ChainCatcher news, a16z crypto officially announced that the Crypto Startup Accelerator (CSX) Fall 2024 program is now accepting applications. CSX plans to provide expert guidance, funding, and resources for founders of early-stage crypto startups. CSX will be held in New York and includes a ten-week in-person course (starting in September and ending with a demo day in November). Applications will be open until March 29.

ChainCatcher news, according to tech.eu, Paris-based NFT-based customer loyalty solution Cohort announced the completion of a €3.2 million seed round financing, led by IRIS, Axeleo Capital, Kima Ventures, and 3founders, with angel investors including Thibaud Elzière, Quentin Nickmans, Amaury Sepulchre, as well as Guillaume Princen (Stripe) and Brian O'Hagan (Sorare) participating.It is reported that Cohort can help businesses and brands quickly launch NFT customer loyalty campaigns and integrate them into existing sales channels, such as providing NFT certificates for footwear brands to verify product authenticity. (source link)

ChainCatcher news, the lightweight blockchain Mina has launched a three-month zkIgnite Cohort 1, aimed at helping developers and entrepreneurs build applications on Mina. The Mina Foundation offers funding of up to $500,000 USDC and 500,000 MINA to support zkApp (zero-knowledge smart contracts) businesses and key developer tools that ultimately drive the Mina ecosystem forward.The cryptocurrency protocol Mina, a lightweight blockchain, is developed by the team at O(1) Labs, leaders in the field of verifiable computing. It uses cryptography and recursive zero-knowledge proofs zk-SNARK to design a complete blockchain that maintains a size of about 22KB while improving the speed of verifying the current state of the blockchain. (Source link)