PANews reported on September 15th that decentralized science platform Bio Protocol announced a $7.1 million funding round led by Maelstrom Fund, with participation from Mechanism Capital, Animoca Brands, and Atria Ventures. This funding round coincided with the launch of Bio V2, which introduced on-chain fundraising, a decentralized AI research framework, and BioXP, an incentive system. BioAgents, decentralized scientific AI agents, support researchers and communities in generating hypotheses, funding experiments, and monetizing discoveries. The first BioAgent, launched in August in partnership with VitaDAO and Aubrey de Grey's lab, has generated over $250,000 in research funding and over a thousand longevity hypotheses.

Rich Dad, Poor Dad author Robert Kiyosaki says he prefers accumulating gold, silver, oil, Bitcoin, and Ether, which he deems “hard money.” Rich Dad Poor Dad author Robert Kiyosaki, a strong proponent for Bitcoin, says it is “criminal” that kids are being taught from a young age to work for an inflationary currency while arguing the virtues of Bitcoin. “Go to school, get a job, work hard, save money, and invest in a 401(k) full of garbage,” Kiyosaki said during a podcast hosted by Bitcoin Collective Co-Founder Jordan Walker on Wednesday. Kiyosaki pulled no punches as he lambasted central banks, equating them to “criminal organizations” and even calling them “Marxists,” as he says that every time central banks print money, it makes the rich richer, while the other economic classes suffer.Read more

