ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, prediction market DeFi layer protocol Gondor has completed a $2.5 million Pre-Seed round of financing, with participation from Prelude, Castle Island Ventures, and Maven 11. It is reported that Gondor will launch a new protocol next week, allowing users to

According to Foresight News, Nic Carter, co-founder of Castle Island Ventures, tweeted to suggest that "market participants emotionally depeg from Crypto Assets and stop putting so much pressure on themselves to achieve success in this cycle. Real life isn't like that. The price movement of Crypto Assets over the past decade has confused you. It won't be like that anymore. To succeed, you need to create something tangible and generate real value."

Odaily News According to a report by BitcoinMagazine, Alderney is exploring plans to use renewable energy for Bitcoin mining, which is expected to become the next "Bitcoin Island."

On November 6th, a federal judge in Rhode Island ruled that the Trump administration must provide full funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits in November, after their previous plan only distributed partial assistance, which did not meet the court's order. The Trump administration has decided to appeal the ruling.

BlockBeats news, on November 5, according to crypto KOL AB Kuai.Dong's tweet, during the Q&A session at the Jeju Island event, Aster CEO stated that they will prepare a privacy public chain to serve traders, with a base 0 Gas fee, and may use ASTER as the future Gas fee. Regarding assets, more traditional assets, such as stock token futures, are planned to be launched in the future, and there are plans to collaborate with IPO platforms.

Golden Finance reports that the government of Tenerife is negotiating the sale of 97 Bitcoins, which were purchased by the island's Institute of Technology and Renewable Energy (ITER) in 2012 for only 10,000 euros, and the current sale price is expected to reach 10 million dollars.

Jin10 Data, November 1 - On October 31, the U.S. federal government "shutdown" entered its 31st day, with the "Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program" affecting tens of millions of people becoming the main focus. A federal judge in Rhode Island ruled that the federal government must use emergency funds during the "shutdown" period to maintain the operation of this food relief program.

The crypto assets trading platform Kraken plans to lead most of its employees to a Caribbean island for a vacation next January, to motivate the team and boost morale in preparation for its IPO in the United States. Additionally, the company has also issued a one-time bonus. The specific location has not been disclosed for security reasons.

Golden Finance reported that New York's stablecoin payment solution Tesser announced the completion of a $4.5 million seed round financing, led by Castle Island Ventures, Strobe Ventures, and Anthemis, with a group of strategic investors participating. The new funds will support its construction of a full-stack stablecoin payment platform, aiming to reduce the cross-border payment delivery time for Financial Institutions to a few hours.

Gate News bot message, according to Gate's latest announcement: Gate will launch the spot trading of Fleek (FLK) for the first time and simultaneously kick off the 309th HODLer Airdrop event. This airdrop will distribute 30,000 FLK tokens to users holding GT. The airdrop event will continue until October 14, 2025, 18:00 ( UTC+8 ), and the FLK/USDT trading pair will start trading on the same day at 20:00 ( UTC+8 ). Fleek is a social platform that combines artificial intelligence and blockchain technology, allowing users to generate and enhance content through AI to share on social media. The platform automatically generates creator tokens for each newly created account. The total supply of FLK tokens is 100 million, issued on the BASE network, with major investors including well-known institutions such as Polychain, Distributed Global, and North Island Ventures.

Jin10 Data reported on October 1st that ExxonMobil stated in a statement that its planned global layoff program will affect 15% of its total employees in Singapore by the end of 2027. Earlier reports indicated that the oil giant would lay off about 500 employees in Singapore; this layoff is part of its global plan to cut 2000 jobs, with the backdrop being ExxonMobil's consolidation of smaller offices into regional centers. This move is part of the company's long-term restructuring plan. A spokesperson for the American company in Singapore stated, "Although detailed planning is still underway and the organizational structure design is not yet complete, we expect the employee layoff ratio to reach 10%-15% by the end of 2027." ExxonMobil currently has about 3500 employees in Singapore, and the company also pointed out that it will continue to maintain its business presence in this Southeast Asian financial hub. Recently, ExxonMobil added a new refining facility on Jurong Island in Singapore.

Jin10 reported on September 26 that the South Korean military announced on the 26th that a North Korean merchant ship crossed the "Northern Limit Line" near Baengnyeong Island in South Korea in the early hours of the day, prompting warning shots from the South Korean military. Currently, there has been no response from the North Korean side.

