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According to the Wall Street Journal, Apple is seeking to reach new agreements with publishers to use their content to develop the artificial intelligence voice assistant Siri.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, the USDH issuer Native Markets has staked and locked 200,000 HYPE (approximately 8.7 million USD) for a period of 3 years.In previous news, Native Markets won the Hyperliquid stablecoin USDH bidding, and Hyperliquid has launched the HYPE/USDH spot trading pair.

ChainCatcher news, August 23, asset management companies Grayscale, Bitwise, Canary, CoinShares, Franklin, 21Shares, and WisdomTree all submitted updated statements for their proposed spot XRP ETF this Friday, further indicating the financial firms' eagerness to obtain listing approval from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.Bloomberg ETF analyst James Seyffart stated that the emergence of these applications is almost certainly due to feedback received from the SEC. This is a good sign, but also basically expected.The updated documents seem to change the structure of some funds, allowing for XRP or cash creation as well as cash or physical redemption, rather than just cash creation and redemption.

ChainCatcher message, according to the Web3 asset data platform RootData X tracking data, in the past 7 days, the cross-platform play-to-earn developer and publisher Xterio has been the project with the most new followers among X (Twitter) Top figures. New influential figures following this project include crypto industry KOL WSBMod (@wsbmod) and crypto industry KOL 嗯哼 (@enheng456).

ChainCatcher news, zkEVM blockchain game publisher Pentagon Games has completed a $6 million financing round, with participation from Animoca Brands, Binance Labs, Hyperedge, NFX, Polygon, Republic, Spartan, Tess Ventures, and Yield Guild Games.According to the Web3 asset data platform RootData, Pentagon Games is a zkEVM blockchain game publisher that supports the XR metaverse through deep learning and Web3. Its vision is to create immersive experiences that go beyond traditional gaming, integrating elements of AI, AR, VR, and ZK Proof EVM blockchain technology to provide players with a truly integrated and interactive environment.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, the Web3 game publisher Sidus Heroes has announced the completion of a new round of financing, with crypto trading market maker DWF Labs participating and forming a partnership, although the specific amount of financing has not been disclosed.According to RootData, in December 2021, the metaverse blockchain game project SIDUS HEROES announced the completion of a $20 million financing round, which was participated in by institutions such as Animoca Brands, Polygon, OKEx Blockdream Ventures, Arkstream Capital, Spark Digital Capital, AU21 Capital, HashKey, and other angel investors.

ChainCatcher news, the publisher of "Final Fantasy" and "Kingdom Hearts," Square Enix, announced the launch of its first original Ethereum NFT game, Symbiogenesis. The NFT minting will begin on November 27, with the first wave taking place from November 27-28, the second wave from November 30 to December 1, and the final batch from December 2-3. A total of 500 character NFTs will be released.Square Enix is providing whitelist access to users through activities on its Discord server. Symbiogenesis is described as a digital collectible art project and a narrative-driven game that will utilize NFTs on the Ethereum and Polygon networks. The game is expected to launch following the initial NFT minting in December.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, game publisher G2A has launched a game-centric NFT marketplace G2A Geekverse, which helps gamers find information about Web3 games and buy and sell game-related assets.

ChainCatcher News: Japanese game publisher Bandai Namco today announced the suspension of downloads for its newly launched metaverse game Gundam Metaverse on October 11. The date and time for reopening downloads will be announced later, and the statement did not specify the reason for the suspension.There were previous rumors that the downloaded content included unencrypted design files related to certain models from Gundam Seed Freedom, the upcoming animated film set to be released in January 2024.

ChainCatcher news, the blockchain game publisher Xterio has officially announced the issuance of the token XTER. Its announcement tweet states that the protocol token XTER will power the Xterio gaming ecosystem, and traders, holders, and gamers within the ecosystem will benefit from its utility and built-in systems.Previous news, Xterio announced the launch of an NFT marketplace on August 22, and in July, Binance Labs invested $15 million in Xterio.

ChainCatcher news, blockchain game publisher Xterio will launch the AI digital companion game Palio, supported by digital ownership.Previous report, blockchain game publisher Xterio received a $15 million investment from Binance Labs to develop AI and Web3 game development capabilities.

