本期亮點

根據PANews不完全統計，上週（12.16-12.22）全球共發生18起區塊鏈投資融資事件，融資總額超過1.6億美元，較前一周大幅減少。概述如下：

**Highlights of this issue**

**本期亮點**

According to incomplete statistics from PANews, there were 18 blockchain investment and financing events around the world last week (12.16-12.22), with a total funding of over 160 million US dollars, which was a significant decrease compared to the previous week. The overview is as follows:

根據PANews不完全統計，上週（12.16-12.22）全球共發生18起區塊鏈投資融資事件，融資總額超過1.6億美元，較前一周大幅減少。概述如下：

**DeFi**

**去中心化金融**

* Stablecoin infrastructure company BVNK completes $50 million Series B financing, led by Haun Ventures

* 穩定幣基礎設施公司 BVNK 完成 5,000 萬美元 B 輪融資，由 Haun Ventures 領投

* British stablecoin infrastructure company BVNK has successfully raised $50 million in an all-equity Series B round of financing, led by cryptocurrency-focused giant fund Haun Ventures, with participation from Coinbase Ventures and existing investor Tiger Global. According to people familiar with the matter, BVNK is valued at approximately $750 million after this round of financing. A BVNK spokesperson declined to comment on the valuation.

* 英國穩定幣基礎設施公司 BVNK 已在全股權 B 輪融資中成功籌集 5000 萬美元，由專注於加密貨幣的巨頭基金 Haun Ventures 領投，Coinbase Ventures 和現有投資者 Tiger Global 跟投。知情人士透露，本輪融資後，BVNK 估值約為 7.5 億美元。 BVNK 發言人拒絕對估值發表評論。

* According to reports, although BVNK is opening offices in San Francisco and New York and plans to launch services in the United States in January, it has been focusing on the European and Asian markets. An important part of BVNK's value proposition lies in its licenses and relationships with financial institutions, which helps to enable the flow of funds between different fiat currencies. BVNK has a virtual asset service provider license in Spain, which enables BVNK to establish partnerships with several major European banks including Barclays, BBVA, Deutsche Bank and Santander.

* 據報道，雖然BVNK正在舊金山和紐約開設辦事處，併計劃1月份在美國推出服務，但一直專注於歐洲和亞洲市場。 BVNK 價值主張的一個重要部分在於其許可證以及與金融機構的關係，這有助於實現不同法定貨幣之間的資金流動。 BVNK 在西班牙擁有虛擬資產服務提供者牌照，這使得 BVNK 能夠與包括巴克萊銀行、BBVA、德意志銀行和桑坦德銀行在內的多家歐洲主要銀行建立合作夥伴關係。

* DeFi application layer Rujira announces that it has completed US$7 million in financing

* DeFi應用層Rujira宣布完成700萬美元融資

* DeFi application layer Rujira said in an official blog: "Rujira has successfully raised $7 million from a group of investors who intervened early after the merger announcement. With these funds, we have the ability to execute our plans without the need for additional funds at present. In the future, if necessary, we will be able to obtain additional funds through over-the-counter transactions to further support the development of Rujira. The completion of this round of financing also cleared a key obstacle for RUJI TGE, which is currently expected to be held in February next year. As always, this schedule is for reference only and may change. "It is reported that Rujira is the DeFi application layer on THORChain, created by the Rujira Alliance between Kujira, Levana and THORChain. It combines Kujira's DeFi tools with THORChain's liquidity and cross-chain functions to achieve seamless, bridge-free access to blockchain networks.

* DeFi 應用層Rujira 在官方部落格中表示：「Rujira 已成功從合併公告後早期介入的一群投資者那裡籌集了700 萬美元。有了這些資金，我們有能力在不需要額外資金的情況下執行我們的計劃。 2 月舉行。它將 Kujira 的 DeFi 工具與 THORChain 的流動性和跨鏈功能相結合，實現對區塊鏈網路的無縫、無橋存取。

* UTXO Stack Completes New Round of Financing, Valuation Reaches $50 Million

* UTXO Stack完成新一輪融資，估值達5,000萬美元

* UTXO Stack announced the completion of a new round of financing led by UTXO Management, PAKA Fund and CMS Holdings, with a valuation of US$50 million. The financing will be used to accelerate the development of lightning network liquidity, introduce stablecoins into the Bitcoin ecosystem, and plan to launch airdrop incentives for Bitcoin liquidity providers in early January 2024, while conducting the first token generation event (TGE) on the lightning network.

