ChainCatcher news, according to Newsini, the RWA tokenization protocol Hamilton has completed a $1.7 million Pre-Seed funding round, led by DisrupTech Ventures, with participants including CMS, DeSpread, Hyperithm, Core Ventures, and other strategic investors.It is reported that Hamilton is a protocol that brings tokenized assets to Bitcoin, aiming to combine traditional financial instruments with the security and transparency of Bitcoin. Hamilton will launch three flagship products: HUSD, a Bitcoin-native stablecoin backed by U.S. bonds; HUST, tokenized U.S. Treasury bonds; and Publius, a platform that allows authorized financial institutions to tokenize any asset.

ChainCatcher news, according to Chainwire, Web3 AI agent provider ChainAware.ai has been included in the Google Cloud Web3 Startup Program and received a $250,000 grant from Google.Google announced the launch of the $6 million Google Cloud Web3 program in April 2023, collaborating with blockchain projects such as Solana, Polygon, and Aptos, aimed at supporting the most promising and emerging startups in the Web3 space.

ChainCatcher news, according to GlobeNewswire, Nasdaq-listed cryptocurrency mining and technology-focused financial company LM Funding updated its Bitcoin holdings information, disclosing that as of December 31, 2024, it holds 150.2 BTC, valued at approximately 15 million dollars based on a price of 100,000 dollars.In addition, the company stated that in the fourth quarter of 2024, its Bitcoin holdings achieved a fair value gain of approximately 4 million dollars from mining.

ChainCatcher news, Ape Terminal has officially completed the acquisition of NULS and committed to investing $3.4 million to advance the development of NULS AI, aiming to create a cutting-edge AI ecosystem. This financing marks a significant shift in NULS's strategic direction, focusing on supporting the development of artificial intelligence (AI) applications within the blockchain ecosystem. This will lay the foundation for future development by promoting AI innovation on the NULS chain through funding support, strategic consulting, and infrastructure.NULS is a blockchain infrastructure platform headquartered in Singapore, providing cross-chain consensus, multi-chain mechanisms, and smart contract support. With its capabilities in parallel chain architecture and the out-of-the-box solution ChainBox, it has achieved cross-chain interoperability with over 40 mainstream blockchains; it is also one of the earliest public chain networks to support multiple assets like BTC/ETH as gas fees, boasting incredible efficiency in transaction processing and scalability, which allows NULS to easily adapt to developments in the AI field.

ChainCatcher news, AI code editor Cursor announces the completion of a $105 million Series B funding round, with investors including Thrive Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, and Benchmark. This round of funding will be used to expand the team and advance research, promoting the development of a "human-computer collaborative programming" model to significantly enhance programming efficiency.Currently, Cursor has millions of users, editing over 1 billion characters daily, with business revenue exceeding $100 million, making it one of the leading platforms in the global code generation and editing field.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, blockchain entrepreneur Michael Lewellen has filed a lawsuit against U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, seeking a court ruling that his upcoming crypto crowdfunding project Pharos does not violate unlicensed money transmission laws. Lewellen accuses the Department of Justice of prosecuting crypto software developers (such as Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm and Samourai Wallet co-founder Keonne Rodriguez) in violation of the First and Fifth Amendments of the U.S. Constitution, and contradicting the Department of Justice's previous public statements that developers are not considered money transmitters.Lewellen's project Pharos is an Ethereum-based crypto crowdfunding platform that uses smart contracts to ensure that projects that fail to secure funding automatically return funds and protect donor privacy.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, the Solana-based social graph protocol Tapestry has announced the completion of a $5.75 million Series A funding round, co-led by Union Square Ventures and Fabric Ventures. This round of financing adopts an equity plus token warrant structure, with an equity valuation of $35 million and a token network valuation of $70 million.Tapestry currently has 13 employees and has raised a total of $12.5 million. The protocol utilizes Solana's state compression technology to build a social graph at the Layer 1 level, unlike Layer 2-based Farcaster and Lens. The project adopts a freemium business model and plans to expand to ecosystems such as Aptos, Monad, and Berachain in the future.

ChainCatcher news, Web3 game company Hyve Labs has completed a $2.75 million Pre-Seed funding round, led by Framework Ventures, with participation from Volt Capital, Builder Capital, 32 Bit Ventures, and numerous angel investors.The company intends to use these funds to expand its team and develop its core infrastructure, such as launching its testnet chain, its first game, and other on-chain assets.Hyve Labs has developed a game rollup that utilizes technologies like the decentralized data availability service EigenDA to act as a cross-chain game launcher.

