2026: Making AI and Decentralized Finance (DeFi) Mainstream AID brings together top investors and ecosystem leaders to discuss how AI-driven finance can move from theory to practical application. 🧠⚡️ Moderator: @mete_baskaya, Head of Brand at AID 🎤 Confirmed Speakers @fraaaankfu — Senior Investor at IOSGVC 💼 @gary_yangge — Head of Financial Incubator at CicadaFinance 🧩 @Jtsong2 — Head of Asia Pacific at 0G_labs 🌏 Vlada Kandyba — Head of Global Business Development at NoosProtocol 🌐 📍 Hong Kong 📅 February 11, 2026 | ⏰ 6:30 PM – 10:00 PM #AID #AI #DeFi #Web3 #AIxDeFi #HongKong #SideEvent #FutureOfFinance

At the CoinDesk PitchFest startup competition, we carefully selected the most promising startups in the Web3 space to compete for investor favor. Here are the experts these startups will be trying to impress in Hong Kong: @tbvxyz's @TobiasTBV @IOSGVC's @momir_amidzic @TheSpartanGroup's @melmelmelting

CZ's Binance profile picture has an extra finger! 🤯 Is this a secret signal to Binance holders, or an AI glitch? While we're counting Xs, Binance Alpha is counting fingers... and clearly more than five! 🤣 $4.4 USDT Change your profile picture now, or the cryptocurrency Twitter community will explode! 😳🫣 #Binance #CryptocurrencySecret #CZBinance #Failure #Meme 🚀

🎙️Friends Roundtable EP02: Web3 Talent Migration to AI? Exchange Mission and Values! dForce Founder @mindaoyang, IOSG Founding Partner @jocyiosg, and Conflux Co-founder @forgivenever, sparking intellectual discussions through conversation!🎆 💡Key Takeaways from this Episode! 1. How to bet on mainstream assets? Tokenized gold vs. digital gold #BTC: The cognitive battle behind Ethereum's positioning divide. 2. Stablecoin on-chain transaction volume has surpassed Visa? DeFi yield compression drives the rise of Curator businesses? 3. Prediction markets are a casino for everyone? Is AI's "sovereignty" the final chapter? 4. Axiom's 100 million revenue in 4 months but no token issuance: Is TGE dying? 5. #BNB / Base: Two completely different infrastructure/exchange philosophies. 6. AI impacts the entire industry: Existential nihilism! 📺Audio and video versions are now available. Listen to/watch the full program here: YouTube: Bilibili: Xiaoyuzhou: Apple: 🚀Subscribe to our podcast on all platforms with one click

Special thanks to Yuanjie (@forgivenever) and Jocy (@jocyiosg) for their structural suggestions. Also, thanks to Heechang (@xparadigms), Jeff Kim (@jeefeekim), Bingo (@Bingo_z9), Tae Hee (@taeheecrypto), 0xDaniel (@0xDaniel_kr), Uno (@chillguyuno), and Harry (@harrychjin) for their feedback. 🫶🫶 @folowin_io @CoinNess_ @with_blockmedia @bloomingbit_io @tokenpost @INF_CryptoLab @071_labs @DeSpreadTeam @FourPillarsFP @tiger_research @Xangle_official

Thanks to Yuanjie (@forgivenever) and Jocy (@jocyiosg) for their structural suggestions. Thanks to Heechang (@xparadigms), Jeff Kim (@jeefeekim), Bingo (@Bingo_z9), Tae Hee (@taeheecrypto), 0xDaniel (@0xDaniel_kr), Uno (@chillguyuno), and Harry (@harrychjin) for their suggested modifications. 🫶🫶 @followin_io @CoinNess_ @with_blockmedia @bloomingbit_io @tokenpost @INF_CryptoLab @071_labs @DeSpreadTeam @FourPillarsFP @tiger_research @Xangle_official

Hyperliquid Guide: Disruptive Infrastructure or Overvalued Bubble? Author: @IOSGVC Hyperliquid has become a leading decentralized perpetual coin exchange, accounting for approximately 70% of DEX perpetual coin trading volume and about 13.6% of Binance's monthly perpetual coin trading volume, with monthly revenue of approximately $116 million, most of which has been distributed to users. Hyperliquid's growth is driven by its centralized exchange (CEX)-like trading experience, extensive airdrops, and ecosystem expansion enabled by HyperEVM and HIP proposals. Risks include regulatory pressure, the trade-offs of centralization, limited reinvestment capabilities, and the potential for selling pressure from upcoming token unlocks. Read more

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Happy New Year! 🎊 Let's step into 2026 with optimism and enthusiasm! 🔥

🔥From Day 1 to every key milestone, IOSG has been with you every step of the way. We are thrilled to launch the IOSG Founder Kit, a one-stop value-added toolkit designed to support founders in product development, marketing, community building, and more. 🚀🚀 Stay tuned for our full partner lineup, coming soon. #IOSGFounderKit Our partners: @redstone_defi @hexensio @herd_eco @Transak @utila_io @0xProject @lifiprotocol @mpcvault @SurfAI @yield_xyz