ChainCatcher message, Lens Chain tweeted that it plans to use Aave stablecoin GHO as the protocol Gas fee to ensure that transaction costs are predictable, stable, and cost-effective.

ChainCatcher news, HashKey Global announces support for BNB Chain Gasless Carnival and launches a zero-fee withdrawal activity for Tether (USDT) on BNB Chain (BEP20).The event runs from February 12, 2025, 12:00 (UTC+8) to April 1, 2025, 08:00 (UTC+8). During this period, users can enjoy a zero-fee benefit when withdrawing USDT via BNB Chain (BEP20).HashKey Global currently supports USDT deposit and withdrawal services for ERC20, TRC20, BEP20, Arbitrum, Solana, and HashKey Chain. This offer is only applicable to withdrawals on BNB Chain (BEP20).

ChainCatcher message, the Ethereum block explorer Etherscan released a weekly data snapshot indicating that from February 3 to February 9, the number of transactions on the Ethereum mainnet reached 8.84 million, with a median Gas fee of 1.245 gwei and Blob fees amounting to 41.46 ETH.

ChainCatcher message, according to a technical update forwarded by Vitalik, Ethereum L1 has recently completed a dynamic adjustment of the block Gas limit, increasing it from 30M to 36M, which has improved the L1 transaction throughput by 20%, while also expected to reduce transaction fees by 10% to 30%.This adjustment was not decided by any single entity, but is the result of validators gradually adjusting parameters and reaching a consensus. Currently, 49.5% of validators have reported adopting the 36M Gas limit.

ChainCatcher message, according to a technical update forwarded by Vitalik, shows that Ethereum L1 has recently completed a dynamic adjustment of the block gas limit, increasing it from 30M to 36M, resulting in a 20% increase in L1 transaction throughput, while also expected to reduce transaction fees by 10% to 30%.This adjustment was not decided by any single entity, but rather is the result of validators gradually adjusting parameters and reaching consensus. Currently, 49.5% of validators have reported adopting the 36M gas limit.

ChainCatcher message, Ethereum has reached a consensus to increase the network's Gas limit, with 50% of validators supporting this change to help enhance the network's scalability. The Gas limit is a key parameter that determines the network's transaction capacity. Previously, the Gas limit cap was 30 million, and it has now surpassed 31 million. Adjustments to the Gas limit require approval from more than half of the validators to take effect, and this adjustment was completed yesterday. Once more than 50% of validators express support, the block Gas limit will automatically adjust without the need for a hard fork.This is the first time Ethereum has implemented such a change under the Proof of Stake (PoS) consensus mechanism. The last adjustment occurred in 2021, when the Gas limit doubled from 15 million units to 30 million units. According to data from gaslimit.pics, the average Gas limit over the past 24 hours has been 31.5 million units, and it is expected to adjust to a maximum of 36 million units. Although the Dencun upgrade and proto-dank sharding technology have recently improved scalability, increasing the Gas limit remains necessary as the demand and complexity of decentralized applications on Ethereum grow.

ChainCatcher message, according to Etherscan data, today's Ethereum Gas fee has reached 164 Gwei, costing about 8 dollars per transaction.

ChainCatcher news, Uniswap CEO Hayden Adams posted on the X platform: "About 12 hours after launching Uniswap V4, we tested a $1000 ETH to USDT swap. Our on-chain routing suggests completing the token swap from ETH to USDC to USDT through two V4 pools, with a total TVL of $400,000 for the best price.Even though the TVL of the ETH/USDT single liquidity pool in V3 is approximately $150 million, the benefits of pure gas efficiency are starting to show (the cost of native ETH tokens + multi-loop routes is lower), and IMO will be one of the biggest catalysts for V4 growth------lower gas costs = better swap prices = more LP profits. An exciting moment exclusively for automated market maker enthusiasts."

