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

ChainCatcher message, Coinbase founder stated, "Thank you to the Trump administration for winning the election and for the departure of the SEC's aggressive chairman Gary Gensler, who, along with Elizabeth Warren and some followers in Congress, orchestrated this illegal act.I believe we will win this case in court regardless, as our facts are so strong, but it undoubtedly accelerated this process and pushed for accountability. I pointed out the SEC's suspicious behavior as early as 2021, and I believe this comment has proven to be prescient. I want to give special recognition to all the other crypto companies fighting the SEC through litigation (we are clearly not the only ones). I want to especially honor those crypto startups that went bankrupt due to the inability to afford legal fees; although your companies may be dead, the crypto industry still exists.Do not stop building. I want to give special recognition to all the Democratic and Republican lawmakers working hard to ensure that the U.S. remains a leader in the crypto space. I know that Gary Gensler and Elizabeth Warren do not represent the entire Democratic Party. Finally, I want to give special recognition to all American crypto holders who support pro-crypto candidates; you have ensured that your rights are protected. It turns out that crypto voters are real, and they show up in the millions.I expect we will continue to maintain a positive collaboration with the SEC in various matters in the future, just as we do with other agencies in every country and region where we operate globally. I look forward to reforms at the SEC under the leadership of Paul Atkins, Mark Uyeda, Hester Peirce, and DOGE, welcoming more rational leaders.I also commend the new leadership for working to correct this mistake—this is a great step in the right direction and requires courage. Now, let’s push for the U.S. to enact crypto legislation, clarify the rules, and truly kickstart the next phase of building."

ChainCatcher news, according to Crypto Briefing, AI infrastructure startup ClustroAI, supported by NVIDIA, has completed a $12 million Series A funding round, led by Forum Ventures, bringing the total funding to $15 million.The funds will be used to advance the development of decentralized AI technology, enabling enterprises to run AI directly on local and edge devices, thereby reducing reliance on cloud services and enhancing data privacy and cost efficiency.Additionally, the funds will be used to expand ClustroAI's edge AI solutions, including distributed AI computing architecture and improvements in AI operations and hardware compatibility.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, informed sources revealed that the robot AI startup Field AI is currently in talks to raise hundreds of millions of dollars at a valuation of $2 billion. This would quadruple the company's valuation, which was $500 million last summer when investors, including Nvidia, valued it.

ChainCatcher news, according to Bloomberg, crypto startup Altius Labs has completed a $11 million Pre-Seed funding round, led by Founders Fund and Pantera, with participation from institutions such as Archetype, Reforge, DCG, No Limit Holdings, and Amber Group, as well as angel investors from projects like Berachain, Movement, Ethena Labs, Ritual, dao5, Solana Foundation, and Hudson River Trading.Altius Labs was founded by Hudson River Trading software engineer Anit Chakraborty and former managing partner of Amber Group Annabelle Huang. Altius is building a VM-agnostic modular execution stack that separates the execution stack from a single binary implementation and network design, enabling seamless integration with any L1, L2, and application chains to immediately enhance performance and improve interoperability.

ChainCatcher news, Japan's IT giant Hitachi's Indian subsidiary invests in Spydra. The startup aims to achieve real-world asset tokenization on public and private blockchains, specializing in enterprise blockchain Hyperledger Fabric.The purpose of this collaboration is to bring innovation to Hitachi in "Web 3.0, Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), and blockchain technology."

ChainCatcher news, according to Jin10 reports, the latest report from data analysis company Dealroom shows that the total funding for global AI startups in 2024 reached $110 billion, a year-on-year increase of 62%, while the overall funding for tech startups during the same period was $227 billion, a year-on-year decline of 12%.Despite the overall decline in investment in the tech industry, the investment boom in the AI sector has risen against the trend, becoming the focus of capital pursuit.

ChainCatcher news, according to informed sources, a startup called Receipts Depositary Corp. (RDC), founded by a group of former Citigroup executives, is planning to launch XRP-backed securities.This will allow institutions to access XRP securities through U.S. regulated market infrastructure.The company will offer depositary receipts similar to American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) that represent foreign stocks traded on U.S. stock exchanges. The product will only be offered to qualified institutional buyers through transactions exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933. Therefore, it does not require approval from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

ChainCatcher news, according to Fortune magazine, stablecoin crypto startup Coala Pay has completed a $3.5 million seed round financing, led by Castle Island Ventures, with participation from Lattice Fund, Factor Capital, and the founders of the crypto charity platform The Giving Block. The company will use the funds from this round of financing to expand its team and hire employees with experience working for the United Nations and the U.S. government.The company is dedicated to connecting humanitarian aid organizations with potential donors. Coala Pay helps vet donors and local aid organizations, requiring both parties to provide detailed documentation to prove their legitimacy. Once both parties are whitelisted, they can access each other's documents as needed. Coala Pay does not sign physical contracts but creates smart contracts for stablecoin transactions and generates a token to store information and track the use of funds.

