本期亮点

据PANews不完全统计，上周（12.16-12.22）全球共发生18起区块链投融资事件，融资总额超过1.6亿美元，较前一周大幅减少。概述如下：

**Highlights of this issue**

**本期亮点**

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:

据PANews不完全统计，上周（12.16-12.22）全球共发生18起区块链投融资事件，融资总额超过1.6亿美元，较前一周大幅减少。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

* 稳定币基础设施公司 BVNK 完成 5000 万美元 B 轮融资，由 Haun Ventures 领投

* 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.

* 英国稳定币基础设施公司 BVNK 已在全股权 B 轮融资中成功筹集 5000 万美元，由专注于加密货币的巨头基金 Haun Ventures 领投，Coinbase Ventures 和现有投资者 Tiger Global 跟投。据知情人士透露，本轮融资后，BVNK 估值约为 7.5 亿美元。 BVNK 发言人拒绝就估值发表评论。

* 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.

* 据报道，虽然BVNK正在旧金山和纽约开设办事处，并计划1月份在美国推出服务，但其一直专注于欧洲和亚洲市场。 BVNK 价值主张的一个重要部分在于其许可证以及与金融机构的关系，这有助于实现不同法定货币之间的资金流动。 BVNK 在西班牙拥有虚拟资产服务提供商牌照，这使得 BVNK 能够与包括巴克莱银行、BBVA、德意志银行和桑坦德银行在内的多家欧洲主要银行建立合作伙伴关系。

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

* DeFi应用层Rujira宣布完成700万美元融资

* 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 应用层 Rujira 在官方博客中表示：“Rujira 已成功从合并公告后早期介入的一群投资者那里筹集了 700 万美元。有了这些资金，我们有能力在不需要额外资金的情况下执行我们的计划。”目前，如果有需要，我们将能够通过场外交易获得额外的资金，以进一步支持Rujira的发展。本轮融资的完成也为RUJI TGE扫清了一个关键障碍。目前预计将一如既往，这个时间表仅供参考，可能会发生变化。“据悉，Rujira 是 THORChain 上的 DeFi 应用层，由 Kujira、Levana 和 THORChain 之间的 Rujira 联盟创建。它将 Kujira 的 DeFi 工具与 THORChain 的流动性和跨链功能相结合，实现对区块链网络的无缝、无桥接访问。

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

* UTXO Stack完成新一轮融资，估值达5000万美元

* 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 领投的新一轮融资，估值为 5000 万美元。该轮融资将用于加速闪电网络流动性的发展，将稳定币引入比特币生态系统，并计划于2024年1月上旬针对比特币流动性提供者推出空投激励，同时在闪电网络上进行首次代币生成活动（TGE） 。

**AI**

**人工智能**

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

* 加密货币和人工智能公司 Fraction AI 完成 600 万美元种子前融资，由 Spartan Group 和 Symbolic Capital 领投

* 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 是一家专注于去中心化数据注释的加密货币和人工智能初创公司，已完成由 Spartan Group 和 Symbolic Capital 领投的 600 万美元 Pre-Seed 融资，其他投资者包括 Borderless Capital、Anagram、Foresight Ventures 和 Karatage。此外，Polygon 联合创始人 Sandeep Nailwal 和 NEAR Protocol 联合创始人 Illia Polosukhin 等天使投资人也参与其中并担任顾问。

* 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 成立于 2024 年 2 月，致力于使用将人类洞察与人工智能代理相结合的混合方法，以去中心化的方式重塑数据注释流程。其平台主要包括三类参与者：通过质押 ETH 或流动性质押代币（如 stETH）获得奖励的质押者、创建 AI 代理并参与挑战的开发者以及通过原生代币 FRAC（基于 LLM）参与评估的评审者。具体标准评价结果）。 Fraction AI计划于2025年一季度末或二季度初上线主网和原生代币FRAC，并已完成内测。预计下个月启动公测，现阶段测试用户已超过6万。该公司目前正在基于以太坊进行开发，并计划扩展到NEAR和多个以太坊第2层网络。

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

* 去中心化人工智能训练平台 FLock 完成 300 万美元战略融资，DCG 领投

* 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

* 去中心化人工智能培训平台FLock宣布完成300万美元战略轮融资，融资总额达1100万美元。本轮融资由灰度母公司数字货币集团DCG领投，光速派跟投，战略合作伙伴如