Golden Finance reports that the liquid staking startup RockSolid has completed a $2.8 million Pre-Seed funding round, led by Castle Island Ventures, with participation from Blockchain Builders Fund, GSR, Kindred Ventures, Rocket Pool, and the Stanford Blockchain Accelerator. The Rocket Pool launched by RockSolid allows users holding 32 ETH to participate in Ethereum's proof-of-stake security mechanism, and the protocol issues liquid staking tokens.

PANews reported on August 28 that Brazilian encryption anti-fraud company Vaas has completed a seed round financing of 20 million reais (approximately 370 USD), led by Headline Asia, with participation from ABSeed Ventures and Honey Island Capital. The funds will be used to expand its sales department and accelerate the development of artificial intelligence solutions focused on anti-fraud. According to reports, Vaas is a Brazilian startup focused on developing technology to combat financial fraud, primarily targeting crypto asset transactions and expanding its services to fight scams related to Pix. It utilizes artificial intelligence to analyze the complete transaction history of cryptocurrency wallets to detect suspicious or unusual activities. Previously, in October 2023, it was reported that Vaas completed approximately $2 million in Pre-Seed funding, ABSee.

Jin10 Data, August 14 - On the 13th local time, wildfires near Alberni Valley on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, have burned over 20 square kilometers of forest. In response to the wildfires, Alberni Valley declared a state of emergency that day, and residents of communities in southern Vancouver Island were evacuated.

180 Life Sciences (ATNF) shares rose 4.84% due to the successful completion of a $425 million private sale. The financing aims to advance the Ethereum fiscal strategy, led by Electric Capital and Harbour Island, attracting investment from several well-known encryption investment institutions.

Jin10 Data, August 9th - On August 9th local time, it was reported that sources say Qatar and the United States are drafting a comprehensive ceasefire protocol to end the conflict in the Gaza Strip, and plan to submit the proposal to Israel and the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) for discussion within the next two weeks. It is said that Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed will hold talks with U.S. Special Envoy for Middle East Affairs Wittekov on the 9th on the Spanish island of Ibiza, focusing on advancing the Gaza ceasefire negotiations.

Jin10 reported on July 29 that U.S. President Trump stated that he has "never had the pleasure" of visiting Jeffrey Epstein's island. Trump said that he rejected the invitation from Epstein and called it a wise move. Previously, Trump had repeatedly distanced himself from Epstein.

Gate News bot reported that Project Eleven closed a $6 million funding round to protect Bitcoin from the threat of quantum computing. The round was co-led by Variant Fund and Quantonation, with participation from Castle Island Ventures and founding investors Nebular and Formation.

According to Gate News bot, reported by Cointelegraph, the small Pacific nation of Nauru has legislated to establish a dedicated virtual asset regulatory authority, covering Crypto Assets, Digital Bank, and Web3 innovations, aiming to become a Crypto Assets hub. Nauru is a sovereign island nation in the western Pacific, located northeast of Australia in Micronesia, with an area of approximately 21 square kilometers and a population of around 12,500 people. Nauru is the third smallest country in the world and the smallest island nation. The Nauru government stated in a statement on Tuesday that the bill will establish the Command Ridge Virtual Asset Management Bureau (CRVAA), responsible for overseeing the licensing program for Crypto Assets companies registered and providing services in Nauru. Under this legislation, Crypto Assets are defined as commodities, rather than securities, and payment Tokens do not fall under the status of investment contracts.

On June 18, Jones Lang LaSalle issued a report pointing out that Hong Kong's Grade A office market continued to improve in May, and the overall office vacancy rate fell to 13.6% despite the completion of new projects. The vacancy rates in four of the five major business districts declined, with Central, Tsim Sha Tsui and Kowloon East falling by 0.1 percentage points to 11.6%, 7.8% and 20.9% respectively, Wan Chai/Causeway Bay falling by 0.2 percentage points to 9%, and Island East edging up by 0.2 percentage points to 14.2%. The overall leasing market recorded positive net absorption of 192,000 sq ft in May. In addition, office rents continued to decline in May, with a slight decrease of 0.3% month-on-month. Island East saw a more significant decline, down 1%, followed by Kowloon East, down 0.7%. Central, Wan Chai and Causeway Bay fell by 0.4% and 0.2% respectively.

