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PANews reported on January 14 that Pundi AI announced a partnership with OptimAI Network, the first Layer-2 enhanced data network, to jointly promote the development of Agentic AI systems. This collaboration combines Pundi AI's decentralized verifiable data infrastructure deployed on BNB Chain with OptimAI's community-enhanced intelligence, aiming to accelerate the global adoption of user-owned, privacy-first AI agents. Since its launch in March 2025, OptimAI Network has expanded to 870,000 installation nodes and 530,000 users, becoming a representative of decentralized AI in the Web3 sector.

According to Odaily, Bitcoin treasury company Strive posted on X that between January 1, 2026 and January 12, 2026, Strive purchased 123 BTC at an average price of approximately $91,561 per BTC. As of January 12, 2026, Strive holds a total of approximately 7,749.8 BTC, with a total position value of about $874 millions and an average purchase cost of around $112,810 per BTC.

BlockBeats News, January 14, Burwick Law has resubmitted its lawsuit against Pump.fun, with the latest version of the lawsuit reiterating that Pump.fun, while marketed as a gaming opportunity, is actually a "manipulated casino" whose leaders "secretly predetermine winners and losers, siphoning huge profits from retail participants." Internal messages cited in the lawsuit show that Pump.fun co-founder Alon Cohen had admitted that "most people lose." The plaintiff claims the platform allows specific users to front-run the token launch through a priority fee mechanism and accuses certain crypto influencers of promoting tokens without disclosing compensation. Despite the serious allegations, the lawsuit lacks clear evidence proving direct profits to executives, and the judge has allowed the plaintiff to submit an amended complaint containing 5,000 private messages.