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ChainCatcher Новости, согласно официальному объявлению, Gate DEX BountyDrop запустил акцию airdrop OpenHelix, пользователи могут войти в модуль BountyDrop через страницу "Акции" в приложении Gate DEX и участвовать в заданиях. Среди всех участников, выполнивших задания, будет случайным образом выбрано 3,000 участников, которые поделятся $15,000 PHELIX.Gate Wallet — это ведущий в отрасли мультицепочный криптокошелек, который обеспечивает одностороннее соединение с более чем 100 публичными цепями, миллионами активов и десятками тысяч DApp, открывая профессиональный опыт DEX и предоставляя оптимальные решения для каждой потребности DEX. BountyDrop — это специальный раздел для заработка монет на странице открытия Gate DEX, пользователи могут получить возможность выиграть награды или участвовать в розыгрыше для получения токенов airdrop, выполняя простые задания.

AI and Web3 travel platform Staynex has announced that it has agreed to acquire the AI-native enterprise travel software company Helix, with specific terms of the deal not yet disclosed. After the acquisition is completed, Helix founder Gus Fraser will join Staynex as Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer (CAIO).It is reported that the Helix platform is primarily built around features such as conversational booking, real-time policy enforcement, expenditure visualization, and carbon emission reporting. Through this acquisition, Staynex's business landscape will officially expand from consumer travel services to the enterprise-level travel management sector, covering a complete operational stack including travel search, booking, compliance governance, and payment.Officials stated that the initial focus of the integration will be on Helix's conversational booking, policy engine, and sustainability reporting features. In the future, Staynex plans to apply Helix's core intelligent technology to its existing B2C AI travel assistant to enhance personalized itinerary planning and booking efficiency, and to accelerate the development of various business functions within the group towards an AI-native direction.

The U.S. Department of Justice has officially obtained legal ownership of over $400 million in assets related to the dark web cryptocurrency mixing service Helix, including cryptocurrencies, real estate, and cash assets.U.S. District Court Judge Beryl A. Howell signed the final forfeiture order. Helix, operated by Larry Dean Harmon, processed approximately 354,468 Bitcoin transactions from 2014 to 2017, valued at $300 million at the time, primarily serving the money laundering needs of dark web drug dealers. Harmon pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering in August 2021 and was sentenced to 36 months in prison, 3 years of supervised release, and asset forfeiture in November 2024.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, Helix founder Larry Harmon was arrested in 2020 for helping criminals launder money and has now been sentenced to three years in prison and the forfeiture of over $400 million in cryptocurrency and other assets.U.S. District Court Judge Beryl Howell stated that the sentence was lenient given his assistance in the Bitcoin Fog mixer case.Larry Harmon operated the dark web Helix cryptocurrency mixer from 2014 to 2017, during which he laundered over 350,000 BTC. Helix collaborated with the Grams dark web search engine, which Larry Harmon also operated.

ChainCatcher news, the re-staking protocol Helix Labs has completed a $2 million Pre-Seed financing round, led by Tribe Capital, EMURGO Ventures, Taureon Capital, LD Capital, and Double Peak Group. This financing will accelerate the increase of L1 asset application scenarios, solve the cold start problem of L3, and promote Cardano liquidity into a broader DeFi ecosystem by providing liquidity and users.Helix Labs aims to enhance the yield opportunities for non-Ethereum L1 asset holders and support future MoveVM Rollups through liquidity abstraction and the OmniVM technology stack. By enhancing token utility, expanding EigenFi capacity, and providing liquidity as a service, it offers greater returns to users and brings more liquidity to DeFi. Helix Labs has joined the Move Collective accelerator program of Movement Labs, and the protocol will allow Cardano's ADA token holders to stake while obtaining liquid-staked ADA, which can then be bridged to Movement, thereby unlocking approximately $12 billion in liquidity for Cardano.

ChainCatcher News: The Bitcoin native infrastructure project BiHelix has announced the successful completion of its seed round financing, led by SatoshiLabs, with participation from Waterdrop Capital, Founder Fund of Everything Island, UTXO, Candaq, Cognition Capital, and LK Venture. The funds will be used for the development of the BiHelix Node, the construction of demonstration applications, and the establishment of an early node network.BiHelix is based on the Lightning Network and RGB protocol, creating a super smart contract layer for the Bitcoin ecosystem, providing a highly usable and strongly scalable application framework for the Bitcoin ecosystem. BiHelix aims to enable anyone to build any type of DApp on Bitcoin: DeFi, AI large models, large-scale games, decentralized social scenarios, etc., will all run on the Bitcoin ecosystem, truly ushering the world into the Web 3.0 era.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, the Bitcoin native infrastructure BiHelix based on the RGB protocol and the Lightning Network announced on X that TokenPocket has officially integrated the BiHelix network and is the first mainstream wallet to support the RGB track. Users can create addresses on the BiHelix network within the TokenPocket wallet app, preparing for the upcoming interactive airdrop activities of the RGB series projects. In addition, BiHelix has successively launched joint airdrop activities with projects such as TokenPocket and oooo.According to previous news from ChainCatcher, BiHelix, as a Turing-complete smart contract application ecosystem network with unlimited scalability, has over 100 ecological projects and has received investments from institutions such as UTXO, Waterdrip Capital, Satoshi Lab, LK Venture, and Candaq Fintech Group.

