1. Variational completes $1.50 million strategic financing; 2. Crypto exchange Rails completes a new round of financing of $14 million; 3. Web3 identity protocol Shards Protocol completed a $2 million financing; 4. Crypto credit startup 3Jane completed a $5.20 million seed round of financing; 5.AI gaming startup Launcher Capital completed a $4 million seed round led by a16z CSX.