ChainCatcher news, according to Fortune, cryptocurrency investment firm Metalayer has filed documents with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to establish a $25 million fund focused on investments in the cryptocurrency industry. Sources say that Metalayer completed its initial financing last Friday, securing $20 million in committed capital, and plans to raise the full amount by the end of this year.The three founders of Metalayer are all former executives of Two Sigma Ventures, including former head of digital assets Andy Kangpan. It is reported that Metalayer has invested in three companies, including the synthetic dollar project Ethena, the institutional-only exchange Crossover, and the blockchain clearinghouse Clear Token.Despite a decline in overall cryptocurrency venture capital activity, Metalayer's fundraising is still supported by executives from Two Sigma Ventures and other investors. Industry insiders believe that the establishment of this fund marks a continued warming of venture capital interest in the blockchain sector.

ChainCatcher News: Japanese listed company Metaplanet announced that it has obtained exclusive authorization from Bitcoin Magazine Japan, aiming to promote the adoption of Bitcoin in Japan.

ChainCatcher news, according to ichainfo monitoring, MetaPlanet received 124.1 bitcoins from bitFlyer, worth approximately 11.55 million dollars.Previous news, MetaPlanet announced that it will purchase an additional 124.11 bitcoins for 1.6 billion yen.

ChainCatcher news, according to the announcement from the cryptocurrency trading platform WEEX, the platform has launched the 29th phase of the WE-Launch project Meta BOR (BOR) on November 18 at 20:00 UTC+8. Users who invest ≥ 1,000 WXT before November 23 at 20:00 UTC+8 can share 888 BOR tokens based on their effective investment proportion.In addition, the 26th, 27th, and 28th phases of WE-Launch on WEEX are ongoing, which will airdrop 22,222 Nugget Trap Gold Tokens (NGTG), 5,249,343 Baby Samurai (SAMMY), and 202,666 Happy Cat (HAPPY) tokens, respectively. Users can participate simultaneously to gain greater benefits.Meta BOR is a public chain dedicated to supporting metaverse applications, built on Substrate, supporting HVM/WASM and advanced developer tools, and capable of seamless integration with the Spatial Web. Its ecosystem covers NFTs, DeFi, Web3 games, cross-chain wallets, etc., aiming to promote the future development of the metaverse and Web 3.0.

ChainCatcher News: Japanese listed company Metaplanet announces an additional purchase of 124.11 BTC.

ChainCatcher News: Japanese listed company Metaplanet issued 1.75 billion yen (approximately 11.3 million USD) 1-year bonds at 0.36%, with the raised funds to be used for acquiring more BTC.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, the sports metaverse platform Bitball has announced the completion of a $5 million Series A funding round, co-led by IntelligentCricket and Neon Eight Group, bringing the total funding amount to $7 million.The funds will be used to expand its AI-driven sports gaming ecosystem and develop a 3D cricket game based on real-time sports data, expected to launch in the second quarter of 2025. Since its launch in December 2023, Bitball has attracted over 5 million users and plans to hold a BALL token generation event (TGE) in the fourth quarter of 2024.Additionally, the Web3 asset data platform RootData shows that Bitball is a sports metaverse platform that integrates GameFi and SocialFi elements, leveraging Web3 technology to closely connect sports stars, clubs, organizations, and fans, providing a new digital experience and virtual space.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, Meta Platforms (META.O) has been fined nearly 800 million euros for violating EU antitrust rules. Meta plans to appeal the EU fine.

ChainCatcher news, as reported by Bitcoin Magazine, Japanese listed company Metaplanet has gained an unrealized profit of 28 million dollars due to its current holdings of Bitcoin.

ChainCatcher News, Japanese listed company Metaplanet has released its third-quarter financial data and the fair value of its Bitcoin holdings. The current valuation gain of Bitcoin held by Metaplanet has reached 4.27 billion yen (approximately 27.54 million USD), which exceeds the company's market value at the beginning of the year.Although the value of its Bitcoin holdings has increased, Metaplanet reported a net loss of 2.1 million USD for the nine months ending September 30, 2024, an improvement compared to a loss of 2.7 million USD in the same period last year.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jin10, Meta stated that it will reduce the monthly subscription price for its services in the EU from €9.99 for desktop users to €5.99, and from €12.99 to €7.99 for iOS and Android users.

ChainCatcher news, as reported by Bitcoin Magazine, Bitcoin has surpassed Meta to become the ninth largest asset in the world by market capitalization.

ChainCatcher news, according to data disclosed by 8marketcap, as BTC continues to reach new historical highs, its market capitalization ranking has surpassed Meta, returning to the top ten in global asset market capitalization.Latest data shows that the current market capitalization of BTC is approximately $1.469 trillion, ranking tenth in global asset market capitalization.

ChainCatcher news, according to CertiK Alert monitoring, the attackers of the crypto entertainment platform METAWIN have transferred 331 ETH (approximately $800,000) to different wallets. These ETH were sent in batches of 13, 19, and 21 ETH.Previous news, METAWIN was hacked, resulting in a loss of approximately $4 million in assets. The hackers stole funds from hot wallets on Ethereum, Base, and Solana, and have transferred some of the stolen money to KuCoin, HitBTC, Binance, and ChangeNow.

ChainCatcher news, social media and tech company Meta has opened its artificial intelligence model Llama to the U.S. military and defense contractors for national security purposes. Meta's President of Global Affairs Nick Clegg wrote in a statement on November 4 that Llama will be used to streamline complex logistics and planning, track terrorist financing, and strengthen U.S. cyber defenses.The company will collaborate with Microsoft, Amazon, IBM, Oracle, Palantir, and other tech giants to provide comprehensive services to the U.S. government.

ChainCatcher News: Japanese listed company Metaplanet Inc. announced that its stock has been included in the CoinShares Blockchain Global Equity Index (BLOCK Index), which is a globally recognized benchmark tracking leading publicly listed companies in the blockchain and cryptocurrency sectors.