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Сообщение ChainCatcher, 2U2.ai объявила о завершении нового раунда стратегического финансирования, сумма которого составила 3 миллиона долларов, а оценка проекта достигла 100 миллионов долларов. Этот раунд финансирования возглавила Vega Venture, а также в нем участвуют Archer Capital, UZ Capital и Infinite Alliance.Данные средства будут использованы для дальнейшего совершенствования инфраструктуры MemeLayer от 2U2.ai, продолжения расширения экосистемного сотрудничества и продвижения масштабного применения AI Meme в сценариях создания контента, распространения в сообществе и распределения внимания.2U2.ai строит AI-ориентированный MemeLayer для Web3, создавая сеть контента Meme, которая соединяет создателей, сообщества и проекты через генерацию, ремикс, распространение и механизмы вознаграждения Meme. В настоящее время на платформе запущена система баллов Meme Arms Race, пользователи могут зарабатывать баллы, создавая, делясь и распространяя контент Meme, а также участвовать в последующих экосистемных вознаграждениях платформы.

Сообщение ChainCatcher, согласно официальным данным, экосистема BNB Chain, автономная AI экономическая инфраструктура Astarter объявила о получении стратегической поддержки от таких организаций, как Vega Ventures, UZ Capital, Go2Mars, BitBT Ventures, что дополнительно укрепляет Планировка AI экосистемы. Ранее Astarter уже получила инвестиции от EMURGO, а также стратегическую поддержку от MH Ventures, Avstar Capital, 316VC, CRT Labs, Megala Ventures и других организаций.Сообщается, что Astarter нацелена на создание полного стека инфраструктуры для AI интеллектуальных агентов на BNB Chain, предоставляя собственные вычислительные мощности, выполнение в реальном времени, расчеты на цепочке и возможности идентификации для цепочных AI интеллектуальных агентов. Продукты включают узлы вычислительной мощности AI ABox, децентрализованную торговую платформу (DEX), Launchpad и уровень CORE интеллектуальных агентов, а родной токен — AST. Основная сеть Astarter и TGE планируются к запуску в третьем квартале 2026 года. Это стратегическое сотрудничество дополнительно будет способствовать развитию Astarter в области вычислительных сетей, продуктов и экосистемы.

Согласно мониторингу Catcher Predict, в предсказательном рынке Polymarket по событию "Куда уйдет Maxx Crosby в 2026 году" подрынок "Las Vegas Raiders" показал резкие колебания вероятности варианта "Да", которая выросла с 60,35% за час до текущих 79,4% (колебание составило 19,05%). Обратите внимание на влияние соответствующих срочных новостей.

According to Arkham data, at 01:26, 8,427,367.39 ENA (worth approximately $2,120,999.83) was transferred from an anonymous address (starting with 0xdc6f...) to vegadaedra.eth.

According to CoinDesk, the brand animation clips of the famous NFT project "Pudgy Penguins" will be aired at the Sphere in Las Vegas during the Christmas season, marking another step in its entry into the real-world consumer market.The animation will be played continuously for several days starting from December 24, featuring multiple animation clips, with Pudgy Penguins spending approximately $500,000 on this placement.

ChainCatcher news, according to PR Newswire, Las Vegas construction technology company BOXABL announced the purchase of 10 bitcoins as part of its established capital reserve strategy.BOXABL first adopted the BTC treasury reserve strategy in May 2025, allowing the company to hold a portion of its assets in bitcoin to hedge against inflation, achieve portfolio diversification, and maintain long-term value.

ChainCatcher news, Hut 8 Corp. (NASDAQ | TSX: HUT) today announced the initial powering of its Vega data center, which is considered the largest single Bitcoin mining facility in the world. Vega spans 162,000 square feet and is equipped with a nominal energy capacity of 205 megawatts, providing approximately 15 EH/s of Bitcoin mining power at full load, accounting for about 2% of the current global Bitcoin network hash rate.Vega will deploy up to 17,280 Bitmain U3S21EXPH servers, which is Bitmain's first large-scale commercial U-type direct chip liquid-cooled ASIC miner, capable of delivering up to 860 TH/s of power with an energy efficiency of 13 J/TH.Bitmain, as a client, will deploy all approximately 15 EH/s of mining machines at Vega, which is expected to bring Hut 8 an annualized revenue of $110 million to $120 million. The agreement also includes a purchase option, which, if exercised, will expand Hut 8's self-mining capacity from 10 EH/s to approximately 25 EH/s.According to previous news, Vega is expected to be powered on in the second quarter of 2025, in preparation for the approximately 15 EH/s hosting agreement reached with Bitmain.

ChainCatcher news, Zhao Changpeng stated on social media that as early as 2023, he invited Binance to sponsor a Bitcoin advertisement on the iconic Las Vegas landmark Sphere (without any Binance logos or mentions), and even paid some deposits. However, it was later put on hold due to "other interference." He is glad to see it finally completed now.Zhao Changpeng mentioned that he does not know who sponsored the current advertisement, but he still celebrates it.

ChainCatcher news, Block's payment company Square launched a Bitcoin payment pilot on May 28 during the Bitcoin 2025 conference in Las Vegas. Attendees can complete real-time settlements using the Lightning Network by scanning a barcode, with the exchange rate automatically calculated by the Square system. This feature will be available to all customers in 2026, pending regulatory approval.Miles Suter, Bitcoin product lead at Square's parent company Block, stated that this initiative aims to provide merchants with an open, decentralized, low-cost payment solution. The current Bitcoin price is $108,877.70, and the pilot will last for three days.

ChainCatcher news, according to Bitcoin Magazine, the list of speakers for the 2025 Las Vegas Bitcoin Conference has been announced, including Vice President Vance, Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht, Trump's second son Eric Trump, Trump's eldest son Donald Trump Jr., Strategy founder Michael Saylor, and Senator Cynthia Lummis, among others.

