第二季度加密初创公司融资额升至 2.7B 美元，以太坊 Gas 费用创 5 年来新低

尽管交易总额下降了 12.5%，但第二季度加密初创公司的风险投资资金较第一季度增长了 2.5%，达到 27 亿美元。

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.

根据 PitchBook 的数据，尽管交易总额下降了 12.5%，但第二季度加密初创公司的风险投资资金较第一季度增长了 2.5%，达到 27 亿美元。

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.

这标志着较 2021 年和 2022 年的峰值大幅下降，但 PitchBook 预计，按照目前的速度，加密货币初创公司可能会在 2023 年筹集 108 亿美元的风险投资资金。

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.

基础设施项目引领了第二季度的融资，其中引人注目的融资包括 Monad 的 2.25 亿美元 A 轮融资、BeraChain 的 1 亿美元 B 轮融资以及 Babylon 的 7000 万美元早期融资。 Farcaster 在两轮“大型融资”中筹集了 1.5 亿美元，Zentry 筹集了 1.4 亿美元。

Crypto News: Ethereum Gas Fees Hit 5-Year Low

加密货币新闻：以太坊 Gas 费创 5 年来新低

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.

根据 BitInfoCharts 的数据，8 月 10 日，以太坊 Gas 价格中位数跌至五年低点 1.9 gwei。按照目前的费率，低优先级交易的完成成本约为 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.

这比 2023 年 3 月的高点 83.1 gwei 下降了 98%，随着 8 月 4 日以太坊 Dencun 升级后，Gas 价格创下新低。此次升级引入了数据 blob，以降低第 2 层网络成本。

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.

随着 Layer-2 活动的增加，人们对维持以太坊基础层提出了一些担忧。 Gnosis 联合创始人 Martin Köppelmann 建议提高 Gas 限额，以产生更多的 Layer-1 活动和资金质押奖励。

Zcash Founder Joins Shielded Labs, Pushes for Hybrid PoS Upgrade

Zcash创始人加入Shielded Labs，推动混合PoS升级

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.

据 Blockworks 报告称，Zcash 创始人 Zooko Wilcox 已加入 Shielded Labs 担任产品主管，旨在加速该协议升级到混合股权证明系统。

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 因对 Zcash 和 Zcash 基金会的贡献而闻名，他现在将带领团队快速实施 Zcash 可持续发展基金和“Crosslink”混合共识机制。

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.

此次升级旨在引入 ZEC 质押，从而实现更快的交易最终确定、更短的确认时间以及与其他网络更安全的互操作性。瑞士独立组织 Shielded Labs 已收到支持这些举措的捐款。

Crypto News: Venezuela Blocks Binance and X

加密货币新闻：委内瑞拉封锁 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.

随着委内瑞拉政府镇压有争议的总统选举结果引发的骚乱，币安和其他在线服务的访问已被封锁。

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.

反审查组织 VE sin Filtro 于 8 月 9 日检测到影响币安网站和移动应用程序的 DNS 封锁，同时政府还下令对社交媒体平台 X 实施为期 10 天的禁令。

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

币安向用户保证交易所上的资金仍然安全，并建议使用 VPN 来绕过限制。

Canto Blockchain Suffers 33-Hour Outage

Canto 区块链遭遇 33 小时宕机

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.

由于共识问题，Canto 区块链已停机超过 33 小时，团队计划于 8 月 12 日进行升级以解决问题并恢复正常运行。

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

Canto 于 2022 年 8 月推出，是一个基于 Cosmos 的、无需许可的区块链，专为去中心化金融应用程序而设计。

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.

中断始于 8 月 11 日，尽管出现中断，Canto 仍向用户保证所有资金都是安全的，并且一旦链恢复上线即可使用。

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.

这一挫折是在今年早些时候 Canto 改变了与以太坊整合为第 2 层网络的决定之后发生的。根据 DefiLlama 的数据，近几个月该区块链的活动有所下降，在链上锁定的总价值中排名第 80 位。