ChainCatcher news, Sui ecosystem star project Amrus Studio ($E4C) completed a $150,000 USDT round of fundraising on DaoMaker within 30 minutes.The IDO is currently ongoing, and the USDT round has already exceeded 100% of the fundraising plan.

ChainCatcher news indicates that according to the disclosure documents from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Altos Ventures has completed a $500 million fundraising for its new fund, focusing on investments in areas such as artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, cloud computing, and blockchain, supporting the next generation of technology disruptors.Altos Ventures has currently invested in over 250 companies, with more than a dozen having gone public or been acquired by public companies. The portfolio includes South Korean e-commerce giant Coupang and the gaming platform Roblox, known as the "first stock of the metaverse." However, Altos Ventures has declined to comment on the fundraising situation related to the new fund.Additionally, according to the Web3 asset data platform RootData, Altos Ventures makes initial investments in startups to capture emerging consumer and business opportunities. Altos Ventures aims to collaborate with management to build world-class companies based on strong operational foundations and attractive unit economics.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, the Futian Branch of the Shenzhen Public Security Bureau issued a notice stating: "Dingyifeng" and its affiliated companies issued false financial products and "DDO digital options" (which belong to "air coins"), engaging in illegal activities and have suspected criminal offenses. In order to legally combat crime and protect the legitimate rights and interests of investors, the public security authorities have taken criminal coercive measures against Sui Mouyi, Ma Mouqiu, and others on suspicion of fundraising fraud and other crimes.Currently, the case is under further investigation. The police urge investors to actively cooperate with the public security authorities in the investigation and evidence collection, truthfully reflect the situation of the case, legally and reasonably express their demands, and not to believe or spread rumors.

ChainCatcher news, according to Coindesk, a regulatory document shows that Trump's crypto project World Liberty Financial has significantly reduced its fundraising target after its WLFI token sales fell far short of initial goals. The company now plans to raise up to $30 million from investors, a 90% reduction from the $300 million originally sought by World Liberty Financial.

ChainCatcher news, according to Fortune, German investment firm Lennertz & Co. is preparing to become one of the largest funds in the blockchain space, planning to raise $165 million for its third fund focused on cryptocurrency. Oksana Tiedt, head of fund investments at Lennertz, stated that the fund has completed its first round of fundraising but did not disclose the specific amount.Lennertz is a multi-family office established in 2015, investing in various asset classes, including private equity and traditional venture capital. The firm began its foray into the blockchain space around 2016, initially making private investments in a fund, and launched a $35 million fund in 2020, followed by a second fund of $65 million in 2022.Lennertz does not directly invest in portfolio companies or token trading but invests in other firms, including well-known crypto venture capital firms like Multicoin, Polychain, and Hack VC. The second fund primarily invests in diversified funds with crypto strategies, including Bain Capital, Lightspeed, and Andreessen Horowitz.In its third fund, Lennertz plans to invest in 8 to 10 venture capital funds focused on blockchain, some of which are in Europe, but most are in the United States. Tiedt stated that Lennertz has raised enough capital to invest in two funds, namely the crypto funds of Polychain and Bain Capital.

ChainCatcher news, Unitronix Corp. announced an investment of $3 million in the U.S. fundraising project Unity Coin, which introduces a method of campaign donations that supports providing tradable digital tokens in exchange for campaign contributions, while leveraging blockchain for transparency and engagement.

ChainCatcher news, according to Bloomberg, New York-based digital asset management firm ParaFi Capital has raised $120 million from investors including Theta Capital Management and Accolade Partners.According to ParaFi's new strategy, part of this funding will be used to acquire stakes in other crypto funds that focus on specific niches, strategies, or regions. ParaFi founder Ben Forman stated in an interview that the company plans to build a portfolio over the next three to five years, investing in 30 to 50 such funds.It is reported that ParaFi has invested in 9 different cryptocurrency management firms. As the number of crypto funds begins to grow again, the company is expanding this strategy to external investors. The firm has been operating hedge fund and venture capital strategies for about six years and has a team of 22 people. In addition to KKR and Kravis, ParaFi's investors also include Bain Capital Ventures.

ChainCatcher news, the legal dispute of Tornado Cash developer Alexey Pertsev has reached a critical moment as he seeks to raise more funds to address the lawsuit. Last month, a Dutch court announced the refusal to release Alexey Pertsev, forcing him to prepare for further appeals.In addition, another Tornado Cash developer, Roman Storm, will be tried in the U.S. in September, facing charges of money laundering, conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transmission business, and conspiracy to violate U.S. sanctions laws.

