ChainCatcher news, according to Fortune, AI startup Pluralis Research has announced the completion of a $7.6 million funding round. This round was led by venture capital firms CoinFund and Union Square Ventures, with participation from Topology, Variant, Eden Block, and Bodhi Ventures. Notable cryptocurrency investors Balaji Srinivasan and HuggingFace co-founder Clem Delangue also took part.Pluralis founder and CEO Alexander Long told Fortune that this funding round is an equity financing, accompanied by warrants for future cryptocurrency (if Pluralis decides to issue cryptocurrency). Currently, Pluralis has not launched a product, and investors are mainly optimistic about Long and his team. "The reason I raised this round of funding is 'this team is the best team to solve this problem,'" Long said. "No one else is trying. We believe we can do it."Unlike other companies attempting to train AI through decentralized server networks, Long's approach is to investigate whether it is possible to train parts of a model on a single computer rather than the entire model. "If you can make the problem precise enough, you usually find a solution immediately," he said.

According to ChainCatcher news, the official announcement shows that the OKX Web3 wallet has officially enabled the new domain web3.okx.com, serving as the entry point for users to participate in OKX Web3 related products and decentralized services on the web.The new domain involves services such as OKX DEX, search for earning coins, discovery section, OKX market, and developer center. Users need to visit the new domain to continue using related functions. The official statement indicates that after enabling the new domain, user assets and participation in OKX Web3 related services will not be affected.

ChainCatcher news, the decentralized identity management platform Via Science announced the completion of a $28 million Series B funding round, led by Bosch Ventures, with participation from BMW i Ventures, MassMutual Ventures, Sentinel Global, and Westly Group.It is reported that Via Science's decentralized, zero-trust architecture has been tested by the U.S. Department of Defense, and unlike any other Web3 technology, it combines end-to-end quantum-resistant encryption to ensure access and privacy for authorized parties.

ChainCatcher news, according to Decrypt, court documents show that U.S. authorities have dropped charges against the founder of the decentralized social network BitClout. Last year, the federal government charged Nader Al-Naji with wire fraud, accusing him of defrauding investors of $3 million through his crypto project. The U.S. Department of Justice at the time alleged that Nader "obtained millions of dollars through lies and then gave that money to family and friends," using investors' cash for a lavish lifestyle.

ChainCatcher news, the decentralized derivatives protocol Fufuture V2 version is officially launched. The V1 and V2 versions of the protocol have integrated over 20 public chains including BNB Chain, HashKey chain, Manta Network, Mantle Network, Conflux Network, and Monad testnet; supporting over 10 wallets including TokenPocket, MetaMask, OKX Wallet, and Gate Wallet; and has launched over 100 trading pairs.The V2 version adds features such as limit orders, Pull mode oracles, and high-performance volatility algorithms, and has passed the SlowMist audit.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, the decentralized business network Domin Network has announced that it has received strategic investments from Animoca Brands, KuCoin Labs, Web3Labs.club, IBC Group Official, DWF Ventures, Presto, Outlier Ventures, KnightFury, ThreeDAO, Awakening Ventures, and AB DAO.

ChainCatcher news, the decentralized lending protocol Exactly Protocol based on the Ethereum mainnet announced the completion of a $2 million funding round, with participation from Bodhi Ventures, Newtopia, NXTP Ventures, and Kaszek Ventures, as well as Synthetix founder Kain Warwick and Decentraland co-founder Esteban Ordano. The new funds will support its launch on the Ethereum Layer 2 network Optimism in the coming months, utilizing an open-source non-custodial DeFi protocol to provide DeFi credit functions with variable and fixed interest rates for borrowers and lenders.

ChainCatcher news, decentralized prediction market developer Opinion Labs announced that it has completed a $5 million seed round financing earlier, led by Yzi Labs, with other investors including angel investment community Echo, Animoca Ventures, Manifold Trading, Amber Group, and others.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, Fideum co-founder and CEO Anastasija Plotnikova stated that meme coins are violating the fundamental spirit of cryptocurrency decentralization, increasingly being used to exploit retail investors amid a growing number of rug pulls. She added, "Meme coins have evolved from community-driven social experiments into a chaotic situation dominated by retail investors extracting value, where internal circles, stock price manipulation, and targeted groups have replaced the organic and collectible nature of the original meme coin community, creating an unhealthy competitive environment."Anastasija Plotnikova believes that some behaviors are clearly illegal and fall under the jurisdiction of law enforcement agencies, and she supports the enforcement of certain projects.

