Universal is a wrapped asset protocol designed to enable any token to trade on any chain. Universal can enhance liquidity management, simplify token availability across multiple chains, and significantly improve the overall user experience in crypto ecosystems.
Odaily Odaily News: Voice AI company ElevenLabs, founded in Poland, has released Music v2. This model can switch genres within the same track, generate songs by sections such as intro, verse, and chorus, and supports local redrawing of specified segments. Music v2 is now available on ElevenMusic and ElevenCreative, with early access to the ElevenAPI currently provided through the sales team. Stability AI has launched Stable Audio 3.0, which includes four models: Small SFX, Small, Medium, and Large. Three of these variants have open weights on Hugging Face. The series is trained on licensed data. The Medium model supports generating tracks up to 6 minutes and 20 seconds long, while the Large model is only available via the Stability AI API. ElevenLabs has signed licensing agreements with Believe, Kobalt, and Merlin. Stability AI has established partnerships with Warner Music Group and Universal Music Group. In November 2025, Suno was valued at $2.45 billion, with an annual recurring revenue exceeding $300 million, approximately 100 million users, and generating an average of about 7 million songs daily.
amidst the US earnings season and the continuous advancement of AI narratives by tech giants, according to official sources from Bitget, the platform has recently added 10 new US stock contract targets. As a result, Bitget's Universal Exchange (UEX) now supports 263 US stock tokens and 81 US stock contracts. The total number of US stock-related assets tradable across the entire platform has exceeded 340.This week enters a period of密集 earnings reports and macroeconomic data releases. Through continuous expansion, Bitget aims to provide users with a wide range of cross-market asset allocation channels.3 Key Focus Targets This Week:• NVDA (NVIDIA): Will release Q1 earnings after the US market closes on May 20. The implied volatility from the options market suggests a potential single-day swing of over 7.5%. As the core of AI computing power, its performance will directly impact the overall valuation trend of the tech sector.• GOOGL (Google): Recently, at its I/O conference, Google intensively released multiple new products such as Gemini 3.5 and AI agents. The market is closely monitoring the subsequent pace of commercial implementation and revenue monetization capabilities.• WMT (Walmart): Will release Q1 earnings before the market opens on May 21. As a retail giant, Walmart's resilience during the consumer downturn cycle is under significant scrutiny. The earnings results and guidance will directly influence investors' assessment of full-year growth expectations and the stock's short-term performance.
According to NADA NEWS, ReYuu Japan, a company listed on Japan’s Tokyo Stock Exchange Standard Market, announced that, following mutual consultation, it has terminated the basic agreement with Canadian investment firm Universal Digital Inc. regarding a financing framework of up to USD 100 million (approximately JPY 15 billion). The agreement was originally intended to advance external financing arrangements related to ReYuu Japan’s Digital Asset Treasury (DAT) strategy; however, it was not a formal loan agreement, and neither the financing framework nor any actual borrowing had been finalized prior to termination. ReYuu Japan stated that the capital market environment for publicly listed companies pursuing digital asset treasury strategies has changed, with investors adopting a more cautious stance. The termination does not signify the suspension of its digital asset treasury strategy; rather, the company will continue evaluating the strategy in light of market conditions, financial soundness, and shareholder value.
Odaily News: Cryptocurrency platform Bitcoin.com has announced the integration of USDU into its self-custody Bitcoin.com Wallet, serving millions of wallet users. USDU, issued by Universal Digital Intl Limited (Universal), is the first USD stablecoin registered as a foreign payment token by the Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE). USDU is an Ethereum ERC-20 token, with each token backed 1:1 by liquid USD reserves held by regulated banks in the UAE. The reserves are independently attested monthly by a third-party accounting firm, with reports published on Universal's official website. Bitcoin.com Wallet's web and mobile versions will support self-custody holding, sending, and receiving of USDU. Bitcoin.com will accept USDU as payment for designated services and plans to enable its use for payments between users and merchants within its products. The wallet will also offer stablecoin education and Learn-to-Earn content. Exchange and buy/sell functionalities will be launched after support from third-party service providers, with availability varying by jurisdiction. (Bitcoin.com News)
SUN.io has announced the completion of the Universal Router contract upgrade, further optimizing system performance and on-chain transaction experience while maintaining the same contract interface invocation method. After the upgrade, the new Universal Router contract immediately qualifies for up to a 99% energy subsidy; the deprecated legacy contract will gradually phase out its energy subsidy, while subsidy policies for other business-related contracts remain unchanged. This upgrade does not affect normal user operations. SUN.io will continue delivering a more stable, secure, and efficient on-chain trading environment.
