ChainCatcher news, the hybrid cryptocurrency exchange X10 has announced the completion of a $6.5 million financing round, with investors including Tioga Capital, Semantic Ventures, Cherry Ventures, Starkware, and Cyber Fund, as well as notable angel investors such as executives from Revolut and Lido founder Konstantin Lomashuk.X10 was founded by former Revolut crypto business head Ruslan Fakhrutdinov, aiming to combine the advantages of centralized exchanges (CeFi) and decentralized finance (DeFi) to provide users with a Revolut-like experience and self-custody of funds. The new funding will be used to build a brand new cryptocurrency exchange that achieves self-custody of funds while providing a high-quality user experience.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, the DePIN project focused on map data, [Natix](https://www.rootdata.com/zh/Projects/detail/Natix Network?k=NzYxOA== "Decentralized Camera Network") Network has completed a strategic financing of $4.6 million, co-led by Borderless Capital and Tioga Capital, with participation from Laser Digital under Nomura, Big Brain Holdings, Escape Velocity, IoTeX, WAGMI Ventures, and Moonrock Capital, as well as angel investors including Figment Capital managing partner James Parillo, Bitget general manager Gracy Chen, bitcrunch CEO Vijay Pravin Maharajan, and Paul Taylor. This round of financing brings Natix's total funding to $9.6 million to date.Natix also announced today that it will launch its native token NATIX on the Solana blockchain in the second quarter of this year, and it is expected to airdrop 1 billion NATIX tokens to users in batches, accounting for 1% of the total token supply of 100 billion tokens. Natix is a DePIN project focused on collecting real-time geospatial or map data, allowing users to record map data using smartphone cameras and driving assistance applications (such as dash cams and navigation).According to the Web3 asset data platform RootData, Natix Network is a blockchain-based crowdsourced camera network that creates real-time world maps. This camera's DePIN uses Natix's artificial intelligence technology to map the world while ensuring that no privacy data is collected. In April of last year, Natix Network completed a $3.5 million seed round financing.

ChainCatcher news, FTX US former president Brett Harrison announced on his social media that his founded crypto startup Architect has completed a new round of financing of $12 million, led by BlockTower Capital and Tioga Capital, with participation from CMT Digital, ParaFi Capital, A Capital, Twelve Below, and others. In addition, Brett Harrison also stated that the total financing amount for Architect has now reached $17 million.It is reported that Architect aims to create a trading platform that is easier for institutional and other large investors.

ChainCatcher news, blockchain fund Tioga Capital announced that it has raised an additional 20 million euros for its Opportunity Fund, bringing the total investment capital to 85 million euros. Tioga Capital primarily invests in companies that create crypto infrastructure for Crypto and Web3.Tioga Capital was founded in 2020 with the support of fintech investor Jurgen Ingels and cryptocurrency researcher Bart Preneel. Tioga Capital's portfolio includes Belgian blockchain technology provider Venly (formerly Arkane Network), Bitcoin custody company Casa, and Web3 social protocol Lens Protocol, among others.

ChainCatcher news, according to Decrypt, the crypto lending protocol Maple Finance has completed a $5 million financing round, led by Tioga Capital and Blocktower Capital, with participation from GSR Ventures, Cherry Ventures, Veris Ventures, The Spartan Group, and others.It is reported that the new funding will be used to expand Maple's global services, with a specific focus on the Asia-Pacific region. Several jurisdictions in the region, particularly Singapore and Hong Kong, will also be used to build its newly launched pure lending division, Maple Direct.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, the European NFT utility platform Tropee has completed a $5 million seed round financing, led by Tioga Capital, with participation from cryptocurrency founders such as Sébastien Borget of The Sandbox, Thibault Launay of Exclusible, Grégoire le Jeune of Geometry, and Lorens Huculak, founder of Gem, in the equity financing that ended in August. The company did not disclose valuation information.It is reported that Tropee aims to inject utility into NFTs by helping brands easily create user experiences from their collections. (The Block)

ChainCatcher news, the decentralized recruitment network Job Protocol announced that it has raised $1.5 million in funding, led by Tioga Capital, with participation from Portal Ventures and Syndicate One. The funds from this round will be used by Job Protocol for talent recruitment and to seek integration with layer 2 solutions on the Ethereum or Cosmos ecosystems.It is reported that Job Protocol allows companies to offer bounties paid in USDC to seek talent. Job Protocol's founders, Jacob Claerhout and Boris Gordts, previously founded an NFT game called Visionrare, but shut down the project within 24 hours after the public beta launch. (source link)

ChainCatcher news, luxury NFT platform Exclusible announces the completion of a €5 million funding round, led by Dan Holzmann, co-owner of Swiss football club FC Basel, and venture capital firm Tioga Capital.The Lisbon-based company also announced that it is entering the U.S. market by acquiring American company Polycount, a metaverse development studio that has collaborated with McDonald's and NBA team Utah Jazz. Exclusible develops its Web3 products in partnership with luxury brands, including creating NFTs for clients such as Asprey Bugatti, Christian Lacroix, and Louis Monet. (source link)