ChainCatcher news, focusing on meme coins and decentralized innovation, the blockchain platform MemeCore has completed a token round financing, with participation from Waterdrip Capital, CatcherVC, and IBC Group. This financing marks an important step for MemeCore in building its ecosystem and integrating blockchain technology with meme culture.In addition to investment, MemeCore will also engage in further collaboration with Waterdrip Capital, CatcherVC, and IBC Group to explore potential strategic partnerships. These collaborations may include ecosystem expansion plans, joint development of blockchain infrastructure, and establishing partnerships with the rich portfolio projects of the three institutions. With the professional resources and industry influence of these investment firms, MemeCore aims to enhance the utility of its ecosystem, strengthen market positioning, and drive widespread adoption in the Web3 space.MemeCore CEO Jun stated, "MemeCore is committed to creating a decentralized 'playground' that empowers the meme community and blockchain projects. The support from Waterdrip Capital, CatcherVC, and IBC Group not only recognizes our vision but also provides us with strategic guidance and industry resources to accelerate our growth. We look forward to closely collaborating with our new partners to drive meaningful innovation and create long-term value for our ecosystem."

ChainCatcher news, FLock officially launches the Elite Trainer program, recruiting outstanding ML engineers, AI developers, and data scientists globally to jointly promote the development of decentralized AI training. This program will attract top talents to become training nodes and participate in on-chain federated learning in the AI Training Arena, enhancing the efficiency and accuracy of AI training.Participants will receive an exclusive training wallet and 200,000 $FLOCK (provided by the FLock Foundation, non-transferable during the training period, and the specific amount may be adjusted). In addition, trainers can share 50% of the rewards after completing training tasks, with rewards paid in $FLOCK and the opportunity to experience new features in advance.We welcome professionals in the AI field to join:Kaggle/Numerai Grandmasters or Masters, as well as other AI challenge/competition winners;High-impact GitHub AI/ML contributors, top developers on platforms like LeetCode and HackerRank;Scholars who have published research results in top AI conferences/journals such as NeurIPS, ICML, CVPR, TAI.

ChainCatcher news, according to official information, the decentralized access control protocol Lit Protocol has announced the LITKEY token economics, which includes:Ecosystem airdrop accounts for 4.8%, investors account for 16%, public sale accounts for 6%, private sale accounts for 3%, development team accounts for 29.1%, and ecosystem incentives account for 41.1%.

According to ChainCatcher news, the decentralized user protocol platform PoPP has announced the completion of its final round of $6 million financing before the TGE, bringing the total financing amount to $12 million. This round of investors includes Oasis Labs, X-Labs, Becker Ventures, InnoAlpha, Blocklike Ventures, and others.PoPP provides users with dynamic on-chain identity labels by analyzing on-chain behavior, accurately matching DApps, and offering developers privacy-protected precise audience targeting. After the financing is completed, PoPP will advance the PoPP AI-Profile, build a Web3 user ecosystem, optimize the smart matching experience, and expand more application scenarios.According to the Web3 asset data platform RootData, PoPP uses blockchain technology to construct users' personal metaverse social relationships, allowing everyone to issue programmable soul-bound tokens and non-fungible tokens to carry their social relationships, organizational relationships, rights certificates, and works, enabling everyone who contributes to the community to earn rewards and helping users discover more valuable souls and content on the platform.

ChainCatcher news, decentralized infrastructure Offline Protocol has completed a $1.1 million Pre-Seed funding round, led by Portal Ventures, with participation from Seed Club Ventures and angel investors Paul Taylor, Rushi Manche, Rahim Noorani, and others. The funds raised will be used to develop its privacy-resistant censorship network.The decentralized infrastructure of Offline Protocol enables seamless peer-to-peer communication, offline payments, and locally prioritized applications without relying on centralized servers or traditional networks.

ChainCatcher news, according to official information, the decentralized AI data network Navigate officially launched on March 10 at 20:00 (UTC+8) on Gate.io and KuCoin exchanges, and opened the NVG8/USDT trading pair.The project supports AI development by building a decentralized data infrastructure. This launch will expand its ecological liquidity and provide compliant trading channels for global users. Trading is now open, and users can obtain the latest updates through official channels.

ChainCatcher news, the decentralized computing platform Voltix on the Solana chain has announced the completion of a $10 million funding round, with participation from BLCK Labs. The new funds will be used for its node validator program and to expand decentralized infrastructure, allowing businesses and individuals to access underutilized computing power, while users providing computing power can earn token rewards.

ChainCatcher news, AI data analysis platform bitsCrunch announced the acquisition of the decentralized AI computing platform Nidum AI. bitsCrunch stated that this strategic acquisition will connect AI developers with distributed computing resources, while also promoting the development of the AI token BCUT ecosystem. In addition, the $5 million Grant Program jointly initiated by bitsCrunch and Crypto.com Capital will close on March 15.

ChainCatcher news, according to official news from Vest, Vest has announced the completion of a $5 million financing round to build The Universal Risk Engine. This round of financing was led by institutions such as Jane Street, Selini Capital, Amber Group, QCP, Big Brain Holdings, and Mozaik Capital, with executives from financial giants like BlackRock and Citadel participating.Vest replaces the fragmented individual risk assessment needs by providing a verifiable and neutral framework. Financial participants no longer need to rely on trust, but can use a shared and objective risk model that can dynamically adjust based on market conditions.