ChainCatcher News, Bitcoin full-chain lending protocol Blend recently announced the completion of its seed round financing. This round was led by well-known investor Mario Nawfal and the IBC Group, with participation from the Hackquest Community Fund. The specific amount and valuation have not been disclosed. At the same time, Blend has also been selected for the Open Campus accelerator supported by Animoca Brands and Hackquest, as well as the BTC Studio initiated by Wanwu Island and Waterdrop Capital.It is reported that Blend is a full-chain lending protocol aimed at Bitcoin assets, dedicated to providing efficient liquidity solutions for users by introducing Bitcoin as collateral. Blend plans to first deploy its protocol on public chains such as Arbitrum and Base, and will connect to decentralized Bitcoin asset solutions like dlcBTC, further unlocking the earning potential of Bitcoin and promoting its deep application in the DeFi field.Mario Nawfal is a well-known entrepreneur and investor in the United States. His Twitter Spaces have invited global political and business leaders and renowned investors, including Elon Musk and former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro. It is reported that Blend plans to co-host a Twitter Space event with Mario Nawfal to promote its lending protocol to the senior Bitcoin user community in the United States, further expanding Blend's influence in the cryptocurrency community.

ChainCatcher message, according to monitoring by ai_9684xtpa, the GSR Markets associated address 0x562 received 10 million EDU from the Open Campus multi-signature address 4 hours ago, worth 5.33 million dollars.In the past 7 months, this multi-signature has transferred a total of 28 million EDU (approximately 22.33 million dollars) to GSR, and after each transfer, it has been suspected of selling by gradually recharging into CEX over the following period.

ChainCatcher news, focusing on the decentralized underlying protocol KIP Protocol, has obtained the management rights of a $10 million fund provided by Open Campus. As the sole AI partner of Open Campus, KIP Protocol will work hand in hand with Open Campus to layout and explore the "DeAI + Education" landscape. According to the OCP-12 proposal, KIP will manage the fund and continuously build Open Campus U (OCU) using decentralized AI technology. In addition, $KIP will work alongside $EDU as the circulating currency of OCU.Animoca will also fully support Open Campus and KIP in the commercial development of the "DeAI and Education" field. The three parties will leverage market resources to attract more users to OCU and collaboratively build a decentralized AI-driven online learning education platform.

ChainCatcher news, the Web3 education protocol Open Campus announced that it will launch the EDU Chain hackathon on July 15, hosted by DoraHacks, with a total prize pool of 1 million dollars.

ChainCatcher news, according to VentureBeat, Open Campus announced that it has received funding from the Arbitrum Foundation to build its upcoming EDU Chain.It is reported that the EDU Chain is a Layer 3 blockchain specifically designed for education.

ChainCatcher news, the decentralized underlying protocol focused on AI, KIP Protocol, announced a collaboration with Open Campus to launch the Open Campus U (OCU) platform. As the official AI partner of Open Campus, KIP Protocol will introduce decentralized AI learning to the EDU chain. Through the dRAG technology solution provided by KIP Protocol, learners can gain a customized learning experience and interact with top entrepreneurs and scholars like Brian D. Evans. OCU offers an intelligent learning environment, making it a learning platform capable of supporting millions of users.KIP Protocol is a decentralized underlying protocol built for AI app developers, model creators, and data owners, dedicated to continuously creating practical application scenarios in the decentralized AI field. In February of this year, it announced a seed round financing led by Animoca Ventures. Recently, KIP Protocol launched the Season 2 airdrop event The Uprising (https://uprising.kip.pro/), allowing users to participate at no cost, earn points and bonuses through various interactions, and receive airdrop rewards in the future.

ChainCatcher message, the Snapshot page shows that Open Campus DAO passed the OCP-9 proposal with a 100% approval rate. This proposal plans to allocate $10 million to invest in cutting-edge node projects, aiming to diversify the project's treasury and create a new node reward system.

ChainCatcher message, Open Campus DAO proposes to allocate 10 million dollars from the Open Campus ecological fund for the acquisition of validator nodes from other leading ecosystems. This strategic fund aims to expand Open Campus's influence in the decentralized field while establishing partnerships with other ecosystems to enrich its educational products.Open Campus DAO will be responsible for overseeing the OCP-9 strategic fund, including identifying target ecosystems, submitting new OCP proposals, and actively participating in voting on proposals.

