Web3 Ecosystem AetheriumX Completes $8M Funding Round with Participation from CGV

On January 28, The Block reported that AetheriumX—a project built on the Distributed Capital Intelligent Protocol (DCIP)—has closed an $8 million strategic funding round led by CGV, GAINS Associates, DuckDAO and Genesis Capital. The round marks the project’s official shift into a strategic phase centered on ecosystem-driven growth. The newly raised capital will primarily fuel ecosystem development and expansion, with a focus on three key areas: - Further optimizing DCIP and its strategic execution network, while expanding core modules including DeFi, GameFi, prediction markets and creator economies; - Launching and scaling an ecosystem fund to support the incubation and growth of developers, studios and community nodes; - Strategic expansion in the Asia-Pacific region—with a focus on Japan and South Korea—including community building and regional partnerships. AetheriumX aims to build a long-term sustainable Web3 ecosystem that prioritizes genuine user participation over short-term incentive-driven models. Unlike traditional single-purpose yield platforms, it’s an interactive on-chain growth system rooted in users’ non-custodial assets and coordinated via a programmable execution layer. This system transforms passive on-chain yields into a participatory, composable and continuously evolving growth process.