Protocol Village：Farworld Labs 籌集 175 萬美元，Celo 基金會任命中川為執行董事

Celo 基金會正在將本土人才和 Web3 本土人才提升到關鍵的高階領導職位。

Gaming company Farworld Labs, which is native to Farcaster, has closed its pre-seed funding round at $1.75 million. The round was co-led by Variant and Lemniscap.

Farcaster 本土遊戲公司 Farworld Labs 已完成 175 萬美元的種子前融資。本輪融資由 Variant 和 Lemniscap 共同領投。

According to the team, “The funding will enable Farworld Labs to expedite the rollout of upcoming Q3 releases, including the highly anticipated launch of the Farcade platform in conjunction with top-tier studios and developers. Built on decentralized social media protocols, the Farcade is a platform and suite of tools for developers to build crypto-native games that integrate with onchain social, making games instantly playable within social media feeds with just a single click.”

該團隊表示，「這筆資金將使 Farworld Labs 能夠加快即將推出的第三季版本的推出，包括與頂級工作室和開發商合作推出備受期待的 Farcade 平台。 Farcade 基於去中心化社交媒體協議構建，是一個平台和工具套件，可供開發人員構建與鏈上社交集成的加密原生遊戲，只需單擊一下即可在社交媒體源中立即玩遊戲。

Celo Foundation Appoints Nakagawa as Executive Director; Varshney Transitions to Head of Ecosystem

Celo 基金會任命中川為執行董事； Varshney 升任生態系主管

The Celo Foundation is elevating homegrown and Web3 native talent into key senior leadership positions.

Celo 基金會正在將本土人才和 Web3 本土人才提升到關鍵的高階領導職位。

According to the team, “Eric Nakagawa has been appointed to the new role of Executive Director of the Celo Foundation. He will work closely with Rene Reinsberg to oversee the Foundation’s daily operations. Isha Varshney has transitioned from head of DeFi to head of Ecosystem. She will oversee projects building on Celo, and lead business development efforts with both Web2 and Web3 firms. Sophia Dew joins the Celo Foundation as developer relations lead to support builders developing on the emerging Ethereum L2.”

據該團隊稱，「Eric Nakakawa 已被任命為 Celo 基金會執行董事的新職位。他將與 Rene Reinsberg 密切合作，監督基金會的日常運作。 Isha Varshney 已從 DeFi 負責人轉變為生態系統負責人。她將監督基於 Celo 建立的項目，並領導 Web2 和 Web3 公司的業務開發工作。 Sophia Dew 加入 Celo 基金會，擔任開發者關係負責人，以支持開發者在新興的以太坊 L2 上進行開發。

Botanix Labs Hires Stoner as Head of Security

Botanix Labs 聘請 Stoner 擔任安全主管

Botanix Labs, which is building an EVM-equivalent layer-2 network atop Bitcoin, has announced the appointment of security expert and industry veteran Ron Stoner as its new Head of Security, according to the team.

Botanix Labs 正在比特幣之上建立相當於 EVM 的第 2 層網絡，據該團隊稱，該公司已宣布任命安全專家和行業資深人士 Ron Stoner 為其新的安全主管。

“With this addition, the Botanix Labs team is uniquely positioned to develop industry-leading infrastructure that securely scales Bitcoin-native financial tools. Ron Stoner brings a wealth of experience in designing and testing blockchain-based networks as one of the most respected hackers, educators and security professionals in the cryptocurrency industry.”

「透過這項補充，Botanix Labs 團隊處於獨特的地位，可以開發業界領先的基礎設施，安全地擴展比特幣原生金融工具。 Ron Stoner 作為加密貨幣行業最受尊敬的駭客、教育工作者和安全專業人士之一，在設計和測試基於區塊鏈的網路方面擁有豐富的經驗。

POKT, Decentralized RPC Project, Expands Into AI Inference

POKT，去中心化 RPC 項目，擴展到人工智慧推理領域

POKT Network, a project for decentralized RPC infrastructure processing, is expanding into AI inference services, according to the team.

據該團隊稱，POKT Network 是一個用於去中心化 RPC 基礎設施處理的項目，正在擴展到人工智慧推理服務。

“The network’s open-source, permissionless design aligns incentives among model researchers, hardware operators, API providers and users. Utilizing its Relay Mining algorithm, POKT creates a transparent marketplace for cryptographically verified usage, enabling AI researchers to disseminate work and generate revenue without maintaining infrastructure. This aims to decentralize AI, competing with centralized entities and supporting broad participation.”

「該網路的開源、無需許可的設計使模型研究人員、硬體營運商、API 提供者和用戶之間的激勵措施保持一致。 POKT 利用其中繼挖礦演算法，為經過加密驗證的使用創建了一個透明的市場，使人工智慧研究人員能夠在不維護基礎設施的情況下傳播工作成果並產生收入。此舉旨在分散人工智慧，與中心化實體競爭並支持廣泛參與。

ZKX, a 'Social Perp Trading DEX on Starknet and Ethereum,' Raises $7.6M

ZKX，一個“Starknet 和以太坊上的社交 Perp 交易 DEX”，籌集了 760 萬美元

ZKX, which describes itself as “the first social perp trading DEX on Starknet and Ethereum,” has raised $6.3 million in a seed round featuring key investors, such as Flowdesk, GCR and DeWhales, according to the team.

ZKX 將自己描述為“Starknet 和以太坊上第一個社交Perp 交易DEX”，據該團隊稱，該公司已在由Flowdesk、GCR 和DeWhales 等主要投資者參與的種子輪融資中籌集了630 萬美元。

“This brings the protocol's total funding to $7.6 million over the past two years. These funds are earmarked to enhance ZKX's growth and development. One of their main goals is to enable the development of new products such as its native token, $ZKX, which launched on KuCoin, Gate.io and Bitget this week. The token will empower users in governance and staking, with features like social copy trade pools and cross-chain interoperability planned.”

「這使得該協議過去兩年的總資金達到 760 萬美元。這些資金專門用於促進 ZKX 的成長和發展。他們的主要目標之一是開發新產品，例如其原生代幣 $ZKX，該代幣本週在 KuCoin、Gate.io 和 Bitget 上推出。該代幣將賦予用戶治理和質押的能力，併計劃提供社交複製交易池和跨鏈互操作性等功能。

BNB Chain Upgrade Introduces Blob-Carrying Transactions to Optimize Data Storage

BNB鏈升級引入Blob攜帶交易以優化資料存儲

BNB Chain has successfully activated the BEP 336 Haber Hardfork, according to the team.

據團隊稱，BNB Chain已成功啟動BEP 336 Haber硬分叉。

“This upgrade introduces blob-carrying transactions, drastically reducing gas fees by up to 90%, and marks a significant step in optimizing BNB Chain’s data storage and processing capabilities. This cost reduction enhances the overall efficiency of the ecosystem, positioning BNB Chain as one of the most economical platforms for developers and users. The opBNB scaling solution, which already boasts some of the lowest transaction costs in the industry, will see further reductions to approximately $0.0001, and benefiting the L2s operating on BSC.”

「此次升級引入了 Blob 攜帶交易，大幅降低了高達 90% 的 Gas 費用，標誌著優化 BNB 鏈資料儲存和處理能力的重要一步。這種成本的降低提高了生態系統的整體效率，使BNB鏈成為開發者和用戶最經濟的平台之一。 opBNB 擴展解決方案已經擁有業內最低的交易成本，將進一步降低至約 0.0001 美元，並使在 BSC 上運行的 L2 受益。