a century of development, the Japanese animation industry has formed an extremely large system, making Japan the world’s largest animation production and exporting country, and it also around animation IP to derive cultural and creative products, such as GK. With the development of smart technology, they also work hard in the direction of intelligence for GK. Headquartered in Japan, SoftBank has a unique geographical location and is deeply immersed in Japanese IP culture. This collaboration with AOS will further promote the combination of the GK industry and the AIindustry, and provide AOS with a steady stream of IP resources. Users’ favorite characters such as Luffy, Conan, Sailor Moon, Sakuragi Hanamichi, Inuyasha, etc., can inject their image and personality into AI to create your smart figure. Each AI figure is a unique individual, and different parameters also create different expressions and styles. At the same time, when users have more exchanges with AI, they will gradually become familiar with the user’s temper and preferences and adjust their apparent personality in real-time and dynamically making it infinitely close to the form that we want to see eventually.
The product made by a single company is not enough to be called a Metaverse but constitutes an ecological system. With the deep participation of users, if it is successful in collective efforts to build a more interoperable system, and it can be transformed into different layers, then it should be called a Metaverse. AOS is committed to becoming the link between the physical world and the virtual world, as a bridge between various Metaverses to connect the Metaverse and continue to build a new Metaverse ecology. This will be the top priority in the next stage of the development of the Internet after the mobile Internet.
What kind of world will mankind be in the future? SoftBank Asia and AOS have worked together because of the same concept for Metaverse and jointly created such a grand concept, standing at the forefront of the Metaverse economic tide, seizing opportunities, embracing the new future, and believing that with their win-win cooperation, they will give a perfect answer for the world.
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Performativ Appoints Banking Veteran Jacob Dahl as Chair to Support Enterprise Expansion in Wealth Management
Copenhagen, Denmark, July 1st, 2026, FinanceWire
Former McKinsey Senior Partner and Co-Leader of the Global Banking Sector joins Performativ following the company’s $14 million Series A led by Deutsche Börse Group
Performativ, the next-generation operating system for wealth management, today announced the appointment of Jacob Dahl as Chair of its Board of Directors. Dahl, a former Senior Partner and Co-Leader of the Global Banking Sector at McKinsey & Company, brings more than three decades of experience across global banking, financial services, technology transformation, risk and compliance.
Dahl’s appointment follows Performativ’s recent $14 million Series A funding round, led by Deutsche Börse Group, with participation from Rabo Investments, Jacob Dahl and existing investors including FinTech Collective and EIFO. His move from investor to Chair reflects continued confidence in Performativ’s mission to modernize the operational backbone of wealth management and support larger financial institutions as they replace fragmented legacy infrastructure with more integrated, AI-enabled operating models.
“Performativ is addressing one of the most important challenges in wealth management: the need for modern, scalable infrastructure that can support increasingly complex client, data and regulatory requirements,” said Jacob Dahl, Chair of Performativ. “After more than 30 years working with banks and financial institutions around the world, I believe the industry is ready for a new operating model. Performativ’s unified platform and AI-native approach put the company in a strong position to support private banks, wealth managers and larger institutions through that transition.”
Founded in 2020, Performativ provides a cloud-native platform that brings together portfolio management, performance and attribution analysis, risk analytics, compliance, reporting, multi-custodian data aggregation and trading in one operating system. The platform is designed to help wealth and asset managers, private banks and financial institutions reduce operational complexity, improve scalability and automate manual workflows across the wealth management value chain.
Dahl has held senior leadership roles across Europe, Africa and Asia. At McKinsey & Company, he led banking practices across multiple regions, including Scandinavia, Africa, EEMA and Asia, and co-led the firm’s Global Banking Sector. Earlier in his career, he co-founded Basisbank and held senior roles in corporate banking, private banking and capital markets.
“Jacob brings exceptional experience from the global banking industry and a deep understanding of the transformation challenges facing financial institutions,” said Albert Geisler Fox, CEO of Performativ. “As we expand further into the enterprise segment, his strategic guidance, industry knowledge and network will be highly valuable. We are pleased to welcome him as Chair and look forward to working closely with him in this next phase of Performativ’s growth.”
The appointment strengthens Performativ’s position as the company continues to expand across Europe and increase its focus on private banks and larger financial institutions. With fresh capital, a growing client base and strengthened board leadership, Performativ is positioned to accelerate the adoption of integrated, AI-enabled infrastructure across the wealth management industry.
About Performativ
Performativ is building the operating system for tomorrow’s wealth management. Headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark, the company helps wealth organizations unify data, workflows and governance across their operations, enabling firms to operate with greater clarity, control and scale.
More information available at performativ.com.
