ChainCatcher news, the Bitcoin native Layer 2 project Bitlayer has announced the preliminary shortlist for the first phase of its Developer Acceleration Program (Booster Grants Program), with a total of 11 projects passing the preliminary selection and entering the final selection stage.The Bitlayer Acceleration Program is part of the developer airdrop initiative Ready Player One, primarily aimed at ecological projects that are planned or have been deployed to Bitlayer. Starting from September 12, 2024, the Bitlayer Foundation will select outstanding ecological projects from the registered projects each month, with a maximum allocation of ecological incentives valued at $1 million.Currently, Bitlayer has officially announced the list of projects that passed the preliminary selection in the first phase, covering multiple sub-tracks such as BTC-Fi, AI, and gaming, which are:RollDex: A Bitcoin native perpetual contract and derivatives trading platform within the Bitlayer ecosystem.bullishs: The first full-chain advertising gaming platform using seamless trading technology.Cygnus Finance: The first modular real yield layer that combines non-EVM systems with the EVM ecosystem.DeAgentAI: A decentralized artificial intelligence agent incentive protocol that allows users to create and deploy their own AI agents.Desyn: A decentralized asset management protocol that allows users to create and manage customized portfolios based on liquidity pools through smart contracts.Fun Worlds: A Web3 gaming empowerment platform aimed at building a DAO-governed Web3 value interaction platform.Jasper Vault: A decentralized options protocol designed to provide users with intuitive, simple, and secure options products.Trusta Labs: Building a Web3 authentication system that combines PoH, reputation, and credit infrastructure.Umoja: Provides algorithmic trading liquid staking tokens Smartcoins based on BTC, ETH, and SOL, using DeFi strategies to achieve specific risk returns.UXUY: The first self-custodial multi-chain wallet based on Telegram, now live and supporting third-party Bot connections.Xenobunny: A pioneer in on-chain gaming and guilds.

ChainCatcher news, focusing on the Web3 field, the leading accelerator Web3Labs has launched a million-dollar Web3 acceleration program in collaboration with KuCoin Labs. KuCoin Labs is the investment and incubation arm of KuCoin, a global leading cryptocurrency platform.The two parties announced the launch of a global acceleration program worth one million dollars, aimed at deeply exploring high-quality projects in the Web3 field and providing them with comprehensive professional support. This acceleration program will select project teams with potential and market prospects through a rigorous screening mechanism to enter the acceleration camp. Web3Labs and KuCoin Labs will provide strong support for these teams through collaboration, helping them overcome development bottlenecks and achieve rapid growth.

ChainCatcher news, LongHash Ventures' accelerator LongHashX announced that its ZK-themed accelerator program is now open for applications, with registration open until the end of June. The accelerator program will start at the end of July and conclude with a demo day in November 2023; the 12-week accelerator program offers two separate tracks, including the ZK Accelerator Program and the ZK Builders Scholarship Program. (source link)

ChainCatcher news, the Hong Kong Web3Hub Global Acceleration Program officially opens for priority applications today. The global acceleration program initiated by Web3Hub has a total budget of 10 million USD, with the first phase being 1 million USD, aimed at promoting the development of more Web3.0 projects and enterprises, and recruiting globally competitive projects and technologies to land in Hong Kong.In addition to financial incentives, the entire program will also provide a three-month intensive acceleration plan in areas such as technological development and implementation, aiming to help teams develop as quickly as possible.It is reported that the program has received support from government departments, industry leaders, investment funds, etc., with the aim of further establishing a complete ecosystem for Web3.0 in Hong Kong and supporting more overseas Web3.0 enterprises to settle in Hong Kong. In addition, the program will officially launch on the 14th, with the priority application phase running from the 12th to the 14th. (Source link)

ChainCatcher news, the public chain Waves ecosystem growth engine organization Waves Labs announced the launch of the ecological acceleration program Waves Camp, providing seed funding support of up to $100,000 and expert mentoring assistance for each company in the program.It is reported that Waves Camp will focus on DeFi, metaverse, gaming, DAO projects, and niche Web3 solutions, ultimately cultivating a continuously growing Web3 community. (source link)

Chain Catcher news, Web3 design lab Kondux announced that it has joined NVIDIA's startup accelerator program, NVIDIA Inception. The two parties will collaborate to create interoperable 3D assets and build the application programming interface (API) tools required for software and hardware related to NVIDIA Omniverse. All these technologies will be layered as secure digital assets, providing the highest level of ownership protection. (Source link)