ChainCatcher news, according to Decrypt, Blocktempo and ChainCatcher recently launched a survey targeting early-stage crypto investors in the Asia-Pacific region. The participants included native crypto venture capital funds, traditional venture capital funds, individual investors, and family offices, resulting in 1,084 valid responses.According to the survey, the following key points were noted:• 90% of investors have a single investment amount within $1 million.• In terms of investment data inquiry and project tracking, 85% of early-stage investors chose to use RootData, making it the most commonly used data decision-making platform for early-stage crypto investors in the Asia-Pacific region. Cryptorank and Crunchbase are also commonly used data platforms for cross-validation by early-stage crypto investors.• Regarding project evaluation criteria, team background and experience (75%), technological innovation (53%), and business model (45%) are considered the most important. The main challenges include project information transparency (61%) and rapid industry changes (43%).• Investors believe that DeFi (41%), Bitcoin ecosystem (34%), and RWA (32%) are undervalued sectors, while Layer1/Layer2 (48%) is seen as an overvalued sector.• 42% of investors plan to maintain their current investment pace over the next four months, 27% plan to increase their investment intensity, 22% plan to reduce their investment intensity, and a small number of investors (9%) hold a cautious or uncertain attitude towards the market outlook, finding it difficult to judge or choosing to stop investing. Additionally, 44% of professional investors believe that there have been no significant innovations in the crypto industry this year.The research report also surveyed investors' investment strategies, research methods, due diligence approaches, etc. Click here to access the complete research report.

ChainCatcher news, according to the official announcement, Binance Futures will update the leverage and margin tiers for the REEFUSDT U-margined perpetual contract on October 16, 2024, at 14:30 (UTC+8). Existing positions before the update will be affected, and users are advised to refer to the updated leverage and margin tiers to avoid forced liquidation. The specific adjustments are shown in the image.In addition, Binance Futures will adjust the funding rate settlement frequency for the REEFUSDT U-margined perpetual contract on October 16, 2024, at 14:30 (UTC+8). The funding rate settlement frequency will be changed from once every eight hours to once every four hours.

ChainCatcher news, BNB Chain published an article on its official website, making the following commitments to the Web3 community: openness, multi-chain capabilities, empowering creators and innovators, permissionless and permanently decentralized.In the article, BNB Chain also summarized its achievements for 2023:By the end of 2023, BSC processed 32 million transactions per day, reaching a peak throughput of 2,000 transactions per second. opBNB also set a historical record in the fourth quarter, processing 71 million transactions in a single day, with a rapid throughput of 4,500 transactions per second. In 2023, BNB Chain saw a year-on-year reduction of 85% in total losses due to hacks and fraud.BNB Chain stated that BSC has become one of the most active L1 blockchains, with approximately 1 million DAU. opBNB established itself as the most active L2 by the end of 2023, and it remains the L2 blockchain with the highest DAU so far in 2024.As the third-largest Layer-1 protocol by market capitalization, BSC made impressive progress across multiple metrics in the fourth quarter of 2023, highlighting the vitality and productivity of its ecosystem:The BNB burned gas fees, a key indicator reflecting network activity, increased by 21% between the third and fourth quarters of 2023.Throughout 2023, BSC demonstrated its ability to handle high activity volumes, with daily transactions on the network experiencing a 35% year-on-year growth.The DeFi ecosystem reached a total locked value (TVL) of $4.6 billion by the end of 2023, with DeFi TVL growing 33% year-on-year in the quarter.BNB Chain stated that it focuses on supporting high-frequency DeFi, full-chain gaming, AI + Web3, DePIN, and other fields.

ChainCatcher message, Binance announced that the funding fee settlement frequency for the HIFIUSDT U-based perpetual contract will be adjusted on September 17, 2023, at 16:00. The funding fee settlement frequency will be changed from once every eight hours to once every four hours.

ChainCatcher message, Binance announced that the Binance Futures will update the leverage and margin tiers for the CYBER USDT U-margined perpetual contract on September 2, 2023, at 18:30 (UTC+8). Users' current positions will be affected, and users are advised to adjust their margin according to the updated leverage and margin tiers to avoid forced liquidation.Binance Futures has adjusted the funding fee settlement frequency for the CYBER USDT U-margined perpetual contract on September 2, 2023, at 16:30 (UTC+8). The funding fee settlement frequency has been changed from every four hours to every two hours.

ChainCatcher news, according to the official announcement, Binance updated the leverage and margin tiers for the STMX/USDT U-margined perpetual contract on July 23 at 15:15 (UTC+8). Existing positions held by users before the update will be affected. Users need to adjust their margin according to the updated leverage and margin tiers to avoid forced liquidation.According to Binance market data, the price of STMX experienced significant volatility today, dropping 30% in half an hour and approximately 45% from today's high.Additionally, community feedback indicates that due to Binance's trading rules, some users were unable to close their contract positions at market price during the price fluctuations of STMX. (source link)

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, auction house Christie's has collaborated with luxury brand Gucci to launch an NFT series titled "Future Frequencies: Explorations in Generative Art and Fashion," which includes 21 NFTs created by AI artist Claire Silver, generative artist Emily Xie, decentralized autonomous artist Botto, and others.It is reported that the auction will begin bidding on July 18 on Christie's digital art platform Christie's 3.0 and will end on July 25. (source link)

ChainCatcher news, Polkadot announced yesterday at Consensus 2023 that the social network MeWe, with 20 million users, will integrate with Polkadot's parachain Frequency blockchain network. The announcement added that the company will begin transferring its user accounts to the network this quarter.It is reported that MeWe was launched in 2012, claiming to be a "Facebook alternative" with better privacy protection. After Twitter banned Trump's social account, some users began to migrate to MeWe. Frequency was launched as a Polkadot parachain last November. (CoinDesk)

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, Mike van Rossum, founder of the Singaporean crypto high-frequency trading firm Folkvang, stated that the company managed $400 million in assets in 2021, including equity and loans, and had deposited half of its equity on FTX before the collapse. Folkvang is an entity on the list of the top 50 creditors of FTX. However, Folkvang continues to operate. (Source link)