ChainCatcher news, SendAI announced the launch of the open-source toolkit Solana Agent Kit, which supports the autonomous execution of Solana chain operations by any AI model. The toolkit has integrated mainstream protocols such as Jupiter, Metaplex, and Raydium, enabling over 15 functionalities including token trading, NFT issuance, liquidity provision, lending, and ZK airdrops.The toolkit utilizes LangChain technology and supports various AI models from GPT-4 to Llama, with plans to integrate with frameworks like Eliza from ai16z and ZerePy from Zerebro. SendAI stated that the project will continue to be developed as a public good for the ecosystem and is currently available for use at solanaagentkit.xyz.

ChainCatcher news, according to Blockworks, Anza has proposed two proposals to implement a slashing mechanism in the network, primarily targeting the so-called "duplicate blocks" to penalize validators, which refers to the situation where the same block is created twice. Anza has not yet decided on the specific economic details of the penalty mechanism, but the author of SIMD suggested destroying (or functionally abolishing) the staked tokens that are penalized.Anza's Ashwin Sekar also proposed a parabolic penalty curve: if 5% of a validator's staked tokens are in violation, then 1% of their staked tokens will be destroyed; if 33% of the staked tokens are in violation, then all staked tokens will be penalized. Sekar explained in a validator discussion session that Ethereum's penalty curve is linear. Sekar also stated that the penalty proposal is still in its early stages, and such updates are not expected to be released until the summer of 2025 at the earliest.

ChainCatcher news, according to SolanaFloor data, the trading volume of Solana ecosystem DEX has ranked first in the entire chain DEX trading volume for the third consecutive month, with 12 days remaining in the month, the trading volume has reached as high as 84 billion dollars.

ChainCatcher message, according to data from Artemis, the Solana network processed 66.9 million transactions on December 17, surpassing the total of other major blockchains. The network also leads in user engagement, accounting for more than half of the daily active addresses among major blockchain platforms during the same period.In addition, decentralized trading on Solana has also seen significant growth, with a daily trading volume of approximately $5 billion. Market experts believe that the launch of the native token PENGU for Pudgy Penguins on Solana contributed to this performance.

ChainCatcher news, according to the latest research report from Syndica, the Solana ecosystem experienced significant growth in November, with on-chain revenue reaching $92 million and total DApp revenue hitting a historical high of $365 million. Among them, Pump.fun became the first DApp in Solana to exceed $100 million in monthly revenue, reaching $106 million, accounting for 26% of the ecosystem's total revenue. DeFi applications contributed 83.7% of the revenue, with meme coin applications generating over $500 million in annual revenue, a 305-fold increase from $600,000 in January. Telegram trading bot revenue doubled to $82 million, maintaining DEX trading volume at 4-5%.The DEX platform Raydium achieved $32 million in revenue in November, accounting for 86% of total spot DEX revenue, and repurchased $28 million (approximately 5.4 million) worth of RAY tokens to distribute to stakers. Jupiter set a new revenue record of $17 million through perpetual contract business, with 75% of the rewards going to JLP liquidity providers. Phantom wallet's annual revenue reached $91 million, while Solflare reached $31 million. The lending platform Kamino Finance saw its revenue hit a new high of $2.9 million, with 80% coming from lending activities. Payment infrastructure Helio's revenue grew sevenfold to $316,000.

ChainCatcher news, BIO Protocol co-founder and CEO Paul Kohlhaas stated on social media that in addition to launching on Ethereum, the BIO token will also be launched on Solana within a few days. At the same time, Paul Kohlhaas also mentioned that he will propose airdrops to communities such as Big Pharmai (DRUGS).It is reported that the decentralized biotechnology protocol BIO Protocol previously raised $6.22 million in the first round of community financing, $11.14 million in the second round of community financing, and $2.9 million in the 2.5 round of community financing.

ChainCatcher news, cryptocurrency asset management company Bitwise has launched a Solana staking ETP in Europe, with the code BSOL. Solana staking company Marinade will be the staking provider for Bitwise. BSOL will charge investors an annual fee of 0.85%.

ChainCatcher message, Delegate founder foobar posted on platform X stating that due to Solana's transaction size limitations, for large PENGU claimants, the claims will be split into multiple transactions. The displayed amount will not differ from the claimed amount; simply refreshing the page will show the amount already claimed and the amount still to be claimed.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinGecko, the CEO of the NFT project Pudgy Penguins, Luca Netz, stated that they plan to airdrop about 25% of the PENGU token supply to the Solana ecosystem. Therefore, active users in the Solana ecosystem, using decentralized applications like Phantom wallet and Jupiter, will have the opportunity to receive some PENGU tokens even if they do not hold Pudgy.

