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Web3 trading and payment applications Based completed a $11.5 million Series A funding round, led by Pantera Capital with participation from Coinbase Ventures and others. The platform has over 100,000 registered users, and the funding will support AI-driven business development and expansion into the North American market.

The result of Aave's governance proposal "Aave Will Win" shows that 622,300 votes in favor support establishing a new framework, focusing on directing brand revenue into the DAO, enhancing brand protection, approving Aave V4, and providing funding support. Community feedback has been positive, and a formal application will be submitted subsequently.

ChainCatcher News: Solana ecosystem news and information service SolanaFloor announced on X platform that it has been acquired by Jito. The specific acquisition amount has not been disclosed. The service will resume operations under the support of the Jito Foundation, while maintaining complete editorial independence. Updates on the editorial structure, commercial products, and team will be announced later.
Previously, SolanaFloor announced that it ceased operations after its parent company experienced a recent funds theft incident. The team had been exploring ways to continue operating but was unable to do so.

Solana ecosystem issuance platform MetaDAO's first ICO project Hurupay did not reach its funding goal. Launched on February 3, 2026, it only raised about $2 million, falling short of the minimum target of $3 million, resulting in ICO failure and refunding of funds. Community feedback indicates that overvaluation of the project, unclear team background, and changes in funding terms were factors leading to the failure.

The Opinion Foundation announced the economics and roadmap of the OPN token, with a total supply of 1 billion tokens and an initial circulating supply of approximately 198.5 million tokens. The distribution includes airdrops, investors, and team advisors. OPN can be used to access data, pay transaction fees, and participate in governance. The Token Generation Event (TGE) is scheduled for the first quarter of 2026.

Virtuals platform announces that the trading revenue among its AI agents has surpassed $3 million, generated by AI agents providing genuine services, with all transactions settled on-chain. Agent participation has increased by 473%, and a scoring mechanism and anti-cheating measures have been implemented, which will continue into the next phase.

Family offices in Hong Kong plan to increase investments in private equity and digital assets over the next three years, especially in private credit and venture capital, to strengthen connections with global markets. As of the end of last year, the number of family offices in Hong Kong had grown to 3,384, a 25% increase.

_Author: Foresight Ventures_
TL;DR
Tokenized stocks are a groundbreaking sector in the current Real World Assets (RWA) cycle — the market has hit a record high of $800 million, growing 30 times since the beginning of the year, with monthly trading volume reaching $1.8 billion.
Core value proposition: Bypassing traditional brokers' geographic restrictions and settlement delays to enable 24/7 global access to U.S. stocks, with near-instant settlement support.
Three architectures are competing for dominance:
2. Real-time execution models (Ondo, CyberAlpha) — leading in capital efficiency
4. Inventory models (xStocks, Backed) — leveraging debt structures under Swiss law to excel in DeFi composability
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Ethereum's Layer 2 network Mantle's DeFi total value locked (TVL) has surpassed $1 billion for the first time, with stablecoin market capitalization reaching $980 million, hitting a new all-time high. This is mainly due to ecosystem protocol growth and capital flow.

The Ethereum Foundation's dAI team and Virtuals Protocol have launched the ERC-8183 standard, aimed at supporting decentralized commercial transactions between AI Agents. The standard introduces the concept of Job to address trust issues, enabling processes such as hiring, delivery, and settlement without the need for intermediary platforms. It also uses an Evaluator to verify task completion, promoting the development of the AI Agent economy.

Blockstream releases Blockstream Green 5.2.0, connecting Lightning Payments and the Liquid Network, utilizing atomic swaps to convert to Liquid Bitcoin (LBTC). Its Jade hardware wallet becomes the first device to support the Bitcoin Lightning Network, ensuring fund security.

_Original Title: AI Is a Five‑Layer Cake_
_Original Author: Nvidia_
_Original Compilation: Peggy, BlockBeats_
Editor's Note: Artificial intelligence is gradually evolving from a cutting-edge technology into the infrastructure that supports the operation of the modern economy. In its first long-form article published on its official account, Nvidia attempts to systematically analyze the industry structure of AI from first principles: from energy and chips, to data center infrastructure, and then to models and applications, forming a complete five-layer technology stack.
The article points out that AI is not just a competition of software or models, but a global industrial development involving energy, computing power, manufacturing, and applications. Its scale could become one of the largest infrastructure expansions in human history. Through this "five-layer cake" perspective, Nvidia aims to illustrate: the true significance of AI is not just about better

ChainCatcher message, Strategy founder Michael Saylor once again releases information related to Bitcoin Tracker.
According to previous patterns, Strategy always discloses increased Bitcoin holdings on the second day after related news is released.

Polymarket is hiring companies like Palantir Technologies to regulate its sports contract trading in response to insider trading scrutiny. This includes screening participants to identify banned individuals attempting to trade.

ChainCatcher News, according to Axios, Meta has acquired Moltbook, a social network designed specifically for AI agents that has garnered widespread attention. This deal brings Moltbook founders Matt Schlicht and Ben Parr into Meta Superintelligence Labs (MSL), a division led by former Scale AI CEO Alexandr

The UK Gambling Commission plans to assess the feasibility of allowing cryptocurrency betting in conjunction with the advancement of the digital asset regulatory framework. The Financial Conduct Authority expects to establish regulations for crypto assets this year and aims for them to take effect by the end of 2027.

Ethereum Treasury Company Sharplink Releases 2025 Financial Report, Holdings of ETH Increase to 868,699 Coins, Becoming the Second Largest Publicly Listed Company Holder Globally, Cash Assets Reach $28.5 Million, Plans to Continue Increasing ETH Holdings and Expand Staking Transactions.