ChainCatcher message, BounceBit announced on social platforms that it has launched the CeDeFi ecosystem fund Nash Equilibrium, aimed at bridging centralized finance and decentralized finance by supporting innovative infrastructure and products in the CeDeFi space.The mission of Nash Equilibrium is to promote the narrative of CeDeFi and strengthen support for the protocols, platforms, and tools that are critical to the operation of CeDeFi.

ChainCatcher message, Bitfinex Alpha's latest report indicates that the supply of long-term Bitcoin holders has stabilized at 14.8 million BTC from 16.2 million BTC in January, suggesting a reduction in selling pressure. The supply of short-term holders has significantly increased since January, stabilizing around 4.8 million BTC, mainly due to new investors entering the market through ETFs and buying on dips during price corrections. The current price decline has left over 2.8 million Bitcoin short-term holders facing unrealized net losses; despite the bearish trend and supply pressure from Mt. Gox creditors, the market may be approaching a balance point.The upward trend over the weekend suggests a potential recovery in the short term, but the market remains sensitive to news and external influences. Monitoring the asset management of short-term holders and the market's reaction early this week is crucial for determining the short-term direction of Bitcoin prices. Additionally, the sell-off of Bitcoin in Germany seems to have ended, and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has also concluded its investigations into Hiro Systems and Paxful. However, U.S. lawmakers' attempts to overturn President Biden's veto of the SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) 121 were unsuccessful. SAB 121 requires banks to classify cryptocurrencies as liabilities, effectively prohibiting them from providing digital asset custody services.

ChainCatcher news, blockchain engineering company Equilibrium Group has launched its venture capital arm Equilibrium Ventures and its first early-stage fund Equilibrium Ventures Fund I.Mika Honkasalo, the investment partner of Equilibrium Ventures Fund I, revealed that the company is seeking to raise €30 million (approximately $32.5 million), and has already raised about 20% (or $6.5 million) in the initial fundraising, with the expectation to complete the full fundraising by the end of this year.Honkasalo stated that the fund's supporters include Equilibrium Group itself, as well as Sebastien Borget from The Sandbox, Mask Network, and Jigeum Capital. Honkasalo mentioned that they aim to invest in startups focused on technology and infrastructure, particularly those working in the fields of zero-knowledge fully homomorphic encryption and other new cryptographic technologies.

ChainCatcher news, the Polkadot liquidity staking protocol Equilibrium has announced the launch of a brand new Q token economics. The token swap program will start on January 2, 2024, with acceptable swap assets being EQ and DOT. The swap rate is 1Q = 500 EQ, 1Q = 0.001 DOT + 300 EQ; the exercise period is a 90-day cliff + 270 days of linear release.It is reported that Equilibrium is the liquidity DOT hub in the Polkadot ecosystem, allowing users to create EQD stablecoins using various DOT derivatives. EQD is the first decentralized interest-bearing stablecoin in the Polkadot ecosystem, providing a novel dimension for DeFi, backed by a diversified basket of assets.

ChainCatcher news, according to the official Twitter, Polkadot has released its 2022 annual review. As of now, the Polkadot ecosystem has 74 parachains, with over 300 Dapps, covering more than 550 projects and 2,500 monthly active developers.After the launch of secure cross-chain interoperability XCM (Cross-Consensus Message), over 350,000 XCM transfers have been sent so far. Substrate underwent nearly 1,000 non-fork upgrades in 2022, including 15 upgrades on the Polkadot blockchain.In addition, Polkadot has integrated Tether and USDC and launched the decentralized trading platforms Polkdadex and Equilibrium to support DeFi. The next-generation blockchain governance system OpenGov is expected to go live soon. (source link)

Chain Catcher news, the Polkadot DeFi project Equilibrium has announced the launch of a closed testing phase, where whitelisted users will become the first adopters of Equilibrium and will be able to receive rewards. During the Beta period, users can experience all the features of Equilibrium using test tokens.The deadline to apply for the whitelist is September 10th at 8:00 AM Beijing time. At the end of the Beta phase, users with the highest asset balances will share a reward pool of $30,000 in EQ.It is reported that Equilibrium is a one-stop DeFi platform on Polkadot, consisting of a lending platform and a professional-grade cross-chain DEX, combining order book DEX, margin trading features, and innovative money markets (source link)