ChainCatcher news, Arthur Hayes stated in a podcast, "I will pay attention to meme coins, new Layer 1 blockchains, Layer 2 projects, NFTs, and the gaming sector, etc. Everyone knows that you can make quick money in a bull market, but the key is how to preserve those gains. If you earn some money that can change your life, then take out a portion to cash out."

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, the hybrid Layer 2 project BOB (Build on Bitcoin), driven by Bitcoin and Ethereum, has completed a $1.6 million funding round. Ledger Ventures led the investment, with angel investors including notable figures from BlackRock, Rarible, Ordinals, Aave, Curve, Threshold, Magic Eden, Mechanism, Injective, Vessel Capital, Babylon, and Centrifuge.Of the funds raised, $1 million will be allocated to the BOB incubator to support new startups focused on Bitcoin infrastructure and BOB dapps. BOB aims to connect the mass adoption potential of Bitcoin with the capabilities of the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) and its ecosystem by ensuring security through Bitcoin and enabling users to access dapp, DeFi, and stablecoin aggregation solutions.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, the Bitcoin Layer 2 project Zulu Network has completed a $3 million seed round pre-financing, with participation from Web3.com Ventures, CGV FoF, D11-Labs, CatcherVC, SatoshiLabs, K24 Ventures, Waterdrip Capital, Jingle Mining, and others.

ChainCatcher news, Bitcoin Layer 2 project Bitlayer announced the completion of a $5 million seed round financing. This round was co-led by Framework Ventures and ABCDE Capital, with participation from institutions including StarkWare, OKX Ventures, Alliance DAO, UTXO Management, Asymmetric Capital, Kenetic Capital, Pivot Global, Web3Port, Mindfulness Capital, C6E Capital, PAKA, Comma3 Capital, and Kronos Ventures, as well as notable Bitcoin OG & KOL Dan Held, Messari CEO Ryan Selkis, and co-founder Dan McArdle among other well-known Web3 entrepreneurs.It is reported that Bitlayer aims to become the computing layer for Bitcoin and is the first Bitcoin-secure equivalent Layer 2 based on the BitVM paradigm. Bitlayer plans to launch the first version of its mainnet on April 5 and introduce the ecosystem incentive program Ready Player One.

ChainCatcher news, Bitcoin Layer2 solution Merlin Chain has completed a new round of financing, with participation from 24 institutions including OKX Ventures, ABCDE, Foresight Ventures, and Arkstream Capital. This round of financing will be used for the continuous upgrading and optimization of the Merlin Chain infrastructure, better achieving asset and user interoperability between the Bitcoin Layer 1 and Layer 2 networks, enhancing liquidity and richness within its ecosystem.Merlin Chain focuses on Bitcoin-native solutions, integrating key modules such as ZK-Rollup networks, decentralized oracle networks, and on-chain fraud proofs for Bitcoin, aiming to empower Bitcoin Layer 1's native assets, protocols, and application ecosystems, allowing them to continue innovating and amplifying asset potential on Layer 2 networks.The team behind Merlin Chain, Bitmap Tech (formerly known as RCSV), has been deeply involved in the Bitcoin ecosystem for a long time, contributing multiple native innovative projects to Bitcoin over the past year, with a total market value exceeding $500 million. Its issued BRC-420 "Blue Box" has become one of the most popular assets in the Ordinals protocol, with prices soaring from $0.15 to $34,000, making its market value second only to BAYC and CryptoPunks.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, Bounce announced that the token SAVM for the Bitcoin Layer2 project SatoshiVM has successfully completed its issuance, raising a total of 10,800 AUCTION.In addition, the winners have now been announced, and randomly selected winners can claim their SAVM, while winners who provided initial liquidity (ILO) can claim their ETH and SAVM earnings every Sunday. Participants who did not win can apply for a full refund.It is reported that SatoshiVM is a ZK Rollup Layer2 solution based on the Bitcoin chain, using BTC as the native gas, and its testnet is now live.

ChainCatcher news, the open-source and free full-chain analysis tool Chaineye.tools has launched data dashboards for four major Layer2 projects, including Arbitrum, Optimism, ZkSync, and StarkNet. Users can query Layer2 project data, ecosystem, and token information through the dashboards.Chaineye is incubated by Biteye, a leading Web3 research community in Asia, and has received support from the Optimism RPGF and Near Aurora Foundation. It is currently accepting donations in the Gitcoin Beta round. (Source link)