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According to official news, Japanese gaming giant Gumi, through its subsidiary gC Labs, will launch the "SBI Crypto Fund I" cryptocurrency investment fund in collaboration with SBI Financial Services on August 1. The fund has a scale of approximately 3 billion yen (about 18.3 million USD), with a duration of three years, adopting a private placement structure, and several institutions including Daiwa Securities Group are participating in the investment.The fund will primarily invest in Bitcoin and mainstream altcoins, utilizing a combination of staking, rebalancing, and hedging strategies. The fund aims to serve as a bridge between the cryptocurrency asset market and Japanese enterprises, accumulating performance for the future development of financial products such as cryptocurrency ETFs. Currently, Japan has not yet approved cryptocurrency ETFs, and the launch of this fund is seen as an attempt to integrate traditional finance with digital assets.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cryptonews, Japanese mobile game company Gumi plans to spend 2.5 billion yen (approximately 17 million USD) to purchase XRP. The company's board has approved the plan, which is expected to be completed by the end of February next year. Gumi's largest shareholder is SBI Holdings, which is also a long-term partner of Ripple, the issuer of XRP. Gumi believes that XRP is a "network asset based on real financial demand," and this purchase is a strategic move to expand into the financial sector.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Crypto Basic, Japanese gaming giant Gumi Inc. announced plans to purchase 2.5 billion yen (approximately 17 million USD) worth of XRP as part of its efforts to expand its blockchain business. The company announced this development in a press release today after making the decision at a recent board meeting.It is noteworthy that the gaming company will strategically accumulate XRP over a five-month period from September 2025 to February 2026.In commenting on this development, Gumi emphasized that the planned purchase is a strategic move aimed at enabling it to participate in the XRP ecosystem. Previously, in June, it was reported that Gumi spent approximately 6.99 million USD to acquire 80.352 bitcoins.

ChainCatcher news, the Telegram ecosystem trading application Blum has completed $5 million in Pre-Seed and Seed round financing, led by gumi Cryptos Capital, with participation from YZi Labs, The Spartan Group, No Limit Holdings, OKX Ventures, The Open Platform, Bitscale Capital, and Wintermute Ventures.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, Japanese mobile game studio Gumi announced plans to purchase Bitcoin worth 1 billion yen (approximately 6.58 million USD). The company stated that it expects to generate secondary income by staking the remaining Bitcoin in the Babylon protocol.According to the company's statement, Gumi plans to make this acquisition between February and May of this year.

ChainCatcher message, Autonomys recently launched its first AI agent (ArguMint), which can permanently store messages on-chain in the Autonomys Network, creating verifiable on-chain memory. Autonomys will vigorously promote AI agents in the coming months.Autonomys is a decentralized AI (deAI) vertical stack that includes distributed storage, distributed computing, and a suite of decentralized applications (dApps). This vertical stack not only enhances the capabilities of AI applications but also ensures they operate within a secure and decentralized framework.

ChainCatcher news, the cross-chain settlement layer Union announced the completion of a $12 million Series A funding round, led by Gumi Cryptos Capital and Longhash Ventures, with participation from Borderless Capital and Blockchange, as well as blockchain founders from Polygon, Movement, and Berachain. The total funds raised have reached $16 million.The funding will be used for core team expansion, partner integration, and ecosystem development.According to RootData, Union is an efficient interoperability protocol that connects all blockchains and Rollups within any ecosystem. It is based on consensus validation and does not rely on trusted third parties, oracles, multi-signatures, or MPC.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, the liquidity protocol Ion Protocol for staking and re-staking assets has completed a $4.8 million funding round, with participation from Gumi Capital Cryptos, Robot Ventures, BanklessVC, NGC Ventures, Finality Capital, and SevenX Ventures. So far, its total funding amount has reached $7 million.It is reported that the new funds will be used to support and develop a native yield model called Nucleus, aimed at helping to address the monetization issues of rollups and appchains, and may assist in promoting new use cases for decentralized applications within its ecosystem.

ChainCatcher news, according to Chainwire, the modular blockchain project Blackwing has announced the completion of a new round of financing of $4.5 million, led by Hashed and Gumi Cryptos.It is reported that the new funds will be used to develop a modular Layer 2 blockchain to support non-liquidation leveraged trading of crypto assets, helping users reduce the risk of forced liquidation.

ChainCatcher news, the DeFi prime broker Arkis, headquartered in London, UK, has secured $2.25 million in Pre-Seed funding, led by gumi Cryptos Capital, with participation from G1 Ventures, Blocklabs, and Roosh Ventures. The company plans to use the funds to expand its business and development efforts.Arkis is known as a DeFi prime broker that provides on-chain risk management, enabling capital providers to safely offer under-collateralized loans to DeFi hedge funds. The system offers advanced asset valuation, including LP positions, lending positions, and ERC-20. Additionally, Arkis has announced a strategic partnership with Edge Capital and integrated with 1inch to enhance liquidity aggregation. After conducting its first trades with DeFi funds in a private beta, Arkis publicly launched in February.

