ChainCatcher news, Hibit announced the completion of a new round of financing of $5 million. The investors in this round include Bochsler Finance, Nvidia, Distributed Shenbo, Waterdrop Capital, Web3 Venture, Betterverse DAO, Hitters, and several well-known traditional entrepreneurs. The funds raised will be used to further improve the Hibit ecosystem, including Layer2 infrastructure, Hibit DEX, cross-chain interoperability technology, and in-depth layout of the AI Agent economy.As an independent Layer2 that seamlessly connects all chains, Hibit currently covers multiple public chains and their ecological projects, including TON, Kaspa, Solana, ETH, BTC, BNB, and ICP, providing the safest cross-chain solutions (not cross-chain bridges). In addition, Hibit DEX, as the first core landing product of the Hibit Layer2 ecosystem, integrates the advantages of CEX and DEX, achieving a smooth trading experience at the level of millions of TPS, and supports permissionless token listing and deep integration of the AI agent economy with the Meme community. The Hibit team comes from MIT and has experience in establishing one of the world's top ten centralized exchanges from 2013 to 2017.The success of this round of financing further consolidates Hibit's technological position in decentralized trading, cross-chain interoperability, and the AI economy, and will become a trusted interactive infrastructure and payment infrastructure for AI agents in the future world. Hibit will soon launch an airdrop and node sales plan, and will complete the TGE within the year.

ChainCatcher news, the digital asset high-frequency trading company ABEX, headquartered in London, UK, announced the completion of a $6 million financing round, led by MMC Ventures. The new funds are intended for the launch of derivative trading and algorithmic execution solutions to enhance trading execution efficiency in both centralized and decentralized financial venues.The company is registered with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in the UK, allowing it to engage in cryptocurrency trading activities.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, the company behind the stablecoin protocol Level, Peregrine Exploration, announced the completion of a new funding round of $2.6 million, led by Dragonfly Capital, with participation from Polychain, Flowdesk, Echo, Native Crypto, and Feisty Collective by Path, as well as angel investors Sam Kazemian from Frax and Albert Chon from Injective. This latest funding round follows their previous raise of $3.4 million in August, bringing their total funding to $6 million to date.

ChainCatcher news, AI Agent service company MelodAI announced the completion of a new round of financing. This round of financing was led by the American LF Labs, with participation from Becker Ventures, Sydicate Capital, Zonff Partners, AvatarDAO, and Web3Link (Hong Kong). The specific amount of financing has not been disclosed. This financing will primarily be used to promote MelodAI's product development and market expansion in the Web3 and AI entertainment fields, enhancing its industry competitiveness in the global AIGC and AI Agent service sectors.MelodAI CEO Mark Rau stated, "We are very honored to receive support from LF Labs, Becker Ventures, and Web3Link. We believe that the combination of Web3 and AI technology will bring revolutionary changes to the entertainment industry, and MelodAI will continue to innovate in this field."According to the Web3 asset data platform RootData, MelodAI is an AIGC and multimodal AI agent platform. It utilizes artificial intelligence to analyze text or audio inputs and create original music tracks tailored to the content, thereby enhancing users' creativity in music creation.

ChainCatcher news, Perena founder and former head of stablecoin operations at the Solana Foundation, Anna Yuan, posted on X: "Forever grateful to the angels (investors) who funded Perena today. Fundraising on a day like this is only suitable for those with a 'stable' mindset." Previously, it was reported that Perena completed approximately $3 million in Pre-Seed funding in December, led by Borderless Capital, with participation from Binance Labs, Primitive Ventures, ANAGRAM, Maelstrom, Breed VC, Temporal, ABCDE Labs, SevenX Ventures, Pivot Global, Miton, Graph Ventures, and others.

