ChainCatcher news, the Sui Foundation has announced the launch of the Sui NS program, which aims to promote impactful development, strengthen community collaboration, and drive ecological development through direct funding for projects that meet the needs of the Sui ecosystem and the growth of Sui NS.Currently, the application channel for the Sui NS RFP program is open, and developers can submit their proposals. The application deadline is March 18, 2025, at 15:59 (UTC +8). After submission, the RFP committee will screen candidates and vote on the proposals that will receive funding. Selected developers must sign a funding agreement outlining the project's milestones, deliverables, and timelines, and develop according to the plan. Additionally, to maintain transparency and accountability, selected developers must undergo an identity verification process.It is reported that Sui NS aims to provide users with a simple and easily recognizable identity that can be used within the Sui ecosystem, promoting more personalized and feature-rich interactions, further enhancing user experience and application functionality. The RFP (Request for Proposals) program aims to accelerate innovation in the Sui ecosystem, with each RFP defining a specific area of focus, encouraging developers to propose solutions and utilize funding to build these solutions.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, the "OKX Web3 Consensus Night" will be held on February 18, 2025, in Hong Kong. At that time, top KOLs, industry experts, and active communities in the Chinese-speaking Web3 field will gather to discuss technological innovation, ecological development, and future trends.It is reported that the agenda for this event includes keynote speeches, industry roundtable discussions, and high-energy parties, aiming to promote technological exchange, strengthen cooperative ties, and create a unique industry feast for Web3, driving the development of global crypto ecological consensus.

ChainCatcher news, the Maverick community announced its ecological development plan for 2025 at the year-end conference this Friday, and officially unveiled the upcoming new memeFi platform------Goose.run.This innovative platform is developed by an independent team of developers from the Maverick community, combining Maverick's leading liquidity technology, aiming to promote the development of the meme coin market and provide users with a brand new DeFi experience.In addition, veMAV holders will be able to participate in the incentive distribution voting for meme coin pools on the Goose.run platform and receive a share of the meme coin transaction fees based on the voting results. Through this mechanism, the application of veMAV is not limited to ecological governance but is also closely linked to the profits from meme coin trading, further enhancing the earning opportunities and participation of veMAV holders.

ChainCatcher news, the blockchain infrastructure NULS officially announced support for the proposal of NerveNetwork, which will help reactivate the community of delisted projects, expand the user base, and promote ecological development through token donations and airdrops.It is reported that both NULS and NerveNetwork adhere to the philosophy of long-termism, promoting the implementation of blockchain technology.According to previous reports, the Gifto team suddenly added 120 million GFT tokens on BSC before Binance announced the delisting of the GFT token on November 26, 2024, causing the total supply to double. Subsequently, these tokens were quickly transferred to multiple mainstream exchanges such as KuCoin, MEXC, HTX, Bitget, Binance, OKX, and Gate.This behavior has sparked strong resentment and questioning from the community, which believes that this move lacks transparency and may severely harm investors' interests and disrupt market stability. Currently, the community is demanding a clear explanation and accountability measures from the Gifto team.

ChainCatcher news, according to PRNewswire, the Move ecosystem development platform Shinami announced the completion of a $5.645 million seed round financing, led by Race Capital, with participation from 6th Man Ventures, Coinbase, Circle, and Mysten Labs, and additional investment from the Aptos Foundation (specific amount undisclosed).According to RootData, Shinami is building an infrastructure developer platform for Sui, with products designed to help teams build applications faster with a better user experience and lower costs, including node services, in-app wallets, and more.

ChainCatcher news, the Drift Foundation announced on social media the launch of the GAS Ecosystem Program, aimed at promoting the development of the Drift ecosystem.The program will be organized around three core pillars: Grants, Attention, and Support. By leveraging these pillars, it will support existing builders in developing the Drift ecosystem, and GAS will also strengthen Drift's core products.About Grants: The V2 Grants program is built on the success of V1 and will have two key initiatives:Ecosystem incentive support utilizing FuelFocused Request For Grants (RFG) programAbout Attention: Drift can leverage existing distribution channels to attract attention to ecosystem projects:Joint marketing campaignsEnhanced announcement disseminationGeneral visibility of ecosystem teamsAbout Support: Drift will proactively assist ecosystem teams in various possible ways.

ChainCatcher news, the Kaspa Ecosystem Foundation has announced the launch of the Katalyst Phase 1 ecological development plan with a total amount of $10 million. This plan aims to comprehensively promote the prosperity of the Kaspa ecosystem, covering various areas such as funding support, infrastructure construction, and education for users and developers.The Katalyst plan is divided into four strategic phases: sowing, germination, growth, and harvest. The first phase will kick off with the launch of the KRC20 protocol based on Kasplex on the mainnet on September 15.It is reported that Kasplex, as the infrastructure of Kaspa, aims to enable developers, artists, and influencers to easily launch projects on Kaspa. The Kaspa ecological protocol KRC20 allows users to issue, deploy, mint, and transfer fungible tokens on Kaspa.Previously, during a three-month internal testing and stress testing period, the KRC20 protocol successfully processed 90 million transactions. Among the successfully deployed projects, Meme accounts for the majority, including the early core founding researcher’s cat NACHO, among others. Other Kaspa ecological projects can also utilize KRC20 as a way to issue assets on their own chains, experiencing the performance advantages of Kaspa's fast network speed and low transaction fees.

ChainCatcher news, ENS DAO announced that the proposal to "provide direct funding support for ecological development teams" has been approved, with a support rate of 64.89%. In the future, it will provide an annual grant of 3.6 million USDC to the ENS ecological development teams.According to the proposal, ENS DAO will inject funds into designated service provider liquidity pools to support service providers dedicated to enhancing the ENS ecosystem.

ChainCatcher news, Sui Network stated on social media, "In addition to the 117 million SUI announced last week, we will allocate another 40 million SUI from external market makers for ecosystem and community development."Previously reported, the Sui Foundation plans to reallocate 117 million SUI, with the newly returned resources aimed at supporting the thriving Sui ecosystem, including providing grants to developers.

ChainCatcher news, the TON Accelerator Program will allocate $25 million this year to projects that have significant potential to drive the expansion of the TON ecosystem, with funding provided by TONcoin.Fund. Selected projects will receive funding ranging from $50,000 to $250,000, along with guidance from accelerator program partners. (source link)

ChainCatcher news, Optimism officially stated on social media that there will be more OP airdrops in the future. Multiple airdrops allow them to experiment and iterate on this evolving mechanism to further promote positive-sum games within the ecosystem, and it's never too late to participate.Optimism has committed to allocating 19% of the initial total supply of tokens to airdrops. After the conclusion of Drops 1 and 2, there is still 13.73% (approximately 590 million OP) of this airdrop allocation that has not been distributed. (source link)