ChainCatcher news, the Runes marketplace and launch platform Odin.fun, founded by Bioniq founder Bob Bodily, announced the completion of a new round of strategic financing, led by Taproot Wizards. The specific investment amount has not been disclosed, and the new funds are intended to support the development of DeFi on the Bitcoin blockchain.It is reported that after the transaction is completed, Odin.fun will continue to operate independently and will still be led by Bob Bodily.According to the Web3 asset data platform RootData, Odin.fun is a Runes marketplace and launch platform founded by the creator of the Bitcoin ordinal market Bioniq, inspired by Pump.fun.

ChainCatcher news, according to Chainwire, the on-chain AI model verification and rental market Aura has completed a $5.5 million seed round financing, led by Daxos Capital, Manifold Trading, and Selini Capital, with participation from Hermeneutic Investments.With the completion of this round of financing, Aura is accelerating its technology roadmap and preparing for the next phase of platform development.

According to ChainCatcher news, the decentralized user protocol platform PoPP has announced the completion of its final round of $6 million financing before the TGE, bringing the total financing amount to $12 million. This round of investors includes Oasis Labs, X-Labs, Becker Ventures, InnoAlpha, Blocklike Ventures, and others.PoPP provides users with dynamic on-chain identity labels by analyzing on-chain behavior, accurately matching DApps, and offering developers privacy-protected precise audience targeting. After the financing is completed, PoPP will advance the PoPP AI-Profile, build a Web3 user ecosystem, optimize the smart matching experience, and expand more application scenarios.According to the Web3 asset data platform RootData, PoPP uses blockchain technology to construct users' personal metaverse social relationships, allowing everyone to issue programmable soul-bound tokens and non-fungible tokens to carry their social relationships, organizational relationships, rights certificates, and works, enabling everyone who contributes to the community to earn rewards and helping users discover more valuable souls and content on the platform.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, cryptocurrency exchange Binance and Abu Dhabi-based artificial intelligence and advanced technology investor MGX have announced a $2 billion investment deal. This transaction marks Binance's first institutional investment to date, representing a significant step for Binance in promoting the adoption of digital assets and strengthening the role of blockchain in global finance. This is the largest single investment in a cryptocurrency company and the largest investment in cryptocurrency (stablecoins) ever.It is reported that this investment represents MGX's first foray into the cryptocurrency and blockchain space, acquiring a minority stake in Binance as part of a broader strategy to support the transformative impact of blockchain on society.

ChainCatcher news, according to Venturebeat. Reportedly, Web3 game developer M10 has completed a $3 million seed round financing, with investors including Sui Foundation, GSR, Big Brain Holdings, Monoceros, Blockchain Founders Fund, and Presto Labs.The company aims to address the core issues in the free-to-play game model, particularly the overly aggressive monetization methods. M10 is developing a competitive multiplayer shooter that creates new gaming business models through blockchain technology, allowing players to create and monetize their own value. The developer team members come from AAA game projects such as Assassin's Creed, Red Dead Redemption 2, and GTA V.

ChainCatcher news, according to Chainwire, the decentralized creative AI platform Sogni AI has completed a $2 million funding round, led by Comma3 Ventures and Republic Ventures, with participation from Contango Digital, Oyster Ventures, ARC, DEXT Force Ventures, Nosana, Formless Capital, Gecko Ventures, and more Web3 investors and industry veterans.It is reported that Sogni AI was founded by former CoinMarketCap executives and has launched a decentralized GPU network called Supernet, aimed at supporting AI-driven content creation. The network provides rendering speeds that are 176 times faster than traditional cloud services by distributing workloads on decentralized infrastructure.

ChainCatcher news, according to Fortune, blockchain startup Arda, founded by former JPMorgan digital asset strategy head Oli Harris, has completed a $3 million Pre-Seed funding round led by Lightshift Capital. Arda aims to reform the real estate industry through blockchain technology, providing a digital platform for the real estate economy and using distributed ledger technology to store data.Harris stated that Arda will serve as a central "operating system" for property ownership, helping other companies execute transactions by aggregating data and building blockchain infrastructure. The platform will create a "continuously evolving historical record" for each property, similar to CARFAX for used cars or personal credit scores, enabling buyers, sellers, and financial institutions to access verifiable and tamper-proof records instantly.Arda plans to achieve profitability by charging a fixed fee for viewing real estate data, as well as transaction fees for updating specific property data and processing transactions. The funding will be used to develop product prototypes, hire engineers, and establish partnerships with real estate developers and related businesses.

