ChainCatcher news, according to Forbes, AI cybersecurity startup Octane has announced the completion of a $6.75 million seed funding round, led jointly by Archetype and Winklevoss Capital (the family office of Gemini founders Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss). Other supporters include the cryptocurrency exchange Gemini Frontier Fund, Circle, Duke Capital Partners, and a group of strategic angel investors, including former Coinbase CTO Balaji Srinivasan. The funds will be used for product development, expanding the engineering team, and increasing Octane's influence.According to reports, Octane's core proposition is to supplement passive audit models with always-on AI defenses. Octane is currently focused on smart contract vulnerabilities, but the company's future goal is to detect and prevent more complex attacks.

ChainCatcher news, cryptocurrency entrepreneur and Gemini founders Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss's father, Howard Winklevoss, has donated $4 million worth of Bitcoin to his alma mater, Grove City College. This is the first time the college has received a Bitcoin donation, which will be used to fund new business courses.Howard Winklevoss first invested in Bitcoin in 2013, believing that Bitcoin is "a non-governmental, fixed-supply digital currency, in short, sound money that operates like email."Tyler Winklevoss stated that their father's experience studying at Grove City College profoundly influenced their understanding of Bitcoin. Grove City College will hold a ceremony in November to officially name the business school the "Winklevoss School of Business."

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, Gemini co-founders the Winklevoss brothers have donated a total of $1 million in Bitcoin to John Deaton's campaign, as John Deaton is running for U.S. Senator from Massachusetts.Previous news, Ripple has donated $1 million to the new super PAC Commonwealth Unity Fund, aiming to oust Elizabeth Warren and elect John E Deaton as the next senator from Massachusetts.

ChainCatcher news, Gemini co-founders Cameron Winklevoss and Tyler Winklevoss stated that they have each donated 1 million dollars in Bitcoin (15.47 BTC) to Trump's campaign team and will vote for him in the November election.Cameron Winklevoss mentioned in the article: "Trump supports Bitcoin, supports cryptocurrency, supports business enterprises, and he will end the Biden administration's war on cryptocurrency."

ChainCatcher news, Digital Currency Group (DCG) released a tweet responding to the fraud allegations made by Gemini co-founder Cameron Winklevoss, stating, "This is yet another publicity stunt by Cameron Winklevoss aimed at diverting responsibility from himself and the Gemini team operating the Gemini Earn program. Any implication of wrongdoing by DCG or any of its employees is baseless, defamatory, and completely false. From day one, DCG has been committed to reaching an amicable resolution for all parties involved in the Genesis bankruptcy case. For months, DCG's senior leadership has been actively negotiating day and night with representatives of the official unsecured creditors' committee and the special committee to reach an agreement, while Gemini's leadership has been absent or only issuing press statements. To be clear, neither Cameron nor Tyler Winklevoss has participated in any recent meetings. The mediation process is nearing its conclusion, and we expect the Genesis bankruptcy protection case to be resolved soon."ChainCatcher previously reported that Gemini co-founder Cameron Winklevoss tweeted that Gemini is suing Digital Currency Group (DCG) and its founder and CEO Barry Silbert, accusing them of direct involvement in and execution of fraud. (Source link)

ChainCatcher news, according to sources cited by Bloomberg, Gemini co-founder [Winklevoss](https://www.rootdata.com/zh/Investors/detail/Winklevoss Capital?k=NDU3) brothers recently provided a $100 million loan to Gemini to support the exchange's operations during the market downturn. According to insiders, before providing this loan, the two brothers had informally sought financing from external investors but did not reach any agreements.Previous reports indicated that after the collapse of FTX last year, the crypto lending institution [Genesis](https://www.rootdata.com/zh/Projects/detail/Genesis Trading?k=NDE5Mw==) under [DCG](https://www.rootdata.com/zh/Projects/detail/Digital Currency Group?k=NDQzNQ==) suspended withdrawals, resulting in the freezing of funds for Gemini Earn loan product customers. As part of a settlement agreement reached between DCG and creditors in February this year, Gemini stated that it would provide up to $100 million in cash to Earn users, but it remains unclear whether this $100 million loan is related to the $100 million promised to Earn users. (source link)