ChainCatcher news, according to Decrypt, a spokesperson for the Las Vegas Sphere denied reaching an advertising agreement with the Solana meme coin Dogwifhat (WIF)."There has never been a plan to feature Dogwifhat on Exosphere, past or present, and we are very concerned that they are using our name for fraud." Previously, the Dogwifhat team hinted at an upcoming advertisement at the Las Vegas Sphere on X, then deleted the post and re-released artwork without the phrase "official confirmation."

ChainCatcher news, Circle announced on social media the launch of Circle Paymaster, which supports USDC payments for gas fees on Base and Arbitrum.Users no longer need to convert tokens between blockchains; they can simply use USDC for payments, transfers, and gas fees.

ChainCatcher news, cryptocurrency data platform CoinGecko released a research report showing that Ethereum ranks first in blockchain with $2.48 billion in Gas fee revenue in 2024, followed closely by Tron with $2.15 billion, and Bitcoin in third place with $922.89 million.The report pointed out that in 2024, L1 and L2 blockchains collectively earned over $6.89 billion in transaction fees, with L1 on-chain revenue at $6 billion and L2 on-chain revenue at $294.92 million.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, data from Ethereum Foundation researcher Toni Wahrstätter shows that over 30% of Ethereum validators have expressed support for raising the block Gas limit.Currently, the Ethereum Gas limit is 30 million, with plans to increase it to 40 million units. Validators can indicate their support for the increase by modifying their node configurations, without the need for a hard fork. Once the support rate exceeds 50%, the block Gas limit will automatically adjust to the new level.Last year, the "Pump the Gas" initiative, launched by Ethereum developer Eric Connor and former MakerDAO smart contract lead Mariano Conti, aimed to raise community awareness of the importance of the Gas limit. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin also supports increasing the Gas limit by 33%.

ChainCatcher news, according to DL News, 10 months ago, a team led by Zion Thomas raised $650,000 with plans to project the Solana meme coin Dogwifhat onto the Las Vegas Sphere. Despite reaching the fundraising goal, the plan has yet to be realized.As the price of Dogwifhat has fallen to a several-month low, there are questions about whether the event organizers will still proceed as originally planned. Fund manager Mihir stated that the team still intends to realize the project and emphasized that "timing is crucial," expecting to make an announcement soon.

ChainCatcher news, Nasdaq-listed Bitcoin mining company Gryphon announced that its stock price rose 20% on Friday after acquiring an 850-acre industrial site powered by natural gas from Canadian oil and gas company Captus Generation for $18.7 million.According to the acquisition agreement, Gryphon will pay Captus's parent company BTG Energy CAD 24 million (approximately USD 17 million) in cash and issue CAD 3 million in restricted stock to the new management team.In addition, Gryphon recently acquired the bankrupt assets of Canadian power company Erikson National Energy for CAD 2 million, including natural gas and oil wells and facilities located in northeastern British Columbia.

ChainCatcher news, according to data released by Nansen CEO Alex Svanevik, Solana's total Gas fees in the past 7 days have exceeded those of Ethereum.

ChainCatcher news, Slow Mist founder Yu Xian posted on X, stating that the BitmapPunks project contract, which is raising the Gas on the Ethereum mainnet, has not been open-sourced for verification, and he hasn't looked into whether there are any risks yet.

ChainCatcher message, according to Etherscan data, the current Ethereum network Gas fee has risen to about 53 gwei.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, a recent report from security company Kaspersky shows that a new type of scam targeting cryptocurrency thieves is becoming popular on YouTube. Scammers disguise themselves as newcomers and "accidentally" share wallet recovery phrases in the comments section, enticing others to attempt to steal USDT worth $8,000 from the wallets.However, these wallets are actually multi-signature wallets, and when the thieves pay TRX as gas fees in an attempt to transfer funds, these TRX are automatically transferred to another wallet controlled by the scammers. Since gas fees on most blockchains are less than $10, this scam primarily targets small-time thieves rather than large-scale operations.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, MetaMask has launched the Gas Station feature, allowing users to pay gas fees even when they have insufficient native assets.