ChainCatcher News, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has charged Nova Labs, Inc. ("Nova Labs") with allegedly issuing cryptocurrency assets as securities without registration and deceiving investors.According to the SEC's complaint, from April 2019 to the present, Nova Labs conducted unregistered securities offerings and sales while providing and selling electronic devices called "Hotspots" (used for mining Nova Labs' cryptocurrency) and "Discovery Mapping" (a program that allows users to exchange their private data for Nova Labs' cryptocurrency).The SEC seeks to impose a permanent injunction against Nova Labs, confiscate illegal proceeds, pay pre-judgment interest, and impose civil penalties.

ChainCatcher news, DWF Labs partner Andrei Grachev tweeted that Trump is doing the best marketing for the cryptocurrency market.

ChainCatcher news, according to Chainwire, Crypto x AI company Reppo Labs announced the completion of a $2.2 million funding round, with participation from Protocol Labs, CV VC, CMS Holdings, among others, some of which were raised on Echo.xyz. The new funds will be used to develop key infrastructure that enables permissionless collaboration between data owners and AI developers and agents on niche datasets.It is reported that Reppo Labs was spun off from Protocol Labs Venture Studio in March 2024. Reppo is a permissionless network that facilitates seamless collaboration between AI developers and data owners through intent and intellectual property (IP) co-ownership.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, DWF Labs has announced its formal participation in the DeXe Network's DEXE token staking program. DeXe Network has established a governance-level partnership with RAK DAO, committed to building a complete DAO solution.DWF Labs stated that it is optimistic about the innovative potential of decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) in collaboration mechanisms, governance models, and value creation, and will continue to deepen its efforts in DAO application scenarios.

ChainCatcher news, Web3 game company Hyve Labs has completed a $2.75 million Pre-Seed funding round, led by Framework Ventures, with participation from Volt Capital, Builder Capital, 32 Bit Ventures, and numerous angel investors.The company intends to use these funds to expand its team and develop its core infrastructure, such as launching its testnet chain, its first game, and other on-chain assets.Hyve Labs has developed a game rollup that utilizes technologies like the decentralized data availability service EigenDA to act as a cross-chain game launcher.

ChainCatcher news, Jito Labs founder buffalu announced the appointment of Rebecca Rettig as the company's Chief Legal Officer (CLO), who will officially take office next week.Rebecca previously served as the Legal Director at Talos and has extensive experience in the DeFi space. At Jito Labs, she will lead legal, compliance, and policy matters, focusing on the evolving staking ETF space and participating in the development of MEV-related policies.

ChainCatcher news, the Kaspa Ecosystem Foundation (KEF) announced that starting in 2025, DWF Labs will be officially appointed as one of the market makers for the KAS token.

ChainCatcher message, Bitcoin stablecoin issuer Avalon Labs adds support for uniBTC assets. Users can use it as collateral to borrow other assets or recycle uniBTC for leveraged re-staking.

ChainCatcher news, Web3 market maker DWF Labs announced that it will provide strategic support for teams launching AI agents on the NEAR protocol.DWF Labs pointed out that NEAR is currently the only blockchain ecosystem that offers comprehensive resources for autonomous AI developers.Additionally, as part of its collaboration with NEAR ecosystem builders, DWF Labs will also work closely with DeFi protocols on NEAR to promote the launch of AI agents focused on the financial sector.

ChainCatcher news, Layer 1 public chain Saga announced a strategic partnership with Virtuals, Eliza Labs, and Wayfinder to jointly develop the cross-chain AI agent protocol Metropolis. This protocol will allow AI agents to autonomously deploy and manage independent Layer 1 blockchain networks (Chainlets) through the Saga infrastructure. Saga plans to launch the Liquidity Integration Layer (LIL) in the first quarter of 2025 to achieve cross-chain liquidity and interoperability.The protocol integrates Wayfinder's multi-chain AI agent framework, Virtuals' dynamic virtual agents, and Eliza Labs' ElizaOS system. Core features of Metropolis include ElizaOS integration, autonomous chain deployment capabilities, and a dynamic ecosystem supported by the Virtuals Butler Agent. This collaboration marks an important milestone in the deep integration of blockchain and AI technologies, providing stronger infrastructure support for decentralized applications.

