Validation Cloud, an artificial intelligence-based crypto infrastructure company, announced today that it has raised $15 million in Series A funding led by True Global Ventures, with participation from Cadenza, Blockchain Founders Fund, Side Door Ventures, and AP Capital. The company’s valuation in this round of funding was not disclosed.

Movement released a video trailer on the X platform, and it will be launched on the mainnet on March 10.

Sota Watanabe, founder of Astar Network, said on X Platform: "In Japan, cryptocurrencies may not be considered securities, but rather regulated as a new asset class under the new framework of the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act. If the bill is passed, it will be a win for the cryptocurrency industry. The Japanese government has been consulting with industry leaders in Japan, and this is a positive outcome of the cooperation between the two sides."

Cryptocurrency broker August has completed a $10 million Series A round of financing, led by Dragonfly Ventures, with participation from SCB Limited, 6th Man Ventures and Foresight Ventures. The valuation in this round of financing was not disclosed. August will use the latest funds raised to develop marketing strategies, recruit more employees and continue to develop new technologies.

Fox Business News reporter Eleanor Terrett wrote on the X platform that Trump’s executive order established two different digital asset storage mechanisms:

White House cryptocurrency chief says Trump signs executive order to build strategic Bitcoin reserve.

Several U.S. states are increasingly inclined to invest public funds in the cryptocurrency sector after President Trump announced plans for the federal government to take similar action, and Texas has now become one of the leading competitors in this field. On Thursday, the Texas Senate passed SB 21, a bill that will allow the state to invest some public funds in digital assets, especially Bitcoin. Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick issued a letter on the passage of the Texas Bitcoin Reserve Act in the Senate: "Establishing the Texas Bitcoin Reserve is a bold move that other states should follow. I stand with President Trump and hope to make Texas the center of America's digital future."

Charles Gasparino, a senior reporter for Fox Business, wrote on the X platform: "Sources revealed that the White House will provide further clarification on its so-called 'strategic cryptocurrency reserve' plan later today or tomorrow. I guess the clarification will involve the funding mechanism, that is, the possible obstacles to using taxpayer funds to purchase digital currencies (they need to obtain congressional approval, which is almost impossible). Please pay attention to possible solutions, such as using confiscated cryptocurrencies as start-up funds (200,000 bitcoins have been seized from so-called criminals) or adopting the concept of sovereign wealth funds to finance purchases (an idea once proposed by @giancarloMKTS). Things are developing."

More than two dozen cryptocurrency executives, investors and prominent figures will gather tomorrow at the White House Crypto Summit to chart the future direction of the space under Trump. The event will likely serve as a platform to promote a number of cryptocurrency-related executive initiatives, with multiple options under consideration, according to people familiar with the matter. Trump could announce that the government will stop selling cryptocurrencies seized in criminal cases and instead use them to build a national reserve, the people said. They also said Trump could issue an executive order to create a real Bitcoin reserve that would be expected to buy more of the digital currency. Another potential proposal would involve the tax treatment of cryptocurrencies and would likely require congressional review and approval, one of the people said. The actions are still under discussion and could end up not being implemented or changing, the people said.

Fox Business News reporter Eleanor Terrett released an updated list of this Friday's White House Crypto Summit (there may be more): Garlinghouse (Ripple CEO), Chris Giancarlo (former CFTC Chairman and Willkie Senior Legal Advisor), Nathan McCauley (Anchorage Digital CEO), Kris Marszalek (Crypto.com), Cameron Winklevoss and Tyler Winklevoss (Gemini founders), Vlad Tenev (Robinhood CEO), Arjun Sethi (Kraken CEO), Michael Saylor (Strategy founder), Brian Armstrong (Coinbase CEO), Sergey Nazarov (Chainlink co-founder), Kyle Samani (Multicoin managing partner), Zach Witkoff (Trump-related crypto project World Liberty Financial co-founder), JP Richardson (Exodus CEO), Matt Huang (Paradigm co-founder), David Bailey (Bitcoin Magazine CEO), Raghu Yarlagadda (FalconX CEO), Shayne Coplan (Polymarket CEO).

Tensorplex Labs is a laboratory dedicated to building decentralized AI applications, infrastructure, and tools. Its main products are Tensorplex Dojo and Backprop Finance.

The reporter learned from an insider close to the Manus AI Agent team that the Manus token of the same name has nothing to do with the Manus AI Agent product team.