第二季加密新創公司融資額升至 2.7B 美元，以太坊 Gas 費用創 5 年來新低

儘管交易總額下降了 12.5%，但第二季加密新創公司的創投資金較第一季成長了 2.5%，達到 27 億美元。

Venture capital funding for crypto startups rose by 2.5% in Q2 compared to Q1, reaching $2.7 billion despite a 12.5% drop in total deals, according to PitchBook data.

根據 PitchBook 的數據，儘管交易總額下降了 12.5%，但第二季加密新創公司的創投資金較第一季成長了 2.5%，達到 27 億美元。

This marks a significant decline from the peaks of 2021 and 2022, but PitchBook projects that at current rates, crypto startups could raise $10.8 billion in VC funding for 2023.

這標誌著較 2021 年和 2022 年的峰值大幅下降，但 PitchBook 預計，以目前的速度，加密貨幣新創公司可能會在 2023 年籌集 108 億美元的風險投資資金。

Infrastructure projects led Q2 funding, with notable raises including Monad’s $225 million Series A, BeraChain’s $100 million Series B, and Babylon’s $70 million early-stage round. Two “mega-rounds” saw Farcaster raise $150 million and Zentry secure $140 million.

基礎設施項目引領了第二季的融資，其中引人注目的融資包括 Monad 的 2.25 億美元 A 輪融資、BeraChain 的 1 億美元 B 輪融資以及 Babylon 的 7000 萬美元早期融資。 Farcaster 在兩輪「大型融資」中籌集了 1.5 億美元，Zentry 籌集了 1.4 億美元。

Crypto News: Ethereum Gas Fees Hit 5-Year Low

加密貨幣新聞：以太坊 Gas 費創 5 年來新低

Median Ethereum gas prices dropped to a five-year low of 1.9 gwei on August 10, according to BitInfoCharts data. At current rates, low-priority transactions cost around 1 gwei or $0.07 to complete.

根據 BitInfoCharts 的數據，8 月 10 日，以太坊 Gas 價格中位數跌至五年低點 1.9 gwei。按照目前的費率，低優先級交易的完成成本約為 1 gwei 或 0.07 美元。

This represents a 98% decrease from the March 2023 high of 83.1 gwei, with gas prices reaching new lows following Ethereum’s Dencun upgrade on August 4. The upgrade introduced data blobs to lower layer-2 network costs.

這比 2023 年 3 月的高點 83.1 gwei 下降了 98%，隨著 8 月 4 日以太坊 Dencun 升級後，Gas 價格創下新低。

As layer-2 activity increases, some concerns have been raised about sustaining Ethereum's base layer. Gnosis co-founder Martin Köppelmann suggested raising the gas limit to generate more layer-1 activity and fund staking rewards.

隨著 Layer-2 活動的增加，人們對維持以太坊基礎層提出了一些擔憂。 Gnosis 聯合創始人 Martin Köppelmann 建議提高 Gas 限額，以產生更多的 Layer-1 活動和資金質押獎勵。

Zcash Founder Joins Shielded Labs, Pushes for Hybrid PoS Upgrade

Zcash創辦人加入Shielded Labs，推動混合PoS升級

Zcash founder Zooko Wilcox has joined Shielded Labs as head of product, aiming to accelerate the protocol's upgrade to a hybrid proof-of-stake system, according to a Blockworks report.

據 Blockworks 報告稱，Zcash 創辦人 Zooko Wilcox 已加入 Shielded Labs 擔任產品主管，旨在加速協議升級到混合股權證明系統。

Wilcox, known for his contributions to Zcash and the Zcash Foundation, will now lead a team to rapidly implement the Zcash Sustainability Fund and “Crosslink” hybrid consensus mechanism.

Wilcox 因對 Zcash 和 Zcash 基金會的貢獻而聞名，他現在將帶領團隊快速實施 Zcash 永續發展基金和「Crosslink」混合共識機制。

The upgrade aims to introduce ZEC staking, enabling faster transaction finality, shorter confirmation times, and safer interoperability with other networks. Shielded Labs, an independent Swiss organization, has received donations to support these initiatives.

此次升級旨在引入 ZEC 質押，從而實現更快的交易最終確定、更短的確認時間以及與其他網路更安全的互通性。瑞士獨立組織 Shielded Labs 已收到支持這些措施的捐款。

Crypto News: Venezuela Blocks Binance and X

加密貨幣新聞：委內瑞拉封鎖 Binance 和 X

Access to Binance and other online services has been blocked in Venezuela as the government cracks down on unrest over disputed presidential election results.

隨著委內瑞拉政府鎮壓有爭議的總統選舉結果引發的騷亂，幣安和其他線上服務的訪問已被封鎖。

Anti-censorship group VE sin Filtro detected a DNS block affecting Binance's website and mobile app on August 9, while the government also ordered a 10-day ban on social media platform X.

反審查組織 VE sin Filtro 於 8 月 9 日偵測到影響幣安網站和行動應用程式的 DNS 封鎖，同時政府也下令對社群媒體平台 X 實施為期 10 天的禁令。

Binance assured users that funds on the exchange remain safe and advised using a VPN to bypass the restrictions.

幣安向用戶保證交易所上的資金仍然安全，並建議使用 VPN 來繞過限制。

Canto Blockchain Suffers 33-Hour Outage

Canto 區塊鏈遭遇 33 小時宕機

The Canto blockchain has been down for over 33 hours due to a consensus issue, with the team planning an upgrade on August 12 to fix the problem and resume normal operations.

由於共識問題，Canto 區塊鏈已停機超過 33 小時，團隊計劃於 8 月 12 日昇級以解決問題並恢復正常運作。

Launched in August 2022, Canto is a Cosmos-based, permissionless blockchain designed for decentralized finance applications.

Canto 於 2022 年 8 月推出，是一個基於 Cosmos 的、無需許可的區塊鏈，專為去中心化金融應用程式而設計。

The outage began on August 11, and despite the disruption, Canto assures users that all funds are safe and will be available once the chain is back online.

中斷始於 8 月 11 日，儘管中斷，Canto 仍向用戶保證所有資金都是安全的，一旦鏈恢復上線即可使用。

This setback comes after Canto reversed its decision to integrate with Ethereum as a layer-2 network earlier this year. The blockchain's activity has declined in recent months, ranking 80th in total value locked on-chain, according to DefiLlama.

這項挫折是在今年稍早 Canto 改變了與以太坊整合為第 2 層網路的決定之後發生的。根據 DefiLlama 的數據，近幾個月該區塊鏈的活動有所下降，在鏈上鎖定的總價值中排名第 80 位。