ChainCatcher news, according to Fortune magazine, the Bitcoin lending platform Lava has completed a $10 million Series A funding round, with participation from Founders Fund and Khosla Ventures.Lava's founder and CEO Shehzan Maredia stated that the platform allows users to borrow against Bitcoin as collateral, "Our slogan is save in Bitcoin, spend in dollars."Lava plans to develop additional services, including the ability to pay and purchase Bitcoin, and does not intend to issue tokens (the Series A funding is an equity financing).

ChainCatcher news, according to informed sources and a regulatory document, venture capital firm Khosla Ventures has raised a $405 million special purpose vehicle (SPV) to invest in OpenAI's $6.6 billion funding round.Informed sources revealed that the SPV will consist of funds from Khosla Ventures and external investors. Venture capitalists typically support startups, but they also pool funds through SPVs to participate in later funding rounds.Previously, projects that Khosla Ventures has invested in include: NEAR ecosystem blockchain infrastructure company Calimero Network, Worldcoin, investment app Seashell, Chain (XCN), and others.