ChainCatcher news, MUA DAO has partnered with the decentralized derivatives platform KTX.Finance to launch the first season of the "MUA Boarding --- KTX" Odyssey event. The prize pool for this event is 1,500 USDT, specifically aimed at MUA Boarding holders. Players can earn points by completing KTX tasks and participating in the MUA Boarding cash lottery.It is reported that MUA DAO is a middleware infrastructure for the metaverse, providing enterprises with a one-stop solution. MUA DAO achieves the creation, operation, and management of digital assets that are compatible and interoperable across multiple metaverse platforms through "MUAverse."

ChainCatcher news, the Web3 middleware platform [Particle Network](https://www.rootdata.com/zh/Projects/detail/Particle Network?k=MjA4Mw==) has been integrated into the BNB Chain's OP Stack-based Layer2 network opBNB testnet, and has been selected by opBNB as a development tool partner to enhance the opBNB network through Auth & WaaS features.According to RootData data, Particle Network has currently completed 3 rounds of financing, with participation from ABCDE Capital, Animoca Brands, LongHash Ventures, GSR, HashKey Capital, and others. (source link)

ChainCatcher news, the one-stop developer tools and middleware engine provider Hamster announced the launch of an automated airdrop tool to reach and attract Web2 developers into Web3, fully empowering Web3 projects and ecosystems to access and convert traffic from Web2 to Web3.It is reported that through this tool, users can achieve targeted airdrops to the Web3 and Web2 internet developer communities, broadening the incremental data base for conversion into Web3. Developers can quickly get started with Web3 development and achieve streamlined, engineered, and automated development flow management through Hamster's already integrated and rapidly iterated ecosystem tools such as Solidity, Move, ZK, as well as services like ChatGPT4 and one-click deployment RPC, greatly expanding the scale of Web3 developers and enriching the developer ecosystem.Currently, Hamster has successfully connected approximately 420,000 active Web2 developer DID profiles accumulated over four years by a listed company, and plans to expand the database to 1 million by the end of 2023. (source link)

ChainCatcher news, middleware platform Particle Network announced the completion of a $7 million financing round, which was participated by institutions such as Animoca Brands, Longhash Ventures, GSR Ventures, OP Crypto, HashKey, and ArkStream.It is reported that Particle Network was established at the beginning of last year, and its core product is a login and wallet middleware solution that helps developers integrate user-friendly Web3 authentication solutions into their decentralized applications. (source link)

ChainCatcher news, Web3 middleware ThirdFi announced that it has integrated OKC (OKX Chain), which is an EVM-compatible L1 based on Cosmos, focusing on true interoperability (IBC) and maximizing performance. Through this collaboration, ThirdFi will integrate OKCSwap and OKX wallet into its Web3 financial middleware via API solutions. This will allow for more streamlined dapps development. ThirdFi's integrated API solution will make it easier for Web3 developers to leverage the advantages of OKC's high-performance and low-cost infrastructure. (Source link)

ChainCatcher news, Web3 middleware ThirdFi announced that it has integrated with the KCC ecosystem and will build a full set of API development tools for it. This strategic cooperation aims to help developers and more dApps smoothly join the KCC ecosystem.It is reported that ThirdFi is a middleware solution focused on multi-chain interoperability with an all-in-1 API, featuring API application interface solutions, multi-chain relayers, and cross-chain infrastructure. (source link)

链捕手消息，Flashbots 表示为响应司法辖区中继提供商的法律要求，已根据 AGPL 开源以太坊合并后可用的中间件 MEV-Boost，旨在鼓励竞争并避免垄断和单点故障。 此外，Flashbots 表示支持开发团队自行开发中继，以保持生态在健康的竞争中发展。（来源链接）

链捕手消息，Web3 风投机构 IOBC Capital 宣布正式成立规模为 5000 万美元第一期风投基金。IOBC Capital 创始管理合伙人 Alva Xu 表示，该基金将重点关注 Web3 基建层、组件层和中间件层等赛道机会。 据悉，IOBC Capital 成立于 2021 年，专注于 Web3 基础设施领域投资，团队分布在美国、新加坡等地，并于近期参投 DeFi 交易加速工具 bloXroute B 轮 7000 万美元融资。

链捕手消息，元宇宙中间件协议Reitio完成400万美元融资，Moonwhale Ventures、Poolz Ventures、Almora Capital、NFV Ventures、CoinW Ventures、Baksh Capital和Hachigo Venture Capital等参投。 据悉，本轮融资将用于推出 Reigate，这将使非技术用户能够创建自己的 3D 资产。（来源链接）

链捕手消息，基于 Arweave 的跨链存储中间件 KYVE 宣布从基于 EVM 的智能合约转换到基于 Cosmos SDK 的 Layer 1 区块链。 KYVE 表示，成为 Layer 1 意味着网络有自己的安全性和节点，并支持两种类型的节点：现有协议节点和新添加的区块链节点。此外，KYVE ERC-20 代币将不再存在，只有基于 Cosmos 的区块链上的原生 KYVE 代币。 KYVE 是一个建立在 Arweave 上的跨链存储中间件，借助其标准化的验证和归档框架，可以为所有的区块链数据需求提供了统一的解决方案。（来源链接）

链捕手消息，Binance Labs宣布战略投资跨链隐私中间件项目Automata Network。据悉，Automata Network是一种为 dApp 提供隐私中间件的去中心化服务协议，解决了与 Web3 的透明和可追溯交互相关的痛点。新资金将用于支持Automata Network的扩展工作，包括产品开发和技术研究。（来源链接）