Meow and BVNK partner to integrate stablecoin and crypto payments, unifying fiat, stablecoins, and digital assets for cross-border transfers; enables fiat-crypto conversions; future plan to let merchants accept crypto. Abstract: Meow and BVNK are integrating stablecoin and cryptocurrency payments into Meow's platform, enabling support for Bitcoin, USDC, Tether, and other assets. The integration links fiat, stablecoins, and crypto to streamline cross-border transfers, fund management, and treasury operations, with plans to enable merchants to accept crypto payments directly through the platform.

Chinalink Technology Co., Ltd. let its Hong Kong IPO prospectus expire after six months, showcasing its AI and mobility solutions, including autonomous driving technologies, underpinned by its engineering expertise and AI capabilities.

Open-source developer Tommaso De Rossi has launched usecomputer, a desktop automation tool written in Zig that supports macOS and Linux, enabling AI programming assistants to control the mouse, keyboard, and take screenshots. The tool offers multiple CLI commands, can automatically convert coordinates to adapt to the model's context window, and supports direct inline screenshots. This project extends from De Rossi's browser automation tool Playwriter.

Half of Norway's sovereign wealth fund employees are using Anthropic's Claude large language model to write AI tools to assist with decision-making and monitor investment risks. The fund's leadership stated that in the future, AI will be allowed to make limited decisions, but human oversight will still be required. The CEO emphasized the substantial returns from AI investments and plans to shift positions toward front-end investing.

Andrej Karpathy introduced his smart home AI Agent use case called "Dobby the elf claw" in a podcast, which achieves unified control of multiple devices through three prompts, replacing multiple standalone apps. He believes the future will see Agents replacing human operations, with smart homes achieving more efficient management.

Investors in Missouri, USA, filed a lawsuit in federal court accusing Trump ally Steve Bannon and his company of defrauding investors through unregistered cryptocurrencies, claiming they concealed risks while promoting "Let's Go Brandon Coin" and "Patriot Pay," resulting in losses for thousands of investors. The plaintiffs are seeking compensation.

PANews February 9 News, according to Cointelegraph, billionaire Grant Cardone announced that he is listing his luxury home in the Gold Coast for sale at a price of 700 Bitcoins, while his neighbor is asking $88 million for a similar property. He stated, "Let the neighbor make more fiat currency, but four years from now, my choice will still be better."

January 29 News, the Solana ecosystem meme platform Pump.fun announced the launch of a $3 million "Build in Public" hackathon, inviting executives and investors from multiple crypto institutions such as Polymarket, Delphi Digital, and Pantera Capital to serve as advisors. The program centers on the logic of "validate the market first, then bring in capital," encouraging founders to demonstrate product value through transparent development and genuine user behavior. This event is open to teams at any stage, from concept prototypes to launched products. The official disclosure states that the application channel opened on January 19 and will close on February 18, with some projects potentially receiving funding support before the deadline. Pump.fun hopes to let truly promising projects stand out naturally by openly sharing product progress, user data, and market feedback.