ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, Worldcoin has announced the first batch of recipients for the Worldcoin community grant program, including Axiom (prototyping applications for universal Groth16 verifier circuits to validate bulk WorldID proofs), Proof of Passport, Farcaster Humaniser (an application authentication layer built on Farcaster), Alphaday, Only Dust, Encode Club, Wormhole, zkSnap, TACEO, Cometh, Herodotus, World Poll, Agora, Fuzzing Labs, Satori, BBB & Company.

ChainCatcher news, according to Bitcoin Magazine, the Bitcoin Lightning Network company Neutronpay announced the completion of a $1.5 million bridge financing, led by Axiom Capital. This investment aims to help Neutronpay bring its Bitcoin-based payment solutions to the digital economy in Southeast Asia.It is reported that Neutronpay is a startup based in Vancouver, Canada, and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, enabling consumers and businesses to send and receive payments on the Bitcoin Lightning Network.According to the crypto data platform RootData, in September 2022, Neutronpay completed a $2.25 million seed round financing, led by Hivemind Ventures.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, Ethereum ZK co-processor Axiom has completed a $20 million funding round, led by Standard Crypto and Paradigm.It is reported that the funds will be used to further develop the protocol and for new hiring. Axiom allows smart contract developers to access Ethereum's historical data and then perform computations off-chain.