ChainCatcher message, ZK interoperability infrastructure Polyhedra Network announced that it has integrated its Decentralized Verification Network (DVN) with Merlin Chain through LayerZero. After the integration is complete, more than 100 applications in the Merlin ecosystem can benefit from ZK secure interoperability.

ChainCatcher news, the Bitcoin Layer2 project Zulu Network tweeted that it has established a strategic partnership with Merlin Chain, and both parties will work together to promote better development in the Bitcoin field.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, Bedrock has announced that it now supports the use of re-staked BTC/MBTC on the Merlin Chain to mint liquidity-staked Bitcoin uniBTC based on the Babylon protocol.

ChainCatcher message, Bitmap Tech stated on social media that MERL holders will share the revenue of Merlin Chain.

ChainCatcher news, the cross-chain interoperability protocol LayerZero has launched on Merlin Chain. This integration enables Merlin to connect with over 70 other networks. Developers can leverage Merlin's core features, such as BRC-20/420.According to the Web3 asset data platform RootData, LayerZero is a full-chain interoperability protocol designed for lightweight messaging across chains. LayerZero provides trusted and secure messaging with configurable decentralization.

ChainCatcher message, Merlin Chain's official announcement states that its testnet will undergo an upgrade today at 16:00, which is expected to take several hours. The official team will conduct comprehensive testing on the upgraded network. This upgrade includes:Support for precompiled contracts SHA256, ecAdd, ecMul, and ecPairing;Improvement of AA transactions;Support for multiple transactions within a single block;Each block will have a timestamp.

ChainCatcher message, according to community feedback, the official Discord of Merlin Chain has now returned to normal.

ChainCatcher news, the Merlin ecosystem DEX MerlinSwap announced on social media that it will launch a $1 million incentive program to increase Runes assets on the Merlin Chain.It is reported that the incentive program aims to reward developers, liquidity providers, and community users of Runes and the Merlin Chain ecosystem. The official statement indicates that by launching on the Merlin Chain, Runes assets can enhance their value, reduce transaction costs, promote trading activities, and expand the Runes narrative.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, Bitcoin Layer 2 solution Merlin Chain announced the completion of a new round of financing, led by Spartan Group and Hailstone Labs, with participation from Amber Group, Presto Labs, and IOBC Capital.According to Merlin Chain, it has facilitated over 9 million transactions and hosts more than 70 real-time projects, with a total locked value (TVL) exceeding 4 billion dollars.

ChainCatcher news, HashKey Global will globally launch Merlin Chain (MERL). By collaborating with the Merlin Chain community, an event with a prize pool of up to 200,000 MERL will be initiated. Participants can earn 50 MERL tokens by completing a trading volume task of $10,000, which will run concurrently with the Genesis Trading Competition, allowing users to earn HSK rewards based on their trading volume.

ChainCatcher message, the Merlin Chain has now opened the airdrop query page corresponding to Merlin's Seal points.

ChainCatcher news, according to official information, OKX will list Merlin Chain (MERL) where:· MERL deposits will open at 18:00 Beijing time on April 17.· MERL/USDT spot trading will open at 18:00 Beijing time on April 19.· MERL withdrawals will open at 18:00 Beijing time on April 20.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, the first lending protocol of Merlin Chain, Avalon Finance, has surpassed a TVL of 100 million USD just one week after its launch, with over 7,000 users, making it the largest lending protocol in both Merlin Chain and the entire BTC ecosystem. It also set the record for the fastest TVL growth of any DeFi lending protocol in DeFi history. Avalon Finance has launched a community airdrop plan, with an airdrop ratio of up to 20%.According to the crypto data platform RootData, Avalon Finance completed a 1.5 million USD seed round financing in March, with participation from SNZ Capital, Summer Capital, Matrixport Ventures, Spark Digital Capital, and Web3Port Foundation.

ChainCatcher news, the OKX Web3 wallet has now integrated with the Merlin Chain network. Users can switch to the Merlin Chain network with one click without manual configuration to manage the corresponding cryptocurrencies. Additionally, users can also discover and interact with Merlin Chain network ecosystem DApps in the OKX Web3 wallet discovery section.It is reported that Merlin Chain is a BTC Layer2 network focused on serving native Bitcoin users, assets, and protocols, achieving shared security of Bitcoin Layer 1 through ZK technology. The OKX Web3 wallet is a one-stop Web3 entry point, now supporting over 90 public chains, with a unified experience across app, plugin, and web, covering five major areas: wallet, DEX, DeFi, NFT marketplace, and DApp exploration, and supporting the Ordinals market, MPC and AA smart contract wallets, gas exchange, and hardware wallet connections.

ChainCatcher message, cryptocurrency exchange BIT collaborates with Merlin Chain to support ETHS Merlin staking as an official custody partnership, becoming the exclusive channel for users to stake ETHS and accumulate airdrop M points.Users can deposit ETHS into the BIT exchange's inscription staking area, click on Merlin staking, and select the staking amount. BIT will synchronize the M points of staked users daily, allowing them to lock in the Merlin Chain governance token $MERL airdrop. It is reported that this feature is expected to go live by the end of February.