ChainCatcher news, focusing on the innovative project EPHYRA, an AI-driven game companion, today announced the completion of a $5 million strategic financing round, with investment from the well-known gaming community joint fund in Japan and South Korea, Play & Connect Capital (PCC). This financing will be used to deepen the development of the AI interaction engine, expand into the Asia-Pacific market, and strengthen the gaming IP cooperation ecosystem.A PCC spokesperson stated that EPHYRA's distributed decision-making framework and adaptive learning system break the scene limitations of traditional AI agents: "Its technology not only supports gaming scenarios but can also be transferred to fields such as financial analysis, intelligent customer service, and industrial automation. We are optimistic about its potential to become the 'AI decision-making hub' for enterprise digital transformation."

ChainCatcher news, the Web3 game platform Game Beast announced a brand upgrade, officially renamed as Ephyra, and will focus on building a game ecosystem empowered by AI Agents.At the same time, Ephyra has completed a $10.5 million Series A financing, led by BECKER Ventures, with participation from several Family Offices in the UAE and Hong Kong.The Ephyra ecosystem will launch multiple AI-driven game products and plans to initiate a token TGE, with more details to be announced gradually.