This Week's Highlights According to incomplete PANews statistics, there were 15 blockchain financing and investment events globally last week (3.9-3.15), with a total funding scale exceeding $238 million, summarized as follows: The DeFi track announced 2 financing and investment events, of which Unitas Labs, a yield-bearing stablecoin protocol team, announced the completion of a $13.33 million seed round; In the AI+Web3 sector, 2 financing and investment events were announced, of which VeryAI completed a $10 million seed round led by Polychain Capital; The infrastructure & tools sector announced 9 financing and investment events, of which Zcash Open Development Lab (ZODL) completed a seed round of over $25 million, with Paradigm, a16z

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Zcash's development lab, ZODL, raised $25 million to enhance its privacy technology, boosting ZEC's price over 8%. The funding reflects strong investor confidence and aims to support Zcash's growth and usability for private transactions.

Meta has acquired the AI-exclusive community platform Moltbook, and the two founders will join its Super Intelligence Lab. Moltbook has gathered over 1.5 million AI agents, showcasing social interactions among AI, but also facing security concerns. Meta will integrate technology and talent to explore AI-led virtual societies.

Zcash Open Development Lab (ZODL), an independent development organization established in early 2026, has announced a successful fundraising of $25 million USD. This is the largest private investment ever made specifically for a team focused on developing Zcash, marking a significant step

Zcash (ZEC) surged in value after Zcash Open Development Lab secured over $25 million from prominent investors, boosting confidence in its privacy technology. Led by new organization ZODL, the funding aims to accelerate development, particularly of its mobile wallet, strengthening Zcash's position in the market.

The Zcash Open Development Lab (ZODL), formed by the core engineering and product team that previously built the Zodl wallet under Electric Coin Company, has closed a $25 million funding round led by major crypto investors including a16z Crypto and Coinbase Ventures. The group left ECC in January

Zcash, a prominent privacy coin, saw a 7% price increase as Zcash Open Development Lab raised over $25 million in funding to enhance its wallet and protocol development. The team's shift from ECC aims at improving Zcash's usability and ecosystem growth.

In brief 22 of 36 AI models chose Bitcoin as their top monetary preference in simulations. No tested model selected fiat currency as its first choice, the report says. Results varied by AI lab, with Anthropic models showing the strongest Bitcoin preference. Artificial intelligence models