ChainCatcher news, Japanese listed company Metaplanet announced its plan to issue non-interest-bearing ordinary bonds to raise 2 billion yen, and will use these funds to purchase more BTC.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jiemian News citing informed sources, cloud computing provider CoreWeave is considering going public in the U.S. within a week. Informed sources said that as one of the hottest startups in the field of artificial intelligence, CoreWeave hopes to raise about $4 billion through this IPO. The sources indicated that CoreWeave's valuation target is expected to exceed $35 billion.

ChainCatcher news, according to Fortune, the gift card crypto platform Raise announced the completion of a $63 million financing round, led by Haun Ventures, with participation from Paper Ventures, Selini Capital, GSR, and Solana co-founder Raj Gokal. The company declined to disclose the valuation of this financing round.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, Singapore-based cryptocurrency mining equipment manufacturer Bgin Blockchain Limited has applied for a listing in the United States, expecting to raise $50 million.In a filing submitted to the U.S. SEC on February 21, Bgin stated that it will issue approximately 59.54 million Class A common shares and 15.69 million Class B common shares. Its registration statement also indicated that it has applied to list its Class A shares on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol "BGIN." Bgin's filing did not disclose its offering price, but investment consulting firm Renaissance Capital stated in a report on February 21 that Bgin's initial public offering (IPO) could raise up to $50 million.

According to ChainCatcher news, Spot On Chain has released the latest data update, stating that Bybit raised 254,830 ETH (approximately $693 million) within 48 hours after the hack, including:132,178 ETH ($367 million), possibly obtained through OTC trades with Galaxy Digital, FalconX, and Wintermute;122,652 ETH ($326 million), from loans by trading platforms/institutions such as Bitget, MEXC, Binance, and DWF Labs (which may also include personal borrowing by certain whales).At the same time, the hacker has swapped 40,944 ETH ($115 million) for BTC and other assets across chains using Chainflip, THORChain, LiFi, DLN, and eXch. The hacker still holds 458,451 ETH ($1.29 billion), which accounts for approximately 91.7% of the stolen 499,395 ETH ($1.4 billion).

According to ChainCatcher's message, on-chain analyst Yu Jin has monitored that Golem Network, which raised 820,000 ETH in the 2016 ICO, may have sold 7,250 ETH (20 million USD) in the past two days: 6,200 ETH transferred to Binance, and 1,050 ETH transferred to Coinbase. Currently, there should still be 110,000 ETH (3.05 million USD) from 2016 remaining: 10,000 ETH in the Golem: Multisig address and 100,000 ETH in Ethereum's native staking.

ChainCatcher news, according to market news, artificial intelligence startup Genspark has raised $100 million at a valuation of $530 million.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, the WalletConnect Foundation raised $10 million this month through the Bitget LaunchX platform, CoinList, Echo, and a private sale.The foundation stated: "The strong demand for WalletConnect Token (WCT) highlights the growing need for seamless on-chain connectivity and a market-fit token centered around real fundamentals." The Bitget LaunchX community round raised $4 million within two hours, with approximately 40,000 investors committing over $170 million, far exceeding the allocation cap. Token distribution was completed on Friday.The community round on CoinList was also four times oversubscribed, attracting 18,000 participants from over 100 countries. Investors pre-paid $15.5 million, far surpassing its $4 million target.Meanwhile, a private sale conducted on the Echo platform, founded by crypto trader Jordan Fish (also known as Cobie), sold out its $500,000 target in just 11 seconds. This sale was led by a team called Tea Club.

ChainCatcher news, according to a report by PR Newswire, Nano Labs (NASDAQ: NA) has signed a share subscription agreement with investors to privately issue 913,714 shares of Class A common stock at a price of $6.46 per share, raising approximately $5.9 million, with investors paying in Bitcoin and USDT. The company has previously received investments from institutions such as FENBUSHI, Golden Forest, and Longling Capital.The announcement also disclosed that as of February 21, 2025, Nano Labs holds approximately 400 Bitcoins, with a current market value of about $40 million, and an average purchase cost of $99,500 per coin (including transaction fees). This private placement transaction is expected to be completed within 10 business days, subject to customary closing conditions.

