ChainCatcher news, crypto detective ZachXBT commented on "Coinbase's plan to offer a $20 million bounty to informants of data ransom incidents," stating, "Over the past few months, I have flagged many of the thefts committed by these threat actors on X and Telegram, but no capable person is interested in this bounty. This bounty is only paid out upon success, and too much time is required upfront without any guarantee of reward."Previously, in February of this year, ZachXBT reported that a review of Coinbase withdrawals found $65 million stolen from Coinbase users between December 2024 and January 2025. This figure may be much lower than the actual amount stolen, as its data is limited to DM and the thefts discovered on-chain.

ChainCatcher news, the Optimism core development team OP Labs has successfully activated the Isthmus hard fork, introducing key features of the Ethereum Pectra upgrade into the OP Stack and Superchain ecosystem, becoming the first L2 ecosystem to support Pectra.This upgrade covers multiple OP Stack chains including Base, Ink, OP Mainnet, Soneium, and Unichain.

ChainCatcher news, Ethereum core developer Tim Beiko has proposed improvements to the Ethereum governance process, focusing on optimizing the selection of hard fork "Headliner" features.The proposal includes: clarifying fork goals, limiting each layer to one flagship feature, adopting a "barbell" strategy to enhance community feedback, formalizing working groups, and documenting the governance process. This move aims to enhance transparency and decision legitimacy while maintaining Ethereum's community-driven characteristics.

ChainCatcher news, according to the official announcement, Binance will suspend the deposit and withdrawal services of eCash (XEC) on May 15, 2025, at 19:00 Beijing time to support its network upgrade and hard fork. The hard fork will occur at block height 1,747,310,400 (around UTC 12:00). During this period, trading will not be affected, and the deposit and withdrawal functions will automatically resume once the network stabilizes.

ChainCatcher news, according to the official announcement, Binance will support the network upgrade and hard fork of Optimism (OP) and Metal DAO (MTL).The Optimism (OP) project team is expected to conduct the network upgrade and hard fork on May 10, 2025, at 00:00 (UTC+8).The Metal DAO (MTL) project team will conduct the network upgrade and hard fork at block height 1,746,806,401 (expected on May 10, 2025, at 00:00 UTC+8).Binance will suspend the token recharge and withdrawal services for the above networks on May 9, 2025, at 23:00 (UTC+8).

ChainCatcher news, according to the official announcement, Binance is expected to suspend THORChain (RUNE) token deposits and withdrawals on May 1, 2025, at 22:00 (UTC+8) to support its network upgrade and hard fork. The project team will perform the network upgrade and hard fork at block height 20,940,000 (expected on May 1, 2025, at 23:00 UTC+8).

ChainCatcher news, according to the official announcement, Binance is expected to suspend IOTA (IOTA) token deposits and withdrawals on May 5, 2025, at 14:00 (UTC+8) to support its network upgrade and hard fork.The project team will carry out the network upgrade and hard fork at 15:00 (UTC+8) on May 5, 2025.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, the BNB Chain has completed the Lorentz mainnet hard fork upgrade for BSC and OpBNB. The block time for BSC has been reduced to 1.5 seconds, while the block time for OpBNB has been reduced to 0.5 seconds. The on-chain transaction confirmation speed has significantly improved, decentralized applications (dApps) respond more quickly, and the overall user experience has been optimized.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, Ethereum co-executive director Tomasz Kajetan Stańczak revealed that the Fusaka hard fork upgrade is planned to be implemented in the third or fourth quarter of 2025, with the exact timing yet to be finalized. Core developer Tim Beiko stated that the controversial EVM Object Format (EOF) upgrade has been removed from Fusaka due to technical uncertainties that may affect the upgrade schedule.The EOF was originally planned to comprehensively reform the way smart contracts are developed through 12 EIP proposals, including the introduction of the RJUMP instruction to replace the traditional JUMP and the adoption of structured bytecode containers as optimization solutions. Supporters believe this will enhance EVM efficiency, but opponents argue that it complicates the system excessively and requires synchronized updates to the development toolchain. A poll on the Ethereum voting platform ETHPulse shows that 39 addresses holding 17,745 ETH oppose the upgrade.

ChainCatcher news, Nick Timiraos, a reporter for the Wall Street Journal known as the "Fed's megaphone," stated that Trump called Federal Reserve Chairman Powell the "biggest loser," but the bigger loser in his feud with the Fed may be the person Trump chooses to replace Jay Powell next year. By attacking the Fed to influence policy, Trump may create a "cloud of doubt" over his nominee.Lawrence Summers, who served as Treasury Secretary under the Clinton administration from 1999 to 2001, stated, "It is foolish for presidents to publicly attack the Fed. The Fed will either not listen, or if it does listen, it will feel pressured to prove its independence, which means short-term interest rates will remain unchanged or even higher."

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, Ethereum core developers are considering raising the Gas limit to 150 million in the Fusaka hard fork, which is four times the current limit. This proposal has been put forward through EIP-9678, and developers believe it will significantly expand the execution capacity of Ethereum Layer 1.

ChainCatcher message, BNB Chain posted on platform X that there are only about 12 hours left until the opBNB Lorentz mainnet hard fork. For node operators, this is the last opportunity to upgrade; if the upgrade is not completed in time, the nodes will stop syncing.

ChainCatcher news, BNB Chain officially announces the upcoming Lorentz mainnet hard fork upgrade, upgrade schedule:opBNB → April 21 @ 11:00 AM (UTC+8)BSC → April 29 @ 01:05 PM (UTC+8)This upgrade is mandatory ------ block time will soon change:opBNB: 0.5 secondsBSC: 1.5 secondsIf the dApp logic is not optimized for the faster block generation speed, it may lead to system anomalies.

ChainCatcher message, Binance officially stated on platform X that due to a temporary network interruption at the AWS data center, certain services on the platform have been affected. To ensure safety, Binance has suspended withdrawal services. The team is working closely with AWS to resolve this issue as soon as possible. Further updates will be shared promptly.

ChainCatcher news, according to an official announcement, BNB Chain has completed the hard fork of the Lorentz testnet. Currently, the block time for opBNB is 0.5 seconds, while the block time for the BSC testnet is 1.5 seconds. The mainnet upgrades are expected to take place on April 21 and April 29, respectively.

ChainCatcher news, according to the official announcement, Binance is expected to suspend token deposits and withdrawals for Terra (LUNA) on March 31, 2025, at 21:40 (UTC+8) to support its network upgrade and hard fork. This move aims to provide users with a high-quality experience.The project team will carry out the network upgrade and hard fork at block height 14,958,500 (expected on March 31, 2025, at 22:40 UTC+8).