ChainCatcher news, the Web3 education platform Open Campus announced the upcoming sale of the Principal Nodes of EDU Chain. EDU Chain is a Layer3 blockchain designed specifically for education by Open Campus. The Principal Node sale will include a presale and a public sale, with details to be announced in June.Principal Nodes are validation nodes on the EDU Chain, used to review and verify the authenticity of transactions before they are confirmed on the chain, thereby protecting the network.The Principal Node sale of EDU Chain adopts a tiered approach, aimed at encouraging early participation, with node prices increasing at multiple tiers. A portion of the sequencer fees will be paid to the Principal Node operators as a thank you for their help in validating transactions on the EDU Chain, and the Principal Nodes can be transferred one year after the sale.

ChainCatcher news, the Web3 education platform Open Campus announced the launch of a new blockchain specifically designed for education, EDU Chain. Open Campus will encourage developers to build Learn Own Earn decentralized applications on EDU Chain.

ChainCatcher news, focusing on the decentralized underlying protocol for AI, KIP Protocol, has announced an official AI partnership with the educational platform Open Campus. Both parties will jointly explore the application of blockchain technology and AI in the education sector, simplifying the delivery of educational content and the monetization of digital intellectual property.It is reported that the focus of this collaboration includes leveraging KIP Protocol to create customized AI-driven educational content, establishing AI-driven infrastructure for Open Campus universities, monetizing intellectual property in the educational space, and attracting early users through AMAs and joint events to build an active community around this innovative educational model. Both parties will gradually release more product details in the coming weeks.KIP Protocol is a decentralized underlying protocol built for AI app developers, model creators, and data owners, enabling AI creators to securely transact and monetize in Web3. It is reported that KIP Genesis NFT is about to launch, and users can currently participate in the KIP Airdrop Quest on the Galxe and TaskOn platforms to earn points for a chance to win Free Mint eligibility.

ChainCatcher news, the Web3 education platform Open Campus has launched the L3 Rollup network EDU Chain, aiming to create a groundbreaking "learn, own, and earn" model in the education sector and to build a vibrant Dapp ecosystem on EDU Chain.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, the Web3 education platform Open Campus announced that its native token EDU has been integrated with LayerZero's omnichain fungible token (OFT) technology and the cross-chain bridge Stargate.It is reported that this means EDU has been bridged from Binance Smart Chain to Ethereum, and will subsequently expand to other compatible blockchains.

ChainCatcher news, the Web3 education platform Open Campus will launch the decentralized identity Open Campus ID on January 23. In addition, the Open Campus accelerator OC-X will deploy a $10 million fund to introduce 100 educational startups. OC-X has already brought several companies such as Skizaa, EduCup, Collective, Atiom, and Patika.dev into the Open Campus alliance, serving a total of 1.8 million learners.It is reported that the educational credentialing protocol Open Campus ID allows users to create online profiles as well as educational badges and certificates through DID, enabling learners to control their educational identity, reputation, and data. Holding an Open Campus ID will grant users a unique .edu domain name, which will allow users to autonomously and decentralized store learners' personal profiles and educational data.

ChainCatcher message, Animoca Brands stated on the X platform that it intends to purchase additional EDU tokens from the open market, believing that EDU, along with Open Campus and its partners, has great potential in incentivizing the creation of educational content and promoting the adoption of blockchain technology by educators.

ChainCatcher news, Binance Labs announced an investment of $3.15 million in the Web3 education protocol Open Campus. This investment aims to onboard new users into Web3 and attract more local users to participate in education by launching new Publisher NFTs. These NFTs can enhance the income potential of content creators and enable revenue sharing among co-owners.It is reported that Open Campus is a community-driven Web3 education platform that allows content creators to tokenize the educational content they publish. Open Campus plans to provide entry services through adopters like TinyTap (a subsidiary of Animoca Brands), including wallets, token payments, and incentives to drive Web3 adoption.Recently, Open Campus launched a global educator fund in collaboration with Animoca Brands, a $10 million initiative that provides incentives for qualified educators or individuals to generate content intended for publication on Open Campus partner platforms. These courses are marked as Publisher NFTs, allowing educators to truly own their content.