OKX Ventures is prioritizing sustainability solutions and zero-knowledge technology for future investments. The venture arm of crypto exchange OKX recently co-led a $12M investment in ZK hardware acceleration project, Cysic.

In other news, WeatherXM secured $7.7M for its decentralized weather network, while Switchboard raised $7.5M for its customizable oracle network. GaiaNet, an AI infrastructure project, raised $10M to decentralize AI agent software.

Meanwhile, OKX Ventures invested $12M in zero-knowledge startup Cysic, and DWF Labs backed a $4M round for oracles startup API3. Lastly, financial services startup SCRYPT secured $5M in strategic funding, led by Brazilian exchange bank Braza Bank.