Bitcoin.com partners with Universal to integrate the UAE Central Bank-registered USDU stablecoin into its self-custody wallet, with the token backed by 1:1 USD reserves and undergoing independent monthly audits.
Odaily News: Cryptocurrency platform Bitcoin.com has announced the integration of USDU into its self-custody Bitcoin.com Wallet, serving millions of wallet users. USDU, issued by Universal Digital Intl Limited (Universal), is the first USD stablecoin registered as a foreign payment token by the Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE). USDU is an Ethereum ERC-20 token, with each token backed 1:1 by liquid USD reserves held by regulated banks in the UAE. The reserves are independently attested monthly by a third-party accounting firm, with reports published on Universal's official website. Bitcoin.com Wallet's web and mobile versions will support self-custody holding, sending, and receiving of USDU. Bitcoin.com will accept USDU as payment for designated services and plans to enable its use for payments between users and merchants within its products. The wallet will also offer stablecoin education and Learn-to-Earn content. Exchange and buy/sell functionalities will be launched after support from third-party service providers, with availability varying by jurisdiction. (Bitcoin.com News)
Odaily News: Stable has released an updated whitepaper, with its core design philosophy centered on rebuilding blockchain infrastructure around stablecoins. Unlike traditional public chains that treat stablecoins as application-layer assets, Stable uses USDT as its native gas asset and primary settlement asset, allowing users to complete transactions without holding additional volatile tokens. Additionally, the network supports PayPal-issued PYUSD as a first-tier settlement asset.In terms of tokenomics, the total supply of STABLE is 100 billion tokens. Of this, approximately 18 billion (18%) entered circulation at token generation, including 10% from the Genesis Distribution and 8% from the Foundation's first-day unlock; the remaining 82 billion (82%) are placed into a consolidated lock-up pool (Universal Lock).According to the whitepaper, the 82 billion locked tokens will adopt a unified release mechanism, unlocking gradually across 7 phases:Phase 1: 5% (4.1 billion) released on December 8, 2027Phase 2: 5% (4.1 billion) released on March 8, 2028Phase 3: 10% (8.2 billion) released on June 8, 2028Phase 4: 15% (12.3 billion) released on September 8, 2028Phase 5: 15% (12.3 billion) released on December 8, 2028Phase 6: 20% (16.4 billion) released on March 8, 2029Phase 7: 30% (24.6 billion) released on June 8, 2029All locked tokens will be unlocked through a daily linear release mechanism, with all tokens expected to fully enter circulation by December 8, 2029 at the latest. In addition, the whitepaper includes a price protection mechanism: if the 30-day volume-weighted average price of the token falls below $0.025 before the designated release date, the corresponding unlock phase may be delayed by up to 9 months.
Currently, Hollywood giants such as Disney, Universal, and Warner Bros. Discovery have filed lawsuits against MiniMax for unauthorized use of copyrighted content to train AI models. The U.S. court rejected MiniMax's application to withdraw the lawsuit in May this year, and the case is currently under review. H3 officially released model weights on August 3, supporting the generation of videos up to 15 seconds long with 2K resolution, and ranks first on the video editing leaderboard of the benchmark platform Artificial Analysis.
Four.Meme announced that the platform will further expand support for UUSD, with multi-token trading pair functionality coming soon.It is reported that backend support for the Normal Mode and Tax Token Mode has already been completed, and the frontend entry is expected to open today; Universal Subscription Mode will also simultaneously launch support for UUSD, with complete support available on both the frontend and backend.Four.Meme stated that around 15:30 Beijing time today, UUSD will be fully enabled across Normal Mode, Tax Token Mode, and Universal Subscription Mode.
: Four.meme has partnered with MAME to launch Universal Subscription, which is open to all projects. During the subscription period, users participate in the allocation. In the event of oversubscription, tokens are distributed according to the subscription ratio, with excess BNB returned to the original address. Users only pay for the tokens they actually receive.Projects can customize parameters such as total token supply, sale quantity, liquidity configuration, whitelist, and transaction fees. The creation fee is 0.2 BNB (refundable if the fundraising is unsuccessful). Four.meme only charges a 10% platform fee on the funds retained by the project team; this fee is waived if all funds are added to the liquidity pool.This move further enriches the token issuance infrastructure on BNB Chain, providing a more transparent and orderly method for fundraising and distribution for high-traffic on-chain projects.