ChainCatcher news, the crypto wallet Phantom has completed a $150 million Series C funding round with a valuation of $3 billion, led by Sequoia Capital and Paradigm, with participation from a16z and Variant.Since its launch in 2021, Phantom has reached 15 million monthly active users and manages $25 billion in self-custodied assets.According to RootData, Phantom is a user-friendly crypto wallet that allows users to securely and easily store, buy, send, receive, trade tokens, and collect NFTs on the Solana blockchain.

ChainCatcher news, according to Chainwire, Web 2.5 infrastructure company Torram has announced the completion of a $710,000 Pre-Seed funding round, with participation from Draper Associates, Blockchain Founders Fund, Boost VC, Side Door Ventures, Deep Ventures, MH Ventures, Silvermine Capital, and Trive Digital.According to Web3 asset data platform RootData, Torram is a Bitcoin-native meta-protocol that provides AI-enhanced indexing for Bitcoin dApps and developers, bringing crypto-native and real-world data on-chain.

ChainCatcher news, according to Bloomberg, cryptocurrency custodian Komainu Holdings Ltd., supported by Nomura Holdings Inc., has secured $75 million in Bitcoin financing from Blockstream Capital Partners.The company plans to use the funds to support its global expansion plans and integrate the collateral management and tokenization technology developed by Blockstream Corp. Blockstream CEO Adam Back will join the Komainu board.

ChainCatcher news, Sci-Hub founder Alexandra released the 2024 annual summary. The report shows that the project received $2 million in funding through the $scihib meme coin. Alexandra stated that part of the funds has been converted to Bitcoin and used to pay for server costs, while the remaining portion is kept in meme coins.In addition, the platform's paper download volume in 2024 reached approximately 1 billion, indicating a continuous growth in user demand. Alexandra also revealed that a new open access declaration for scientific knowledge is being formulated, with plans to promote the legalization of platforms like Sci-Hub starting from former Soviet countries.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, the Berachain ecosystem farming simulation game project Beratone has announced that it has raised $2 million in seed funding, led by Animoca, with participation from institutions such as SNZ, Citizen X, Avid3, Metazero Capital, Digits, and some individual investors.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, U.S. SEC Chairman Gary Gensler stated in an interview with CNBC's Squawk Box that he believes the funding from cryptocurrency voters and digital asset interest groups is unlikely to influence the U.S. election, resulting in a victory for President Trump.Gensler will step down on the day of Trump's inauguration, and he discussed his previous talking points on investor protection during his leadership at the SEC in the interview.Gensler said, "I believe that, although as you pointed out, this election has raised funds from the cryptocurrency space, I think it is unrelated to the outcome of this election. The cryptocurrency space is a highly speculative area that has consistently failed to comply with various laws, whether it be anti-money laundering laws, sanctions laws, or securities laws."

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, the Polygon community funding program has announced the launch of its second season, with a total prize pool of 35 million POL. Independent grant distributors include Eliza Labs (ai16z), Crossmint, IoTeX, Thrive, and Gitcoin, covering areas such as: AI, DePIN, and Memecoins.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, the cross-chain infrastructure project SYNTHR has announced the completion of a total financing of $10 million. Investors include institutional investors such as Kronos, NGC Ventures, and Morningstar Ventures, as well as angel investors from projects like Mysten Labs, GMX, and Axelar Network. The project has also received ecological funding from 11 projects including Oasis Network, Sui, and Sei.

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 message, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin responded to a community user who said, "Everyone in the tech world underestimates the importance of efficient capital formation for building the future," stating: "What really matters to me is creating funding structures that sustainably incentivize open source, open standards, and security, while curbing closed-mindedness and extractive practices, and broadly promoting positive-sum participation in a wider ecosystem."

ChainCatcher news, according to Fortune, the Ethereum Layer 2 blockchain development team Movement Labs announced that it is about to complete a $100 million Series B funding round, with a valuation of $3 billion. This round of financing is co-led by CoinFund and Nova Fund under Brevan Howard, and is expected to be completed by the end of January. Investors will receive a combination of equity and Move tokens, with a focus on tokens. Movement Labs previously completed a $38 million Series A funding round led by Polychain Capital in April 2024.The project is built on the Move programming language and launched its testnet and tokens in December 2024. Currently, the market capitalization of Move tokens is approximately $2.25 billion, doubling since its initial trading, and it has been listed on major exchanges such as Binance and Coinbase.