ChainCatcher news, the Sei Foundation announced the launch of a $50 million Japan ecosystem fund, which will initially focus on Web3 gaming, social, and entertainment use cases.The Sei Foundation officially announced this fund at the first event "Sei Web3 Day for Japan" held in Tokyo on April 27 this year. The ecosystem fund aims to attract local talent, discover promising Japanese startups, and bring them into Sei. The Sei Foundation encourages interested parties to apply for funding from the fund as soon as possible.

ChainCatcher message, Gitcoin has partnered with the Sei Foundation to launch the Sei Creator Fund, valued at $10 million, aimed at accelerating the growth of the Sei ecosystem through the Gitcoin Grants Stack.The first round kicks off on June 4, offering $250,000 in matching funds to support projects on various topics, including decentralized content platforms, NFT marketplaces, social platforms, decentralized crowdfunding, and more.Participants can be seasoned veterans or forward-thinking newcomers. Projects must contribute to the growth of the Sei ecosystem, actively engage with the community, have a viable roadmap and budget plan, and align with Sei's values.

ChainCatcher message, the Sei Foundation announced on social media that the airdrop checker has been updated, and users will see accurate results. The airdrop criteria remain unchanged, but the number of eligible wallets has increased. The data has been updated in the originally published blog post.To qualify for receiving Sei tokens, the address must be connected and the terms must be agreed to.

ChainCatcher news, according to official information, the Sei Foundation announced that the second airdrop will distribute 27,421,200 SEI to 43,052 independent addresses to reward active users since the launch of the Sei mainnet.Users can now visit the specified website to check if their wallet address is eligible. If eligible, they can read and accept the terms.Users need to connect their wallet to the website and agree to the terms of use in order to receive the tokens. The deadline is the start of "Phase 3" of the Sei v2 launch, which is expected to take place in the coming weeks.Sei core contributors and wallets associated with the Sei Foundation or Labs are explicitly prohibited from participating in this airdrop, regardless of previous circumstances. This airdrop is specifically targeted at the Sei community.

ChainCatcher news, the Sei Foundation recently announced the launch of a $10 million creator fund "Sei Creator Fund" to support the creation of new projects on the Sei chain and the development of existing NFT and social projects.The Sei Creator Fund aims to provide support for creators and builders in the NFT and social space, covering collectibles, applications, infrastructure, content creation, and in-real-life (IRL) events.The first phase of Grants applications (directly applying to the foundation) has been launched, and the second phase will be launched soon, involving a fully community-led funding process in collaboration with Gitcoin, where funding in the second phase will involve community voting.

ChainCatcher news, the Sei Foundation announced that due to high demand, the number of eligible wallets for the cross-chain airdrop has been increased from 500,000 to 1,500,000, including users from Ethereum, Polygon, Arbitrum, BNB Chain, Solana, Optimism, and Osmosis chains.

ChainCatcher news, the Sei Foundation tweeted that the mission of the Sei Foundation is to support the decentralization of the Sei blockchain from the very beginning. The mainnet includes Sei Airdrop and incentive testnet rewards. The first major token issuance aims to recognize loyalty and enhance the global influence of the Sei blockchain, making it the best destination for building Web3 applications.Previous report, Sei Network announced on August 4 that the mainnet is ready.

ChainCatcher news, the Sei Foundation tweeted that "the requirement for facial recognition for Sei testnet incentives or airdrops is a misunderstanding." Participation in Sei's testnet incentives or airdrops does not require facial recognition or KYC.It is reported that after receiving feedback about a large number of bot attacks on Sei's Discord, the Sei Foundation tentatively added a third-party facial recognition tool in Discord, but Sei will not adopt any form of facial recognition or KYC. (source link)

ChainCatcher news, the Sei Foundation's official website currently has an Airdrop button, suspected to be announcing airdrop details soon.Previously reported, the public chain project Sei stated on social media last October that 1% of the total supply of Sei tokens would be allocated to incentivize the testnet and reward early community members using the network. In addition, Sei Labs co-founder Jayendra Jog also mentioned in February this year that the Sei Network mainnet is expected to launch in the coming months along with an airdrop. (source link)