The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of Feb. 8-14. Feb. 12: Analog, a U.S.-based Web3 platform focused on omni-chain interoperability, announced the completion of its latest funding round. According to the team: "Investors in the round include Balaji Srinivasan, Mike Novogratz’s Samara Asset Group, Tribe Capital, NEAR and many more. A main component of Analog, The Timechain, is a Rust-based blockchain that hosts a number of validators, called Time Nodes and Chronicle Nodes, that validate and relay messages. It enables different applications to connect to different blockchains."