ChainCatcher news, according to Global Network reports, at the 2024 Shanghai MWC conference today, Lenovo officially launched its self-developed software platform from the Lenovo Research Institute Shanghai branch—Lenovo Daystar Metaverse Platform.It is understood that Daystar World is a metaverse content and business construction platform based on technologies such as computer vision and generative artificial intelligence (AIGC). Through collaborative efforts in production, education, research, and application, the Lenovo Daystar Metaverse Platform has overcome challenges in high-fidelity 3D reconstruction of the physical world, three-dimensional digital base construction, simulation prediction, virtual-real interaction and linkage, creating a software and hardware integrated metaverse platform with multiple core capabilities.The platform enables rapid low-code metaverse space construction through drag-and-drop functionality, and can also interact with self-developed devices (Lenovo Daystar XR glasses, robots, smart cameras, etc.) to form end-to-end solution delivery, achieving a series of functions such as robot deployment simulation, XR content orchestration, AI detection, and digital twin. By leveraging the advantages of Lenovo's self-developed hardware, the Daystar World platform supports the integration of various smart devices, enabling the linkage deployment of the physical and virtual worlds. Virtual tasks can be directly issued to real devices for execution and twin display, enhancing the experience of virtual-real interaction.

ChainCatcher news, according to Techcrunch, decentralized cloud service provider NodeShift has completed a $3.2 million seed round financing, led by Inovo.vc, with participation from Notion Capital, 10x Founders, Epic Games, and Kestrel0x1. The funds raised will be used to strengthen supply and marketing efforts.It is reported that NodeShift provides a single API for accessing excess computing, storage, and graphics accelerators from independent data center operators, and connects to low-cost decentralized network services such as Akash and Filecoin.

ChainCatcher news, Binance has submitted documents to an Illinois court seeking to dismiss the "provocative" lawsuit by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) against Binance.ChainCatcher previously reported that in March this year, Binance and Changpeng Zhao were sued by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) in a federal court in Chicago for allegedly violating trading and derivatives rules.

ChainCatcher news, the Arbitrum structured product protocol Vovo Finance has decided to gradually shut down the platform. Starting today, all vaults will transition to withdrawal-only mode. The website will remain operational until the end of the year to allow users to withdraw their funds. Vovo Finance stated, "Since last year, the team has significantly reduced costs and retained 80% of the raised funds. As we gradually shut down the platform, all remaining funds will be returned to investors."According to RootData, in April 2022, [Vovo Finance](https://www.rootdata.com/zh/Projects/detail/Vovo Finance?k=NTAzOA==) completed a $2 million seed round financing, led by IOSG Ventures, with participation from Matrixport, Ledger Prime, Zee Prime Capital, Pattern Research, Primitive Ventures, imToken, Kyber Network, Daedalus, and CyberX. (Source link)

ChainCatcher news, the Japanese NFT platform OVO has raised 15,138% in its Startup debut on Gate.io, with a subscription amount reaching $22,856,620. The OVO/USDT spot trading pair will be launched on March 23 at 21:00 (UTC+8).It is reported that OVO is an NFT platform dedicated to the customized issuance of well-known Japanese IPs, with over 120,000 on-chain interactions for a single IP. Its Collect To Earn ecological feature, which enhances NFT liquidity, can be used to improve the narrative capabilities and value capture mechanisms of NFTs. According to Rootdata, OVO has received investments from LD Capital, Kucoin Ventures, Gate Labs, M-Ventures, y2z Ventures, and Nothing Research. (Source link)

ChainCatcher news, Japan's largest NFT platform OVO will conduct its IEO on Gate.io at 18:00 Beijing time on March 21, with its ecosystem token $OVO priced at $0.16. It is reported that this IEO is also the Startup Prime project that Gate.io has not launched for a year.OVO is a Japan-based NFT customization issuance platform, having sold over 100,000 NFTs, with more than 120,000 interactions on a single IP on-chain. Investors include Avalanche Ventures, Y2Z Ventures, KuCoin Ventures, Gate Labs, LD Capital, Nothing Research, MEXC Global, Ayanna Research, and others. (Source link)

ChainCatcher news, according to a report by The Paper, at the Internet Entrepreneurs Forum during the 2022 World Internet Conference Wuzhen Summit, Sohu founder Zhang Chaoyang discussed the metaverse, stating that in the Web 1.0 era, the generation and distribution of internet content was one to many. By the time of Web 2.0, content was generated and consumed by many individuals, emphasizing interaction. Once users establish interactive relationships, it becomes decentralized, and we are now moving towards Web 3.0, culminating in the so-called metaverse.Zhang Chaoyang reminded young people that many concepts can be seductive, and entrepreneurs should adopt a skeptical attitude and view them calmly. Some new concepts may be overhyped, but when viewed over a 10-year scale, the trends are indeed undergoing profound transformation. (The Paper)