ChainCatcher news, Bitcoin protocol layer Surge announces the completion of a $1.8 million Pre-Seed funding round, with participation from Autonomy, Gerstenbrot Capital, Double Peak Group, Sats Ventures, Vamient Capital, Samara AG, and angel investors including Rushi Manche from Movement Labs, CoinGecko co-founder Bobby Ong, and TM Lee.The new funding will drive the development of its MetaLayer to fully realize Bitcoin's potential as a global currency base layer.Surge stated that it plans to launch its testnet soon.