ChainCatcher news indicates that according to the Messari 2025 Crypto Theses report, Solana may experience strong growth in 2025. The report states that in the third quarter of 2024, Solana's ecosystem financing reached $173 million, setting a record high since the second quarter of 2022. With the gradual possibility of launching a spot SOL ETF, a more favorable regulatory environment is expected to attract more institutional participation, driving explosive market growth. Some analysts even predict that the price of SOL could break through $4,000.In addition, the Firedancer client has been deployed on the Solana mainnet this year. Developed by Jump Trading, it is a high-performance validator client designed to enhance the transaction speed and scalability of the blockchain. The initial version will be rolled out in phases, focusing primarily on improvements at the network layer, while future versions will further expand functionality to enhance Solana's overall performance and reliability. Firedancer plans to be fully deployed in 2025, which is expected to enhance client diversity on the SOL network, increase activity and security, and reduce reliance on a single client codebase. However, Messari notes that its short-term impact may be limited, as the deployment of other clients still faces bottlenecks, and the full potential of Firedancer may take more time to be fully realized.

ChainCatcher news, the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued a warning, stating that the Solana ecosystem Meme coin project Retardio is suspected of providing financial services without authorization. The FCA emphasizes that users of this project will not have access to the Financial Ombudsman Service and the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) protections.The regulator advises investors to avoid interacting with this project and warns of the scam risks associated with its social media accounts.

ChainCatcher news, according to the official announcement, Coinbase will list the Solana-based token Parcl (PRCL).If liquidity conditions are met, trading will begin on December 17, 2024, at 9 AM (Pacific Time) or later.

ChainCatcher news, LayerZero announced on platform X that USDtb has been launched on Ethereum, Arbitrum, Solana, and Base, supported by LayerZero.ChainCatcher previously reported that according to official news, Ethena Labs announced the launch of a new stablecoin product USDtb supported by BlackRock BUIDL.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, Daniel, the head of the Solana Foundation for the Asia-Pacific region, announced during the Taipei Blockchain Week in Taiwan that the official Chinese community of Solana, Solar, will jointly launch the Solaries Accelerator aimed at the Chinese-speaking community in collaboration with the developer education platform HackQuest. The Solana Foundation will provide support and funding for this incubator. This incubator program will select 5-7 outstanding teams from the Chinese-speaking region for a three-month deep incubation. During this period, several top project founders from the Solana ecosystem will serve as mentors to provide guidance for the selected teams.The accelerator will combine online and offline components to comprehensively support team growth. Selected teams will receive professional guidance from mentors, ecosystem resources, Solana Mini Grants, and various other supports. The application deadline is January 15, and applications will be accepted on a rolling basis, with a list of instructors to be announced later.

ChainCatcher message, during the Taipei Blockchain Week, Daniel, the head of the Asia-Pacific region for the Solana Foundation, announced that the official Chinese community of Solana, Solar, will jointly launch the Solaries Accelerator aimed at the Chinese-speaking community in collaboration with the developer education platform HackQuest. The Solana Foundation will provide support and funding for the incubator. This incubator program will select 5-7 outstanding teams from the Chinese-speaking region for a three-month in-depth incubation. During this period, several top project founders from the Solana ecosystem will serve as mentors to provide guidance for the selected teams.The accelerator will combine online and offline components to comprehensively support team growth. Selected teams will receive professional guidance from mentors, ecosystem resources, Solana Mini Grants, and other forms of support. The application deadline is January 15, and applications will be accepted on a rolling basis, with a list of instructors to be announced later.

ChainCatcher message, Solana Floor tweeted that over 300 million dollars in assets have been bridged from other chains to the Solana chain in the past 7 days. Among them, the assets transferred from Ethereum to Solana alone exceed 200 million dollars.

ChainCatcher message, according to monitoring by Moonshot Alpha, Moonshot has launched the Solana ecosystem meme coin h2w6gm6jz, with a market capitalization of 17.3 million dollars at launch.It is reported that the concept of h2w6gm6jz is to build a social experiment through mysterious tweets and philosophical quotes, symbolizing the exploration of the new world order.