Gate News bot news, the highest-ranking Democrat on the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee harshly criticized Israel, a major U.S. ally, for its attacks on Iran, accusing Israel of putting the region and U.S. troops in danger. "Israel's airstrikes against Iran are a shocking decision, a reckless escalation that could lead to regional violence," said Senator Jack Reed of Rhode Island in a statement. Dozens of targets related to Iran's nuclear program, military facilities, and military commanders have been attacked by the Israeli Air Force.

PANews June 11 news, according to Bitcoin Laws disclosure, the Rhode Island Senate unanimously passed Bill No. 373, which aims to study "Blockchain and Crypto Assets."

Gate News bot message, fintech company Limited providing self-custody stablecoin banking services announced the completion of a $7 million seed round financing, led by North Island Ventures, with participation from SevenX Ventures, Third Prime, Arche Capital, and Collab+Currency.

Gate News bot, analyst firm Artemis noted in a report titled "Stablecoin Payments from Scratch" that Tether's USDT token and the Tron blockchain network dominate the fast-growing stablecoin payments industry. The report, which analyzed data from 31 stablecoin payment companies with the assistance of venture capital firms Dragonfly and Castle Island Ventures, found that USDT, the leading stablecoin, accounted for 90% of payment transactions, followed by Circle's USDC, in second place. Tron is the preferred settlement network, accounting for about 60% of the transaction volume, followed by Ethereum and Polygon, among others.

BlockBeats News, on May 20, the blockchain game MapleStory (MapleStory Island) officially said that "it is urgently adjusting the item/NESO supply and optimizing the cost algorithm to ensure that the game experience meets the design expectations." A detailed announcement will be made soon and a fix will be rolled out in the game. The game's core system, Reactor, will be launched in the coming weeks."

According to BlockBeats news on May 19, data from Nansen shows that the number of active addresses for the blockchain game MapleStory (冒险岛) reached 189,000 in the past 30 days, accounting for 10.47% of the active users on the Avalanche network. In addition, MapleStory generated a total of 244,168 transactions in the past 30 days, accounting for 8.7% of the total transaction volume on the Avalanche network.

Jin10 reported on May 5 that, according to the Houthi armed forces in Yemen, on the evening of May 4 local time, the U.S. military again conducted large-scale airstrikes on the port of Ras Isa and Kamaran Island in Al Hudaydah province, Yemen. In addition, the U.S. military also carried out three airstrikes in the southern part of the Yemeni capital, Sana'a.

Gate.io News bot message: Eugene William Austin Jr. (also known as Hugh Austin), a resident of Long Island, New York, was sentenced to 18 years in prison by the court for perpetrating a cryptocurrency investment fraud that defrauded investors of over 12 million dollars. His son, Brandon Austin, was sentenced to 4 years as an accomplice. According to the prosecutor's disclosure, Austin tricked victims into providing funds through false promises of Crypto Assets trading matching, short-term high-yield investment projects, and introducing investors to startups, and then used these funds for personal luxury consumption. Source: Wu Says

Jin10 data reported on April 16th, according to Houthi armed forces news, on the evening of the 15th local time, the U.S. military launched airstrikes in multiple locations including Al Hudaydah and Bayda provinces in Yemen. The number of airstrikes targeting Kamaran Island in Al Hudaydah province alone reached 15.

On April 15, Jin10 reported that, according to the Houthi armed forces in Yemen, on the evening of the 14th local time, the U.S. military launched a series of airstrikes on Kamaran Island in Al Hudaydah Province, Yemen. The U.S. military has not yet responded to this.

Jin10 data reports on April 12, a journalist learned from Greek sources that on April 12 local time, a Greek Coast Guard vessel attempted to inspect a Turkish ship in the waters near the island of Lesbos, close to Turkey, when it was fired upon by the Turkish side. The Greek Coast Guard returned fire, forcing the ship to return to Turkish waters. There were no casualties on the Greek side. There has been no response from the Turkish side regarding this incident.

Jin10 reported on April 6 that the Houthi armed group in Yemen stated that between the evening of April 5 and the early morning of April 6 local time, the U.S. military conducted multiple airstrikes in the western part of Saada city in Saada province and on Kamaran Island, resulting in numerous casualties. The Houthis retaliated by attacking U.S. naval vessels. According to U.S. media reports on April 4, the U.S. military confirmed that B-2 "Spirit" stealth bombers stationed at the military base on Diego Garcia Island in the Indian Ocean participated in recent airstrike operations against the Houthi armed group in Yemen.

