ChainCatcher news, according to PR Newswire, Bloomberg has launched the Bloomberg Bitcoin Gold Index Series, which includes the Bitcoin Gold Equal Weight Index (BBIG) and the US Dollar Bitcoin Gold Equal Weight Index (BBUG). Bloomberg data shows that the cryptocurrency market will receive over $220 billion in investments in 2024, distributed across more than 250 ETF products.The index is designed to combine the growth potential of Bitcoin with the stability characteristics of gold, using a unit-based framework that supports future modifications and customizations based on client needs. Jigna Gibb, Head of Commodity and Crypto Index Products at Bloomberg Index Services LLC, stated that this will be the first of many mixed indices of commodities and digital assets.

ChainCatcher news, the AI Agent platform Hybrid announced the completion of its seed round financing, with participation from Outlier Ventures, NxGen.xyz, Follow the Seed, Founderheads VC, CSP DAO, X Ventures, among others. The specific amount of financing has not been disclosed, and the new funds will be used to build an on-chain intelligence layer to support the creation and monetization of AI agents in the Web3 ecosystem.

ChainCatcher news, the AI Agent platform Hybrid announced the completion of its seed round financing, with participation from Outlier Ventures, NxGen.xyz, Follow the Seed, Founderheads VC, CSP DAO, X Ventures, among others. The specific amount of financing has not been disclosed, and the new funds will be used to build an on-chain smart layer to support the creation and monetization of AI agents in the Web3 ecosystem.

ChainCatcher news, the decentralized streaming platform Theta has released its roadmap for 2025. In the first half of 2025, the focus will be on launching the hybrid cloud edge architecture of EdgeCloud in June and expanding the rapidly growing edge network. This release will fully support a distributed edge architecture across devices, regions, and configurations, capable of prioritizing and opting out of specific job types, as well as analyzing completed jobs. A developer API interface will also be released, providing developers with the tools needed for efficient development on EdgeCloud. Other key features will be launched based on the needs of current EdgeCloud customers, such as persistent storage, GPU node upgrades, and on-demand API access to AI models. These features, along with the beta version of the AI Agents platform, will automatically utilize AI models through on-chain autonomous interactions to enable a wide range of use cases and encourage adoption by customers in key target areas such as academia, private enterprises, professional sports, and esports.In the second half of the year, the Theta Hackathon will be expanded into an offline event, providing ongoing support for Theta ecosystem projects. Discussions are underway with several well-known professional sports and esports teams, hoping that EdgeCloud can assist them in formulating AI strategies and potentially launching sub-chains to support their business use cases. Third-party platforms are also considering integrating TDROP as a user participation token, starting with OpenTheta, with more platforms expected to launch by 2025. Additionally, there is an evaluation underway to possibly rebrand TDROP to extend its utility to AI agents, RAG chatbots, and other consumer-facing AI and video AI applications built on EdgeCloud. Finally, the hybrid edge cloud architecture of EdgeCloud will be fully launched in 2025, including intelligent job orchestration and optimization, as well as comprehensive support for Linux, Windows, and Mac.

ChainCatcher news, the hybrid Layer2 platform BOB announced a partnership with the Bitcoin staking protocol Babylon to bring Bitcoin's finality into its hybrid L2 network. BOB combines the security of Bitcoin with the flexibility of Ethereum smart contracts, focusing on expanding Bitcoin's functionality and liquidity. Its innovative products include one-click staking services and liquid staking tokens (LSTs), which have contributed over $200 million in TVL. As part of a strategic upgrade, BOB will introduce the largest Bitcoin LST asset LBTC and become the fourth largest native LBTC deployment network.In addition, BOB announced that it will allocate additional Babylon points to users within the next 45 days, incentivizing more users to participate in the Bitcoin staking ecosystem and building a bridge for trustless cross-chain liquidity.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, the hybrid cryptocurrency exchange GRVT has announced that it has obtained a modified (M) digital asset business license from the Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA), allowing the exchange to operate as a regulated decentralized exchange (DEX).GRVT co-founder and CEO Hong Yea stated that after obtaining the initial M class license under the Bermuda Digital Asset Business Act (DABA), its goal is to obtain a full (F) class license by mid-2025 and further expand its business in a sandbox environment.

ChainCatcher message, released by BOB, a hybrid L2 project driven by Bitcoin and Ethereum, publishes the Hybrid L2 white paper.Hybrid L2 is a brand new model that combines the security of Bitcoin with the innovation of Ethereum DeFi, ultimately making Bitcoin the core of the entire DeFi ecosystem. BOB's hybrid L2 design aims to fundamentally change the way Bitcoin is used in DeFi finance, with its ultimate form inheriting Bitcoin's security and supporting trustless Bitcoin deposits and withdrawals.

ChainCatcher message, Euler Finance announced on social media that it has launched the hybrid stablecoin Maxi, which is composed of tokenized treasury bills USDY, interest-bearing synthetic dollar stUSD, synthetic dollar USDe, and fiat stablecoin USDC. The backing assets will be actively managed by K3 Capital, MEV Capital, and Re7 Labs.