ChainCatcher news, the company behind the metaverse platform HELIX, Hypersonic Laboratories, announced the completion of a $7 million Series A funding round, led by Play Ventures, with participation from AppWorks, WTIC, KB Investment, and Alex Ekvall. The new funds will be used for the further development of Helix. It is reported that Helix will launch a closed alpha test version later this year, aimed at facilitating the creation of role-playing game modules and servers.Hypersonic Laboratories previously built the H.E.L.I.X. metaverse and had completed a $3.5 million funding round in 2022, also led by Play Ventures.According to the Web3 asset data platform RootData, HELIX (Hyper Expansive Lifelike Interoperable eXperience) is a high-fidelity metaverse platform centered around the concepts of true digital ownership and an independent player economy. Immerse yourself in Parallel City, a meticulously designed 1:1 scale entertainment venue of New York City, where users can freely explore land, meet new friends, play games, and earn tokens. The HELIX Metaverse is built by Hypersonic Laboratories.

ChainCatcher news, TokenPocket officially announces a strategic partnership with the RGB ecosystem infrastructure project BiHelix to jointly promote the development of the Bitcoin native ecosystem. Both parties have released a joint research report, previewing the upcoming new information and expected activities.BiHelix provides a high-performance token issuance solution based on Bitcoin Layer1, aiming to attract and integrate more Bitcoin native users. Through this collaboration, TokenPocket will complete the integration of the BiHelix wallet SDK and launch the BiHelix (RGB-LN) node. As the first mainstream wallet to officially support the RGB track, TokenPocket signifies the unlimited potential of the RGB track. At the same time, users will be able to fully experience the advantages of the Bitcoin native solution BiHelix through the wallet, enjoying lower costs and higher performance, harnessing the power of Bitcoin native solutions.

ChainCatcher message, led by SatoshiLab, with participation from multiple institutions including Waterdrip Capital, Candaq Fintech Group, and LK Ventures, announced the launch of the first RGB track infrastructure BiHelix on the X platform, unveiling a one-pager on its node technology, detailing its node functions and future development roadmap.At the same time, BiHelix has launched the "BTC Gene Expression Airdrop Program," a series of Bitcoin gene expression airdrops. Participants will receive RNA points and have the opportunity to obtain airdrops of BiHelix governance tokens.

ChainCatcher news, leading fintech and blockchain service provider Candaq Fintech Group announced an investment in RGB infrastructure BiHelix. Candaq Fintech Group focuses on fintech and blockchain, with a deep interest in the BTC ecosystem, and has participated in projects such as babylon and bitSmiley.The world's first Bitcoin Layer 2 themed summit, initiated by BTC Security Lab and co-organized by BiHelix, will kick off in Hong Kong on April 8.

ChainCatcher news, Bitcoin ecosystem core investment institution Waterdrip Capital announced an investment in BiHelix. BiHelix, as the first Bitcoin ecosystem infrastructure based on the native Bitcoin blockchain, combining the RGB protocol and the Lightning Network to build optimized nodes, will primarily use this funding to promote the development and implementation of its MVP and ecosystem construction.

ChainCatcher news, Hong Kong listed company Blueport Interactive's LK Venture announced on platform X that it has made a strategic investment in the Bitcoin RGB infrastructure BiHelix through the Bitcoin network ecological investment management fund BTC NEXT.

ChainCatcher news, Bitcoin ecosystem infrastructure project BiHelix announced a strategic investment from Satoshi Lab.It is reported that Satoshi Lab is a laboratory focused on the Bitcoin ecosystem, jointly initiated by Web3 Lab and Waterdrip Capital, and supported by several institutions including Chain Capital and Oasis Capital. As the first project supported by Satoshi Lab in the RGB track, BiHelix will further promote the compatibility of the Lightning Network and the RGB protocol, implement the underlying infrastructure of the Bitcoin ecosystem, and drive the vigorous development of the Bitcoin ecosystem.

ChainCatcher news, the Turing-complete Bitcoin application ecosystem Infinitas has completed a full brand upgrade to BiHelix, where "Bi" comes from the Latin word "Bis," meaning "double," and "Helix" represents the spiral structure of DNA.It is reported that this Infinitas brand upgrade was completed at the Hong Kong Top BTC Event (hosted by Web3 Labs, Satoshi Lab, Waterdrip Capital). Since its X account is a verified user, Infinitas will complete the username change after the verification process is confirmed.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, the RWA protocol Helix has completed a $2 million pre-seed funding round, which was co-led by Saison Capital and Superscrypt, with participation from Emurgo Ventures, Comma3 Ventures, Outlier Ventures, Emoote, and others.It is reported that Helix is incubated by the Singapore private credit company Helicap, and the project aims to provide blockchain-based loans to businesses across Southeast Asia. Its platform combines proprietary credit assessment tools with a range of credit opportunities covering multiple industries.

ChainCatcher news, Gary James Harmon, the brother of Helix founder Larry Harmon, has pleaded guilty to wire fraud and obstruction of justice, admitting to stealing over 712 bitcoins from the IRS eight times in April 2020. These bitcoins were seized by law enforcement after Larry Harmon was arrested in 2020.In July 2021, federal agents arrested Gary Harmon and searched his residence in Ohio. As part of a plea agreement, Gary Harmon agreed to forfeit cryptocurrency worth over $12 million, including 647 bitcoins, 2 ethers, and 17.4 million dogecoins. Gary Harmon has not yet been sentenced and faces a maximum of 40 years in prison. (source link)