Jin10 data reported on March 25th, regarding the visit of the U.S. Vice President's wife leading a delegation to Greenland this week, Greenland's leaders stated on the evening of the 23rd that the U.S. delegation's visit was "not invited" and that this move was "highly aggressive."

Jin10 data March 23 news, Iranian official media reported on the 22nd that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran showcased new missile facilities deployed on three islands in the Persian Gulf, stating that the potential strike targets of these weapons are "enemy bases, ships, and assets" in the nearby region. According to Iran's Tasnim News Agency, these missile systems are deployed on strategically significant Greater Tunb Island, Lesser Tunb Island, and Abu Musa Island. These three islands are close to the critical shipping route of the Strait of Hormuz, currently controlled by Iran, while the United Arab Emirates has also announced sovereignty over the three islands. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps recently conducted military exercises in nearby waters.

Trump reiterated his intention to obtain and deploy more US troops to Greenland when meeting with the NATO Secretary General. Despite Lute's reluctance to get involved, Trump insisted that the US would increase its military presence on the island.

On March 12th, Jinshi Data News, according to official voting results, the opposition party 'Democrats' Party' in Greenland won the election with 29.9% of the vote, and the ruling coalition 'Advance Party' and 'Inuit Community Party' will lose the majority of seats.

On March 7th, Jinshi Data reported that on March 6th local time, Judge John McConnell of the Federal District Court in Rhode Island extended the injunction against the Trump administration's attempt to freeze federal funds, calling it 'fundamentally undermining' American democracy. It is reported that McConnell issued an injunction on that day to suspend the Trump administration's practice of freezing federal spending during the litigation. McConnell had previously ordered a halt to the Trump administration's plan to freeze federal funds entirely.

ChainCatcher news, according to Bloomberg, Tangdao exchange plans to complete the application preparation for BTC futures listing within this month. Insiders revealed that the exchange will start BTC futures trading as early as 2025, making it the first exchange in Asia to offer such services. The decision of Tang Island exchange is considered a positive response to the current market trend, aiming to meet the growing investment demand. If the application is successfully approved, it is expected to start trading BTC futures in the 2025 fiscal year, providing investors with more trading options and risk management tools.

Castle Island Ventures partner Nic Carter believes that the $4 billion LIBRA scandal involving Argentine President Milei marks the end of the memes era. He pointed out that multiple meme projects like LIBRA and projects launched by celebrities like Trump have been proven to involve unfair and manipulative issuance, demonstrating the falsification and unreliability of the meme coin market.

On February 20th, Jinshi Data reported that on February 20th, the world's first offshore floating production and storage oil ship equipped with offshore carbon capture and storage devices was officially named and delivered at Changxing Island in Shanghai. The ship is 333 meters long, 60 meters wide, and has a depth of 30.5 meters, with a construction period of only 24 months.

Coala Pay has completed a $3.5 million seed round of financing, aiming to connect humanitarian aid organizations with donors, store information through smart contracts, and track the use of funds. Investors include Castle Island Ventures, Lattice Fund, Factor Capital, and the founders of The Giving Block. The company will use the funds to expand the team and hire employees with experience working for the United Nations and the U.S. government.

Cedar Money has completed a $9.9 million seed round financing with an undisclosed valuation. It provides a payment solution that enables seamless cross-border fund transfers using stablecoins, combining blockchain technology with fiat currency interfaces to provide Compliance payment services for businesses. Investors include QED Investors, North Island Ventures, Wischoff Ventures, Lattice, and Stellar.

On January 16, Jinshi data, local time on the 16th, the Pacific island country of Vanuatu's parliament temporary election began voting, with an expected participation of more than 315,000 registered voters. The Vanuatu Electoral Office confirmed that a total of 217 candidates are competing for the 52 seats in the new parliament, including 7 female candidates.

Denmark has acknowledged neglecting defense of Greenland, President Trump of the United States says acquiring the island is crucial to U.S. security. The Danish Defense Minister said they will now try to strengthen investments for surveillance. The Danish Prime Minister has asked for a meeting with Trump, but it won't happen before the inauguration. U.S. troops are stationed at the Pituffik base in the northwest of the island.