PANews, June 17 – Digital advertising startup EarnOS has announced the completion of a $6 million pre-Series A funding round led by 1kx, with participation from Coinbase Ventures, Circle Ventures, and Social Graph Ventures, according to The Block. The company said its app, called "ero," is also nearing the end of its testing phase and will officially launch in the United States, Canada, Australia, and the United Kingdom. ero aims to help brands verify the authenticity of web traffic, reduce waste caused by bots, and reward "genuine digital behavior."

EarnOS also announced it has secured a four-year, $12.5 million non-dilutive strategic investment from Verona (formerly XION). EarnOS's ero app is partially powered by Verona, which handles the app's "global verification, registration, and reward distribution."