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According to Japan's Sankei Shimbun, "Saint Seiya" author Masami Kurumada has sued his former manager and their relatives and acquaintances, accusing them of misappropriating approximately 4.68 billion yen from Kurumada Productions and two other companies over a period of about six years through company account transfers and withholding copyright fees, among other methods. Some of the funds are reportedly used for investing in cryptocurrencies.The related incident was exposed during a tax investigation by the Tokyo National Tax Agency in 2024, with approximately 1.8 billion yen already recovered. Masami Kurumada is now seeking compensation of about 2.89 billion yen from the Tokyo District Court.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, Kuru Labs announced the completion of a $11.5 million Series A funding round led by Paradigm, dedicated to building a new type of decentralized exchange that integrates automated market maker (AMM) and centralized limit order book (CLOB) architecture on the Monad blockchain.Kuru adopts a default AMM strategy, providing foundational liquidity for each order book, aiming to enhance on-chain trading flexibility and depth. The project previously completed a $2.2 million seed funding round. Investors also include several angel investors such as 0xDesigner and Zagabond.

ChainCatcher news, Saakuru Labs and Memecore announced the establishment of a joint foundation with an initial fund of $10 million, aimed at investing in and acquiring meme coin communities and games within the Saakuru and MemeCore ecosystems.This strategic collaboration will enhance the decentralized application (dApp) ecosystem on the Saakuru Layer 2 protocol while increasing activity on the Memecore Layer 1 protocol. With this funding, both companies will leverage their expertise in blockchain gaming to expand the gaming sector and nurture the next generation of Web3 gaming projects.

ChainCatcher news, the on-chain order exchange Kuru announced the completion of a $2 million seed round financing, led by Electric Capital, with participation from Brevan Howard Digital, CMS Holdings, Pivot Global, Breed, and Velocity Capital, as well as angel investors such as Keone Hon, Jarry Xiao, and Eugene Chen.Kuru intends to use the new funds to expand its team and prepare for audits before the launch of the Monad testnet.It is reported that Kuru is an on-chain order book DEX on Monad, providing users with a single platform to discover, research, and trade on-chain spot assets.

ChainCatcher news, according to official news, Animoca Brands announced a strategic partnership with Saakuru Labs, the developer of the consumer-centric L2 Saakuru protocol, which offers zero transaction fees.It is reported that this collaboration aims to promote the adoption and integration of Saakuru Labs' blockchain technology, helping to accelerate the development of Web3 games, and plans to integrate Animoca Brands' ecosystem games into the Saakuru protocol, thereby leveraging Saakuru Labs' no Gas technology.

ChainCatcher news, according to Chainwire, the L2 protocol Saakuru Labs has announced the completion of a $2.4 million funding round, led by Based VC and ARC Community, with participation from Kyber Network, PG Capital, Wizard Capital, Decubate Ventures, Oracles Investment Group, BCW Ventures, Steady Stack, W3GG, Calib3r, Rarible, Worlds Beyond, Uptrend Digital, Arclight Studio, and IBC Group. The new funding will be used to drive the adoption of the Saakuru protocol, providing more support in the GameFi sector and ecosystem.It is reported that Saakuru is a consumer-centric L2 protocol with zero transaction fees, enhanced through the Saakuru developer suite, allowing complex digital products to be embedded into Web3 within one day. The Saakuru blockchain-centric product suite enables the connection from Web2 to Web3.