On August 17, Almanak, a DeFi intelligent agent platform, announced that it had completed a US$8.45 million financing, with Delphi Labs, HashKey Capital, Bankless VC, NEAR Foundation, RockawayX, Matrix Partners, AppWorks, Sparkle VC, Shima Capital and others participating. According to reports, Almanak aims to create and deploy automated financial strategies through financial intermediaries. Unlike traditional DeFi automation that follows static rules, Almanak is building a framework to analyze market patterns and manage risk through AI-assisted decision-making.