ChainCatcher news, AI Web3 startup Bluwhale has completed a new round of financing. Some of the investors and partners participating in this round include Cointelegraph, SwissBorg, Awaken Foundation, CoinBureau, Altcoin Daily, Master Ventures, DWF Labs, Baboon Ventures, Cryptonite Capital, Hub71, NewTribe Capital, Vitality Ventures, Citizen Capital, Castrum Capital, Elevate Ventures, Common Wealth Fund, AlphaCrypto Capital, Faro, Kahuna, Moon Capital, EVO, and London Real Ventures, along with additional funding support from Arbitrum and Movement Labs.Bluwhale's financing has reached $100 million, including seed/A round financing as well as a $75 million token purchase commitment, grants, and node sales revenue. These investments will enable the company to further expand its Web3 smart layer across multiple L1 and L2 blockchains.According to the RootData page, Bluwhale completed a $7 million seed round financing in March this year. Bluwhale's AI personalization protocol is specifically designed to unlock the full potential of decentralized applications (dApps) by extracting deep insights from user wallets across various blockchain networks. Bluwhale's main goal is to drive user growth, engagement, and retention by identifying and reaching potential users through data-driven decision-making and personalized wallet-to-wallet communication.

According to ChainCatcher news, the AI-driven Web3 social platform Metya has announced the completion of a new round of financing, with investors including TIDO Capital, Candaq Ventures, and Oasis Labs.Metya is an innovative Web3 platform that integrates DePIN infrastructure, AI Agent technology, and on-chain social protocols. By combining AI and blockchain technology, the platform offers personalized social experiences and value-driven interactions. The upcoming AI Agent feature will further enhance the intelligence and fun of user interactions on-chain.This financing will be used to optimize DePIN network deployment, advance the application of AI Agent technology, and expand social ecosystem development. It is worth mentioning that Metya's token $MET will have its TGE on January 15, attracting significant market attention.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, the cross-chain DeFi protocol EYWA announced on platform X that it has completed a new round of financing, with participation from 1inch co-founder and Kenetic Fund. The specific amount has not been disclosed, but to date, the company's total financing has reached 8.5 million USD.It is reported that EYWA previously secured 7 million USD in financing in May this year, led by Curve Finance founder Michael Egorov, with participation from Fenbushi Capital. In addition, it also received a 500,000 USD grant from the TON Foundation. The new funds are intended to support the development of its low-slippage DEX product CrossCurve.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, the decentralized AI data chain Masa has announced the completion of a new round of financing, led by Grayscale's parent company Digital Currency Group (DCG), with participation from FBG Capital. The specific amount has not yet been disclosed.It is reported that DCG participated in its seed round financing two years ago. The new funds will support the continued development of a customizable AI framework and the expansion of the AI agent ecosystem using real-time data.According to the Web3 asset data platform RootData, Masa Network is a decentralized network focused on user personal data. Its goal is to create a data platform that allows users to contribute personal data and be rewarded in the form of Masa's native tokens. Developers will be able to access this data for training AI models and creating applications while protecting user privacy.

ChainCatcher news, the Web3 education platform Academic Labs announced on the X platform that it has completed a new round of financing of $3.2 million, with participation from UOB Ventures Management, Signum Capital, HTX Ventures, Web Master, WIDUSPartners, DWF Ventures, Blockchain for Good Alliance, AsiaTokenFund, and Citystate Group. Specific valuation information has not yet been disclosed.According to reports, the team stated that information regarding new products, token airdrops, and token listings will be released in the coming weeks. The new funds will be used to expand ecosystem coverage and enhance collaborations with universities.ChainCatcher news, Academic Labs is developing an AI web3 education platform that uses its native token ACAD to incentivize content creators to create engaging gamified learning content, quizzes, and videos, focusing on learning English and blockchain knowledge/programming. High-quality content creators can monetize their work using PUBLISHER NFT and earn reputation NFTs from user feedback on their creations.

ChainCatcher news, according to Crypto Briefing, the developer of the Web3 game PARAVOX, 81RAVENS, announced the completion of a new funding round of $4.5 million, led jointly by Digital Hearts Holdings and Gree Ventures. This new capital injection will accelerate development and marketing, driving the game's continued expansion on Solana.According to reports, PARAVOX is a 3v3 competitive shooting game, and its global open Alpha phase has surpassed 100,000 downloads on the Epic Games Store. To celebrate the migration to Solana, PARAVOX has launched a limited edition Solana-themed skin.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, a source familiar with the matter said that Elon Musk's artificial intelligence startup xAI plans to seek a new round of financing at a valuation of about $40 billion. Just months ago, another round of financing had brought $6 billion in funding to the startup. The financing negotiations are in the early stages, and details may still change; the negotiations could potentially fall through.Previous report indicated that including the funds raised in the last round in May, the company's valuation was at $24 billion, and the latest deal would mean a significant increase in its valuation, placing it among the highest-valued startups in the United States.