ChainCatcher news, according to TechCrunch, AI startup ElevenLabs announced the completion of a $180 million Series C funding round, led by a16z and ICONIQ Growth, with participation from NEA, World Innovation Lab (WiL), Valor, Endeavor Catalyst Fund, Abu Dhabi Investment Company Lunate, as well as Sequoia Capital, Salesforce Ventures, Smash Capital, SV Angel, NFDG, and BroadLight Capital. This funding round values the company at $3.3 billion.ElevenLabs supports the integration of AI agent systems, including Fetch.ai's AI agent system.

ChainCatcher news, AI Web3 startup Bluwhale has completed a new round of financing. Some of the investors and partners participating in this round include Cointelegraph, SwissBorg, Awaken Foundation, CoinBureau, Altcoin Daily, Master Ventures, DWF Labs, Baboon Ventures, Cryptonite Capital, Hub71, NewTribe Capital, Vitality Ventures, Citizen Capital, Castrum Capital, Elevate Ventures, Common Wealth Fund, AlphaCrypto Capital, Faro, Kahuna, Moon Capital, EVO, and London Real Ventures, along with additional funding support from Arbitrum and Movement Labs.Bluwhale's financing has reached $100 million, including seed/A round financing as well as a $75 million token purchase commitment, grants, and node sales revenue. These investments will enable the company to further expand its Web3 smart layer across multiple L1 and L2 blockchains.According to the RootData page, Bluwhale completed a $7 million seed round financing in March this year. Bluwhale's AI personalization protocol is specifically designed to unlock the full potential of decentralized applications (dApps) by extracting deep insights from user wallets across various blockchain networks. Bluwhale's main goal is to drive user growth, engagement, and retention by identifying and reaching potential users through data-driven decision-making and personalized wallet-to-wallet communication.

ChainCatcher news, according to Bitcoin.com, South African fintech startup 6DOT50 recently announced a partnership with BTS and Serti Solutions to support the purchase of cars with cryptocurrency. Customers can buy new and used cars at over 1,400 dealerships using eight cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin.It is said that its platform will utilize its voucher system to eliminate the risks associated with cryptocurrency by bridging the settlement gap between cryptocurrency and fiat currency. 6DOT50 claims to have processed approximately $1 million in cryptocurrency transactions at over 90,000 stores.

ChainCatcher news, Bitcoin payment startup Breez announced the completion of a $5 million funding round, with participation from Entrée Capital, ego death capital, Plan ₿ Fund, and Timechain.According to Web3 asset data platform RootData, Breez is a provider of Lightning Network solutions, reimagining how the Lightning Network works with embedded non-custodial SDKs, allowing any company to easily integrate P2P payments and enabling users to access their Bitcoin from any device or application. With this Lightning SDK, companies can create value for users more quickly without worrying about their Lightning infrastructure, liquidity management, or on-chain interoperability.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, DePIN startup Wingbits has completed a $5.6 million funding round, led by Borderless Capital and Bullish Capital, bringing Wingbits' total funding to $9.2 million.Wingbits is a decentralized physical infrastructure (DePIN) startup focused on the aviation industry, aiming to provide reward-based flight tracking services using crypto-secured Automatic Dependent Surveillance–Broadcast (ADS-B) receivers.

ChainCatcher news, according to Business Insider, Chainalysis has spent over $100 million to acquire the AI agent security startup Alterya, with specific valuation details not yet disclosed.Two sources familiar with the deal revealed that the total acquisition amount is approximately $150 million. Alterya is a graduate of the renowned Silicon Valley incubator Y Combinator, and the company has developed artificial intelligence technology that uses agents to detect and prevent fraud targeting financial institutions, fintechs, and cryptocurrency service providers.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, Artela Network has won the Top 30 Startup Award at the Silicon Valley 2025 AI Conference. Project founder Jerry shared Artela's future innovation plans in the field of combining AI and blockchain technology at the conference and announced that the mainnet launch will begin this week.As a Layer 1 blockchain designed specifically for fully on-chain AI Agents, Artela Network is committed to promoting the deep integration of blockchain technology and artificial intelligence. In the future, Artela will continue to focus on enhancing the scalability and usability of Layer 1 blockchain, advancing the construction of a fully on-chain AI Agents framework, and developing consumer-facing applications.It is reported that the Silicon Valley 2025 AI Conference is hosted by The Bay Area Founders Club, which is dedicated to promoting the development of Silicon Valley's innovation ecosystem, attracting over 10,000 members, more than 200 venture capital firms, and over 120 startups.

ChainCatcher news, according to Bloomberg, in 2024, U.S. AI startup funding reached $97 billion, accounting for nearly half of the total annual startup funding, setting a new record.Several companies, including xAI and OpenAI, completed billions of dollars in funding, driving this growth. Global AI investment accounted for 35.7% of total venture capital. Meanwhile, startup funding in Europe and Asia fell to $61.6 billion and $75.9 billion, respectively, indicating that resources are increasingly concentrated in the AI sector.

ChainCatcher news, DePIN startup Starpower announces the completion of a $2.5 million financing round, led by Framework Ventures, with participation from Solana Ventures and Bitscale Capital.Starpower is a decentralized energy network that connects energy devices such as air conditioners, electric vehicle chargers, and batteries. It offers usage-based algorithms to improve energy efficiency, save on electricity costs, and reduce volatility in the energy system by coordinating the charging and discharging of devices.