ChainCatcher news, the privacy DeFi access layer Singularity has completed a $2.2 million financing round, led by Silicon Valley venture capital firm gumi Cryptos Capital, with participation from Nomura Securities' digital asset subsidiary Laser Digital, Eureka Partners, and previous investors Apollo Crypto, Digital Asset Capital Management, and Gandel Invest. The funds raised will be used to support protocol development and promote compliant access to DeFi, particularly aimed at institutional users. Additionally, the Singularity protocol is set to be officially launched in the coming months.It is reported that Singularity is a compliant, institutional-grade DeFi privacy layer designed to provide access services to DeFi protocols for on-chain participants while safeguarding commercial secrets.

ChainCatcher news, the Learn to Earn platform Intract announced the completion of a $3 million financing round, led by Alpha Wave Global, BITKRAFT Ventures, and Gumi Cryptos, with participation from Polygon Ventures, Tokentus, MoonPay, Web3 Studios, and others.Intract claims to have over 2 million active users, helping users explore new projects across various verticals in Web3. Users are attracted to learn about these projects through activities called "tasks" and are incentivized to complete certain tasks to earn rewards.

ChainCatcher news, Web3 game studio Moonveil Entertainment announced the completion of a $5.4 million seed round financing, led by Gumi Cryptos Capital and Arcane Group, with participation from LongHash Ventures, IOBC, IOSG, and Infinity Venture Crypto.It is reported that Moonveil Entertainment's first game, Astrark: STAGE ONE, is an immersive tower defense mobile game centered around PvP and PVE battles as well as multiplayer cooperative experiences. The second game is a multiplayer strategy game.

ChainCatcher news, according to AlexaBlockchain, IronMill, a zero-knowledge proof technology integration solution based in California, USA, announced the completion of a $2.6 million Pre-Seed funding round, led by gumi Cryptos Capital, with participation from Blockchain Builders Fund, Superscrypt, LongHash, Kestrel 0x1, and SevenX.It is reported that IronMill focuses on providing customized integration solutions, tools, and processes for software developers, enabling them to seamlessly integrate zero-knowledge (ZK) technology into applications. The new funding will be used to support IronMill in accelerating the development and experimentation of zero-knowledge applications and creating an infrastructure suite for verifiable internet concepts.

ChainCatcher news, Web3 wallet infrastructure Openfort has completed a $3 million seed round financing, led by Gumi Cryptos Capital and Maven 11, with participation from Game7, NGC Ventures, and Newman Capital.It is reported that Openfort allows users to register using various popular authentication methods (such as Google, Gmail, and Twitter). It also enables gamers to conveniently perform multicalls, with gas fees settled from the backend. (Source link)

ChainCatcher news, focusing on blockchain and cryptocurrency investment venture [gumi Cryptos Capital](https://www.rootdata.com/zh/Investors/detail/gumi Cryptos Capital?k=NTY5) (gCC) announced a strategic partnership with OKX. Through this collaboration, OKX has invested in gCC's $110 million USD Fund II launched in March last year and will provide support for gCC's portfolio companies. (benzinga)

ChainCatcher news, the crypto payroll management company Franklin has completed a $2.9 million seed round financing, led by Gumi Cryptos Capital and CMT Digital. Franklin provides a tool for companies around the world, including the United States, to pay employees and contractors in cryptocurrency.It is reported that Franklin is built on the Ethereum mainnet and the scaling solution Polygon, offering tools for automated payroll and tax reporting for a range of cryptocurrencies. (Source link)

ChainCatcher news, according to Nikkei, Japanese mobile game developer gumi has received investments from SBI Holdings and Japanese gaming giant Square Enix Holdings. On January 11, 2023, it will raise 7 billion yen, approximately 53 million dollars, through a third party for these two companies.Based on voting rights, SBI Holdings holds approximately 22% of gumi's equity, while Square Enix Holdings holds approximately 3%. The raised funds will be used to develop games utilizing blockchain technology and to invest in Web3-related companies. gumi is developing a blockchain game that will allow users to hold and trade in-game items as NFTs. (source link)

ChainCatcher news, based on Uniswap, the DeFi protocol Panoptic announced the completion of a $4.5 million seed round financing. Gumi Cryptos Capital led the round, with participation from Uniswap Labs Ventures, Coinbase Ventures, Jane Street, and the Avalanche Foundation's Blizzard Fund. The funds will be used to expand its team, establish the protocol, and audit its code.Panoptic was founded in July this year by Kristensen, former research lead at Advanced Blockchain AG, and Guillaume Lambert, a professor of applied physics at Cornell University. The first version of Panoptic will be based on Uniswap's automated market maker (AMM) and will gradually support other AMMs, with plans to launch its platform in the first quarter of next year. (The Block)