ChainCatcher news, Solana ecosystem project Streamflow has completed a new round of financing, led by John Lilic, with participation from Jump Crypto, Solana Ventures, IVC, GBV, Genblock, Hypersphere, Amber, VentureDAO, T3E, Huobi, and Primeblock, along with a group of angel investors. This round of financing brings its total funding to $5 million.Streamflow is a comprehensive digital asset management infrastructure company dedicated to promoting the on-chain development of token-based economies.

ChainCatcher news, according to a press release, Web3 data and AI company Validation Cloud announced that it has raised $10 million in funding from True Global Ventures. The company plans to use this funding to expand its AI products and achieve seamless access to Web3 data.According to the introduction, the company's product platform consists of three parts: staking, node API, and data and AI. In terms of staking, Validation Cloud's staked assets have exceeded $1 billion. Some of Validation Cloud's clients include Chainlink, Aptos, Consensys, Stellar, and Hedera.

ChainCatcher news, according to Coinpost, Japanese cryptocurrency exchange operator DMM's blockchain gaming and NFT division DMM Crypto has completed a new round of strategic financing, led by Neoclassic Capital, with the specific amount of financing undisclosed. The new funds are intended to support DMM Crypto in developing a Web3 economic ecosystem called Seamoon Protocol.In addition, DMM Crypto has established a strategic partnership with Singapore-based quantitative trading firm and liquidity provider Presto. DMM Crypto will launch the game "Kampani Girls RE:BLOOM" in October 2024 and plans to release multiple blockchain games in the future.

ChainCatcher news, the modular Bitcoin Layer2 solution B² Network announced the completion of a new round of financing, led by Spartan Group, Animoca Brands, Alliance DAO, and P2 Ventures, with participation from Cypher Capital, Candaq Ventures, Future Money Group, Skyland Ventures, TPC, and Maxx Capital. The specific amount of financing has not been disclosed.B² Network stated that the newly raised funds will be used to optimize B² Network's performance, enrich the B² Network ecosystem, support the ecosystem fund Squared Ventures, explore more BTCFi opportunities, and expand B² Network's influence in the global market.

ChainCatcher news, the Web3 social data portal Port3 Network announced on platform X that it has completed a new round of financing, with OOKC Group participating, though the specific investment amount has not been disclosed.Port3 Network previously disclosed that it had received investment from DWF Labs, as well as grants from Binance Labs, Mask Network, and Aptos.

ChainCatcher news, the digital advertising ecosystem ATT has completed a new round of financing with participation from Panda Capital, though the specific amount has not been disclosed.It is reported that Advertising Time Token (ATT) is a Web3.0 project that integrates RWA and DePin technologies, utilizing a unique DA-AIOT-P (Decentralized Assets - Artificial Intelligence of Things - Payment) mechanism to build a new digital advertising ecosystem that combines physical advertising assets, e-commerce merchants, user resources, and digital technology.

ChainCatcher news, according to TechCrunch, OpenAI announced that it has raised $6.6 billion in a new round of financing, with a post-financing valuation of $157 billion, led by Thrive Capital. According to Crunchbase data, OpenAI has raised a total of $17.9 billion.According to The New York Times, Thrive invested about $1.3 billion in this round of OpenAI financing and has an exclusive option to reinvest up to $1 billion at the same valuation before 2025. Microsoft, Nvidia, SoftBank, Khosla Ventures, Altimeter Capital, Fidelity Investments, and MGX also participated.The Wall Street Journal reported that Microsoft's investment is close to $1 billion, Nvidia has committed to invest $100 million, and SoftBank invested $500 million.

ChainCatcher news, the decentralized AI training network Nodepay has completed a new round of financing, with participation from Animoca Brands, Jump Crypto, Elevate Ventures, OKX Blockdream, Mirana Ventures, NGC Ventures, and others. The specific amount of financing and valuation information has not yet been disclosed.