ChainCatcher news, the decentralized streaming platform Theta has released its roadmap for 2025. In the first half of 2025, the focus will be on launching the hybrid cloud edge architecture of EdgeCloud in June and expanding the rapidly growing edge network. This release will fully support a distributed edge architecture across devices, regions, and configurations, capable of prioritizing and opting out of specific job types, as well as analyzing completed jobs. A developer API interface will also be released, providing developers with the tools needed for efficient development on EdgeCloud. Other key features will be launched based on the needs of current EdgeCloud customers, such as persistent storage, GPU node upgrades, and on-demand API access to AI models. These features, along with the beta version of the AI Agents platform, will automatically utilize AI models through on-chain autonomous interactions to enable a wide range of use cases and encourage adoption by customers in key target areas such as academia, private enterprises, professional sports, and esports.In the second half of the year, the Theta Hackathon will be expanded into an offline event, providing ongoing support for Theta ecosystem projects. Discussions are underway with several well-known professional sports and esports teams, hoping that EdgeCloud can assist them in formulating AI strategies and potentially launching sub-chains to support their business use cases. Third-party platforms are also considering integrating TDROP as a user participation token, starting with OpenTheta, with more platforms expected to launch by 2025. Additionally, there is an evaluation underway to possibly rebrand TDROP to extend its utility to AI agents, RAG chatbots, and other consumer-facing AI and video AI applications built on EdgeCloud. Finally, the hybrid edge cloud architecture of EdgeCloud will be fully launched in 2025, including intelligent job orchestration and optimization, as well as comprehensive support for Linux, Windows, and Mac.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang stated that NVIDIA has released the brand new GeForce RTX 50 series Blackwell architecture GPU. This GPU features 92 billion transistors, 4000 TOPS, and four AI processing units, with performance three times that of the previous generation Ada. The new generation GeForce RTX 5090 graphics card is priced at $1999, while the RTX 5080 is priced at $999.

ChainCatcher news, ai16z posted on X that Eliza V2 is currently in the early development stage, aiming to improve architecture, enhance scalability, and optimize plugin management. V1 will remain stable, focusing on pull requests, documentation, and issue fixes. The team recommends continuing development based on V1 and will notify users once the testing schedule for V2 is determined.

ChainCatcher news, Santa Agent launches a Christmas airdrop event, purchasing Virtuals ecosystem tokens weekly from the treasury and independently designing airdrop gameplay to reward SANTA token holders. Santa will leverage its Agent capabilities to assist other public chains and projects in managing Grant funds and reward distribution, enabling more developers and communities to participate.Santa will continue to develop features related to social interaction, including social entertainment capabilities on the X platform and smarter Grant management functions, truly achieving self-management in diverse fields such as public welfare, investment, and rewards.It is reported that Santa is the first AI self-managed Agent fund in the Base ecosystem. With the GAME platform of Virtuals and the multi-Agent scheduling capabilities of Questflow, Santa integrates the concepts of open-source architectures like AI16z and Ezila in the Sol ecosystem. The Santa Agent can independently design and execute trading strategies, manage airdrop and Grant fund distribution, and will expand more functionalities in public chains in the future.

ChainCatcher news, the UK crypto trading platform Archax has provided access to a money market fund of the UK asset management company abrdn in a tokenized form on the decentralized blockchain XRP Ledger (XRPL). This fund is part of abrdn's £3.8 billion liquidity fund and is the first tokenized money market fund on the XRPL.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, AI startup Pond, focused on the cryptocurrency field, has raised $7.5 million in a seed round, led by Archetype, with other investors including PAKA, Cyber Fund, Delphi Ventures, Coinbase Ventures, Near Foundation, and several angel investors.According to RootData, Pond is a large cryptocurrency AI model that recommends tokens with similar on-chain behaviors to users. Pond's AI model can identify patterns and trends in on-chain data and behaviors, helping to identify investment opportunities.

ChainCatcher news, cryptocurrency exchange and custodian Archax has agreed to acquire the Spanish brokerage King & Shaxson Capital Markets (KSCM) to expand its business in the EU following the implementation of the MiCA regulations.KSCM was established in 2019 in Madrid, serving pan-European institutional clients. After the acquisition, it will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Archax. This acquisition will enable the FCA-registered company to extend its existing brokerage business, multilateral trading facilities (MTF), and custody services to Europe, while adding crypto derivatives to its license.

