ChainCatcher message, JPMorgan recently pointed out in a research report that the Ethereum Shanghai upgrade implemented in April has not boosted network activity as expected. The report indicates that since the Shanghai upgrade, Ethereum's daily transaction volume has decreased by 12%, daily active addresses have dropped by nearly 20%, and the total locked value (TVL) of DeFi protocols has fallen by nearly 8%.Moreover, the decline in network activity suggests that the "bearish forces" over the past year, including the collapses of Terra and FTX, the crackdown by U.S. regulators, and the shrinkage of stablecoin issuance, may have outweighed the positive effects of the Shanghai upgrade.

ChainCatcher message, Token Unlock data shows that since the Ethereum mainnet completed the Shanghai upgrade, approximately 2.66 million ETH have been unstaked, and about 3.36 million ETH have been staked, resulting in a net increase of over 703,800 ETH in total staking volume. (source link)

ChainCatcher message, Token Unlock data shows that since the completion of the Ethereum Shanghai upgrade, approximately 1.96 million ETH have been unstaked, about 1.5 million ETH have been newly staked, with a net withdrawal of approximately 457,000 ETH. In addition, currently about 450,000 ETH are in a pending withdrawal state. (Source link)

ChainCatcher message, according to data from The Block, as of today, the trading volume of Ethereum options on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME Group) has increased to $272 million this month, compared to $94.7 million in March, with open interest reaching $205 million, setting a new historical high. The growth in Ethereum options trading data this month may be related to the Ethereum Shanghai upgrade.In addition, aside from the Shanghai upgrade, the 30-day moving average of Ethereum spot and futures trading volume is nearing a three-year low, indicating that the growth rate of futures activity is outpacing the demand from spot buyers. (The Block)

According to ChainCatcher news, the OKLink Shanghai upgrade special page shows that yesterday, 200,461 ETH were unstaked. As of now, a total of 1.37 million ETH have been unstaked. The current number of validators is 540,459, the amount of ETH staked is 17.29 million, and the staking rate is 14.36%. (Source link)

ChainCatcher message: According to data from blockchain analytics firm Nansen, after the Shanghai upgrade, Ethereum validators who request withdrawals will have to wait more than 17 days to retrieve their staked ETH.Last week, unstaking took about 14 days, but as more and more exit requests from validators on the blockchain pour in, the exit waiting time has been extended. (CoinDesk)

ChainCatcher news, according to data from Token Unlocks, since the Ethereum Shanghai upgrade, approximately 992,000 ETH have been withdrawn, and about 368,400 ETH have been newly deposited for staking, resulting in a net withdrawal of approximately 624,100 ETH.In addition, the current number of validators is about 468,800, with nearly 897,200 ETH in a pending withdrawal state. Among the entities waiting for withdrawal, Kraken accounts for about 46.2%, ranking first. (source link)

ChainCatcher message, Token Unlock data shows that since the Ethereum Shanghai upgrade, there have been net withdrawals of over 500,000 ETH. In addition, Nansen's statistics indicate that approximately 850,000 ETH are currently waiting to be withdrawn, with Kraken accounting for about 46.3% of the entities waiting for withdrawal, ranking first. (Source link)

ChainCatcher news, Nansen data shows that after the upgrade in Shanghai introduced the ETH withdrawal feature, the cryptocurrency exchange Kraken has requested to withdraw over 556,000 ETH (worth $1 billion), accounting for 63.5% of the 860,000 ETH currently queued for withdrawal.Kraken previously announced that, due to regulatory reasons, it would automatically begin to unstake all Ether for its U.S. customers. This followed the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) accusing Kraken of failing to register its staking program in the U.S., and Kraken agreed to pay a $30 million fine. (source link)

ChainCatcher news, ConsenSys has opened the public minting of the Ethereum Shanghai upgrade commemorative NFT series "Ethereum, Evolved: Shanghai" at 9:00 AM Beijing time. The minting window will be open for 72 hours. Any user can claim the NFT for free using a MetaMask wallet, but must pay the gas fee.It is reported that the series will include two versions: a commemorative edition and a public edition, with the commemorative edition being airdropped to Ethereum core developers on April 13. (source link)