Perceptron Network raises $6.5M in a Strategic funding round
#PerceptronNetwork secures $6.5M in a Strategic funding round from Sigma Capital, Selini Capital, QCP Capital, P2 Ventures, CoinDCX Ventures, Momentum6, DeFi Capital, Walrus Foundation, Aethir, Colosseum, GuruDev Capital, Tempo Finance, NewTribe Capital, Digital Consensus Fund, and CodeCraft Capital. The funding will support the launch of Perceptron’s data-questing platform, enhance its contributor tools and rewards system, and help scale the network to 5 million nodes.
Perceptron Network is a #DePIN platform enabling users to earn from unused internet bandwidth through lightweight browser or mobile nodes.
#Simile secures $200M in a Series B funding round at a $2B valuation. The round was led by Greenoaks with participation from Index, Bain Capital Ventures, CVS Health Ventures, and others.
Simile AI is an artificial intelligence startup that builds virtual social simulations using digital "agentic twins" of real people to help organizations predict human behavior.
Ethereum Institutional secures funding in ecosystem round
#EthereumInstitutional secures funding in ecosystem round from Bitmine, Sharplink, and Ethereum co‑founders Joseph Lubin and Mihai Alisie, alongside a wider group of crypto-native institutions and more than 100 ecosystem participants. The funding will support the expansion of its efforts, turning earlier institutional engagement into a coordinated global initiative centered on tokenization, stablecoins, and onchain market infrastructure across #Ethereum and #Layer2 ecosystems.
Ethereum Institutional is an open ecosystem initiative and research portal designed to accelerate the adoption of Ethereum among traditional financial institutions, asset managers, and fiduciaries.
Grvt will be listed on multiple exchanges today at 12:00 UTC
#Grvt $GRVT will be listed on Coinbase, Binance Alpha, Bybit, KuCoin, Bitget, MEXC, and other exchanges. Coinbase and Binance Alpha will open trading at 12:00 UTC, with other exchanges following at 14:00 UTC.
Grvt is a regulated, self-custodial hybrid platform that combines the user experience and speed of centralized exchanges with the security, self-custody, and transparency of decentralized finance.
Kolo expands features with ATM withdrawals, BTC cashback, and payment notes
#Kolo cardholders can now withdraw cash from ATMs, with a limit of up to $500 per transaction and a maximum of three withdrawals every 24 hours. Each ATM withdrawal incurs a $1.00 + 0.65% fee, while standard FX rates apply to non-USD transactions.
Kolo now offers EUR cardholders 5% $BTC cashback in the first month, followed by 1% on all purchases, plus 40% of fees generated through referrals. Additionally, Kolo's new feature allows users to add private notes to transactions, making payment history easier to manage and export.
Kolo is a licensed European platform that integrates a crypto wallet, asset exchange, and virtual payment card with a dedicated IBAN into one application.