ChainCatcher news, Altvest Capital Ltd. announced that it will become the first listed company in Africa to adopt Bitcoin as its primary treasury reserve asset, a strategy that follows Michael Saylor's approach, which has seen its stock price soar over 2,400% since it began purchasing Bitcoin.Altvest CEO Warren Wheatley stated in an interview that the company has purchased one Bitcoin and has applied to regulators to raise approximately 200 million rand (10 million USD) by selling shares to increase its treasury reserves. He added that a final decision on the fundraising has not yet been made.

ChainCatcher news, Bankless Ventures announces the launch of its second fund (Fund II) with a target of raising $50 million. Over the past 21 months, Bankless Ventures has entered multiple early-stage investment projects, with Fund I having completed 90% of its capital deployment, totaling $40 million. They plan to add an investment partner in Fund II to further enhance strategic execution.The company emphasizes that the future of the crypto industry will see emerging fields such as AI agents, stablecoins, and zero-knowledge technology, and Bankless Ventures will continue to deploy capital in these cutting-edge areas.

ChainCatcher news, Curve Finance founder Michael Egorov has launched a new project Yield Basis and raised $5 million at a valuation of $50 million. The project aims to help tokenized Bitcoin and Ethereum holders earn returns from market creation by mitigating impermanent loss.

ChainCatcher news, according to TechCrunch, just hours after xAI released its latest AI model Grok 3, the X platform raised the monthly fee for its top subscription plan Premium+ to $50 and adjusted the annual fee to $350. This is the second price increase for the plan in two months, having previously been raised from $16 per month to $22 in December last year.It is worth noting that some premium features of Grok 3, such as "deep search" and "reasoning," will be charged separately through the SuperGrok plan of the Grok app, and Premium+ users will only have access to basic features. Currently, there are inconsistencies in the pricing displayed on the X platform, with the actual settlement price being $40 per month or $395 per year.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, this week, gold-backed cryptocurrencies performed poorly as their prices fell sharply after rising more than 10% so far this year.Gold-backed tokens, including Paxos gold (PAXG) and Tether gold (XAUT), dropped about 1% over the past week, trading at around $2,900, while the overall cryptocurrency market saw a rebound. The CoinDesk 20 index rose 5.7% during the same period, and the broader MarketVector Digital Assets 100 index (MVDA) increased by 3.4%.Analysts pointed out that as more people speculate that Trump's threatened new tariffs are merely a negotiating tool, gold prices have declined, impacting the prices of safe-haven assets including gold and the dollar.However, according to a recent report from Morgan Stanley, the recent drop in gold may still provide an "opportunity" for those seeking a hedge against the backdrop of global reflation, geopolitical tensions, and increasing fiscal spending. They recently raised their forecast for gold prices.Citi strategists recently raised their short-term gold price target to $3,000 and increased their average forecast for this year to $2,900. Meanwhile, UBS has raised its 12-month gold target to $3,000 per ounce.

ChainCatcher news, according to Bloomberg, Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company xAI is in talks for approximately $10 billion in funding, with a valuation expected to reach around $75 billion.Insiders reveal that existing investors Sequoia Capital, a16z (Andreessen Horowitz), and Valor Equity Partners are in discussions to participate in this round of financing. It is reported that xAI's previous funding round had a valuation of about $51 billion, and the specific terms of the current financing have not yet been finalized.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, the Japan Center for Economic Research (JCER) released its monthly survey on Thursday, showing that most economists surveyed expect the Bank of Japan to raise interest rates again in the second half of this year.The survey of 36 economists showed that 30 economists expect the Bank of Japan to stabilize interest rates at 0.5% in the first half of 2025. The remaining six expect rates to rise to 0.75% during this period. Twenty-eight economists predict an increase to 0.75% in the second half of this year. Among them, two economists expect rates to remain at 0.5%, while six economists believe rates will rise to 1%. These predictions are largely unchanged from the last survey, indicating that market bets on the timing of the next rate hike have not shifted significantly over the past month.