ChainCatcher news, the chief architect of the decentralized GPU cloud computing provider Aethir, @Jadenonclouds, posted on the X platform: "The Aethir Foundation will begin transferring some ATH tokens to separate wallets for our planned various funding programs. Users may notice some larger ATH fluctuations today. Please do not panic. In the coming days, each different funding wallet will be labeled."Aethir's official account also retweeted this post, stating: "The preparation for the ecological fund has begun. This $100 million fund will support various growth programs for AI and gaming innovators. Applications are now open."

ChainCatcher news, the Core Foundation announces the launch of the funding program "Core Commit Program". This is a 3-month program aimed at incentivizing developers to participate by providing expert guidance, resources, and direct access to over 100 venture capital firms.According to the project progress, $25,000 worth of CORE tokens will be distributed monthly to 10 teams. The entire program offers a total of $75,000 worth of CORE tokens.

ChainCatcher news, according to Chainwire, the lightweight privacy layer COTI announced a partnership with the on-chain funding solution Gitcoin to launch a $500,000 grant program. The program aims to accelerate the development of privacy solutions to support the broader web3 ecosystem.This collaboration will enable COTI to leverage Gitcoin's grant management tools and services to onboard a group of experienced web3 developers and privacy projects into COTI's privacy ecosystem. Since 2017, Gitcoin has distributed over $60 million to developers of thousands of projects.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, the Worldcoin Foundation has announced significant improvements to its community funding program, which will simplify the application process and provide more innovative opportunities for builders in the global community.The official statement indicates that the foundation is transitioning to a dynamic, continuous application system, rather than the previous wave-based structure. This shift allows applicants to submit their proposals at any time, eliminating the need to wait for specific funding waves. The updated RFP list continues to emphasize key areas of Worldcoin development, including:World ID Applications: Creative implementations of World ID that demonstrate its potential for secure, privacy-preserving authentication across various use cases.Digital Identity Solutions: Advancing projects for decentralized identity status, exploring new methods of identity verification and user-centric personal data management and control.Growth Initiatives: Proposals aimed at expanding the Worldcoin user base, improving onboarding processes, or creating educational resources to enhance understanding and adoption of Worldcoin.Governance Innovations: Ideas that contribute to the decentralization of Worldcoin, enhance community decision-making processes, or explore new governance models utilizing World ID.Improved Developer Experience and Tools: Projects focused on creating robust SDKs, API enhancements, documentation improvements, or development frameworks that make it easier for builders to integrate and use Worldcoin technology.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, the decentralized venture capital firm Maelstrom, supported by Arthur Hayes' family office, announced Jon Atack as the second recipient of its Bitcoin funding program.It is reported that Atack started contributing to Bitcoin Core in 2019 and was recently appointed as the maintainer and editor of the Bitcoin Improvement Proposal (BIP) repository.

ChainCatcher message, at the Solana Breakpoint conference, Richard Wu, co-founder of the Solana ecosystem NFT trading platform Tensor, stated: "Tensor is now fully open source (including 5 protocols such as the NFT marketplace) and has hosted a free and fully customizable Web2 API, which theoretically can completely clone our frontend.In addition, the Tensor NFT marketplace fee structure is set as follows: 50% of the Tensor fees go to developers, and 50% is allocated to the Tensor Foundation treasury. The Tensor Foundation has also opened a funding program, and token grants are currently available for application. Tensor has been developing a new product over the past month."

CHainCatcher message, BitMEX founder Arthur Hayes posted on social media: "The family office Maelstrom has launched a Bitcoin developer grant program. As loyal followers of Satoshi Nakamoto, we are doing our part to spread the word. Bitcoin developers who wish to submit proposals can apply on the Maelstrom website."

ChainCatcher news, according to Decrypt, the modular RWA blockchain E Money Network has launched an RWA funding program totaling $2 million, aimed at supporting RWA projects to build on its blockchain and accelerate the development of the RWA economy.

ChainCatcher According to official news, the application deadline for the Arbitrum Foundation's funding program Phase 3 has been extended to July 31, 2024.Previously, it was announced that the Phase 3 funding applications would start on April 15, 2024. This phase focuses on dApps but introduces a more standardized grant approach, primarily covering verticals such as gaming, NFTs, social, DAOs, and DeFi.

ChainCatcher news, the SOLLONG Foundation of the DEPIN platform has announced a new funding program of $30 million, dedicated to further advancing the mission of promoting DEPIN and AI development. The program is supported by the following funding institutions: CLUSTER CAPITAL, PNYX Ventures, CITIZENX, Collaborative Fund, and Canonical Crypto.It is reported that the SOLLONG Foundation is a completely independent non-profit organization focused on the development and growth of the DEPIN and AI ecosystems. Meanwhile, the official SOLLONG Twitter revealed that new DEPIN+AI products will be launched in the coming weeks.

