ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, Sei Network DeFi head Larry delivered a keynote speech titled "The Fastest Parallelized EVM Layer 1" at the "OKX Web3 Night" event.Larry stated that Sei is committed to scaling the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM), aiming to achieve a throughput of 5 billion gas per second. Through parallel execution, rapid consensus, and optimized storage, Sei has built the highest-performing EVM in history. In the future, the EVM will be rebuilt from scratch, focusing on three main areas: consensus, storage, and execution. The Giga upgrade will further enhance Sei's performance by optimizing the consensus mechanism and increasing network throughput. After the upgrade, Sei's TPS (transactions per second) is expected to double to 10,000 TPS, meeting the needs of enterprise-level large-scale applications.According to Defillama data, Sei Network's TVL has grown by 85% over the past month, ranking first among all public chains. Notably, several high-growth projects have emerged within the Sei ecosystem, such as Yei Finance, Sailor Finance, and Silo. Among them, the leading DeFi protocol Yei Finance is leveraging Sei's high-performance public chain characteristics to create a full-chain liquidity market, integrating multi-chain lending and trading to provide on-chain users with a user experience comparable to CEX.

ChainCatcher news, according to official X messages, Kite AI announced the launch of an incentive testnet, introducing the AI consensus mechanism PoAI (Proof of AI). This innovative project aims to achieve transparent rights and incentives for AI data, models, and agent contributions through blockchain technology, fundamentally addressing the fairness issues of traditional on-chain AI asset contributions and incentives for progress.Kite AI's four groundbreaking innovations include: the world's first PoAI consensus mechanism, composable AI subnet, AI-native execution layer, and decentralized data engine. According to official data, Kite AI testnet v1 currently connects over 230,000 wallets, with AI inference calls exceeding 2.5 million.It is reported that Kite AI is developed by a Silicon Valley team, with co-founders having technical leadership experience in the field of artificial intelligence. The project has currently received investments from institutions such as General Catalyst, Hashed, Hashkey, and Samsung Next.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, the RWA asset tokenization platform Ondo Finance announced the launch of a new layer-1 public chain, Ondo Chain, and has gained support from institutions such as Franklin Templeton, Wellington Management, and WisdomTree for ecosystem development.This public chain will combine the security and compliance features of permissioned chains with the openness of public chains like Ethereum. In addition, Ondo Finance has also launched the Ondo Global Markets platform, supporting tokenized trading of over 1,000 securities listed on the NYSE and NASDAQ, including fixed income ETFs and individual stocks.

ChainCatcher news, RootData released the "2024 Web3 Industry Investment Research Report." The report shows that in 2024, VC coins have become a daunting term, with the crypto market bearing its exit liquidity. Projects such as Optimism, Sui, Aptos, Ethena, dydx, and Cardano unlock over 30 million tokens each month. Among these, there have been 9 major unlocking events (single transactions exceeding 100 million USD), namely INJ, MEME, PYTH, AVAX, SUI, W, JTO, APT, TIA.Comparing the prices before and after token unlocks, it is found that project parties can significantly raise token prices before large unlocks through early announcements of positive information, marketing, and other means. Over-the-counter (OTC) trading is the method with the least impact on token prices for exiting, which can eliminate the risk of significant token price drops.In addition, based on the popular tags from RootData over the past year (with over 5000 clicks), infrastructure, Layer 1/2, and DeFi remain the hottest tracks in blockchain. Tags such as artificial intelligence and DeSci have seen a rapid increase in clicks, with representative projects like Virtuals Protocol and Bio Protocol consistently ranking high on the RootData popularity list.The popularity of some high-click tags usually lasts only 1-3 months, such as DePIN, Tap to Earn, and the Bitcoin ecosystem.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, Artela Network has won the Top 30 Startup Award at the Silicon Valley 2025 AI Conference. Project founder Jerry shared Artela's future innovation plans in the field of combining AI and blockchain technology at the conference and announced that the mainnet launch will begin this week.As a Layer 1 blockchain designed specifically for fully on-chain AI Agents, Artela Network is committed to promoting the deep integration of blockchain technology and artificial intelligence. In the future, Artela will continue to focus on enhancing the scalability and usability of Layer 1 blockchain, advancing the construction of a fully on-chain AI Agents framework, and developing consumer-facing applications.It is reported that the Silicon Valley 2025 AI Conference is hosted by The Bay Area Founders Club, which is dedicated to promoting the development of Silicon Valley's innovation ecosystem, attracting over 10,000 members, more than 200 venture capital firms, and over 120 startups.

