ChainCatcher news, Farcaster co-founder Dan Romero announced on X that the developer preview of Frames v2 is now live. The new version improves the reliability and speed of transactions and signing messages on mobile devices using the mobile wallet protocol and Rainbow.

ChainCatcher news, Farcaster founder Dan Romero cited Dune data indicating that the daily trading volume of the Farcaster AI token issuance application Clanker, which launched just two weeks ago, has reached 15% of the pump.fun platform.It is reported that Clanker is an AI-driven "Token Bot" designed for rapid DIY token deployment. Users simply need to tag Clanker on Farcaster clients like Warpcast or Supercast, tell it their token concept, and it will launch the token for users on Base.As of the time of publication, Dune data shows that the trading volume of tokens deployed by Clanker yesterday was $59.8 million, while the trading volume of tokens issued on pump.fun was $404 million.

ChainCatcher news, Farcaster co-founder Dan Romero stated, "The team currently consists of 14 members and will be divided into 3 groups: responsible for protocol, cryptocurrency, and social respectively. In terms of protocol, we will build and migrate to Snapchain to expand the protocol and provide a new FIP for FC Connect. In the cryptocurrency area, as part of Frames v2, we are working to improve the transaction user experience. In the social aspect, we will continue to improve application performance, channel iteration, and user experience."

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, digital asset financial institution Arca and crypto investment firm BlockTower Capital intend to merge. The two companies have signed a letter of intent for an all-stock transaction. While their respective business units will transition to a unified brand, BlockTower Venture Capital will remain independent.Data shows that BlockTower Capital has invested in well-known projects such as Aptos Labs, Dapper Labs, and Solana, while Arca's portfolio includes Mintify and Bitwave.

ChainCatcher news, WOO X will launch ARCA (Legend of Arcadia game token) spot trading today at 20:00, and the deposit channel is now open.In addition, WOO X will start the APCA liquidity mining activity tomorrow at 16:00, where users can stake WOO tokens to earn a total of 375,000 ARCA. The activity will last until November 10 at 15:59.

According to ChainCatcher news, monitored by Lookonchain, after the market decline, a wallet associated with the investment company Arca sold 20,527 AAVE at a price of $145 (approximately $2.97 million) to cut losses. Two weeks ago, the wallet withdrew 20,527 AAVE from Binance at a price of $155 (approximately $3.19 million), resulting in a total loss of $222,000.

ChainCatcher message, according to Dune Analytics data, as of this month, Farcaster's cumulative revenue is approximately $15,825, significantly lower than February's $415,900. Its revenue last month was $32,840.According to previous reports, Farcaster completed a $150 million Series A funding round, with participation from Paradigm, a16z crypto, Haun Ventures, and others, with a valuation of $1 billion for this round. Farcaster co-founder Dan Romero stated at the time that this funding would be used to support the service for "many years to come" and would expand the daily active user base throughout the remainder of 2024. (The Block)

ChainCatcher news, according to @ai_9684xtpa's monitoring, investment firm Arca withdrew 20,527 AAVE (approximately $3.19 million) and 8,170 BNB (approximately $4.84 million) from Binance 9 hours ago.Arca has been trading AAVE for four years and has frequent interactions with market makers such as Galaxy Digital and Genesis Trading. Currently, AAVE has become its second-largest asset in on-chain holdings.

ChainCatcher news, Oak Grove Ventures announced its participation in the $4 million seed round financing for the Web3 game "Legend of Arcadia" (abbreviated as LOA). This round of financing attracted participation from several well-known investment institutions, including Animoca Brands, OKX Ventures, Arche Fund, Selini Capital, and SNZ Capital. In addition, Sebastien Borget, co-founder of The Sandbox, also joined this round of financing as an angel investor.It is reported that LOA is a multi-chain free-to-play casual strategy card game developed by Hong Kong game developer Mugen Interactive, which integrates traditional gaming elements with the Web3 GameFi 2.0 concept. The game is scheduled for official release in the fourth quarter of 2024, and this financing will be used to accelerate the game's development process. Oak Grove Ventures is an investment fund headquartered in Singapore, which has successfully supported over 50 projects and 12 funds.As a fund focused on early investments in the cryptocurrency and Web3 fields, Oak Grove Ventures is optimistic about the rich experience of the LOA development team in game production. The team consists of members from well-known Web2 gaming companies such as Tencent, Hero Entertainment, and Xishanju, with over 15 years of industry experience. Oak Grove Ventures will leverage its investment experience and resource network in the Web3 field to assist LOA in accelerating development and promoting its global adoption.

ChainCatcher news, according to the Dune dashboard, the user growth of the Web3 social network Farcaster has slowed down, with daily new users dropping from a peak of 15,000 in early February to about 650 now, comparable to Lens. Farcaster's daily active users (DAU) have decreased from a high of 100,000 in early July to 60,000, a decline of 40%. The number of posts and interactions has decreased by over 60% from their peak.

ChainCatcher news, Web3 game developer Legend of Arcadia has completed a $4 million seed round financing, with participation from Animoca Brands, OKX Ventures, Arche Fund, and Selini Capital. It is reported that Legend of Arcadia is currently developing a card role-playing game that will be freely accessible on mobile devices and will launch an in-game cryptocurrency called ARCA.

ChainCatcher message, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik commented under the post "Integrating Telegram Groups into the Farcaster Ecosystem" by Paradigm co-founder Matt Huang: "I really like Farcaster co-founder @dwr.eth and co, but I would prefer to delay this action until we establish an end-to-end encrypted communication system. Additionally, I believe that for the adoption of the entire (Farcaster) ecosystem, it should be federated, meaning that a person using one client should be able to communicate with others using different client applications."

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, a document dated August 13 shows that the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) Arca electronic trading platform has withdrawn a proposed rule change made in January this year that would allow the listing and trading of options based on commodity trusts, including options based on cryptocurrency ETFs like Grayscale's GBTC. This is the latest in a series of regulatory activities surrounding cryptocurrency ETF options.Previous news, the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) has withdrawn its original application for spot Bitcoin ETF options and submitted a more comprehensive version.

ChainCatcher news, Dune data shows that the current number of users of the decentralized social protocol Farcaster has exceeded 650,000, but daily active users and user engagement have declined from their peak (daily active users are between 43,000 and 46,000).In addition, Farcaster's total revenue has surpassed $2.23 million, currently reaching $2.233 million.

ChainCatcher news, according to Decrypt, gaming giant Atari has launched the classic arcade game Breakout on the Base chain.In July of this year, Atari first announced its collaboration with Base, releasing a blockchain version of its iconic video game Asteroids. Like Asteroids, players need to connect their Coinbase, MetaMask, Rainbow, or WalletConnect wallets to play the game and mint the Breakout NFT for 0.0015 ETH (approximately $3.6), with minting proceeds distributed to the developers and artists of each game.

ChainCatcher news, according to the official website of the SEC, the New York Stock Exchange Arca platform has certified and approved the listing and registration of Grayscale Ethereum Mini Trust's undivided beneficial interest common stock.