ChainCatcher news, Layer 1 public chain Saga announced a strategic partnership with Virtuals, Eliza Labs, and Wayfinder to jointly develop the cross-chain AI agent protocol Metropolis. This protocol will allow AI agents to autonomously deploy and manage independent Layer 1 blockchain networks (Chainlets) through the Saga infrastructure. Saga plans to launch the Liquidity Integration Layer (LIL) in the first quarter of 2025 to achieve cross-chain liquidity and interoperability.The protocol integrates Wayfinder's multi-chain AI agent framework, Virtuals' dynamic virtual agents, and Eliza Labs' ElizaOS system. Core features of Metropolis include ElizaOS integration, autonomous chain deployment capabilities, and a dynamic ecosystem supported by the Virtuals Butler Agent. This collaboration marks an important milestone in the deep integration of blockchain and AI technologies, providing stronger infrastructure support for decentralized applications.

ChainCatcher news, according to Be In Crypto, Yuga Labs co-founder Greg Solano denied rumors about the company planning to sell the copyrights of the CryptoPunks series. This speculation was initially raised by NFT researcher Wale Moca and sparked widespread discussion and controversy within the Web3 community.Solano explicitly stated on the X platform: "Many people have approached us, especially in the last few months, but that doesn't mean we are going to do anything. We will only consider it when we are sure it is a long-term and highly valuable deal for CryptoPunks."

ChainCatcher news, Sonic Labs (formerly Fantom) has released details of the S token airdrop plan. Users can earn points through three methods: the first type is passive points, which users can earn by holding whitelisted assets in their Web3 wallets (such as Rabby, MetaMask, and hardware wallets), but holdings in centralized exchanges do not count; the second type is activity points, which can be earned by providing whitelisted assets as liquidity in participating projects; the third type is DApps points, where developers can compete for allocation quotas called "Sonic Gems" and distribute S tokens to users through customized point programs.

ChainCatcher news, DWF Labs partner posted on X stating that they are looking for DeFAI projects for investment and support.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, Sonic Labs (formerly Fantom) has launched a new DeFi reward model through its Sonic Points program. The system allows users to earn Sonic Points by interacting with assets and applications on the whitelist, providing a way to track participation across multiple cycles.Additionally, extra incentives can be distributed through Sonic Gems, offering users more opportunities to engage and integrate into the ecosystem. The Sonic Points dashboard enables users to track and discover eligible applications, providing a simple and sustainable method for DeFi rewards.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, the developers of the DeFi protocol Uniswap, Uniswap Labs, have announced a partnership with the cryptocurrency hardware wallet provider Ledger to enhance the accessibility of DeFi. This collaboration will enable Uniswap's trading API to integrate with the Ledger Live cryptocurrency asset management application. After the integration, users will be able to swap tokens directly within Ledger Live while maintaining control of their assets through the Ledger hardware wallet.

ChainCatcher news, Bitcoin stablecoin issuer Avalon Labs announced that the airdrop registration for its governance token AVL is now officially live. Users only need to complete chain selection and wallet entry to successfully register. On the day of the token TGE, users will be able to check the specific airdrop ratio.Avalon Labs successfully completed a $10 million Series A funding round led by the well-known venture capital firm Framework Ventures in 2024, and has now surpassed a total locked value (TVL) of $2 billion.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, Bitcoin on-chain financial infrastructure Alpen Labs has announced the completion of a $8.5 million strategic financing round, led by DBA and Cyber Fun, with Ribbit Capital, Castle Island Ventures, and Geometry being the largest investors in its seed round and supporting Alpen again in this round. This funding will help accelerate the development of Bitcoin ZK Rollup "Strata" and aim to launch it on the mainnet in 2025.Strata is set to be launched as an open platform designed to expand and promote the use of Bitcoin, unlocking many practical features for Bitcoin: simple self-custody, intuitive and privacy-protecting payments, interoperability, Bitcoin-backed lending and stablecoins, and many other on-chain applications. Strata will be open to the public starting next month with the upcoming release of its test network.Previously, it was reported that Bitcoin L2 developer Alpen Labs completed a $10.6 million financing round, led by Ribbit Capital.

ChainCatcher news, yesterday, the X account of Ryan Zarick, co-founder and CTO of LayerZero Labs, was briefly hacked and posted false airdrop messages and phishing links.The related scam posts have now been deleted.