* UTXO Stack 宣布完成由 UTXO Management、PAKA Fund 和 CMS Holdings 領投的新一輪融資，估值為 5000 萬美元。該輪融資將用於加速閃電網路流動性的發展，將穩定幣引入比特幣生態系統，並計劃於2024年1月上旬針對比特幣流動性提供者推出空投激勵，同時在閃電網路上進行首次代幣生成活動（TGE） 。

**AI**

**人工智慧**

* Crypto and AI company Fraction AI completes $6 million Pre-Seed financing, led by Spartan Group and Symbolic Capital

* 加密貨幣和人工智慧公司 Fraction AI 完成 600 萬美元種子前融資，由 Spartan Group 和 Symbolic Capital 領投

* Fraction AI, a crypto and artificial intelligence startup focused on decentralized data annotation, has completed a $6 million Pre-Seed financing round led by Spartan Group and Symbolic Capital, with other investors including Borderless Capital, Anagram, Foresight Ventures and Karatage. In addition, angel investors such as Polygon co-founder Sandeep Nailwal and NEAR Protocol co-founder Illia Polosukhin also participated and served as advisors.

* Fraction AI 是一家專注於去中心化資料註釋的加密貨幣和人工智慧新創公司，已完成由Spartan Group 和Symbolic Capital 領投的600 萬美元Pre-Seed 融資，其他投資者包括Borderless Capital、Anagram、Foresight Ventures 和Karatage。此外，Polygon 聯合創始人 Sandeep Nailwal 和 NEAR Protocol 聯合創始人 Illia Polosukhin 等天使投資人也參與其中並擔任顧問。

* Founded in February 2024, Fraction AI is committed to reshaping the data annotation process in a decentralized manner, using a hybrid approach that combines human insights with AI agents. Its platform mainly includes three types of participants: stakers who receive rewards by staking ETH or liquid staking tokens (such as stETH), developers who create AI agents and participate in challenges, and reviewers who participate in evaluations through the native token FRAC (LLM based on specific standard evaluation results). Fraction AI plans to launch the mainnet and native token FRAC at the end of the first quarter or the beginning of the second quarter of 2025, and has completed closed beta testing. It is expected to launch public beta testing next month, and there are more than 60,000 test users at this stage. The company is currently developing based on Ethereum, and plans to expand to NEAR and multiple Ethereum Layer 2 networks.

* Fraction AI 成立於 2024 年 2 月，致力於使用將人類洞察與人工智慧代理相結合的混合方法，以去中心化的方式重塑資料註釋流程。其平台主要包括三類參與者：透過質押ETH 或流動性質押代幣（如stETH）獲得獎勵的質押者、創建AI 代理並參與挑戰的開發者以及透過原生代幣FRAC（基於LLM）參與評估的評審者。 Fraction AI計畫於2025年第一季末或二季初上線主網和原生代幣FRAC，並已完成內測。預計下個月啟動公測，現階段測試用戶已超過6萬人。該公司目前正在基於以太坊進行開發，並計劃擴展到NEAR和多個以太坊第2層網路。

* Decentralized AI training platform FLock completes $3 million strategic round of financing, led by DCG

* 去中心化人工智慧訓練平台 FLock 完成 300 萬美元策略融資，DCG 領投

* The decentralized AI training platform FLock announced the completion of a strategic round of financing of US$3 million, with a total financing of US$11 million. This round of financing was led by Grayscale's parent company Digital Currency Group DCG, followed by Lightspeed Faction, and participated by strategic partners such as

* 去中心化人工智慧訓練平台FLock宣布完成300萬美元策略輪融資，融資總額達1,100萬美元。本輪融資由灰階母公司數位貨幣集團DCG領投，光速派跟投，策略夥伴如