There was a funding round which raised $10 Million USD on 23rd of May 2024 as well. Which makes me think that the idea of developing this project in to a top contender is a serious one.
These kinds of news for these projects are really interesting if you'll ask me. There are reasons why these fundings are happening but you have also need to take a look if they're not part of the team because this can be done as a marketing stunt.
I've seen a lot of marketing stunts before about such fundings, partnerships and collaborations. They're doing this just to give people that insight that they should buy the project because of partnerships like that.