On November 5th, according to The Block, Vlayer, an encryption startup developing 'Solidity 2.0', has completed a $10 million pre-seed funding round with participation from a16z Crypto Startup Accelerator (CSX), Credo Ventures, BlockTower Capital, and others. Vlayer is a startup that develops 'verifiable data infrastructure' and is referred to as 'Solidity 2.0'. Its goal is to enable developers to verify and integrate real-world data in Ethereum smart contracts. Specifically, Vlayer will introduce four new features to Solidity language in Ethereum: Time Travel (executing smart contracts using historical on-chain data), Teleportation (running contracts across multiple EVM-compatible networks), Web Proofs/zkTLS (verifying and integrating web content, including APIs and websites), and Email Proofs/ZK Email (accessing and verifying email content).