ChainCatcher news, according to the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, JPMorgan, R3, and WeBank will join the Ensemble project architecture working group as new members. Previously, the working group members included the Monetary Authority, the Securities and Futures Commission, the Hong Kong Centre under the Bank for International Settlements Innovation Hub, the CBDC Expert Group, and seven private institutions.In addition, China Construction Bank (Asia) Corporation Limited, Fubon Bank (Hong Kong) Limited, Yintong, and OSL Digital Securities Limited will become new participants in the Ensemble project and will conduct testing on fixed income and investment fund use cases in the Ensemble sandbox.

ChainCatcher news, the Bitcoin ecosystem startup team BEVM (Bitcoin-Enhanced Virtual Machine) released the Super Bitcoin technical framework white paper, announcing the integration of Bitcoin-native technologies such as the Lightning Network and Taproot Consensus to create a value internet that shares Bitcoin consensus security.The white paper elaborates on the five-layer technical architecture of Super Bitcoin, focusing on how to achieve the expansion layer for Bitcoin without cross-chain and user self-custody through innovative chain-like Lightning Network nodes. It then shares Bitcoin consensus security with the Lightning Chain, which supports various mainstream virtual machines, via the BEVM-Stack, thus enabling unlimited expansion of Bitcoin under the premise of shared Bitcoin consensus security.It is reported that the BEVM (Bitcoin-Enhanced Virtual Machine) team has been exploring technology in the Bitcoin ecosystem for eight years and completed a $10 million financing round a few months ago, including investment from institutions such as Bitmain, with a post-investment valuation of $200 million.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, the Base ecosystem token launch platform Trendies has completed a $1.75 million Pre-seed funding round, led by Archetype, with participation from Coinbase Ventures' Base Ecosystem Fund and several angel investors.It is reported that Trendies is a launch platform designed for token holders, who will be rewarded for their activity in the community. On Trendies, token holders earn rewards by creating memes, liking popular content, and staking tokens.

ChainCatcher news, according to Sina Technology, Ant Group has posted multiple RWA architect positions on overseas social media platforms, all located in Hong Kong. Sources reveal that these new hires will participate in the sandbox work of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority's (HKMA) wholesale central bank digital currency Ensemble project.

ChainCatcher news, according to Fortune, the crypto lending platform Arch has announced the completion of a $5 million seed round financing, led by Morgan Creek Digital and Castle Island Ventures. At the same time, Galaxy is providing $70 million in debt financing. This funding will be used to serve institutional clients and individual investors.Arch was founded in February 2022 by finance veterans Dhruv Patel and Himanshu Sahay, aiming to revitalize the crypto lending industry that has been hindered by the collapse of companies like BlockFi and Genesis.Max Bareiss, Vice President of Galaxy's lending division, revealed plans to securitize the debt financing, allowing institutional investors to purchase and trade it on the secondary market through crypto-native channels. Arch currently has 5 full-time employees and plans to expand its team, with plans to launch additional investment products later this year.

ChainCatcher news, Ethereum Name Service (ENS) Labs has announced the appointment of Katherine Wu as the company's new Chief Operating Officer (COO).It is reported that Katherine Wu has many years of experience in the cryptocurrency field, having served as a partner at Archetype Ventures, a core leader at Coinbase Ventures, and a governance administrator at ENS DAO.ENS Labs stated that Katherine Wu's extensive experience in the crypto space and her passion for making crypto technology more accessible will play a key role in shaping the future development of ENS.

ChainCatcher news, the intent-based blockchain infrastructure project Essential announced the completion of a $11 million Series A funding round, led by Archetype, with participation from IOSG, Spartan, Mirana, Amber Group, Maven 11, Bodhi Ventures, Big Brain Holdings, Heartcore Capital, Selini, DCLM, and PropellerHeads, as well as founders and angel investors from Celestia, Hashflow, Enso, Barter, LI.FI, Astaria, GlueX, Bebop, and Sorella.The new funding will be used to drive Essential towards its goal of redesigning blockchain interactions from a declarative, intent-based architecture from first principles, making blockchain technology more intuitive and accessible to developers and users worldwide.Meanwhile, Essential has launched the Pre-Alpha Devnet for early developers to deploy and test declarative applications on Essential without permission.In addition, Essential has introduced Pint, a constraint-based programmable intent language that allows developers to directly constrain the state on the Essential blockchain. In Web3, the open Essential tech stack provides developers with the opportunity to experiment in a declarative environment for the first time. The official developer documentation has been released, including Essential specifications, Pint documentation, and a quick start guide, inviting developers worldwide to test and build on Essential.