Bitcoin.com partners with Universal to integrate the UAE Central Bank-registered USDU stablecoin into its self-custody wallet, with the token backed by 1:1 USD reserves and undergoing independent monthly audits.
Odaily News: Cryptocurrency platform Bitcoin.com has announced the integration of USDU into its self-custody Bitcoin.com Wallet, serving millions of wallet users. USDU, issued by Universal Digital Intl Limited (Universal), is the first USD stablecoin registered as a foreign payment token by the Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE). USDU is an Ethereum ERC-20 token, with each token backed 1:1 by liquid USD reserves held by regulated banks in the UAE. The reserves are independently attested monthly by a third-party accounting firm, with reports published on Universal's official website. Bitcoin.com Wallet's web and mobile versions will support self-custody holding, sending, and receiving of USDU. Bitcoin.com will accept USDU as payment for designated services and plans to enable its use for payments between users and merchants within its products. The wallet will also offer stablecoin education and Learn-to-Earn content. Exchange and buy/sell functionalities will be launched after support from third-party service providers, with availability varying by jurisdiction. (Bitcoin.com News)
Odaily News: Stable has released an updated whitepaper, with its core design philosophy centered on rebuilding blockchain infrastructure around stablecoins. Unlike traditional public chains that treat stablecoins as application-layer assets, Stable uses USDT as its native gas asset and primary settlement asset, allowing users to complete transactions without holding additional volatile tokens. Additionally, the network supports PayPal-issued PYUSD as a first-tier settlement asset.In terms of tokenomics, the total supply of STABLE is 100 billion tokens. Of this, approximately 18 billion (18%) entered circulation at token generation, including 10% from the Genesis Distribution and 8% from the Foundation's first-day unlock; the remaining 82 billion (82%) are placed into a consolidated lock-up pool (Universal Lock).According to the whitepaper, the 82 billion locked tokens will adopt a unified release mechanism, unlocking gradually across 7 phases:Phase 1: 5% (4.1 billion) released on December 8, 2027Phase 2: 5% (4.1 billion) released on March 8, 2028Phase 3: 10% (8.2 billion) released on June 8, 2028Phase 4: 15% (12.3 billion) released on September 8, 2028Phase 5: 15% (12.3 billion) released on December 8, 2028Phase 6: 20% (16.4 billion) released on March 8, 2029Phase 7: 30% (24.6 billion) released on June 8, 2029All locked tokens will be unlocked through a daily linear release mechanism, with all tokens expected to fully enter circulation by December 8, 2029 at the latest. In addition, the whitepaper includes a price protection mechanism: if the 30-day volume-weighted average price of the token falls below $0.025 before the designated release date, the corresponding unlock phase may be delayed by up to 9 months.
Currently, Hollywood giants such as Disney, Universal, and Warner Bros. Discovery have filed lawsuits against MiniMax for unauthorized use of copyrighted content to train AI models. The U.S. court rejected MiniMax's application to withdraw the lawsuit in May this year, and the case is currently under review. H3 officially released model weights on August 3, supporting the generation of videos up to 15 seconds long with 2K resolution, and ranks first on the video editing leaderboard of the benchmark platform Artificial Analysis.
Four.Meme announced that the platform will further expand support for UUSD, with multi-token trading pair functionality coming soon.It is reported that backend support for the Normal Mode and Tax Token Mode has already been completed, and the frontend entry is expected to open today; Universal Subscription Mode will also simultaneously launch support for UUSD, with complete support available on both the frontend and backend.Four.Meme stated that around 15:30 Beijing time today, UUSD will be fully enabled across Normal Mode, Tax Token Mode, and Universal Subscription Mode.
Odaily News: Recently, news regarding "Huang Xiaoming investing in ChangXin Technology" has sparked widespread discussion. Rumors circulated online claimed that Huang Xiaoming earned returns of approximately tens of billions of RMB from this investment.Based on currently available information, the "Huang Xiaoming" holding equity in ChangXin Technology is not the same person as the actor Huang Xiaoming.According to a Sanyan Community post, Weibo blogger @万能的大熊 (Universal Big Bear) verified this with the actor Huang Xiaoming himself, who clearly stated that it was not his investment. Additionally, the actual Huang Xiaoming holding shares in ChangXin is believed to be an executive of Midea Group. He indirectly holds approximately 3.17% of shares through Zhaoyin Yunting (shareholding ratio of 1.58%), the ninth-largest shareholder of ChangXin Technology. After ChangXin goes public, the value of his shares is estimated to be around 1 billion RMB.