ChainCatcher message, shared security network IMUA announces the completion of a $5 million seed round financing, led by Draper Dragon, No Limit Holdings, and Paramita Capital, with participation from Reforge Capital, Caladan Capital, Tané Labs, Syntax Capital, MH Ventures, 57 Blocks, Lecca Ventures, and others. The new funds will be used to develop new technologies that bundle the decentralized security and trust of blockchains such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, and Solana and scale it as a service to protect secure transactions of off-chain networks like AI agents. Currently, the IMUA public testnet is live.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, the Bitcoin staking platform Acre has completed a $4 million strategic financing round, with participation from Draper Dragon, Big Brain Holdings, and Orange DAO.Acre co-founder and CEO Laura Wallendal stated that this round of financing was conducted in the form of a Simple Agreement for Future Equity and token subscription rights. Wallendal mentioned that the $90 million valuation represents the fully diluted valuation of the yet-to-be-launched ACRE token.Acre is a subsidiary of Thesis, a startup studio focused on Bitcoin, with supported projects including tBTC, Fold, and Mezo Network. Acre allows users to deposit their Bitcoin holdings to earn more Bitcoin or "compound" their Bitcoin. It achieves this through various methods, including deposit rewards. Acre's first vault partner is Mezo, a Bitcoin company.

ChainCatcher news, the Bitcoin Layer 2 network open project Zulu Network announced the completion of a seed round financing, with participation from Draper Dragon, CGV, Web3.com Ventures, PANONY, D11 Labs, and Splinter Node Capital. It is reported that Zulu aims to unlock a new type of infrastructure for the Bitcoin economy and change the Bitcoin Layer 2 paradigm, having previously secured $3 million in seed pre-financing earlier this year.

ChainCatcher news, according to Oak Grove Ventures, has currently invested in 8 funds with a total investment amount exceeding 15 million dollars. The 8 funds include: Nomad Capital, MetaWeb Ventures, UpHonest Capital, Draper Dragon, ShangBay Capital, GeekCartel, IOSG Ventures, and Taihill Venture. Oak Grove Ventures stated that this investment will help further expand Oak Grove Ventures' resource network, enhance strategic synergy value, achieve diversification of the fund portfolio, and provide more robust long-term returns.

ChainCatcher news, the post-quantum privacy protection public chain project Abelian has announced the completion of a $3 million financing round, led by Draper Dragon, with other investors including high-net-worth individuals and family offices. This fundraising will be used for project technology development, reserves, marketing, and supporting Abelian's ecological partners.It is reported that Abelian is the world's first post-quantum (quantum-resistant) privacy protection L1 blockchain, using NIST standardized lattice-based cryptographic algorithms and proving its security through cryptography. It aims to achieve Digital Gold 2.0, creating a quantum-resistant and privacy-protecting crypto ecosystem, and building L2 networks and post-quantum zero-knowledge bridges to support EVM-equivalent blockchain networks, empowering Web3 and DeFi applications. (source link)