Original | Odaily Planet Daily (@OdailyChina)

Author | Ethan (@ethanzhangweb3)_

On August 15, the EASY Residency inaugural startup camp successfully concluded at the New York Stock Exchange Demo Day, with 16 startup teams from around the world presenting their cutting-edge achievements in artificial intelligence and biotechnology. EASY Residency is a global startup incubation project launched by YZi Labs, dedicated to supporting entrepreneurs focused on long-term value growth by providing top-tier mentor resources, industry connections, and global ecosystem support, making it a sought-after innovative community for many entrepreneurs.

This session's projects were rigorously selected from over 1,000 applications, gathering several emerging teams that have attracted significant industry attention. During the ten-week incubation period, they focused on technology development, in-depth communication, and continuous iteration, ultimately presenting a variety of innovative products. Ella Zhang, head of YZi Labs (@ellazhang516), stated: “Every founder understands the hardships and loneliness of starting from scratch. At YZi Labs, we hope to make them feel that they are being noticed, supported, and belong to a community that truly believes in their vision.”

Due to space limitations, Odaily Planet Daily will introduce seven of the most popular projects and seek potential early participation opportunities.

1. StableStock: Stock Tokenization

Official X account: StableStock

Project Overview:

StableStock is an on-chain stock asset platform that combines traditional finance and decentralized finance, aiming to provide a digital trading method for assets like US stocks through stablecoin settlement. The platform includes three core modules: StableBroker (supports purchasing stocks with stablecoins), StableVault (tokenizes stock assets for on-chain applications), and StableSwap (enables low-slippage exchanges between different tokens). StableStock emphasizes institutional-level security (such as MPC custody) and compliance, having completed seed round financing (investors include YZi Labs, MPCI, and Vertex Ventures), and is committed to bridging trillion-dollar traditional financial liquidity into the Web 3 ecosystem.

Recent Updates and Participation Opportunities:

On August 20, official news announced that StableStock completed the EASY Residency inaugural incubation hosted by YZi Labs and successfully raised several million dollars in seed round financing, with investors including YZi Labs, Matrix Partners, and Vertex Ventures. This round of financing will help StableStock accelerate the on-chain transition of global trillion-dollar market cap stock assets. A day later (August 21), StableStock announced the end of the whitelist phase, and the platform is now fully open to the public. To celebrate this milestone, the trading service fee is set to 0, allowing users to trade real US stocks using stablecoins (such as USDT), and supporting night trading as well as pre-market and after-hours trading.

On August 26, StableStock officially launched on the BNB Chain, allowing stablecoin holders to purchase real US stocks 1:1 through StableBroker. It also clarified the definition of "real stocks": unlike CFDs (which only bet on price), StableStock's shares are actually held by licensed brokers, supporting real dividends and shareholder rights. All tokens are 1:1 mapped to real shares, ensuring transparency and authenticity.

2. Bitway: The First Bitcoin Native Lending Protocol

Official X account: BitwayOfficial

Project Overview:

Bitway is the first Bitcoin native lending protocol that allows users to lend Bitcoin directly on Layer 1 without bridging, wrapping assets, or custodians. The goal is to transform Bitcoin from "digital gold" into a liquid asset for global commerce and payments. The platform opens up a new realm of Bitcoin lending through 2-2 multi-signature and Cosmos chain-based coordinated loans. It supports seamless compatibility with existing Bitcoin wallets and addresses, providing gas-free Bitcoin payments and native BTC lending services, focusing on decentralization and self-custody.

Core features include: Bitway Lending (a self-custody lending protocol based on DLC variants, supporting pool lending), ɃTCT (gas-free Bitcoin payment token, compatible with Bitcoin addresses and wallets), sBTC (a token pegged 1:1 to Bitcoin, supporting cross-chain bridging and Runes ecosystem).

Recent Updates and Participation Opportunities:

On August 26, the Bitcoin commercial public chain Bitway announced it has received strategic investment from YZi Labs (formerly Binance Labs) and successfully completed the EASY Residency inaugural startup camp.

On the same day, the project announced that the mainnet Alpha (sidechain-1) would stop operating at block height 3226000 to prepare for the upcoming mainnet Beta upgrade. Validators have been notified, and the upgrade will commence after the final audit report is released, further enhancing the network's stability. This marks the project's transition from the Alpha testing phase to Beta, expected to improve network stability and functionality, supporting more Bitcoin business applications. Readers can follow subsequent audit and restart updates to assess potential impacts of network interruptions.

