The 2025 Global AI + Blockchain Industry Innovation Summit and AIX Global Launch Conference concluded successfully, marking a significant step forward for the next generation of digital financial infrastructure. The summit, themed “Empowering New Finance with Intelligent Technology, A New Era of Blockchain,” gathered top global technology leaders, investment institutions, industry experts, and media representatives. They collectively explored the cutting-edge trends in the integration of AI and blockchain and witnessed the global launch of AIX, the world’s first Web3 ecosystem platform driven by AI Agents.

2025 Global AI + Blockchain Industry Innovation Summit and AIX Business Launch Conference

A Technological Spectacle: The Deep Integration of AI and Blockchain

The summit kicked off with a futuristic light show, utilizing holographic projections and dynamic visuals to present the interactive scenarios between AI and blockchain technologies, showcasing the perfect fusion of science and art.

Richard Bennett, CEO of AIX, delivered the opening speech, stating: “AIX is the world’s first intelligent Web3 ecosystem built on AI Agents, focused on the deep integration of AI, blockchain, and digital assets, driving the digital world toward intelligent, decentralized, and secure development. At the core of AIX is AI Agents, which leverage artificial intelligence, decentralized storage, cross-chain interoperability, smart contracts, and other key technologies to create a Web3 infrastructure that autonomously learns, makes intelligent decisions, and executes actions. This will enable AI to play a central role in the digital economy, asset management, data security, smart trading, and value interaction. The birth of AIX marks the beginning of Web3’s evolution into a self-evolving stage, where blockchain not only processes transactions but also possesses the ability to think, learn, and make decisions. AIX will redefine the boundaries of digital asset management, smart contract applications, and cross-chain collaboration.”

Opening Speech by Richard Bennett, CEO of AIX

AIX Technology Innovation Showcase

Following the opening speech, Michael Anderson, Chief Technology Officer of AIX, gave a dynamic demonstration, showcasing three key technological highlights of the AIX ecosystem:

l Intelligent Asset Management Engine: AI Agents analyze on-chain data and market sentiment in real-time, dynamically optimizing DeFi asset portfolios, with a risk-return rate 300% higher than traditional models.

l Self-Evolving Contract Protocols: Smart contracts based on reinforcement learning automatically iterate rules according to on-chain conditions, achieving a dynamic balance between trading efficiency and security.

l Distributed Risk Control Network: A fraud detection model, collaboratively trained by thousands of nodes, has a 99.7% accuracy rate in identifying abnormal transactions, with a response time of just 0.3 seconds.

Industry Giant Brilliance Team Resonates: Capital and Technology Shaping the Future

Alexander Wilson, CEO of Brilliance Team, was also invited to give a keynote speech at the conference. He emphasized, “As the leading team under AlphaFund specializing in artificial intelligence, Brilliance Team is known for its investment strategy of ‘technology insight + global resources.’ We manage over $5 billion in assets and have successfully incubated more than 20 AI and blockchain unicorns. Our ‘Technology for Good’ philosophy drives both commercial value and social innovation. The collaborative innovation of AI and blockchain is at the core of the next-generation financial infrastructure. We chose to deeply collaborate with AIX because of its disruptive design, combining AI Agents with a multi-chain architecture. This technological breakthrough will accelerate the transition of AI + blockchain from concept validation to large-scale commercialization.”

Alexander Wilson, CEO of Brilliance Team

Roundtable Forum: The Future Vision of Smart Finance

During the highly anticipated roundtable forum, representatives from the AIX Committee, Brilliance Team Committee, AI Blockchain Alliance, Google Brain, and African Charitable Organizations reached important consensus on the following points:

1.New Paradigm in Asset Management: Experts believe that AIX’s concept of the “On-Chain AI Fund Manager” will lead a revolution in the asset management industry, potentially replacing traditional quantitative trading models and enabling 24/7 automated cross-market arbitrage.

2.New Breakthrough in Regulatory Technology: By combining blockchain’s verifiable computation technology with AI real-time auditing systems, a new generation of financial infrastructure that is more transparent and compliant will be created.

3.New Solution for Inclusive Finance: Decentralized AI credit models utilizing on-chain behavioral data will provide innovative credit solutions for approximately 1 billion unbanked people worldwide.

Global Strategic Partnership Signing: Opening a New Chapter in Ecosystem Co-Building

The highlight of the summit was the strategic partnership signing ceremony between AIX and Brilliance Team. Brilliance Team will rally its global members to fully support the development of AIX. During the conference, both parties announced the establishment of a $200 million “AI + Blockchain Fund,” focusing on investments in DePIN, smart oracle technologies, on-chain AI training protocols, and other sectors. Alexander Wilson revealed, “The first batch of investment projects has already been identified, including three space data blockchain projects with NASA technology backgrounds. This will be a crucial step for AIX in constructing a bidirectional mapping between the physical world and the digital world.”

AIX and Brilliance Team Strategic Partnership Signing Ceremony

Looking Ahead: Building an Intelligent Value Internet

In his closing remarks, Richard Bennett outlined AIX’s three-year development roadmap: In 2026, we will achieve a network of thousands of autonomous AI Agents; by 2027, we will complete cross-chain interoperability agreements with the top ten public blockchains, including Bitcoin and Ethereum; and by 2028, we aim to drive Web3 applications to exceed 100 million daily active users. He concluded, “When every wallet can have an AI agent with independent thinking, and every transaction carries the value of intelligent decision-making, this will be the next-generation internet we’ve all been waiting for.”

This summit not only pointed the way forward for the industry’s technological integration but also demonstrated the feasibility of AIX’s vision through its successful implementation. As the lights dimmed, the global distribution map of thousands of AIX nodes was displayed on the big screen — marking the beginning of a new intelligent era and serving as a pivotal declaration of human-machine collaborative evolution.

In celebration of National Nurses Week, kicking off Monday, May 6, 2025, Blue Sky Scrubs is launching a heartfelt giveaway to honor the incredible nurses and healthcare workers who care for our communities every day. The luxury scrub apparel brand is giving away 100 free scrub caps—no purchase required—as a small token of appreciation for their big impact.

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Seoul, Seoul, Korea South, 28th Apr 2025 — NEXUS, led by CEO Henry Chang, has officially launched its first blockchain-based game, Ragnarok: Monster World, on the CROSS protocol. Developed by 0x&, the title marks a significant step forward in NEXUS’s commitment to blending renowned intellectual properties with cutting-edge blockchain technology, while delivering a seamless multi-chain gaming experience.

A Fusion of Strategy and Real-Time Competition
Set within the expansive universe of Ragnarok Online, Monster World blends tower-defense strategy with dynamic, real-time player-versus-player card battles. Gamers can construct custom eight-card decks featuring iconic characters from the franchise and engage in head-to-head matches. With the integration of CROSS, players now have the option to log in directly using the CROSS protocol, expanding the game beyond its original launch on the Ronin chain and unlocking a more versatile, multi-chain environment.

Battle Pass System and Token Utility
Departing from conventional microtransaction models, CROSS introduces a monthly Battle Pass subscription. While the game remains free-to-play, subscribers receive xZENY tokens, which can be converted into $CROSS tokens or used to acquire exclusive in-game content. This subscription-based system offers players a transparent progression path while providing developers with a stable revenue framework.

AI Assistant and Ecosystem Expansion
Looking ahead, CROSS will incorporate an AI-powered assistant to support users with gameplay guidance, token usage, guild organization, and wallet management. By simplifying blockchain interactions and improving the overall user experience, this innovation is poised to accelerate the adoption of decentralized gaming and strengthen Cross’s growing ecosystem.