ChainCatcher news, Gitcoin announces the launch of the Grants Program Canvas, aimed at simplifying the creation of Web3 funding programs. The Gitcoin Grants Program Canvas is a free tool co-developed by Gitcoin and partners such as Arbitrum, Optimism, Uniswap, and Polygon. It adopts a visual and modular approach, taking on the complex task of planning grant programs and simplifying it into four key stages: Define, Design, Execute, and Learn.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, the dYdX ecosystem development plan has announced a new round of funding, totaling approximately $2 million.It is reported that this round of funding includes ten specific projects, covering various aspects from wallet integration, market making to trading bots and user interface improvements:Integration with Keplr wallet;Pulsar Trading will increase exchange deposits and liquidity through this program;The collaboration plan with Raven and Velar Technologies has been extended for six months, supporting up to 60 markets;Launch of an incentive program: Chaos Labs is responsible for managing and implementing a $10 million launch incentive program;Isaac Telegram trading bot: The first release will support trading in dYdX's three major markets (BTC, ETH, SOL);Copy trading bot: Funding for the open-source copy trading bot developed for Erience Solutions.dYdX Urbit client: AJ LaMarc will develop a client with one-click installation functionality.Improvements to trading history and market pages: Nabla HQ has received funding to create export features and redesign market pages.Solana node management: Helius Labs will manage two Solana RPC nodes to support dYdX testnet validator access to price data.dYdX commodity program: This program has been extended for six months to support new product development and operational optimization.

ChainCatcher news, Sky Mavis announced the launch of the Web3 game development grant program Ronin Forge, which allows Web3 game developers to bring their new experimental games to the Ronin blockchain. Ronin Forge provides accepted developers with a grant of $50,000, permission to build on Ronin, and technical infrastructure.

ChainCatcher news, the decentralized AI infrastructure project GaiaNet announced a strategic partnership with MUA DAO and will include MUA DAO in the GaiaNet Foundation funding program.As part of this strategic collaboration, MUA DAO becomes the first partner node in the GaiaNet ecosystem, and GaiaNet will support MUA DAO's upcoming event MUA7648 The Battle of Alympus. Through the MUA7648 modular AI Agent NFT protocol, MUA DAO will transform several well-known crypto-native assets such as Pudgy Penguins, Shrapnel, and Bitcoin Puppet into character-based multidimensional interactive AI Agents to bring into the GaiaNet ecosystem.Previous news, GaiaNet announced that it has completed a $10 million seed round financing, with key strategic advisors including Lex Sokolin from Generative Ventures, Brian Johnson from Republic Capital, Shawn Ng from 7RIDGE, Kishore Bhatia, EVM Capital, Mirana Ventures, Mantle EcoFund, and ByteTrade Lab.

ChainCatcher news, Starknet announced the first selected projects of its Seed Grant Program, which include the blockchain game developer Underware, the on-chain game ML Village, the online collectibles trading market Thunder, the hybrid on-chain/off-chain limit order book DEX LayerAkire, the online role-playing game Starkane, the decentralized game server Primis Protocol, the AI interactive game Tale Weaver, the DeFi yield aggregator STRKFarm, the compliant fundraising protocol Kamea Labs, the decentralized non-custodial prize savings protocol Bountive, the Cairo learning protocol CodeJam, the open-source wallet Cypherock, the AMM protocol BrownFi, the on-chain text adventure protocol The O'Rugging Trail, the fixed income market Lila Finance, the on-chain game Grugs Lair, the Web3 game dashboard Wendash Analytics, the toolkit focused on finance, identity, and governance Coordination Stack, the on-chain shooting game StarkShoot, and the payment gateway Inflow.

ChainCatcher news, the Starknet Foundation announced on social media the launch of a seed funding program, which will provide approximately $5 million in funding for its developers, aiming to support at least 200 additional teams, with a single grant amounting to 25,000 USDC.Previously, the Starknet seed fund program completed a small pilot, providing a total of $500,000 in funding to 20 teams. The new program is aimed at projects that have developed a minimum viable product (MVP) or proof of concept and plan to use or build upon existing Starknet tools and integrations.It is reported that the Starknet seed fund program aims to provide non-dilutive funding to support teams that promote the development of the Starknet ecosystem.

ChainCatcher news, according to Decrypt, Galaxis is preparing to launch its token on Bybit this month, with the first phase starting through an IDO. Galaxis has announced a $1,000,000 funding program for community creators and community members, an initiative that incentivizes community creators and members to actively participate in the Galaxis ecosystem.

ChainCatcher message, Worldcoin's official announcement states that the Worldcoin Foundation opened the community funding program Wave1 applications in April, while also launching World Chain. With the introduction of the World Chain category in the Worldcoin community funding program, the connection between these two developments has become even closer.The new World Chain funding category aims to support infrastructure, projects, and research to help scale World Chain, serving billions of people and improving their on-chain experience. Fundable categories include: improved developer experience and tools, digital identity, ecosystem growth, and governance.Funding applications are now open, with a deadline of May 24, 2024.

ChainCatcher news, blockchain infrastructure company MultiversX announced a partnership with Web3 infrastructure company Bware Labs to launch a funding program aimed at helping startups building projects on the MultiversX network to obtain the necessary resources. Applications are now open.

ChainCatcher news, according to GlobeNewswire, Singapore's cryptocurrency exchange Tokenize Xchange announced the launch of a new blockchain "Titan Chain" at Token2049. Titan Chain is a collaborative development between Tokenize Xchange and Titan Lab, designed as an innovative blockchain network based on the Cosmos SDK, ensuring compatibility with the Ethereum EVM.In addition, Tokenize Xchange announced the launch of a $100 million TKX token funding program, the Titan Lab Grant, aimed at promoting innovation and development on Titan Chain, encouraging global developers to deploy projects on the platform, and also providing migration services to existing projects.According to the cryptocurrency data platform RootData, Singapore's cryptocurrency exchange Tokenize Xchange completed a $11.5 million Series A funding round in March this year.