According to ChainCatcher's message, documents submitted to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission reveal that Meltem Demirors, the former Chief Strategy Officer of digital asset management firm CoinShares, is seeking to raise $75 million for two new venture funds.According to the documents, the two new funds are named Crucible Capital Fund I and Crucible Capital Fund 1-A. They aim to raise $45 million and $30 million, respectively. Demirors is listed as a managing member and general partner of both funds.Demirors served as CoinShares' Chief Strategy Officer from May 2018 until her departure in January 2024. According to her LinkedIn profile, she still holds the position of Director of the Oxford University Blockchain Strategy Programme.

ChainCatcher news, Arkham disclosed on X that it has identified fundraising addresses for 24 different projects, which have collectively raised $500 million on-chain.For example: Berachain ($100 million), Scroll ($87 million), Gnosis Safe ($44 million), Movement Labs ($21.2 million).

ChainCatcher news, the perpetual contract protocol Rage Trade announced on X that it has completed the RAGE public offering, raising $6 million in 15 minutes.Previous news, Rage Trade released its tokenomics, which includes: 35% token sale, 30% community treasury, 15% team, 13.5% private buyers, and 6.5% airdrop.The airdrop portion consists of: 4% for V1 users, 1.25% for V2 users, and 1.25% for @HyperliquidX OG spot traders.

ChainCatcher news, according to informed sources, despite signs of recovery in the Web3 market, the European venture capital firm XAnge has quietly stopped raising funds for its first cryptocurrency venture capital fund.In 2022, the venture capital announced it was raising funds for its dedicated cryptocurrency fund, the Digital Ownership Fund, with a target size of 80 million euros, recruiting Luc Jodet, co-founder of the Paris Web3 luxury platform Arianee. However, now due to difficulties in securing enough supporters to complete the initial fundraising, its CEO Cyril Bertrand has stated that they will no longer raise funds for this cryptocurrency-specific fund.

ChainCatcher news, according to Bloomberg, billionaire Michael Novogratz's Galaxy Asset Management has raised $113 million for its new venture fund, which invests in early-stage startups focused on crypto software, infrastructure, and financial applications.Galaxy Ventures Fund I LP aims to build a portfolio consisting of about 30 investments. The fund has already invested in projects such as Ethena, Monad, and Plume. Galaxy Digital Holdings stated in a press release on Thursday that the fund expects to continue raising capital, with a target of reaching $150 million by next year at the latest. Will Nuelle, another general partner of the fund, mentioned that the fund expects to invest between $3 million and $5 million in each project, although the amounts may vary.

ChainCatcher news, influenced by the latest round of donations for the Democratic Party campaign in the United States, which raised $81 million in 24 hours, Harris's winning probability on Polymarket has risen to 37%. As a result, the Harris concept Meme token has reached a historical high, where: KAMA on the Solana chain is currently priced at $0.03352, with a 24-hour increase of 64.32%; HARRIS on the Ethereum chain is currently priced at $0.00001159, with a 24-hour increase of 164%.

ChainCatcher news, the Jiangsu Province Zhenjiang City Jingkou District People's Procuratorate recently announced that the court sentenced Li and 7 others to three years in prison for the crime of illegally absorbing public deposits, with a probation period of three to five years, and imposed fines ranging from 210,000 to 250,000 yuan.These individuals used the guise of "1 FIL coin can yield 2 times the profit," claiming to cooperate with mining machine vendors for Filecoin staking mining. They attracted over 10,000 members in less than a year through their self-developed FPM App, accumulating over 400,000 FIL coins, with the amount involved exceeding 40 million yuan.The case involves multiple provinces and cities, including Jiangsu, Guizhou, and Hunan. The prosecution stated that the individuals involved used a large amount of the absorbed FIL coins for staking "mining" in cooperation with mining machine vendors, and continued to generate profits until the case was uncovered.

According to ChainCatcher news and data disclosed by the WSJ, cryptocurrency donations accounted for about 1% of the total fundraising amount for Trump's campaign team in the second quarter, with most of it being Bitcoin and Ethereum, valued at approximately $3 million. Between May and the end of June, around 100 people donated cryptocurrency to Trump's campaign team.

ChainCatcher news, based on Base's modular entertainment chain XProtocol announces the successful completion of a $800,000 strategic round of financing, with a total fundraising amount reaching $5.2 million. Investors in XProtocol include Cogitent Ventures, Zephyrus Capital, and others.It is reported that XProtocol is a modular entertainment chain built on Base using Superchain technology. XProtocol has also launched Xardian Nodes, where node operators will earn rewards by participating in the network consensus process.