ChainCatcher message, Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin stated on the X platform in response to Ethereum Foundation researcher Devansh Mehta regarding "the Ethereum Foundation should start supporting non-cryptocurrency activities, not just events where people in the circle praise each other": "In my view, mainstream cryptography, cybersecurity, and non-blockchain decentralization being seen as 'non-cryptocurrency related' is a failure in itself (I believe this notion mainly comes from the cryptocurrency side), and it is worth taking measures to address this issue."

ChainCatcher news, decentralized cloud infrastructure provider Aethir tweeted that it will fully launch its decentralized governance model this year. This governance model will go through multiple testing and implementation phases. The official statement indicates that Checker Node holders, ATH stakers, and cloud hosts (key participants in the Aethir DePIN stack) will gain greater decision-making power, making the ecosystem more inclusive and resilient.Previous news, Aethir announced the advancement of its decentralized governance, which will gradually transition to a decentralized governance model in multiple phases. The specific roadmap is divided into four stages: development phase, community education, beta testing, and full launch.

ChainCatcher news, Zypher Network announced a partnership with Nexus Labs to collaboratively build ZK-driven decentralized games. By extending support for Nexus Network's supercomputers on the Zytron framework and Zypher's ZK game engine, Zypher and Nexus Labs aim to unleash the next generation of scalable and trustworthy gaming experiences for players worldwide. This initiative addresses the scalability, cost, and interoperability challenges faced by the gaming industry, leveraging zero-knowledge proofs and multi-chain protocols to facilitate a smoother gaming experience. Through the collaboration between Zypher and Nexus, players will be able to seamlessly use assets across games and enjoy true ownership, where games are no longer "on-chain for hype," but rather a genuinely fair, interoperable, player-owned world.It is reported that Nexus Network is a large-scale parallelized proof mining network based on zkVM. Zypher Network is a verifiable data protocol for decentralized ZK games, designed to support autonomous, user-generated content (UCG) oriented and AI-driven game operations, secured by a zk proof Mining layer.

ChainCatcher news, MTT Network announced the full launch of the MTT Validator Protocol ("MVP Plan") on January 1, 2025. The plan aims to build a highly decentralized, secure, and stable network of nodes, allowing all MTT token holders to participate.Staking operations will take place on the official website at 20:00 (UTC+8) on December 31, 2024, and block rewards will officially begin to be distributed when the block height reaches 5,736,086.It is reported that MTT Sports is committed to creating a competition platform, with nearly 250,000 participants in events. MT Network is the blockchain infrastructure for MTSports, which is a high-performance Cosmos ecosystem blockchain, compatible with EVM, capable of enhancing the competitiveness, fairness, and security of events.

ChainCatcher news, according to the official announcement from Binance Wallet, 9 new decentralized applications (dApps) have been launched, including UniSat, ALPHA-X, WOOFi, oooo protocol, DeSyn Protocol, Prosper, Eddy Finance, Matrixdock, and Jasper Vault. These applications cover various fields such as cross-chain trading, AI insights, and decentralized liquidity.

ChainCatcher news, according to Chainwire, the decentralized AI training network Nodepay has announced the completion of its second round of financing, totaling $7 million. The latest round of investors includes IDG Capital, Mythos, Elevate Ventures, IBC, Optic Capital, Funders.VC, Etherscan founder Matthew Tan, and CoinHako co-founder and CEO Yusho Liu. Previous investors in Nodepay's financing include Animoca Brands, Mirana, OKX Ventures, JUMP Crypto, and Tokenbay Capital.According to reports, Nodepay is a decentralized AI training network dedicated to democratizing AI training through real-time data retrieval. By converting idle internet bandwidth into resources, Nodepay powers the next generation of AI models.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, the Central Bank of Brazil officially proposed on November 29 to ban stablecoin transactions, such as those involving Tether's USDT, in self-custody wallets. As the Central Bank of Brazil is expected to complete public consultations regarding the potential ban by February next year, some executives have already assessed the potential impact of the ban on the local market.Carol Souza, co-founder of Area Bitcoin school, believes that the Central Bank of Brazil's proposal is likely to become a reality by 2025, as the Central Bank seems to be preparing to establish regulations to prevent individuals from engaging in P2P stablecoin transactions.However, Lucien Bourdon, a Bitcoin analyst at Trezor, stated that even if the pace of cryptocurrency adoption may slow down, existing users will find ways to trade cryptocurrencies freely. "If it really goes through, we expect users to turn to decentralized platforms or P2P solutions."

