Odaily News Layer 1 blockchain platform Datalayer announced the completion of a $500,000 Pre-Seed round of financing, led by GBV Capital and NxGen, with participation from X21 Digital, CSP DAO, Connectico, etc. Datalayer is a new Layer 1 blockchain and smart contract protocol that introduces local chains (lightweight, user-owned parallel chains) to provide users with dedicated block space. (Chainwire)