ChainCatcher message, the full-chain identity and distribution protocol Layer3 has announced its expansion to the Solana network, aiming to create a consumer distribution layer for the Solana protocol, supported by L3 tokens natively provided on Solana via Wormhole.This expansion brings several new features, including optional token migration through Wormhole & Portal, new leaderboards, rewards, user progress and community structure, as well as L3 staking on Solana via Wormhole.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, the infrastructure supporting the Bitcoin second layer network, BitcoinOS (BOS), has announced the open-sourcing of the BitSNARK verification protocol for further experimentation in Bitcoin.The team stated that BitSNARK allows zk-SNARK proofs to run on Bitcoin without altering the core protocol. With advanced cryptographic techniques, any code can be compiled and run on Bitcoin.

ChainCatcher news, the gamified full-chain liquidity aggregation innovative protocol 0xAstra has announced the successful completion of a $3 million seed round financing. This round of financing has gathered numerous well-known investment institutions and leading projects, including Ace Redpoint, Animoca Brands, Folium Ventures, Skyland Ventures, Orbiter, and Ultiverse.0xAstra injects vitality into full-chain liquidity and stimulates on-chain interaction through its unique gamified strategy. With deep cooperation with leading blockchain ecosystems, 0xAstra offers a richer and smoother cross-chain trading experience, pushing the potential of liquidity aggregation and re-staking to new heights. Since its launch, 0xAstra has connected to dozens of mainstream L1 and L2 networks, and within just over two months, the platform's cumulative trading volume has surpassed $90 million, demonstrating remarkable growth momentum.The 0xAstra team consists of seasoned experts from the cryptocurrency, gaming, and internet sectors, who have successfully launched multiple game products with over a million users and generated millions of dollars in revenue. Through this financing, 0xAstra aims to lead a new wave of innovation in the DeFi space, creating a more vibrant and interactive decentralized financial ecosystem for global users.

ChainCatcher news, Solana yield optimization protocol Carrot has completed a $600,000 Pre-seed round of financing, with participation from BOOGLE, DKS Ventures, and angel investors Retired Chad Dev, DRiP founder vibhu, Nom, Kash Dhanda, ChartFu, Iced, and others.According to RootData, Carrot is the simplest way to passively earn from Solana DeFi using a single token, which offers the highest average yield. By continuously monitoring each lending protocol, it rebalances funds when better rates are available. Carrot ensures that stablecoins achieve higher APRs more quickly, thereby efficiently and effectively optimizing returns.

ChainCatcher news, the Manta Foundation announced a strategic investment in the chain abstraction liquidity aggregation protocol Cycle Network, with the specific financing amount undisclosed. Other investors include Summer Ventures, Vertex Ventures, and others.Cycle Network has applied for the Manta Foundation's $50 million ecosystem fund. This investment aims to promote Web3 development, particularly in enhancing liquidity, cross-chain connectivity, and efficiency among ecosystems.It is reported that Cycle Network was selected for Binance Labs' seventh season incubation program in July this year.

ChainCatcher news, the AI liquidity allocation protocol Quantlytica announced on platform X that the TVL of the second season points event launched on August 2 has exceeded 2.5 million USD; this points event will continue until the TGE and will be exchanged for QTLX token airdrop at a 1:1 ratio after the TGE. In addition, the official stated that the specific schedule for the third season event will be announced soon.

ChainCatcher message, the AI liquidity allocation protocol Quantlytica announced a strategic partnership with the Web3 modular user security layer GoPlus Security and the asset data platform RootData to jointly enhance the security and reliability of Quantlytica's liquidity project selection. Through this collaboration, Quantlytica will adopt GoPlus Security's security data and RootData's project credibility data, improving the reliability and diversity of Quantlytica's selected liquidity project integrations, thereby providing users with more comprehensive liquidity allocation solutions and protecting user asset security.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, the liquidity protocol Ion Protocol for staking and re-staking assets has completed a $4.8 million funding round, with participation from Gumi Capital Cryptos, Robot Ventures, BanklessVC, NGC Ventures, Finality Capital, and SevenX Ventures. So far, its total funding amount has reached $7 million.It is reported that the new funds will be used to support and develop a native yield model called Nucleus, aimed at helping to address the monetization issues of rollups and appchains, and may assist in promoting new use cases for decentralized applications within its ecosystem.

ChainCatcher news, the AI liquidity allocation protocol Quantlytica announced on platform X that the TVL of the second season points event, which went live on August 2, has now exceeded 1 million USD. In addition, the trading volume of pre-event points on Coral Finance has surpassed 300,000 USD, and the event will continue until the TGE. After that, points will be exchanged 1:1 for the QTLX token airdrop.

