Protocol Village：Farworld Labs 筹集 175 万美元，Celo 基金会任命中川为执行董事

Celo 基金会正在将本土人才和 Web3 本土人才提升到关键的高级领导职位。

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 本土游戏公司 Farworld Labs 已完成 175 万美元的种子前融资。本轮融资由 Variant 和 Lemniscap 共同领投。

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.”

该团队表示，“这笔资金将使 Farworld Labs 能够加快即将推出的第三季度版本的推出，包括与顶级工作室和开发商合作推出备受期待的 Farcade 平台。 Farcade 基于去中心化社交媒体协议构建，是一个平台和工具套件，可供开发人员构建与链上社交集成的加密原生游戏，只需单击一下即可在社交媒体源中立即玩游戏。”

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

Celo 基金会任命中川为执行董事； Varshney 升任生态系统主管

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

Celo 基金会正在将本土人才和 Web3 本土人才提升到关键的高级领导职位。

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.”

据该团队称，“Eric Nakakawa 已被任命为 Celo 基金会执行董事的新职位。他将与 Rene Reinsberg 密切合作，监督基金会的日常运营。 Isha Varshney 已从 DeFi 负责人转变为生态系统负责人。她将监督基于 Celo 构建的项目，并领导 Web2 和 Web3 公司的业务开发工作。 Sophia Dew 加入 Celo 基金会，担任开发者关系负责人，以支持开发者在新兴的以太坊 L2 上进行开发。”

Botanix Labs Hires Stoner as Head of Security

Botanix Labs 聘请 Stoner 担任安全主管

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 正在比特币之上构建相当于 EVM 的第 2 层网络，据该团队称，该公司已宣布任命安全专家和行业资深人士 Ron Stoner 为其新的安全主管。

“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.”

“通过这一补充，Botanix Labs 团队处于独特的地位，可以开发行业领先的基础设施，安全地扩展比特币原生金融工具。 Ron Stoner 作为加密货币行业最受尊敬的黑客、教育工作者和安全专业人士之一，在设计和测试基于区块链的网络方面拥有丰富的经验。”

POKT, Decentralized RPC Project, Expands Into AI Inference

POKT，去中心化 RPC 项目，扩展到人工智能推理领域

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

据该团队称，POKT Network 是一个用于去中心化 RPC 基础设施处理的项目，正在扩展到人工智能推理服务。

“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.”

“该网络的开源、无需许可的设计使模型研究人员、硬件运营商、API 提供商和用户之间的激励措施保持一致。 POKT 利用其中继挖矿算法，为经过加密验证的使用创建了一个透明的市场，使人工智能研究人员能够在不维护基础设施的情况下传播工作成果并产生收入。此举旨在分散人工智能，与中心化实体竞争并支持广泛参与。”

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

ZKX，一个“Starknet 和以太坊上的社交 Perp 交易 DEX”，筹集了 760 万美元

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 将自己描述为“Starknet 和以太坊上第一个社交 Perp 交易 DEX”，据该团队称，该公司已在由 Flowdesk、GCR 和 DeWhales 等主要投资者参与的种子轮融资中筹集了 630 万美元。

“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.”

“这使得该协议过去两年的总资金达到 760 万美元。这些资金专门用于促进 ZKX 的成长和发展。他们的主要目标之一是开发新产品，例如其原生代币 $ZKX，该代币本周在 KuCoin、Gate.io 和 Bitget 上推出。该代币将赋予用户治理和质押的能力，并计划提供社交复制交易池和跨链互操作性等功能。”

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

BNB链升级引入Blob携带交易以优化数据存储

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

据团队称，BNB Chain已成功激活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.”

“此次升级引入了 Blob 携带交易，大幅降低了高达 90% 的 Gas 费用，标志着优化 BNB 链数据存储和处理能力的重要一步。这种成本的降低提高了生态系统的整体效率，使BNB链成为开发者和用户最经济的平台之一。 opBNB 扩展解决方案已经拥有业内最低的交易成本，将进一步降低至约 0.0001 美元，并使在 BSC 上运行的 L2 受益。”