3. RecycleFarm: A DePIN-Based Digital MRV System

Official X account: RecycleFarm

Project Overview:

RecycleFarm is building a DePIN-based digital MRV system aimed at enhancing the transparency and reliability of the carbon credit market. Through this system, RecycleFarm has successfully attracted 21,000 users and 1,000 Tesla connections, successfully offsetting 21 tons of CO₂e, demonstrating its potential in the carbon credit market. The platform emphasizes the concept of "Crypto for Human Good," encouraging users to reduce carbon emissions through daily actions and earn token rewards. Its core features include: SMART ECO-DePIN devices (such as SMART TUMBLER tracking sustainable cup usage, SMART SNEAKERS monitoring walking activities), users acting as green validators to vote on recycling photos and reusable activities, integration of reverse vending machines (RVM) for PET bottle recycling, and earning ESA points to exchange for RecycleFarm's native tokens (token details to be determined).

Recent Updates and Participation Opportunities:

On July 24, RecycleFarm launched a Tesla driving rewards initiative, offering rewards to users with Tesla vehicles. Participants need to complete the following steps:

Download and register the RecycleFarm App; connect a wallet (supporting RecycleFarm wallet, MetaMask, or Coinbase); successfully link a Tesla vehicle; complete the first driving distance update; continuously update driving distance for 3 days; and the first 1,000 participants to complete all steps will receive a $5 Starbucks gift card.

Additionally, RecycleFarm is expanding its reach in the carbon credit market and expects to release a new version of the MRV platform in Q3 2025, further enhancing the liquidity and transparency of carbon credits.

4. OptimAI: Building a Web 3 Data Layer and Personalized Digital Twin Platform

Official X account: OptimAI

Project Overview:

OptimAI is building a Web 3 data layer and autonomous AI system that allows users to create personalized "digital twins" for social content generation and automated tasks. The platform has already attracted over 14,000 users and processed over 100 million data requests globally.

Recent Updates and Participation Opportunities:

On August 21, OptimAI officially launched OptimAI Explorer, a real-time web browser with over 350,000 registered users, covering 179 countries, and more than 640,000 node installations worldwide.

Since August 1, the project has called on the node community to BUIDL (Build + Yield) together, and subsequently (on the 6th) promised to launch game-changing real-world applications, emphasizing that the more contributions made, the more rewards received. Readers can pay attention to potential earnings.

5. Byte A.I.: AI + Web 3 PayFi in the Restaurant Industry

Official X account: Byte__AI

Project Overview:

Byte A.I. provides cryptocurrency payment solutions for the restaurant industry, allowing users to pay with cryptocurrency while handling fiat currency exchanges for merchants. Byte A.I. has established partnerships with Domino's, DoorDash, and Gopuff, covering tens of thousands of merchants, with plans to further expand its market in the future.

Recent Updates and Participation Opportunities:

On August 27, Byte A.I. tweeted on its official X account, stating, “Something's coming, and it’s metaphorically big, and really flat. Announcing soon,” which may indicate good news on the horizon, so readers should stay tuned.

6. APRO: AI Native Oracle

Official X account: APRO_Oracle

Project Overview:

APRO is an AI-native oracle that provides reliable multi-source data for DeFi, RWA, and AI ecosystems, safeguarding over $1.3 billion in assets. Its product matrix includes the APRO price oracle, APRO RWA oracle, and APRO VRF oracle, providing data infrastructure for high-integrity on-chain applications. The weekly update on August 24 showed that the APRO Alliance has served over 120 clients, completed more than 10 product integrations, validated data over 79,000 times, and made over 190,000 AI calls, with new partners such as StableStock and Paimon Finance.

Recent Updates and Participation Opportunities:

In August 2025, APRO Oracle partnered with several protocols, including Jarsy Inc., Lorenzo Protocol, and Solv Protocol, to launch RWA (real-world asset) oracle support, providing institutional-level Proof of Reserve (PoR) services, covering sUSD 1+ (over $80 million in reserves) and SolvBTC (a $2.2 billion ecosystem) with real-time reserve verification. Additionally, integration with Sigma.Money launched a volatility tranching system on the BNB Chain, enhancing price and AI oracle functionalities.

7. AMMO: Online Community AI Assistant

Official X account: Ammo_AI

Project Overview:

AMMO focuses on building AI-native assistants for online communities. Its current product, Superintern, is a Discord assistant for managing data, interactions, and reports. AMMO has attracted over 600,000 users in just one month, demonstrating the significant demand for intelligent community tools.

Recent Updates and Participation Opportunities:

AMMO is expanding its functionalities and plans to launch more intelligent tools to meet the information and marketing needs in the Web 3 space. Readers can participate in AMMO's community interactions through Discord to experience its intelligent assistant, but there are currently no potential earning opportunities available.

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