Fetch.ai CEO Humayun Sheikh accused Ocean Protocol of mishandling ASI tokens, pledging to fund class-action suits to “expose the truth.” A feud between Fetch.ai CEO Humayun Sheikh and the Ocean Protocol Foundation has escalated into legal threats, onchain accusations, and a reaction from Binance, all centering on about 286 million Fetch.ai (FET) tokens worth roughly $84 million. The conflict stems from the Artificial Superintelligence (ASI) Alliance, a 2024 merger that combined AI-focused crypto projects Fetch.ai, Ocean Protocol and SingularityNET under a shared token framework. On Wednesday, Sheikh alleged that Ocean Protocol minted and transferred millions of OCEAN tokens before the merger. He said the project later converted them into FET and moved large sums to centralized exchanges and market-making firms without proper disclosure. Read more
Interactive Strength aims to launch the world’s largest corporate AI-crypto treasury to boost shareholder value and incorporate AI tools. Update June 11, 12:31 pm UTC: This article has been updated to include quotes from Trent Ward, the CEO of TRNR. Interactive Strength (TRNR), a Nasdaq-listed fitness equipment manufacturer, is launching what it claims to be the world’s first artificial intelligence cryptocurrency treasury, signaling growing interest in Web3 among different industries. Interactive Strength, the maker of the CLMBR and FORME fitness equipment, has entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement to raise up to $500 million in capital to acquire Fetch.ai (FET) tokens, according to a Wednesday announcement shared with Cointelegraph. Read more