ChainCatcher news, the AI and blockchain integrated platform Hybrid announced the launch of the Hybrid Network Incentivized Testnet on CoinList. To conduct real-world testing of the network's reliability, operation, and performance, Hybrid will provide 60,000,000 HYB tokens (6.0% of the total supply) to eligible participants as a reward for their contributions.It is reported that Hybrid is a comprehensive platform aimed at integrating AI and blockchain, offering two core products: Atlas (a Web3 Copilot) and a custom AI agent framework that allows users to create complex AI agents with minimal coding knowledge.

ChainCatcher news, according to CryptoSlate, the distributed cloud GPU network project Aethir and the decentralized video transmission Theta Network are collaborating to launch the largest hybrid GPU marketplace through the Theta EdgeCloud program, providing global GPU computing power for developers and enterprises, which can reach 20-30 times that of current industry networks.It is reported that Theta Network is gradually integrating AI and video processing capabilities into its platform, and the EdgeCloud platform aims to provide users with GPU processing power to support areas such as extended reality experiences and video AI.In addition, this collaboration aims to provide distributed computing capabilities to address supply chain issues in the AI industry and offer enterprises convenient GPU computing resources. The partnership will launch a hybrid cloud-distributed GPU marketplace fully integrated into the EdgeCloud platform, providing enterprise-level resources for developers and enterprises worldwide.

ChainCatcher news, co-hosted by ChainCatcher and ZAN (the Web3 brand under Ant Group) and Artela, held an offline communication event titled "Focusing on Web3 Infrastructure, Unlocking New Scenarios for DApp Applications" today in Nanshan District, Shenzhen. During the event, Eric, co-founder of the Web3 social infrastructure UXLINK, delivered a speech titled "UXLINK as a Growth Engine for Ecological Dapps in Web3 Social Infrastructure."In his speech, Eric mentioned that over the past 11 months, UXLINK has achieved excellent results in user growth, with the total number of users exceeding 4.7 million, more than 82,000 groups, and a total coverage of 5.9 million people.In terms of products, UXLINK has a hybrid on-chain and off-chain scalable technology architecture (EVM + IPFS + Hubs) to support mass adoption application scenarios, storing identity and relationship data on-chain (currently on Arbitrum) and processing complex business scenario data off-chain to support applications using the UXLINK Protocol.Additionally, UXLINK can provide decentralized storage and centralized data indexing services, mainly involving EVM chains (such as Ethereum Mainnet, Arbitrum L2 Chain, BNB Chain, Polygon, and Base Chain).In the future, as the user base continues to expand and ecological applications develop, UXLINK does not rule out the possibility of considering building its own dedicated social chain to enhance the synergistic effects within the ecosystem.

ChainCatcher news, the hybrid on-chain exchange GRVT announced the completion of a $2.2 million strategic funding round, with participation from QCP Capital, Selini Capital, Antelope, Pulsar Trading, and Ampersan. To date, its total funding amount has reached $9.3 million.GRVT stated that after the completion of this funding round, it will launch a central limit order book for perpetual contracts and options trading, as well as request for quotes (RFQ) and spot trading later this year.

ChainCatcher news, the hybrid on-chain exchange GRVT of the zkSync ecosystem announced on platform X that its waiting list has exceeded 2 million users, and the official date for the internal testnet will be announced tomorrow.According to RootData, GRVT (Gravity) is an institutional-grade cryptocurrency trading infrastructure where institutional traders can access a fully private, regulated (KYC and AML), and self-custodied trading venue. GRVT completed a $39 million funding round last September, raising $5 million, led by Matrix Partners and Delphi Digital, with participation from C² Ventures, CatcherVC, ABCDE Capital, Hack VC, Folius Ventures, and others.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, the hybrid trading platform Cube.Exchange, which merges traditional finance with blockchain technology, has completed a $12 million Series A funding round, led by 6th Man Ventures, with participation from GSR Markets, ParaFi Digital, Susquehanna Private Equity Investments, Everstake Capital, and others. According to insiders, this funding round involves equity with token warrants, with a post-money equity valuation of $100 million. The funds will be used to expand the cross-functional team and plans to obtain licenses in more jurisdictions. Meanwhile, Mike Dudas, founder and managing partner of 6th Man Ventures, has joined the Cube board.Cube is currently in early access mode and is expected to launch publicly in the coming months. Cube CEO Bartosz Lipinski stated that they plan to continue collaborating with listed tokens to provide a rewards pool, and there are currently no immediate plans to issue tokens.Additionally, according to data from the crypto platform RootData, Cube Exchange completed a $9 million seed funding round in October 2023, with investors including Asymmetry Technologies, Susquehanna Private Equity Investments, LLLP, Everstake, Foundation Capital, Big Brain Holdings, Third Kind Venture Capital, Arche Fund, WW Ventures, and members of the Cube.Exchange management team.

ChainCatcher message, the hybrid on-chain exchange GRVT posted on X that it is building an application chain based on ZK Stack. ZK Stack is a modular framework that builds custom ZK-supported superchains based on the open-source code of zkSync Era.