ChainCatcher news, infrastructure provider Libre is launching a new Web3 protocol to bring investment capital to the Aptos network.The first funds deployed on Aptos Layer 1 include the Brevan Howard Master Fund, Hamilton Lane's Senior Credit Opportunities Fund, and BlackRock's ICS Money Market Fund. These funds collectively manage over $91 billion in assets.Libre is a joint venture recently established by the WebN Group and Nomura's Laser Digital, which will serve as the backbone infrastructure for integrating real-world assets (RWA) on Aptos. According to the announcement, Libre's Gateway DeFi DApps will allow accredited professional and institutional investors to access funds on-chain.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, Aptos Labs announced new partnerships with Microsoft, Brevan Howard, SK Telecom, and Boston Consulting Group to develop the institutional platform Aptos Ascend.It is reported that the platform is a digital asset management platform aimed at financial institutions, designed to extend decentralized finance to institutional capital through the Aptos network and increase the liquidity of tokenized assets globally, among other things.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, the LSD protocol Puffer Finance announced the completion of a $18 million Series A funding round, led by Brevan Howard Digital and Electric Capital, with participation from Coinbase Ventures, Kraken Ventures, Lemniscap, Franklin Templeton, Avon Ventures (affiliated with Fidelity Investments), Mechanism, Lightspeed Faction, Consensys, Animoca, and GSR. The new round of funding will be used to help launch Puffer's mainnet.

ChainCatcher news, according to Bloomberg citing informed sources, Brevan Howard's cryptocurrency fund Brevan Howard Digital achieved a return of 34.5% in the first quarter, with total assets under management reaching $1.7 billion.

ChainCatcher news, according to Bloomberg, Layer1 public chain Berachain has raised over $69 million in funding co-led by Brevan Howard Digital and Framework Ventures. The project is raising funds through the sale of digital tokens, with a valuation reaching $1.5 billion. It is currently unclear whether this round of financing has been completed.It is reported that Berachain has three main tokens: BERA, BGT, and the Honey stablecoin. The test version of the blockchain was released to the public in January, but the project has not fully launched yet.According to the crypto data platform RootData, in April 2023, Berachain completed a $42 million financing round, led by Polychain Capital, with participation from OKX Ventures and others.

ChainCatcher news, according to on-chain analyst Ai Yi's monitoring, since December 2023, Brevan Howard Digital has accumulated a deposit of 16.87 million LDO to exchanges, approximately 38.77 million USD; if sold entirely, it would yield a profit of 7.82 million USD.The most recent transfer occurred half an hour ago, with Brevan Howard Digital depositing 580,000 LDO to Binance; these LDO were transferred from Cooper and three addresses during the bull market from July 2021 to July 2022, with an average cost of 1.83 USD, and have now all been transferred to the exchange.

ChainCatcher news, according to monitoring by Spot On Chain, two whales still hold 13.9 million LDO (approximately 46 million USD):Among them, the address related to Amber Group (starting with 0xbee) holds 10.89 million LDO (approximately 36 million USD), with an unrealized profit of 13.3 million USD (+59%);The addresses related to Brevan Howard Digital (also known as Dragonfly Capital) (starting with 0x4c3 and 0x7d6) collectively hold 3.03 million LDO (approximately 10 million USD), with an unrealized profit of 4.7 million USD (+88%).

ChainCatcher news, according to Scopescan monitoring, in the past hour, an address related to Brevan Howard Digital transferred ARB worth $2.89 million to Binance.In the past 3 days, this address has deposited 4.2 million ARB (worth $4.47 million) to Binance.

ChainCatcher news, according to Spot On Chain monitoring, venture capital firms have recently taken different actions regarding LDO, specifically:18 hours ago, Brevan Howard Digital deposited 250,000 LDO (approximately $372,000) into Coinbase Prime at an average price of $1.488. Since September 5, Brevan Howard Digital has deposited 3 million LDO (approximately $4.56 million) into CEX at an average price of $1.52.16 hours ago, Amber Group withdrew 1,175,000 LDO (approximately $1.75 million) from Binance via an address starting with 0x011 at an average price of $1.491; since August 18, a total of 3.27 million LDO (approximately $5.2 million) has been withdrawn at an average price of $1.588.

According to ChainCatcher's message, on-chain analyst Yu Jin has monitored that Brevan Howard Digital has transferred out 2 million LDO (approximately 3.07 million USD) in the past half month.Brevan Howard Digital has been continuously transferring out LDO since March 2, and has now cumulatively transferred out 9.04 million LDO (approximately 21.66 million USD) to CEX, with an average price of 2.4 USD. Currently, BH Digital still holds 5.83 million LDO (approximately 9.16 million USD).

