COINOTAG News reported on January 17th that Merit Systems, a player in the open-source economic infrastructure sector, successfully secured a $10 million seed round of financing. This funding round was spearheaded by prominent investors including a16z crypto and Blockchain Capital. Notable participants in this financing included Toly, co-founder of Solana, Packy McCormick, founder of Not Boring Capital, along with co-founders Dan Romero of Farcaster and Vance Spencer of Framework Ventures, highlighting a broad interest from the crypto investment community. The capital raised is earmarked for the accelerated advancement of the open-source economy, reinforcing the sectorβs growth trajectory and enhancing innovative financial solutions.