ChainCatcher news, according to PR Newswire, digital asset insurance provider Soter Insure, incubated by Further Ventures and WebN Group, has completed a Series A funding round led by Galaxy, with participation from Brevan Howard Digital, Karatage, Token Bay, Pharsalus, and others. The specific investment amount has not been disclosed.Soter Insure primarily provides digital asset insurance products in the Web3 market for financial institutions, covering areas such as smart contract failures. The new funds will be used to expand the product range.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, as of now, Japanese energy consulting company Remixpoint has invested 9 billion yen (approximately 65 million USD) in cryptocurrency, nearing its target of 10 billion yen.In the third quarter of the fiscal year 2024, the company achieved a profit of 1.35 billion yen, with unrealized gains from its cryptocurrency holdings amounting to 658 million yen.According to the financial report, the company primarily invests in Bitcoin, while also holding Ethereum, SOL (Solana), XRP (Ripple), and DOGE (Dogecoin).

ChainCatcher news, according to Bloomberg, Gaorong Ventures has invested 30 million dollars in HashKey Group.It is reported that the current post-investment valuation of Hashkey Group is close to 1.5 billion dollars.

ChainCatcher news, according to @ai_9684xtpa's monitoring, after increasing holdings of WBTC and MOVE worth 6.41 million dollars today, the cumulative floating loss of Trump's WLFI investment tokens has narrowed to 49.153 million dollars.Among them, the multi-signature address still only holds ETH/BTC/TRX, while most of the other actively purchased tokens have been deposited into Coinbase.

ChainCatcher news, according to Chainwire, the innovative department of the crypto trading platform BingX, BingX Labs, has invested $10 million in the cross-chain liquidity infrastructure StakeStone to accelerate the development of cross-chain liquidity staking and StakingFi applications.As part of this collaboration, the $10 million fund will support the development of the StakeStone ecosystem, and both parties will explore innovative growth directions, including cross-chain asset protocols and StakingFi product integration, while expanding the practical applications of cross-chain staking technology.

ChainCatcher news, the innovation department of the cryptocurrency exchange BingX, BingX Labs, has provided $10 million in funding to the cross-chain liquidity infrastructure StakeStone to accelerate the development of cross-chain liquidity staking and StakingFi applications. As part of this collaboration, the $10 million fund will support the development of the StakeStone ecosystem, and both parties will explore innovative growth directions, including cross-chain asset protocols and StakingFi product integration, while expanding the practical applications of cross-chain staking technology.

ChainCatcher news, the Algorand Foundation announced an investment in the decentralized peer-to-peer staking platform Valar, with the specific investment amount undisclosed.

ChainCatcher news, according to Bitget market data, the IP opened at $2.81 and is currently reported at $2.37. The current Launchpool on Bitget is about to open for investment, with a total prize pool of 554,500 IP.The lock-up period is from February 13, 20:00 to February 15, 20:00 (UTC+8). Details of this round of Launchpool are as follows:Regular user staking limit: 5,000 BGBVIP user staking limit: 30,000 BGB

ChainCatcher news, the Asia-focused Web3 gaming incubation fund Gam3Girl Ventures announced a strategic investment in Yield Guild Games (YGG) by directly purchasing YGG tokens from the market to join its ecosystem.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, OKX Ventures announced a seed round investment in the innovative trading application Blum, which aims to create a trading experience connecting DEX and CEX for 90 million users. This round of financing was led by gumi Cryptos Capital, with participation from Spartan and No Limit Holdings. It also received continued investment from seed pre-round supporters YZi Labs and Top.co, as well as participation from well-known institutions such as Bitscale Capital and Wintermute. Currently, Blum has secured a total of $5 million in seed pre-financing and seed round financing."This funding marks an important milestone for Blum as it will drive the development of our trading features. We are very grateful to OKX Ventures and other supporters for their confidence in us," said Gleb Kostarev, CEO and co-founder of Blum. "From day one, Blum has attracted the attention of investors and users. Our approach to financing is not just about securing funds; it is about carefully selecting partners with expertise and resources that can enhance the user experience."OKX Ventures partner Jeff Ren stated, "We are excited to invest in Blum, which is one of the largest Telegram Web3 communities. At the same time, we will establish a partnership with Blum through OKX Connect to attract more users together. Through this investment, we hope to once again demonstrate our willingness and determination to promote the development of the Ton ecosystem."

ChainCatcher news, on-chain analyst Ai Yi tweeted that it is time to focus on a16z investments that have not yet undergone TGE since a16z policy chief Brian Quintenz was appointed by Trump as the chairman of the CFTC.You can quickly grasp specific information about these projects on RootData. It is worth noting that the project Story, which is about to undergo TGE, is the only blockchain project in the web3 field that a16z has led in three consecutive rounds.It is reported that Brian is a supporter of cryptocurrency and DeFi, and he was previously nominated by Obama and Trump to serve as a CFTC commissioner.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, ARK Invest CEO Cathie Wood stated that despite the temporary market downturn, the chances of Bitcoin reaching $1.5 million are increasing as institutional investors continue to expand their investments in digital assets.She said, "Many institutional investors are now looking at Bitcoin and believe they need to add it to their asset allocation because the return and risk profile of Bitcoin is very different from all other assets in their portfolios."