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christian.lindvall@performativ.com
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Türkiye’s leading digital asset platform Paribu expands its platform into DeFi, yield, and equities
Istanbul, Türkiye, July 1st, 2026, FinanceWire
Türkiye’s leading digital asset platform expands into DeFi and equities, integrating Hyperliquid perpetuals, Polymarket option markets, and US and Turkish stocks in a single app
Paribu, Türkiye’s leading digital asset platform, has launched DeFi access, covering DEX trading, perpetual contracts via Hyperliquid, and option markets via Polymarket and has opened an equity trading waitlist. The moves mark a strategic shift for the nine-year-old exchange as it builds toward a single app covering crypto, DeFi, yield, and equities.
Paribu is the first regulated exchange to deliver both Hyperliquid perpetuals and Polymarket option markets directly inside a CEX interface, without a separate wallet app. Users access all DeFi features from within the existing Paribu app, using their existing balance, through a fully self-custodial setup. Paribu delivers onchain access from within the exchange interface itself: same account, same balance, no separate app, no seed phrase. Every DeFi position is self-custodial, assets remain in the user’s own wallet at all times.
A single destination for investing across traditional and onchain markets
Türkiye ranks fifth globally in retail crypto activity, recording $40 billion in volume in Q1 2026 alone, growing 7% year-over-year amid an 11% global contraction (TRM Labs, April 2026). Until now, its retail investor base had no meaningful access to onchain perpetuals or option markets.
Existing integrations for both Hyperliquid and Polymarket have reached users already operating in DeFi wallet environments. Paribu brings these markets to a different audience: the millions who manage their primary crypto holdings in a single app and have never had a reason to leave it. Paribu’s integration lets them reach perpetuals and option markets without giving up that familiar setup: no separate wallet app, no new account, no platform switch, and the entire experience stays inside Paribu.
“Paribu is becoming a single app for all of finance: crypto, DeFi, equities, and yield. Integrating Hyperliquid and Polymarket is another step toward that vision. Instead of asking users to navigate multiple wallets and protocols, we’re bringing a seamless in-app self-custodial DeFi experience to millions of people, making onchain perpetuals and prediction markets as accessible as the rest of their financial lives. Soon, we’ll expand that vision even further by bringing access to both U.S. equities and Borsa Istanbul-listed stocks into the Paribu app, creating a single destination for investing across traditional and onchain markets.” — Yasin Oral, Founder and CEO, Paribu
Perpetuals, now on a CEX experience
Perpetual contracts are now accessible through the DeFi section of the Paribu app. Trades route directly to Hyperliquid’s decentralized blockchain. Every position exists onchain, in the user’s self-custodial wallet, at all times.
Hyperliquid has become the dominant infrastructure layer for onchain perpetuals. The protocol has processed over $4 trillion in cumulative trading volume, leads the decentralized exchange market by open interest, and has attracted a fast-growing builder ecosystem — including integrations with major self-custody wallets. Its builder code program has distributed over $85 million in revenue to frontend developers. For Paribu, integrating Hyperliquid means connecting its users to the deepest onchain liquidity available in the perpetuals market today.
Prediction markets, accessible in Türkiye for the first time
Curated prediction markets are accessible through the same DeFi section. Paribu serves as the interface layer; execution and settlement occur onchain via Polymarket’s infrastructure. Markets are curated: each contract is reviewed for integrity, liquidity depth, and risk profile before it appears in the app.
Polymarket is the world’s largest decentralized option market. This is the first time option markets are accessible to Türkiye’s retail base through a mainstream exchange interface, and the first time a centralized exchange has delivered Polymarket through a fully self-custodial setup.
Stocks are coming
Paribu holds CMB establishment authorization for its brokerage arm, which is awaiting its operating license. NYSE, Nasdaq, and Borsa Istanbul stocks will be tradeable on Paribu. Real-time market data for all three is live today, free for all users. A waitlist is open ahead of trading going live.
About Paribu
Paribu is Türkiye’s leading digital asset platform and a key player in the country’s fintech ecosystem. Founded in 2017, the company pursues a growth strategy focused on regulatory compliance, product innovation, and expansion into multiple geographies. In 2026, Paribu expanded from a crypto exchange into a multi-asset investment app, bringing together crypto trading, DeFi access, yield products, and equities on a single platform. Paribu supports 220+ crypto assets and serves millions of users. Its matching engine, Hyper Engine, processes 7.6 million orders per second. The company’s institutional custody infrastructure is built on ColdShield, its proprietary multi-layer digital asset custody technology. In 2025, Paribu acquired a majority stake in CoinMENA, a licensed exchange operating in Dubai and Bahrain serving 1.5M users across MENA. In 2026, self-custodial finance app Clave joined Paribu, bringing passkey-based account abstraction and on-chain capabilities to the stack.