ChainCatcher news, Nexera announced the launch of a Layer 1 blockchain designed to meet the needs of institutional on-chain capital markets. By embedding compliance, interoperability, and scalability at its core, Nexera Chain provides a solution for the tokenization of real-world assets, bridging traditional finance and decentralized finance.Nexera Chain ensures that every participant and transaction complies with global regulatory standards, allowing institutions to operate in a rapidly evolving regulatory environment.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, Pantera Capital general partner Lauren Stephanian stated in an interview with The Block that crypto venture capital funding is expected to increase in 2025, as investors are more willing to deploy capital under the U.S. supportive policies for crypto management. However, she noted that "the bull market cannot last forever," and therefore "when we will start to see a slowdown in deployment next year" remains to be observed.Stephanian emphasized that Pantera will continue to make extensive investments in the crypto and blockchain space, particularly showing strong interest in crypto AI, decentralized physical infrastructure networks (DePINs), and new Layer 1 blockchains, which can enable richer application layer functionalities.

ChainCatcher news, Gravity announced that during the launch process of its Layer-1 blockchain, it will upgrade from LayerZero to Chainlink CCIP as its standardized cross-chain infrastructure. This enhances the security and programmability of Gravity.Key update highlights are as follows:The native token of Gravity, G, will become a cross-chain native asset (CCT), providing developers with self-service deployment, zero slippage transfers, and greater programmability, while maintaining the high security standards of CCIP.Chainlink CCIP, relying on its decentralized oracle network, will greatly enhance the ability of Gravity network developers to build secure cross-chain applications.CCIP supports programmable cross-chain messaging and token transfers, providing developers with the necessary tools to build cross-chain applications.

ChainCatcher news, according to the official announcement from Beam, with the approval of the Avalanche community proposal ACP-77, the Etna upgrade will be implemented soon, affecting all subnets, including the Beam Network.After this upgrade, Beam Network will officially be referred to as a Layer 1 blockchain network, as it will free itself from more restrictions of the Avalanche network while still enjoying its infrastructure.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, the Web3 notification protocol Push Protocol announced plans to launch the Layer 1 blockchain Push Chain. The main features of this chain include wallet and gas fee abstraction, sharding, and sub-second transaction finality. The initial testnet for Push Chain is planned to be released in phases in mid-January 2025, with the mainnet to be launched later that year.

ChainCatcher news, Arthur Hayes stated in a podcast, "I will pay attention to meme coins, new Layer 1 blockchains, Layer 2 projects, NFTs, and the gaming sector, etc. Everyone knows that you can make quick money in a bull market, but the key is how to preserve those gains. If you earn some money that can change your life, then take out a portion to cash out."

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, sources revealed that the Ethereum-compatible Layer 1 blockchain Monad has begun a phased rollout of its testnet. Crypto trader Jordan Fish (also known as Cobie) wrote on the X platform: "I made a trade, it was very fast." Cobie later confirmed that his post was about the Monad testnet. Previously, Monad launched its development network in March, achieving 10,000 transactions per second in internal testing.

ChainCatcher news, the community members of Vega Protocol have voted to shut down its existing Layer 1 blockchain and cease related tokens.Vega Protocol co-founder Barney Mannerings stated: "The team pointed out that the governance decision to shut down the network is because the current form of the network is not very attractive, as it is a specific application blockchain (app chain) focused on derivatives trading. While we are proud of the software we have built, this chain and token have not generated interest and growth that would make them sustainable and allow the project to continue in its current form."

ChainCatcher message, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin stated on social media that according to data from Supermajority.info, currently no Ethereum execution client has a market share exceeding two-thirds. This is good news for the robustness of Ethereum L1.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, Avalanche "subnets" have been renamed to Avalanche Layer 1s (L1s). Avalanche L1s are typically application-specific blockchains that can be customized to meet the specific needs of different use cases.In addition, Avalanche has initiated a community proposal ACP-77, aimed at reforming the creation and management design of Avalanche L1s, bringing more flexibility and autonomy to Avalanche L1s validators.

ChainCatcher news, Galxe has launched the alpha mainnet of its Layer 1 blockchain, Gravity. The launch of the alpha mainnet will bring all of Galxe's products (including Quest, Compass, Passport, and Galxe Identity Protocol) on-chain.Gravity is a Layer 1 full-chain smart contract platform designed to address the fragmentation issues of Web3 by "providing seamless cross-chain interactions and full-chain abstraction," thereby achieving a smoother user experience. The G token will serve as the native gas token of the blockchain, driving governance decisions and acting as a growth incentive and payment method within the Galxe ecosystem.In addition, the fully operational Gravity mainnet is currently scheduled to launch in the second quarter of 2025.