ChainCatcher news, Hootie Rashidifard announced the launch of a $29 million seed-stage crypto fund Hash3, which will invest $250,000 to $1 million in some ambitious founders, aiming to drive the establishment of an open and permissionless future.Hash3's advisors include former Coinbase Chief Product Officer Surojit Chatterjee, Coinbase Senior Software Engineer Yuga Cohler, dYdX Senior Product Manager Corey Miller, Coinbase board member Gokul Rajaram, and Router Protocol founder Ramani Ramachandran.Hash3 has been quietly active over the past year, and so far, the fund has made 10 investments, including EigenLayer, Ajna.finance, and Crossmint. Hootie Rashidifard previously worked for five years at early-stage venture capital firm Canaan Partners. (source link)

ChainCatcher news, digital asset data provider PYOR announced the completion of a $4 million seed round financing, led by [Castle Island Ventures](https://www.rootdata.com/zh/Investors/detail/Castle Island?k=MjY0), with participation from Hash3, Antler, Future Perfect Venture, Force Ventures, CoinSwitch Ventures, Coinbase Ventures, and angel investor Balaji Srinivasan.PYOR plans to use this funding to establish its digital asset interpretation layer and accelerate global institutional participation in digital assets, driving the expansion of its core infrastructure and product platform. Additionally, these funds will be used to expand the team and hire new talent. (Source link)