Manifold (FOLD) is building its liquid staking platform and acquires Cream Finance’s validator set

Manifold Finance $FOLD is building its own multi-chain liquid staking protocol with omnichain token, called mevETH, that will offer additional yield through MEV opportunities. MevETH token will be built using the cross-chain LayerZero protocol. To kickstart the protocol, Manifold has acquired Cream Finance’s validator set. This will bring around 25,000 $ETH (around $44.5M) under its control when the protocol launches in a few months.

👉 theblock.co/post/224570/manifold-cream-finance-deal

Fetch.aі (FET) has raised $40M in funding from DWF Labs

Fetch.aі $FET, an AI-focused crypto protocol, has raised $40M from market maker and investment firm DWF Labs, which has also recently invested in Synthetix, Radix and Conflux. The aim of Fetch.aі is to provide the tools for developers to deploy and monetize apps by providing an autonomous machine-to-machine ecosystem. It will use the investment to deploy decentralized machine learning, autonomous agents and network infrastructure on its platform.

👉 coindesk.com/business/2023/03/29/ai-focused-crypto-protocol-fetchai-raises-40m-to-deploy-decentralized-machine-learning

Universal Pictures has partnered with Aptos Labs (APT) to launch a Web3 game on Aptos blockchain

Universal Pictures has partnered with Aptos Labs $APT to launch a game based on a new horror comedy, called Renfield, on Aptos blockchain. Free Renfield is an interactive game that allows users to enter a sweepstakes for a chance to win prizes, including the Renfield digital art collection – a series of four designs following the story of Dracula. The game is free to play and runs from March 24th to April 20th.

👉 prnewswire.com/news-releases/aptos-labs-is-bringing-blockchain-to-the-movies-with-the-launch-of-free-renfield-in-partnership-with-universal-pictures-new-horror-comedy-301780576.html