ChainCatcher news, according to Decrypt, the organizers of Dogwifhat have abandoned their plan to advertise at the Las Vegas Sphere. Previously, the project raised nearly $700,000 in cryptocurrency for fundraising, but it ultimately failed after more than a year. In late January of this year, the official X account of the token hinted that "the dog with a hat" would appear on the exterior of the venue in the first quarter of 2025. Late Monday night, organizer GamesMasterFlex (also known as Edward) announced on the X platform the termination of the Dogwifhat advertising plan, with refunds to donors starting as early as Tuesday; this statement was retweeted by the token's official X account.Edward had claimed that the team had reached an agreement with a "fashion brand partner" to display the Dogwifhat logo at the venue, and the relevant news from the token's official X account was initially confirmed and then retracted, ultimately only hinting that the dog image would appear on the exterior of the sphere in the first quarter of 2025. However, days later, a spokesperson for the venue denied that any agreement had been signed, stating that they only accept advertisements related to cryptocurrency exchanges and Bitcoin, and had never made a deal with Dogwifhat, nor do they have any plans for display now or in the future, expressing outrage at the misuse of their name for fraud. Edward stated that this announcement "scared off" the fashion brand partner, as the company's concerns about the venue's statements regarding "outrage" and "fraudulent intent" were significant. After the official denial, the token WIF plummeted 18% the next day, and Edward indicated that this caused the partner to be wary of the advertisement or its impact on the token's price, raising concerns from the SEC, ultimately leading to the collapse of the collaboration.

ChainCatcher news, according to Bitcoin.com, Las Vegas businessman Brent C. Kovar has been sued for allegedly operating a cryptocurrency mining Ponzi scheme through the Profit Connect project, facing up to 330 years in prison.It is reported that Kovar promised investors that his platform offered "AI-driven" cryptocurrency mining services and claimed to provide fixed returns of 15% to 30%, guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). However, investigations revealed that Kovar did not engage in actual mining operations but instead used the funds of over 400 investors for personal luxury expenses and to pay returns to early investors, with the amount involved reaching $24 million.

ChainCatcher news, according to the Nevada Attorney General's Office, Las Vegas businessman Brent C. Kovar made his first court appearance on February 14 for alleged cryptocurrency fraud.Prosecutors accuse him of falsely claiming to use artificial intelligence to mine and verify cryptocurrency transactions through his company Profit Connect from the end of 2017 to July 2021, promising annual returns of 15%-30% and offering a full refund guarantee, defrauding approximately $24 million from over 400 investors.Kovar faces 12 counts of wire fraud, 3 counts of mail fraud, and 3 counts of money laundering, with a maximum sentence of 330 years in prison and a $4.5 million fine. The trial is set to begin on April 8, 2025.

ChainCatcher news, according to Decrypt, a spokesperson for the Las Vegas Sphere denied reaching an advertising agreement with the Solana meme coin Dogwifhat (WIF)."There has never been a plan to feature Dogwifhat on Exosphere, past or present, and we are very concerned that they are using our name for fraud." Previously, the Dogwifhat team hinted at an upcoming advertisement at the Las Vegas Sphere on X, then deleted the post and re-released artwork without the phrase "official confirmation."

ChainCatcher news, according to DL News, 10 months ago, a team led by Zion Thomas raised $650,000 with plans to project the Solana meme coin Dogwifhat onto the Las Vegas Sphere. Despite reaching the fundraising goal, the plan has yet to be realized.As the price of Dogwifhat has fallen to a several-month low, there are questions about whether the event organizers will still proceed as originally planned. Fund manager Mihir stated that the team still intends to realize the project and emphasized that "timing is crucial," expecting to make an announcement soon.

ChainCatcher news, the Vega community recently passed the proposal to shut down the Vega chain with almost unanimous votes. This decision means that the Vega project will refocus its remaining resources to support the maintenance and development of the core protocol software, while terminating community support for the Vega chain and VEGA tokens. Currently, the Vega chain has halted all market trading functions and is expected to cease operations completely after a "wind-down period." During this time, validators will be incentivized to keep their nodes running so that users can withdraw their funds. The last governance vote is currently underway, aimed at confirming the final settlement price of the suspended markets and allocating approximately $28,000 of unused insurance pool funds to validators. The Vega chain is expected to remain operational at least until October 27, providing users ample time to withdraw their assets. Users can connect their Vega and Ethereum/Arbitrum wallets through the official page to withdraw assets. Please note that USDT withdrawals require a 24-hour delay.

ChainCatcher news, focusing on derivatives trading, the Layer 1 blockchain Vega Protocol has proposed to shut down the Vega Alpha mainnet chain and the VEGA token in the coming months, shifting its focus to the development and promotion of protocol software, and launching a new project called Nebula.Nebula plans to launch its own chain running the Vega protocol, and Nebula will have its own token NEB. VEGA token holders will have the opportunity to exchange VEGA for this new token, with VEGA holders being diluted to 5:1. Vega will reallocate the on-chain treasury to stakers and provide guaranteed USDT incentives to validators to keep the network running for the next two months, allowing users to withdraw funds from the Vega DEX. The related governance vote will end on September 6.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, the Vega network supported by Coinbase Ventures has also joined the competition in the prediction market, launching its own prediction-focused upgrade. Vega is a blockchain and decentralized exchange (DEX) that uses Cosmos network infrastructure, and it is one of many crypto platforms focused on perpetual futures (a tool for speculating on future asset prices).It is reported that Vega's prediction market differs from Polymarket in that it is more like an open framework rather than a fully functional betting application.