ChainCatcher news, AI-driven liquidity allocation protocol Quantlytica has completed a €1 million financing round, with supporters including Polygon Labs Ecosystem Fund, Web3Port Foundation, Eureka Partners, DWF Ventures, Connectico Capital, ZBS Capital, and others.It is reported that Quantlytica aims to simplify the search for and construction of optimal funding strategy portfolios, addressing the liquidity allocation issues in Web3. By integrating AI models, Quantlytica conducts multidimensional learning on DeFi projects and market data, providing a variety of modular tools that make DeFi portfolio construction and testing simple and fast. The funds raised will be used to support protocol development, enhance AI assistance within the ecosystem, and break down liquidity barriers between users and project parties. Previous report, Quantlytica's second season points activity was launched on August 2 and the TGE schedule will be announced soon.

ChainCatcher message, supported by the Polygon ecosystem fund, announced on X that the second season of Quantlytica Earn is now live. The event runs from August 2 to September, with a total of 500,000 $CORL and 3 million $QTLX to be distributed as rewards. Quantlytica Earn aims to reward active participation from the community, allowing participants to share Quantlytica points from various vaults on the platform, gaining not only attractive APY but also additional airdrop points from partner projects.It is reported that Quantlytica announced a strategic partnership with Orderly Network, Singularity, and Coral Finance on July 31, allowing users to earn extra points from special reward pools associated with each protocol. Additionally, the earned Quantlytica points can be traded on the Coral Finance platform without having to wait for TGE.

ChainCatcher news, Omnity Network founder Louis officially launched the new protocol Omnity AI at Bitcoin Nashville, redefining the way social dissemination works for Web3 projects and even Memecoins.Omnity AI is an AI-driven reward distribution protocol built around "social dissemination influence," supporting multi-chain asset Grant distribution, and operates entirely on-chain, free from manipulation by anyone. Omnity AI is currently launched first on the X platform, using LLM natural language to assess the influence contributions brought by participants, initially supporting Bitcoin Runes as rewards and distribution, with plans to develop AI Agents for more social media platforms like Farcaster, continuing to support more on-chain asset protocols.Omnity Network includes the Omnity Interoperability Protocol and the Omnity AI social distribution protocol, providing a fast, simple, and low-cost user experience, operating entirely on-chain, aiming to become the growth engine for Bitcoin tokens in the expanding modular multi-chain network world, helping Bitcoin become the global economic settlement layer.

ChainCatcher news, the token distribution protocol Layer3 Foundation announced in its official Discord community that it will release the initial L3 token allocation checker on July 24, but the tokens will not go live on that date. The Layer3 Foundation stated that they have been working hard to gather feedback from the community and create a token economic model that aligns with the long-term development of Layer3.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, the token distribution protocol ZAP based on Blast has completed a $15.1 million financing, reaching a valuation of $100 million.The funds were raised in three recent financing rounds: a $900,000 seed round in December last year, a $2.1 million private placement last month, and $12.1 million in the ongoing "vault sale." The "vault sale" is similar to a node sale, offering buyers unreleased ZAP tokens daily, with an expected total raise of $50 million when sold out.

ChainCatcher news, according to Decrypt, the Web3 storage and privacy protocol Arcana Network has announced the launch of the on-chain abstract Chain Abstraction protocol, aimed at eliminating the complexity of managing assets and gas fees across multiple blockchains.It is reported that the protocol can provide wallet-as-a-service through a simple SDK and utilize the Gasless SDK to seamlessly handle gas fees.

ChainCatcher news, the privacy protection protocol Penumbra on the Cosmos chain tweeted that it has opened the eligibility query for the airdrop, with more details to be announced later.In November 2021, Penumbra Labs completed a $4.75 million seed round financing led by Dragonfly Capital, with participation from Robot Ventures, Figment, and ZKValidator, among others.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, the token distribution protocol Layer3 has completed a $15 million Series A funding round, co-led by ParaFi and Greenfield Capital, with participation from Electric Capital, Immutable, Lattice, Tioga, LeadBlock, Amber, and others.It is reported that Layer3 is also developing a new AI protocol to optimize token distribution strategies, which is expected to be launched later this year.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, the decentralized trading execution protocol Smart Transaction (STXN) has announced the completion of a $5.5 million seed round financing, with participation from HackVC, Backed, Shima Capital, Signum Capital, Antalpha, Gate.io, Breed VC, Chorus One, Tane, and others. Specific valuation information has not yet been disclosed.It is reported that Smart Transaction is a decentralized trading creation and execution framework run by solvers, allowing users to set specific conditions for trading time and execution, enabling transactions to be processed based on precise conditions and timing.

ChainCatcher news, the RWA tokenization protocol Blocksquare announced the tokenization of real estate assets worth 100 million dollars.Blocksquare stated that the EU land registry has for the first time notarized tokenized real estate transactions.