ChainCatcher news, digital comic book publisher LightningWorks has completed a $2.5 million seed funding round, which was invested by the company's founder Geoff McCabe. LightningWorks plans to upgrade the gameplay of NFT comics through P2E games. (Source link)

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelgraph, Web3 game publisher BoomLand has completed a $1 million Pre-Seed funding round, with participation from Polygon, Game7, Magic Eden, Hyperithm, and some private investors. BoomLand has previously completed a soft launch and its first NFT sale, and its first blockchain game, Hunters On-Chain, is scheduled to be released later this month. (source link)

ChainCatcher news, according to Decrypt, South Korean online game publisher Neowiz aims to launch a $10 million Polygon game accelerator through the Web3 game platform Intella X to fund Web3 games on Polygon. Potential grant recipients may have to wait a few weeks to a month for a response, and those selected to continue receiving grants will have to undergo interviews and due diligence. The company stated that the accelerator does not have a typical grant amount, and the grant amounts will vary by project.Previous report, Polygon announced a partnership with South Korean online game publisher Neowiz Corporation to jointly launch the Web3 game platform Intella X.

ChainCatcher news, game publisher Bravo Ready announced a strategic investment from Aptos Labs, which will be used to launch the exclusive collaborative game "Aptos Arena," as well as future integrations of Aptos with BR1: INFINITE.According to previous reports, on July 11, 2022, Bravo Ready completed a $3 million financing round, which will be used to develop the NFT game "BR1: Infinite Royale." Subsequently, Bravo Ready also received strategic investments from Sino Global Capital and the NFT marketplace Magic Eden's venture capital arm, Magic Eden Ventures. (source link)

ChainCatcher news, according to Venture Beat, the Web3 game studio Overworld, based on digital collectibles, announced the completion of a new round of financing of $2.5 million, with participation from Swiss blockchain game publisher Xterio.It is reported that Overworld will use the new funds to develop cross-platform free games with features such as player ownership and digital collectibles. The company plans to launch a multiplayer role-playing game in Q2 of this year, during which it will also release the first version of game digital collectibles, but Overworld stated that it will not issue its own crypto token. (source link)

ChainCatcher news, according to TechCrunch, African Web3 and social gaming publisher Carry1st has completed a $27 million funding round, led by BITKRAFT Ventures, with participation from a16z, TTV Capital, Alumni Ventures, Lateral Capital, Kepple Ventures, and Konvoy.It is reported that Carry1st is developing a testing platform called Play1st, which allows gamers interested in Web3 games to discover games on the platform, comment within the community, and showcase achievements and rewards.Additionally, according to the crypto data platform RootData, Carry1st announced last January that it had completed a $20 million Series A funding round, led by a16z, with participation from Avenir, Google’s parent company Alphabet, Riot Games, Konvoy Ventures, Raine Ventures, and TTV Capital. The funds raised will be used to further expand product development in Africa.

ChainCatcher news, the stablecoin project Helio Protocol in the BNB Chain ecosystem has announced on social media that it has initiated the first batch of HAY buyback and burn program. However, the original plan to complete the buyback and burn of excess HAY by December 6 to restore the HAY price to peg with the US dollar or at least close to 1 dollar may not be achievable.Additionally, once the plan to restore the peg to 1 dollar is completed, Helio Protocol will share all relevant information and addresses with the community. Helio Protocol is communicating directly with all partners and has decided to take a more cautious approach, so it may take a little more time.According to data from CoinMarketCap, as of now, the price of HAY is 0.88 dollars. (Source link)

ChainCatcher news, the BSC ecosystem stablecoin project Helio Protocol announced on social media that it has negotiated with Ankr regarding the bad debt incurred by attackers exploiting vulnerabilities in Helio Protocol; Ankr will buy and burn the excess HAY minted from aBNBc to restore the HAY peg; Helio Protocol will replace it with the newly issued ankrBNB Token as collateral.Data shows that HAY dropped to $0.2 yesterday and is currently reported at $0.9. (Source link)