ChainCatcher news, Forbes published an article discussing the most noteworthy trends in cryptocurrency for 2025:Regenerative Finance (ReFi) and green crypto projects that utilize blockchain technology to aid ecological restoration.Blockchain-based dispute resolution mechanisms that provide automated and transparent solutions.The rise of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC) promoting financial inclusion.Decentralized Identity (DID) systems that allow users to control their personal data.Decentralized Artificial Intelligence (deAI).

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, the decentralized AI infrastructure Swan Chain has completed its latest round of $2 million financing, with participation from DWF Labs, Optimism Foundation, and Promotony.According to RootData, Swan Chain (formerly known as FilSwan) was launched in 2021 and is a decentralized infrastructure aimed at accelerating AI applications. Utilizing the Ethereum Layer 2 technology of OP Stack, Swan Chain combines Web3 with AI to provide a comprehensive solution covering storage, computing, bandwidth, and payments. By leveraging the underutilized computing power in the community data center network, Swan Chain can significantly reduce computing costs by up to 70%, while also monetizing idle computing assets.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, OKX Ventures has announced an investment in USUAL. By introducing RWA (such as U.S. Treasury T-Bills) as underlying support, USUAL deeply integrates the robustness of traditional financial instruments with the transparency, efficiency, and composability of DeFi. Its core product USD0 directly returns real yields from RWA to community users within a permissionless and compliant framework.It is reported that USUAL, as the hub for governance and yield distribution, empowers users with substantial decision-making power over the protocol's development and allows them to continuously benefit from the real value increment brought by RWA, fundamentally changing the traditional pattern of "top-down" distribution of stablecoin yields. With the continuous growth of the USD0 ecosystem, the USUAL team has successfully integrated with several leading DeFi protocols such as Curve, Pendle, Morpho, Ether.fi, and others.Dora, founder of OKX Ventures, stated: "USUAL's organic integration of RWA and DeFi not only reshapes the yield structure of stablecoins but also creates an economy co-created by the community, benefiting all. We are pleased to support USUAL as it becomes the 'new infrastructure' driving long-term value creation and growth in global decentralized finance."

ChainCatcher news, Andre Cronje, co-founder of Sonic Labs (formerly Fantom), shared on the X platform that despite adhering to all regulations, he has been in tough discussions with regulators, including the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), for nearly two years.He also pointed out that user preferences have changed, and now many people prefer teams and products over immutable code. Cronje concluded that builders face a tough choice: either commit to decentralization and immutability, risking blame, regulatory hurdles, and lack of returns; or accept corporatization, licensing, and controlled improvements to ensure continuous progress.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, the decentralized liquidity protocol THORChain has released version V3. This update provides advanced interoperability and smart contract features, including an upgrade to Cosmos SDK v0.50, switching from Tendermint to CometBFT, introducing compatibility with the Cosmos ecosystem, and adding the Rujira application layer, among others.

ChainCatcher news, MegaETH's decentralized perpetual contract exchange Valhalla has announced the completion of a $1.5 million Pre-Seed funding round. Robot Ventures led the round, with participation from GSR, Kronos, MitonC, Wincent, Hash3, BigBrain Holdings, Sumcap, and several angel investors.It is reported that Valhalla is committed to creating a financially open, composable, and community-driven world.

ChainCatcher news, the sales of CESS Pathfinder Nodes have surpassed 10,000, and the first two phases of sales have been successfully completed, now officially entering the third phase. The Pathfinder Node is one of the fundamental components of the storage infrastructure in the CESS Network. Users holding a Pathfinder Node license (NFT) can participate in the mainnet by running a Pathfinder node and enjoy unique benefits.It is reported that there are a total of 7 phases for the Pathfinder Node, with a limited number of nodes in each phase, and the price increases with each phase. As a decentralized data infrastructure, CESS will continue to commit to providing secure and efficient decentralized data storage and retrieval solutions for institutions, enterprises, and users.