ChainCatcher news, according to the ranking surge data from the Web3 asset data platform RootData, as of November 5th, 19:30, vlayer has risen by 860 ranks, ranking first; Spicenet has risen by 846 ranks, ranking second; Conflux has risen by 751 ranks, ranking third.Additionally, the Web3 asset data platform RootData shows that vlayer is a trusted and verifiable data infrastructure driven by zero-knowledge proofs.It is reported that RootData has launched the first "Web3 Popular Projects Ranking." This popularity ranking helps users capture the real pulse of attention and improve the accuracy of investment decisions through 4.3 million real user behavior data. The ranking is calculated in real-time based on the weighted frequency of user searches, project clicks, user votes, as well as the popularity and influence on the X platform.

ChainCatcher news, Bitcoin L2 BOB announces that BOB Fusion Season 3 is now live, and it is also the final season. At the same time, it offers some new ways to earn Spice, including staking Bitcoin and using LST in the BOB app, voting for favorite projects, and participating in special reward events.

ChainCatcher news, the multi-signature wallet development startup Den has completed a $2.8 million financing round, led by IDEO CoLab Ventures, with participation from Gnosis, Lemniscap, and Spice Capital, among others. Individual investors include former Coinbase CTO Balaji Srinivasan. The funds from this round will be used to continue developing the multi-signature wallet product. (source link)

ChainCatcher news, the crypto venture capital firm SPiCE VC announced its performance for 2022, with an internal rate of return (IRR) exceeding 50%. Additionally, SPiCE's multiple on invested capital (MOIC) grew by 6 times, which is three times the VC average. SPiCE achieved an 82% distribution to paid-in capital (DPI) for its investors over four years. (Editor’s note: The internal rate of return is the discount rate at which the present value of cash inflows equals the present value of cash outflows, resulting in a net present value of zero.)Furthermore, according to the crypto data platform RootData, cases invested by SPiCE VC include Bakkt, ripio, Securitize, INX, and others. Additionally, SPiCE VC founder and managing partner Tal Elyashiv revealed last September that the fund had returned 82% of the capital to its investors in the first phase. (Source link)

ChainCatcher news, NFT lending market aggregator and liquidity routing protocol Spice Finance announced the completion of a $1.7 million financing round, led by Shima Capital, with participation from ProtoFund, Big Brain Holdings, Delta Blockchain Fund, Side Door Ventures, Nxgen, Hypotenuse Labs, Origin Protocol, Orrick, Crest Group, and others. The protocol is set to launch in the coming months.It is reported that Spice Finance will first introduce yield optimizers and liquidity routing protocols for the NFT lending market, helping lenders to passively deploy funds into the NFT market for returns. Spice Finance plans to improve the complex and time-consuming non-profit lending process by aggregating all outstanding loans and pools, developing algorithmic lending strategies, and providing users with a simple and transparent treasury. (source link)

According to Chain Catcher news and reported by The Block, the crypto venture capital firm Spice VC stated in an interview that its second fund is expected to complete a $250 million fundraising in mid-Q4 this year, which is five times the size of its first fund, and will invest in areas such as DeFi, GameFi, and digital healthcare.It is reported that Spice VC's investment cases include Bakkt, ripio, Securitize, INX, and others. In addition, Spice VC founder and managing partner Tal Elyashiv revealed that the fund has returned 82% of the capital to its first-round investors. (Source link)

According to Chain Catcher news and reported by GeekWire, Web3 data infrastructure provider Spice AI has completed a $13.5 million seed round of financing, led by Madrona, with participation from Blackbird Ventures, Basis Set Ventures, and Founders' Co-op, as well as former GitHub CEO Nat Friedman, current GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke, and Microsoft Azure CTO Mark Russinovich.It is reported that Spice AI is building a foundational platform for Web3, allowing developers to avoid building their own infrastructure and dealing with complex and costly data engineering. Spice AI can index data from mainstream blockchains such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana, then store and distribute this data on the platform and allow customers to access it. (Source link)