ChainCatcher news, the decentralized AI network Fortytwo has announced the completion of a $2.3 million Pre-Seed funding round, led by Big Brain Holdings, with participation from CMT Digital, Escape Velocity Ventures (EV3), Chorus One, Mentat Group, and angel investors including Santiago R Santos, Keone Hon, Paul Taylor, and Comfy Capital.According to the Web3 asset data platform RootData, Fortytwo is a multi-agent AI protocol designed to unleash scalable and efficient intelligence to meet the global demand for AI. In this system, nodes validate and construct responses from one another, forming a collective intelligence that is more efficient and can surpass the accuracy of centralized AI models, while the cost is only a fraction of the latter.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, the privacy blockchain project Seismic has announced the completion of a $7 million seed round financing, led by a16z Crypto, with participation from Polychain, 1kx, NGC, and dao5. Specific valuation information has not been disclosed, and the new funds will be used to build a private smart contract platform.According to the Web3 asset data platform RootData, Seismic is an interactive shielding protocol aimed at helping users collaborate in gaming, communication, and social networks. The Seismic protocol serves as a set of sequencers that can be inserted into any chain.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, the cross-chain interoperability protocol Across Protocol has completed a $41 million funding round through the sale of its ACX tokens to expand its connectivity between Ethereum and layer two networks. This round of financing was led by Paradigm, with participation from Bain Capital Crypto, Coinbase Ventures, Multicoin Capital, and angel investor Sina Habinian.Hart Lambur, co-founder of Risk Labs Foundation, revealed that this funding round was completed in two phases, taking place in the second and fourth quarters of 2024. The token unlock plan for investors includes multiple one-year lock-up periods, lasting until November 2025. Across Protocol is an intent-based interoperability protocol that allows users to initiate cross-chain transactions with a single request.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, the cross-chain bridging protocol Across Protocol raised $41 million by selling its ACX tokens to expand its connectivity between Ethereum and layer two networks. This round of financing was led by Paradigm, with participation from Bain Capital Crypto, Coinbase Ventures, Multicoin Capital, and angel investor Sina Habinian.Hart Lambur, co-founder of Risk Labs Foundation, revealed that this round of financing will be completed in two phases, taking place in the second and fourth quarters of 2024. The token unlock plan for investors includes several one-year lock-up periods, lasting until November 2025. Across Protocol is an intent-based interoperability protocol that allows users to initiate cross-chain transactions with a single request.According to Web3 asset data platform RootData, [Across](https://www.rootdata.com/zh/Projects/detail/Across Protocol?k=MjExMw== "optimistic-based cross-chain bridging protocol") is an optimistic-based cross-chain bridging protocol that allows users to execute transactions between chains almost instantly. This is achieved through the use of optimistic oracles, bonded relayers, and single-sided liquidity pools.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, the Berachain ecosystem liquidity staking protocol Infrared has completed a $14 million Series A funding round led by Framework Ventures. Combined with the previous $2.25 million strategic round led by Binance Labs and $2.5 million seed round, Infrared's total funding has reached $18.75 million.Infrared will provide liquidity staking solutions for Berachain's native tokens BGT and BERA. Users who stake the native tokens to earn validator rewards will receive the liquidity staking token iBERA, which can generate additional yields in other DeFi protocols. In addition, Infrared has also become the first project supported by the Berachain Foundation incubator "Build a Bera," which announced in January this year that it was seeking collaborative startup projects.Michael Anderson, co-founder of Framework Ventures, stated, "We believe that Infrared's protocol will unlock a significant amount of productive capital within the broader Berachain ecosystem while maximizing efficiency and returns. This will enable developers on the Berachain framework to innovate in new ways."According to the Web3 asset data platform RootData, Infrared Finance is an application based on Berachain's liquidity proof consensus mechanism. The application redesigns liquidity staking in the context of a three-token architecture and the unique soul-binding element of BGT. The protocol maximizes value for stakeholders through its infrastructure-level PoL treasury and iBGT liquidity staking derivatives, leveraging the social aggregation of BGT.

ChainCatcher news, according to PR Newswire, the blockchain intellectual property protection company Eason Technology, listed on the NYSE, announced the completion of a HKD 1.5 million financing, with participation from Renying Capital.After the transaction is completed, Renying Capital will own 15% of the company's total equity, and the new funds are intended to explore the deployment of blockchain solutions in the fields of copyright and intellectual property, including literature, music, film and television, theater, and gaming.

ChainCatcher news, AI Agent service company MelodAI announced the completion of a new round of financing. This round of financing was led by the American LF Labs, with participation from Becker Ventures, Sydicate Capital, Zonff Partners, AvatarDAO, and Web3Link (Hong Kong). The specific amount of financing has not been disclosed. This financing will primarily be used to promote MelodAI's product development and market expansion in the Web3 and AI entertainment fields, enhancing its industry competitiveness in the global AIGC and AI Agent service sectors.MelodAI CEO Mark Rau stated, "We are very honored to receive support from LF Labs, Becker Ventures, and Web3Link. We believe that the combination of Web3 and AI technology will bring revolutionary changes to the entertainment industry, and MelodAI will continue to innovate in this field."According to the Web3 asset data platform RootData, MelodAI is an AIGC and multimodal AI agent platform. It utilizes artificial intelligence to analyze text or audio inputs and create original music tracks tailored to the content, thereby enhancing users' creativity in music creation.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, the blockchain asset risk management platform Lockchain.ai has announced the completion of a $5 million Series A funding round, led by White Star Capital, with participation from Lerer Hippeau, Arrington Capital, and Sonic Boom Ventures. Lockchain.ai plans to use the new funds to enhance its significant event detection capabilities for sharper market intelligence, accelerate data discovery and simplify due diligence, build an automated compliance framework that meets regulatory requirements, and launch regulatory compliance automation for initiatives like MiCA.It is reported that Lockchain.ai is a blockchain asset risk management platform that utilizes generative AI for real-time portfolio risk analysis and monitoring.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, the Sui ecosystem AI Agent content platform FanTV has completed a $3 million financing round, with participation from Mysten Labs, Cypher Capital, CoinSwitch Ventures, and Illuminati Capital.The project previously completed a $5.5 million financing round, with participation from Multicoin Capital, Woodstock Fund, Krafton, IOSG Ventures, Pravega Ventures, and Tykhe Block Ventures.According to the Web3 asset data platform RootData, FanTV is a Web3-based video + live social platform aimed at empowering creators by providing streaming, community, and monetization services, facilitating the transformation of the on-chain creator economy.