Stablecoin yield infrastructure project Ocero has raised $13.5 million. The funding round was co-led by the Sky ecosystem and Plasma, with participation from USDT0, Maple, Accountable, Four Pillars, RedStone, The Rollup, and angel investors from Kairos Research. Ocero, backed by Stablewatch and Sorter Labs, offers products aimed at letting platforms attach Sky Savings Rate yields to services and enabling access across multiple chains.

Blockchain research and technology company Four Pillars said it raised Series A funding from global investors Pantera Capital and Further Ventures. The round was led by Pantera Capital, a crypto-focused investment firm for institutional clients. Four Pillars said the financing valued the company at about 30 billion won on a post-money basis. It said it will rebrand as a Web3 Solution Company and focus on bridging Asia and global markets, translating between traditional finance and Web3, and expanding beyond research into solutions.