ChainCatcher news, L1 intellectual property blockchain Story Protocol tweeted that it has opened the staking of token IP.

ChainCatcher news, according to a memo from the SEC, on February 5, 2025, staff from the crypto special action group met with representatives from Jito Labs and Multicoin Capital Management. The topics discussed by both parties were ways to address issues related to the regulation of crypto assets.Representatives from Jito Labs and Multicoin Capital Management provided accompanying documents that were discussed during the meeting. The accompanying documents indicated that the participants expected to discuss two main topics during the meeting: the ability to incorporate staking as a feature of ETPs; and potential models for staking in certain crypto asset ETPs.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, the Ethereum staking ratio has dropped to 27%, returning to levels seen since July 2024, and marking the first decline since the peak of 29% at the end of 2024. Currently, 33.5 million ETH have been staked, continuing to support the security of the Ethereum network.Despite the decline in the staking ratio, liquid staking derivatives (LSDs) still dominate the Ethereum ecosystem, with Lido controlling about 69% of the market share, and Binance staking ETH holding 15% market share.

ChainCatcher news, according to data from The Block, the current ETH staking ratio has dropped to 27%, reverting to the level of July 2024. This marks the first trend decline since reaching a peak of 29% at the end of 2024, and it is also the first decline since staking became popular in May 2023. Liquid staking derivatives (LSD) continue to dominate the Ethereum staking ecosystem. Lido remains the leading liquid staking protocol, controlling about 69% of the LSD market. Binance's staked ETH ranks second, with a market share of approximately 15%, indicating a high concentration among major providers.While Ethereum continues to serve as a key infrastructure for DeFi and NFTs, recent market attention has shifted to other protocols and ecosystems. This trend may reflect investors seeking higher returns in other ecosystems and protocols, or reducing staking positions to participate in other market opportunities.

ChainCatcher news, the Algorand Foundation announced an investment in the decentralized peer-to-peer staking platform Valar, with the specific investment amount undisclosed.

ChainCatcher news, according to the official announcement, Binance's financial chain will launch Lista BNB staking on February 13, 2025, at 18:00 (UTC+8). Users can subscribe and stake BNB through their Binance accounts to earn on-chain returns provided by the Lista protocol.

ChainCatcher message, the Ethereum Foundation officially stated that it has deployed 10,000 ETH to Spark, 10,000 ETH to Aave Prime, 20,800 ETH to Aave Core, and 4,200 ETH to Compound. More content is coming in the future, including exploring staking.

ChainCatcher message, the Celestia community has initiated a proposal to set a lock-up limit on the staking rewards of locked tokens, aligning the unlocking time of staking rewards with that of the original locked tokens.In response to this proposal, Celestia founder Mustafa Al-Bassam expressed support in a post: "Let's get this proposal done. Currently, most PoS networks do not lock the staking rewards of investors' shares. This proposal addresses the issue for Celestia, and other Cosmos SDK chains can adopt this solution as well."

ChainCatcher news, according to Spot On Chain monitoring, in the past two days, a certain whale net withdrew 97,509 ETH (260.3 million USD) from Binance at an average price of 2,669 USD.Most of these ETH have been supplied or staked on platforms such as Etherfi, Lido Finance, Spark, Compound, Aave, Gearbox, and Morpho.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, Cboe BZX Exchange has submitted a proposal to allow the Ethereum held by the 21Shares Core Ethereum ETF to be staked, and is awaiting a decision from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).According to Bloomberg analyst James Seyffart, this is the first ETF to submit a staking application to the SEC. The SEC approved several Ethereum ETFs last year, including those from 21Shares, BlackRock, and Fidelity, but many companies removed the staking feature when registering. The market expects that under the Trump administration, the SEC's stance on cryptocurrencies may be more favorable.

ChainCatcher news, reported by The Block, to expand institutional adoption of Solana staking, Toronto-based Sol Strategies announced on Tuesday that it has been selected as the staking provider for 3iQ Corp.'s Solana Staking ETF.As of January 31, Sol Strategies and its subsidiaries hold a total of 189,968 SOL, with an average acquisition price of approximately $179 per coin. The company's stock (HODL), traded on the Canadian Securities Exchange, surged over 2,000% last year and is currently trading over-the-counter in the U.S., with plans to list on Nasdaq.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, Ethereum staking solution provider Lido has officially released version V3. The new version introduces modular smart contracts called stVaults, providing greater flexibility for its liquid staking infrastructure.stVaults allow users to design custom staking strategies around Lido's stETH token, including adjustable fee structures, validator configurations, and risk-return settings. This feature is primarily aimed at institutional stakers, node operators, and asset managers.Currently, Lido is the largest protocol in the Ethereum ecosystem, with a locked value of $25 billion. The new features will be rolled out in three phases: early adoption program, testnet, and mainnet.

ChainCatcher news, according to on-chain data analyst @ai_9684xtpa, the whale H1zFM...kcEAe staked 39,344 SOL (approximately 7.61 million USD) to Solayer 24 hours ago, becoming the TOP4 whale in individual staking.It is reported that the TOP1 individual staking address on Solayer is DJyr7...H4A75, which staked 50,000 SOL eight months ago.

ChainCatcher news, Celestia's liquid staking solution Milkyway tweeted to announce the launch of USDC staking in collaboration with the stablecoin company Noble.MilkyWay is a liquid staking solution within the Celestia ecosystem, initially deployed and operated on Osmosis, with a long-term plan to migrate to Celestia's rollkit for native milkTIA issuance. When users stake TIA tokens in MilkyWay, they receive an on-chain representation of their TIA staking status, called milkTIA. This allows Celestia token holders to gain liquidity on their staked assets, enabling them to trade or use them as collateral for various DeFi products.

ChainCatcher news, according to Crowdfund Insider, Galaxy Digital Holdings has announced that it has been included in the list of staking providers integrated with the digital asset custody service provider BitGo Trust Company, Inc. This means that the collaboration will combine Galaxy's blockchain infrastructure, lending, and trading services with BitGo Trust's custody solutions, providing users with digital asset staking services.

ChainCatcher news, the Cosmos ecosystem liquid staking protocol Stride announced that it will launch the liquid staking token stBGT for the Berachain governance token BGT on February 6, 2025.

ChainCatcher news, according to the official USDD announcement, the USDD 2.0 staking mining activity will officially launch tonight at 8 PM Beijing time, with an annualized return rate of up to 20%. Users can generate USDD 2.0 through the USDD official website Vault or PSM function and participate in the activity on the JustLend platform.On January 25, the decentralized stablecoin USDD completed a new upgrade, enhancing its stability, security, and flexibility, and providing more efficient cross-chain compatibility and decentralized governance.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, the liquid staking protocol Lido has announced that the Community Staking Module (CSM) is now fully permissionless and open to everyone.Lido states that currently only 2.4 ETH is required as collateral to submit the first validator key. The subsequent validator collateral is reduced to 1.3 ETH. Early adopters can still enjoy the discounted collateral for the first validator (1.5 ETH).