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AiNO1 Ushers in a New Chapter! Airdrop Concludes, Mining Launches, Dual-Exchange Implementation Completed
The AI intelligent agent and RWA real-world asset sectors are experiencing explosive growth, marking a significant milestone in AiNO1’s ecosystem upgrade! The global airdrop permanently ends on July 15th, simultaneously launching node staking and AI mining; in late July, both CEX and DEX channels will be fully open, officially completing the project’s value loop and entering a fast track for large-scale implementation.

AiNO1, leveraging its self-developed layered sharding and intelligent symbiotic node technologies, achieves high TPS, ultra-fast block generation, and ultra-low transaction fees, perfectly addressing the pain points of traditional public chains such as poor performance, high transaction fees, and severe inflation, creating a dedicated underlying public chain for AI+RWA in the Web4.0 era.
I. July 15th Airdrop Permanently Ends, All Community Tokens Locked
The AiNO1 global airdrop is about to end completely. The application channel will be permanently closed after July 15th, marking the successful completion of the early community’s original token distribution.
The initial total supply of tokens was 10 billion, which was then deflated to 100 million through multiple mechanisms, ensuring no large holders controlled the supply or there was concentrated selling pressure. All airdropped tokens are circulating within the community and can be used for staking mining, on-chain governance, and ecosystem consumption. Early adopters exclusively enjoy core benefits such as network-wide dividends, priority RWA trading, and priority access to AI computing power.
II. Node Staking Fully Launched, Building a Decentralized Ecosystem Network
Staking for all nodes will be launched simultaneously with the airdrop. Smart contracts will automatically handle block production, liquidation, and cross-chain verification, comprehensively enhancing the security and decentralization of the public chain.
The platform establishes three tiered node types: ordinary, computing power, and RWA governance, suitable for individual users, computing power providers, and institutional participants. Staking users can earn multiple benefits, including gas fees, RWA transaction commissions, cross-chain rewards, and computing power rental revenue sharing. The higher the staking weight and the longer the holding period, the stronger the governance rights.
Simultaneously, a node violation penalty and destruction mechanism will be implemented to continuously reduce the circulating supply, steadily increase the token’s scarcity value, and form a positive cycle of community co-construction, ecosystem empowerment, and token appreciation.

III. Computing Power Mining + Dual Exchange Launch: A Complete Value Loop Forms
The AiNO1 token is the sole settlement token for AI computing power calls, intelligent agent deployment, and task scheduling across the entire network. All AI computing power usage will destroy tokens, giving it inherent deflationary attributes.
The new AI computing power mining function has officially launched. Users can mine for profits by staking tokens and contributing idle GPU computing power. The higher the computing power contribution and the more tasks undertaken, the greater the reward weight. Combined with the continuous feedback from RWA’s real-world industry revenue to the ecosystem, this provides a two-way support for token value.
In late July, the project will be simultaneously launched on leading CEX centralized exchanges and native DEX decentralized exchanges, opening up global circulation channels. The CEX ensures smooth deposits and withdrawals and liquidity, while the DEX features on-chain smart contract custody and automatic burning of transaction fees. Coupled with a full set of compliance risk control and contract auditing, it comprehensively protects asset security.
With this, AiNO1 has completed a full business loop encompassing airdrop distribution, staking mining, secondary market circulation, and continuous ecosystem token burning, fully opening up its global value potential.
IV. Four Core Advantages Supporting Long-Term Stable Development
1. High-performance technical barriers: A layered and sharded architecture supports high-concurrency transactions for AI and RWA, solving the congestion and high transaction fee problems of traditional public chains.
2. Extreme deflationary model: A total supply of tens of billions has been deflated to one hundred million, with continuous token burning across multiple scenarios, and deflationary logic running throughout the entire process.
3. Real-world value anchoring: Deeply linked to trillion-dollar real-world sectors such as RWA real estate, equity, and bills, with real industrial cash flow as a foundation.
4. Full-scenario essential consumption: Continuous token burning for computing power allocation, on-chain governance, cross-chain transactions, and ecosystem consumption eliminates pure speculative bubbles.
This successful airdrop, the launch of staking mining, and the integration with two exchanges mark a crucial leap for AiNO1 from community development to real-world industry application.
Relying on its self-developed technology, extreme deflationary model, and compliant ecosystem, AiNO1 will continue to cultivate the AI computing power and RWA physical tracks, accelerate its global ecosystem layout, and share the era dividends of Web4.0 with all co-builders.
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