ChainCatcher news, according to the Jiangsu High Court's official WeChat account, the Jiangsu High Court has released typical cases involving foreign-related commercial trials, stating that overseas virtual currency investments are not protected by Chinese law. In the relevant case, Singaporean citizen Pan XX and Chinese citizen Tian XX signed a cooperation agreement with a third party to jointly operate the "MFA Blockchain" project. Pan XX transferred 15.74 million yuan to Tian XX for the purchase of MFA virtual currency, but later the virtual account involved in the case was locked, resulting in the total loss of the principal. Pan XX filed a lawsuit in court.The Jiangsu High Court, in its second instance, held that Pan XX is a Singaporean citizen, and the case has foreign-related factors. According to China's law application rules, matters involving China's financial security and social public interests should directly apply the mandatory provisions of Chinese laws and regulations, which prohibit virtual currency investments. In this case, the parties signed a contract to speculate on overseas virtual currencies, violating the mandatory provisions of China's financial regulatory field. Therefore, the investment losses claimed by the parties are not protected by law, and the resulting losses shall be borne by the parties themselves.

ChainCatcher message, according to the latest 13F filing submitted by Goldman Sachs on Tuesday, it increased its holdings in the two largest spot Bitcoin ETFs in Q4 2024.As of December 31 last year, Goldman Sachs held $1.27 billion (or 24.07 million shares) of BlackRock's IBIT, an increase of 88% quarter-over-quarter.Goldman Sachs also increased its holdings in the Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund, holding $288 million of FBTC (3.5 million shares), an increase of 105% quarter-over-quarter. Goldman Sachs also reported smaller Bitcoin ETF positions, which either decreased or were closed out.It is understood that institutional investment managers managing at least $100 million in stock assets submit 13F reports to the U.S. SEC each quarter. These reports are required to be submitted within 45 days after the end of each quarter to provide insight into the managers' stock holdings.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, the Portuguese fund management company Fundbox has partnered with the European cryptocurrency investment platform Kvarn X to launch the KvarnPortugal fund, which allocates 80% of its assets to Bitcoin and 20% to the CoinDesk 20 index.The minimum investment for the fund is €100,000, with a management fee of 0.05% and a subscription fee of 2.5%. If investors wish to obtain residency through the Portuguese Golden Visa program, they must invest at least €500,000 and reside in Portugal for at least 35 days within 5 years. The fund subscription period will last until February 2027.

ChainCatcher news, according to official news, Tether announced a strategic investment in the self-custody crypto wallet Zengo Wallet to enhance global stablecoin adoption. This investment will enable Zengo to support Tether stablecoins in major blockchain ecosystems, with the specific investment amount not yet disclosed.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cryptonews, the cryptocurrency exchange Gemini has received in-principle approval for an investment firm license from the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA). This license will allow Gemini to offer regulated futures and options trading services to professional traders and institutions in the EU and the European Economic Area under the framework of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II).Mark Jennings, Head of Gemini Europe, stated that this is an important step in the company's European expansion strategy for 2025. Currently, Gemini is engaged in multiple operations in Europe, including spot trading of over 90 digital assets, an ActiveTrader platform with more than 80 trading pairs, and over-the-counter trading services for institutional traders.Previously, Gemini had chosen Malta as its business center for the EU's regulatory framework for crypto assets (MiCA).

ChainCatcher news, according to on-chain analyst @ai_9684xtpa's monitoring, the address 4v7nG...FWjzD started accumulating when the market cap of CAR was 600 million and continued to buy more as the price fell, with a total investment of 1.93 million dollars and an average cost of 0.535 dollars; currently, it has an unrealized loss of 1.22 million dollars and has not sold at all.It is reported that this address previously profited 4.55 million dollars through TRUMP.

According to ChainCatcher news, data from CoinShares' latest weekly report shows that digital asset investment products saw inflows for the fifth consecutive week, totaling $1.3 billion, bringing the year-to-date inflow to $7.3 billion. Recent price declines have caused the total assets under management of ETPs to drop from a record high of $181 billion at the end of January to $163 billion. This week, trading volume stabilized at $20 billion.By region, inflows in the U.S. amounted to $1 billion, although buying on dips is quite common. Most other regions also experienced inflows, with the most notable being Germany, Switzerland, and Canada, which saw inflows of $61 million, $54 million, and $37 million, respectively.Bitcoin inflows totaled $407 million, and global ETPs currently account for 7.1% of the current market capitalization, making it the largest holder relative to any other entity. This week, Ethereum became the focus, with its price recently dropping to nearly $2,100, triggering significant buying on dips, leading to inflows of $793 million, surpassing Bitcoin for the first time this year.

ChainCatcher news, the DePIN project Hivello has received a strategic investment led by Animoca Brands. The specific amount has not been disclosed. The funds raised will be used for further innovation to simplify DePIN nodes and make them more user-friendly.Hivello is a DePIN aggregator that allows users to monetize idle computing resources across multiple decentralized networks to earn income. Previously, Hivello completed a $1.5 million funding round in February last year, with participation from Blockchange and others.