ChainCatcher news, according to Spot On Chain monitoring, Brevan Howard Digital transferred 750,000 LDO (approximately $1.18 million) to Binance and Coinbase Custody in the past 3 days, with an average price of $1.57. Currently, Brevan Howard Digital still holds 7.08 million LDO (approximately $10.8 million).

ChainCatcher news, according to Twitter user Ember monitoring, Brevan Howard Digital (formerly the Dragonfly-backed hedge fund Liquid Opportunities) has recently transferred 788,590 LDO (approximately $1.82 million) to Coinbase in the last 5 days. The Dragonfly address transferred 14,040,000 LDO to BH Digital on March 1, and currently, the BH Digital address still holds 7,836,035 LDO. (Source link)

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, hedge fund Brevan Howard's digital asset division BH Digital has raised $9 million for its Nova Digital Opportunities fund, aimed at its liquidity token strategy. According to a regulatory filing, the fund has three investors, with the first transaction occurring in early March, and the fund was launched in 2022.It is reported that Nova Digital is led by Kevin Hu, a veteran from BlackRock and Dragonfly Capital. Previously, ChainCatcher reported that in early March, Brevan Howard acquired the Liquid Opportunities fund under Dragonfly. (source link)

ChainCatcher news, Brevan Howard Digital's co-head of venture capital Peter Johnson tweeted an analysis stating that last year, stablecoin on-chain settlements exceeded $7 trillion, while the current run rate is about $9 trillion/year. This data far surpasses Mastercard (approximately $2.2 trillion), American Express (approximately $1 trillion), and Discover (less than $200 billion). By 2023, on-chain stablecoin transaction volume will exceed that of the largest card network, Visa, which processes about $12 trillion annually.Peter Johnson expects that in 2023, on-chain stablecoin transaction volume will not only surpass Visa's transaction volume but is also likely to exceed the total transaction volume of all four major card networks (Visa, Mastercard, AmEx, and Discover). (source link)

According to ChainCatcher, citing sources from Bloomberg, the crypto fund of asset management company Brevan Howard has only dropped about 5% this year and has not yet deployed the $1 billion raised earlier this year. In contrast, the average cryptocurrency hedge fund tracked by Bloomberg has fallen by 43%, while Bitcoin has dropped about 60% during the same period.According to a previous report by ChainCatcher, in August this year, informed sources indicated that the cryptocurrency hedge fund launched by Brevan Howard raised over $1 billion. (Source link)

ChainCatcher news, self-custody wallet Braavos on StarkNet has completed a $10 million financing round, led by Pantera Capital, with participation from Brevan Howard Digital, Crypto.com, Road Capital, Matrixport, and StarkWare. Braavos co-founder Motty Lavie stated that Braavos will utilize the trusted execution environment capabilities of existing mobile devices and its biometric tools (such as facial and touch ID) to secure the wallet without the need for a mnemonic phrase. In the future, a browser extension and mobile applications for iOS and Android will be released. (The Block)

According to Chain Catcher news and Bloomberg reports, Horizon, a blockchain gaming company based in Toronto, Canada, announced the completion of a $40 million Series A funding round, led by Brevan Howard Digital and Morgan Creek Digital, with participation from traditional video game companies Ubisoft Entertainment SA and Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. The company has not disclosed the valuation for this funding round, but according to PitchBook data, its valuation reached $89.5 million after the previous funding round last year.Horizon founder and CEO Peter Kieltyka stated that the funds will be used to continue building its products and services, including the Sequence developer platform, the digital asset marketplace Niftyswap, and the virtual NFT trading card game Skyweaver, while expanding the team size from 60 to 90 people by the end of this year. (Source link)

According to Chain Catcher news, citing sources familiar with the matter, Galaxy Digital's co-head of trading Robert Bogucki will join the cryptocurrency division BH Digital of investment firm Brevan Howard. Robert Bogucki joined Galaxy Digital in 2021 and served as co-head of trading alongside Jason Urban. According to his personal LinkedIn, Robert Bogucki previously held the position of managing director at several banks, including Barclays, Merrill Lynch, and Lehman Brothers. (Source link)

According to Chain Catcher news, Fortune magazine reported that the crypto data analytics and research firm Messari has completed a $35 million Series B funding round, led by Brevan Howard Digital, with participation from Morgan Creek Digital, FTX Ventures, Point72 Ventures, Kraken Ventures, Uncork Capital, Underscore VC, Galaxy, and Coinbase Ventures. (source link)

Chain Catcher news, blockchain solution provider B+J Studios announced the completion of a $10 million Series A financing round, with participation from Brevan Howard Digital, Big Brain Holdings, Foundation Capital, Starting Line, and Republic Capital.It is reported that B+J Studios' first product, the NFT super app Cupcake, is built on Solana and aims to simplify the complex technical limitations and lengthy setup process when acquiring NFTs for the first time, while exempting users from Gas fees. (Source link)