ChainCatcher news, the modular Bitcoin Layer2 solution B² Network announced the completion of a new round of financing, led by Spartan Group, Animoca Brands, Alliance DAO, and P2 Ventures, with participation from Cypher Capital, Candaq Ventures, Future Money Group, Skyland Ventures, TPC, and Maxx Capital. The specific amount of financing has not been disclosed.B² Network stated that the newly raised funds will be used to optimize B² Network's performance, enrich the B² Network ecosystem, support the ecosystem fund Squared Ventures, explore more BTCFi opportunities, and expand B² Network's influence in the global market.

ChainCatcher message, B² Network has reached a strategic partnership with Aptos and Echo Protocol to promote the expansion of BTCFi into the Move ecosystem.This collaboration marks BTCFi's first attempt in the Move ecosystem, with the Aptos Foundation, B² Network, and Echo Protocol each providing 10% APY returns, B² token incentives, and Echo Points rewards respectively for the first phase participants. Currently, 2000 BTC have successfully crossed from B² Network to Aptos's Echo Protocol and have begun to earn rewards.B² Network will continue to explore more multi-chain BTCFi scenarios to promote the development of BTCFi across the entire chain.

ChainCatcher news, Zypher Network announced on social media its collaboration with B² Network to host the first {gZKm} verifiable on-chain game hackathon, which has added a Telegram Mini Games Track. This track aims to bring fresh on-chain gaming to the BTC ecosystem by combining easy-to-play Mini Games with the social attributes of Telegram through the Zypher game engine.The {gZKm} verifiable on-chain game hackathon is co-hosted by B² Network and Dorahacks, with technical support from Risc Zero, Particle Network, and others, offering a total of 8 tracks and a prize pool exceeding $200,000. Currently, more than 80 hackers have registered. Announced hackathon judges include Weikeng Chen, research partner at L2IV, Rebecca Liao, CEO of Saga Network, Jon Kol, CEO of HyperLane, and many other industry experts focused on zk verifiable on-chain games.It is reported that previously, the Web3 game engine and application Rollup developer Zypher Network announced the launch of the B² Network mainnet and will deploy a dedicated Layer 3 for on-chain games based on B² Network and its DA Layer B² Hub, which will be the first Layer 3 in the BTC ecosystem to support on-chain games.

ChainCatcher message, the OKX Web3 wallet has now taken the lead in integrating with B² Network. Users can switch to B² Network with one click without manual configuration, allowing for the management and transfer of corresponding tokens.In addition, users can trade B² Network's Buzz Mining Rig NFT in the OKX NFT marketplace and explore popular DApps on B² Network in the OKX Discover section.It is reported that B² Network (Bsquared Network) is an EVM-compatible BTC L2, and the Mining Rig NFT can participate in mining B² tokens.

ChainCatcher news, NFPrompt has partnered with the modular Bitcoin Layer 2 solution B² Network to launch B² Rollup. The official statement indicates that this is the first Bitcoin Rollup based on verification commitments, and B² Hub is also the first Bitcoin DA layer to achieve finality on the Bitcoin network.

ChainCatcher news, the Bitcoin Layer2 network Bsquared Network (B² Network) announced on social media the launch of RuneSwift.It is reported that RuneSwift will help the Runes project release liquidity, allowing users to receive and collect runes on B² without the need to lock Pre-Rune NFTs on Bitcoin, and without worrying about missing potential NFT airdrops and snapshots. The Gas fee for every 10,000 transactions is only 0.002 BTC, while executing the same transaction on BTC would require 6 BTC.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, B² Network has announced the launch of the second phase of activities ------ B² Bridge-in. Users who bridge any assets to B² Network will be eligible for a future airdrop of a total of 0.5% of tokens.

ChainCatcher news, Web3 game engine and application Rollup developer Zypher Network announced the launch of the B² Network mainnet.Zypher will help B² Network expand its on-chain gaming ecosystem through ZKP and AI technologies, and will deploy a dedicated Layer 3 for on-chain games based on B² Network and its DA Layer B² Hub, which will be the first Layer 3 in the BTC ecosystem to support on-chain gaming.B² Hub is a general solution for Bitcoin Layer 2 launched by B² Network, which addresses the pain point of BTC Layer 2 having difficulty verifying data on the Bitcoin mainnet, allowing Layer 2 to focus more on the application layer.Zypher previously announced the development of a dedicated Layer 3 Rollup Stack for on-chain games, which will achieve a network experience of 0.2s block time and 0 Gas.

ChainCatcher news, the Bitcoin ecosystem Layer 2 project Bsquared Network (B² Network) announced on social media that its launched BlockHeadz NFT is now available for cross-chain transfer from the B² Network testnet to the Bitcoin mainnet.It is reported that BlockHeadz holders can decide whether to cross-chain their BlockHeadz to the Bitcoin mainnet. After the launch of the B² Network mainnet, users claiming BlockHeadz on Layer 2 will also be available, and full cross-chain functionality will be provided.In addition, BlockHeadz will soon be launched on the Ordinals market.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, the Bitcoin Layer2 network B² Network has announced a strategic partnership with Polygon. B² Network and Polygon will help developers build secure and powerful Bitcoin Rollups through the "B² Hub + Polygon CDK" technology stack. B² Network also becomes a BTC Layer2 integrated with AggLayer to enhance interoperability between Rollups.Currently, the TVL of the B² Network Buzz event has surpassed $100 million; the total number of addresses on the Beta testnet Haven has exceeded 600,000, and the number of transactions has surpassed 1 million.

ChainCatcher news, OKX Ventures announced its investment in B² Network. B² Network is the first Bitcoin second-layer network that achieves commitment verification through ZK Rollup and on-chain logic gates, and it is EVM compatible, making it very developer-friendly. B² Network addresses the scalability challenges of Bitcoin while preserving the core principles of decentralization, trustlessness, and transparent ledgers, aiming to enhance the utility and impact of Bitcoin and its emerging derivative assets in Web3.Dora, the founder of OKX Ventures, stated that she is pleased to participate in the investment in B² Network. The Bitcoin ecosystem has experienced a boom this year, but the diversity of applications in the Bitcoin ecosystem has always been limited by its Turing incompleteness, transaction costs, and network congestion issues. B² Network is EVM compatible, solving Bitcoin's scalability while bringing diversity to the Bitcoin ecosystem, achieving interoperability in on-chain application development between Ethereum and Bitcoin, and will prosper the ecosystem in the future to meet the challenges and demands of the Bitcoin network.

ChainCatcher news, Bitcoin Layer2 network B² Network announced the successful completion of its seed round financing, with investors including HashKey Capital, OKX Ventures, IDG Capital, Kucoin Ventures, ABCDE, Waterdrip Capital, OGs FUND, and Antalpha Group.It is reported that B² Network uses ZK Rollup technology to address Bitcoin's scalability challenges while ensuring security consistent with the Bitcoin mainnet, and is compatible with EVM. At the same time, B² Network also provides a data availability layer for other Bitcoin Rollups, making it the first data availability layer in the Bitcoin ecosystem.