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According to Business Insider, the American industrial robotics startup Avatar Robotics has completed a $6.5 million seed round of financing, led by AlleyCorp and Defy.vc, with participation from Headline and Henry Ford III.The company allows operators to remotely control robots through Meta Quest headsets and controllers to perform picking and packing tasks in warehouses, charging based on usage and at a cost lower than directly hiring warehouse workers. Avatar does not sell hardware but procures robot bodies from China, providing labor services through remote operation while recording the data of what the robots see and the operators' reactions, which is used to train AI models for more autonomous operations.

According to The Defiant, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has changed his X platform avatar to a newly purchased CryptoPunk, after which the meme coin BRIAN, driven by the change in his avatar, significantly retraced. In the past 24 hours, the market capitalization of this token has dropped by about 86%, falling to approximately $1.5 million; during the same period, its trading volume in about 30 Uniswap liquidity pools was approximately $13.2 million, with total liquidity around $561,000.The report pointed out that Brian Armstrong had changed his X avatar to the "Coinbase Man" image corresponding to BRIAN on July 16, and posted "New profile photo - who dis," which the market initially interpreted as a signal of interest in the token, driving BRIAN to rise rapidly. The report emphasized that BRIAN is a community-created token, and Brian Armstrong is not the issuer and has not claimed any official association with it.

Luo Yonghao called out to Zhao Changpeng on social media, stating, "Recently, a virtual currency named 'Luo Yonghao' (which also used my avatar as its logo) has been traded on the Binance trading platform. Although it has not officially entered the 'trading platform' tab yet, it is still on the 'wallet' tab, but it is still part of the Binance trading platform. To prevent people from being deceived, please take it down or provide a formal complaint channel for removal."

Binance co-founder He Yi posted on the X platform: "After a period of training, my AI avatar can now replace my daily work, and it is more accurate and efficient than I am. Starting today, my daily work will be taken over by AI. If my account suddenly goes rogue, that might be the norm."

Solana co-founder Toly changed his avatar on the X platform, adding laser eyes and Backpack elements to the original Moonbird derivative avatar, which has attracted community attention. Many users interpret this change as a possible indication that the Token Generation Event (TGE) for Backpack is imminent.Previously, Toly had changed his avatar to a derivative of the Moonbird series NFT on January 27, and the Moonbird project subsequently completed its TGE on January 28.

Solana co-founder Toly changed the X account profile picture to a "penguin" themed concept image. According to GMGN monitoring, possibly influenced by this news, the Meme coin PENGUIN on the Solana chain briefly surged over 17%, with a market cap currently reported at $9,330 and a 24-hour trading volume of $80.6 million.ChainCatcher reminds users that Meme coin trading is highly volatile, largely relying on market sentiment and speculative hype, and has no actual value or use case. Investors should be aware of the risks.

Binance Alpha will launch AI Avatar (AIAV) on January 2 at 17:00 (UTC+8).After trading begins, users holding at least 256 Alpha points can claim an airdrop of 305 AIAV tokens. First come, first served. If the event is not over, the score threshold will automatically decrease by 5 points every five minutes.Claiming the airdrop will consume 15 Binance Alpha points. Users must confirm their claim on the Alpha event page within 24 hours, or it will be considered a forfeiture of the airdrop.

According to official news, the MEXC assessment zone will launch the AI Avatar (AIAV) USDT contract on January 2, 2026, at 17:10 (UTC+8). Spot trading for AIAV/USDT will open on the same day at 18:00 (UTC+8).

According to official news, Binance Alpha will launch the AI Avatar (AIAV) airdrop on January 2.Eligible users can go to the Alpha Events page to claim the airdrop using Alpha points after the trading opens.

Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin changed his X platform avatar to an image in the style of the Milady NFT series today at 8 AM Beijing time (UTC 0).

As Christmas approaches, Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk has added a Christmas hat element to his X (formerly Twitter) account profile picture.

ChainCatcher news, according to market news, Polygon has changed its X account profile picture to a "Fat Penguin" themed concept image.Previously, star projects such as OpenSea and Coinbase also changed their official X account profile pictures to a "Fat Penguin" themed concept image, and some projects have reverted to their previous profile pictures.

ChainCatcher message, Trust Wallet has changed its X account avatar to a "Fat Penguin" themed concept image.Previously, prominent projects like OpenSea and Coinbase also changed their official X account avatars to a "Fat Penguin" themed concept image, and some projects have reverted to their previous avatars.

ChainCatcher news, Binance.US has changed its X account profile picture to a "Fat Penguin" themed concept image.Previously, OpenSea, Coinbase, OKX, and others have also changed their official X account profile pictures to a "Fat Penguin" themed concept image.

ChainCatcher news, OKX has changed its X account avatar to a "Fat Penguin" themed concept image.Previously, projects such as OpenSea and Coinbase also changed their official X account avatars to a "Fat Penguin" themed concept image.

ChainCatcher news, according to market data, the floor price of the Fat Penguin NFT has increased by 25.8% today, currently reported at 11.8 ETH, with a trading volume of 1526.63 ETH in the last 24 hours.ChainCatcher previously reported that the official X account of OpenSea imitated the Coinbase official Twitter operation by changing its avatar to a "Fat Penguin" themed image, accompanied by the caption "New avatar, who doesn't like it?"It is reported that Coinbase changed its X account avatar to a "Fat Penguin" themed image early this morning, with the caption "New avatar, who doesn't like it?"Both avatars are merely derivative images associated with their respective brand images and are not part of the "Fat Penguin" series NFTs.

ChainCatcher news, Solana co-founder Toly has updated the X platform avatar to Taproot Wizards.Previously, it was reported that the starting bid for the Bitcoin ecosystem NFT project Taproot Wizards was set at 0.42 BTC, with support for bidding using SOL.

ChainCatcher news, according to GMGN market data, may be influenced by the news of Zhao Changpeng changing his X account profile picture, mubarak briefly rose over 29%, currently quoted at 0.173 USD, with a market cap reported at 178 million USD.