ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, Sei Network DeFi head Larry delivered a keynote speech titled "The Fastest Parallelized EVM Layer 1" at the "OKX Web3 Night" event.Larry stated that Sei is committed to scaling the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM), aiming to achieve a throughput of 5 billion gas per second. Through parallel execution, rapid consensus, and optimized storage, Sei has built the highest-performing EVM in history. In the future, the EVM will be rebuilt from scratch, focusing on three main areas: consensus, storage, and execution. The Giga upgrade will further enhance Sei's performance by optimizing the consensus mechanism and increasing network throughput. After the upgrade, Sei's TPS (transactions per second) is expected to double to 10,000 TPS, meeting the needs of enterprise-level large-scale applications.According to Defillama data, Sei Network's TVL has grown by 85% over the past month, ranking first among all public chains. Notably, several high-growth projects have emerged within the Sei ecosystem, such as Yei Finance, Sailor Finance, and Silo. Among them, the leading DeFi protocol Yei Finance is leveraging Sei's high-performance public chain characteristics to create a full-chain liquidity market, integrating multi-chain lending and trading to provide on-chain users with a user experience comparable to CEX.

ChainCatcher news, according to on-chain analyst Ai Yi's monitoring, two smart money addresses accumulated 8.09 million dollars in LAYER from March 1 to March 3. After holding for two weeks, they realized a profit of 3.18 million dollars (with costs of 0.7856 dollars and 0.9559 dollars respectively) by buying low and selling high, but missed out on an additional profit of 2.39 million dollars. The two addresses may belong to the same whale/institution based on their operational methods and timing.

ChainCatcher news, OKX market shows that LAYER has broken through $1.64 to reach a new high, currently reported at $1.625, with a 24-hour increase of 7.2%.

ChainCatcher message, Solayer announced that the LAYER token is now officially launched on Save (formerly Solend), supporting lending and borrowing transactions.

ChainCatcher news, Scroll co-founder Ye Zhang posted on the X platform, pointing out that taxing Ethereum Layer 2 is a major poison for the future development of Ethereum. This shortsighted behavior sacrifices long-term scalability and ecosystem growth for short-term revenue, which is the practice of centralized enterprises, not a choice for neutral platforms. Measuring the value of ETH by only looking at Ethereum's revenue is putting the cart before the horse. The true value of ETH lies in its role as the core of thousands of rollup ecosystems, which is the way forward.

ChainCatcher news, Metis has launched a dual-chain strategy, introducing MetisSDK and announcing the upcoming high-performance chain Hyperion designed for AI-native applications based on MetisSDK.Metis has made further strategic announcements regarding its dual-chain strategy. Metis aims to provide scalable high-performance solutions for the entire blockchain ecosystem based on MetisSDK. Through the integration of the AI-specific layer Hyperion (HYPE) and the foundational layer Andromeda, a complementary Layer2 ecosystem will be built.Andromeda, as the first step for Metis to build a scalable decentralized infrastructure, has achieved a complete decentralized sequencer node architecture, utilizing Optimistic Rollup technology, focusing on general scenarios (such as DeFi and enterprise applications), ensuring security and decentralization. Hyperion, based on MetisSDK, consists of components such as MetisVM and MetisDB. The Metis SDK provides cross-chain development tools to achieve seamless interaction between the two chains; the METIS token will serve as the native Gas Token for the dual chain.It is reported that the Hyperion testnet is scheduled to launch by the end of April 2025, with the mainnet starting in August. Andromeda will achieve Stage 0 upgrade soon and plans to reach Stage 1 goals by the end of the year.

ChainCatcher message, LayerZero CEO Bryan Pellegrino posted on X, stating that there has been a lot of discussion about airdrops recently, with some mentioning, "Please don't do it again, I don't want to spend another month chasing after witches"...... The next round of allocation will be completely different from the first round, possibly entirely based on RFP (Request for Proposal) or other different methods, and will only focus on real usage.

ChainCatcher news, according to Ember monitoring, a whale or institution accumulated 8.7 million $LAYER at a price of $0.75 one month ago, and today transferred it to Binance at a price of $1.26, making a profit of $4.63 million.About a month ago, this address withdrew 8.7 million $LAYER from Binance, with a total value of $6.51 million. About 20 minutes ago, these 8.7 million $LAYER were transferred back to Binance, with a total value of $11.14 million.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, Animoca Brands announced today a strategic partnership with Soneium, an Ethereum Layer 2 blockchain under Sony Block Solutions Labs. Through this collaboration, Animoca Brands will create a Moca Network identity layer on the Soneium blockchain, aimed at enhancing user engagement and enabling partners on Soneium to issue and verify data credentials.It is reported that the Moca Network's account, identity, and reputation SDK (AIR SDK) will be integrated into the Soneium blockchain, allowing users to maintain embedded accounts, unique identities, and credentials while exploring various dApps on Soneium.

ChainCatcher news, the AI infrastructure protocol AILayer officially announced that its platform token $AIL will be officially listed on Gate.io, MEXC, and BitMart exchanges on March 27.In the early stages of the mainnet, AILayer's TVL exceeded $700 million and was ranked among the top four projects in the Bitcoin ecosystem by CoinTelegraph.The token launch marks a new development phase for the AILayer ecosystem. $AIL, as the core asset within the protocol, will be widely used in scenarios such as staking mining, AI application settlement, and DAO governance, driving the platform's continuous growth.Launch details:• Launch time: March 27, 18:00 (HKT)• Exchanges: Gate.io, MEXC, BitMartAILayer will continue to promote the deep integration of AI and Web3, providing global users with efficient, secure, and decentralized AI solutions.According to previous reports, AILayer has received support from investors such as Amber Group, Waterdrip Capital, BitMart, Bitrise Capital, Genblock Capital, and MH Ventures, raising over several million dollars.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, MEXC will launch AILayer (AIL) in the innovation zone on March 27, 2025, at 18:00 (UTC+8) and open the AIL/USDT trading market.On the same day at 18:10 (UTC+8), the AIL U contract will be launched, supporting 1-50x leverage, with both full position and isolated position modes. At 19:00 (UTC+8) on March 27, the AIL swap function will be launched, allowing users to seamlessly and in real-time exchange with other assets.To celebrate the launch of AILayer (AIL), MEXC has launched the Airdrop+ event, with a total prize pool of 1,100,000 AIL and 50,000 USDT.Event time: March 26, 2025, 17:00 -- April 6, 2025, 17:00 (UTC+8).

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, Celo, originally an independent layer one blockchain, has officially launched its transition to an Ethereum layer two network. This transition began today on the mainnet, with Celo L1 block production paused and the network officially migrating to a layer two architecture.The core development team of the project, CLabs, first proposed the transition of Celo from a layer one to a layer two chain in July 2023. This transformation aims to integrate more closely with Ethereum, benefiting from its security and large developer ecosystem, while addressing challenges such as scalability and interoperability that Celo faced as an independent chain.The layer two development utilizes the customizable toolkit OP Stack from Optimism, which means Celo now operates as an optimistic rollup. After the transition, Celo has gained native Ethereum bridging capabilities, and block time has been reduced from 5 seconds to 1 second.

ChainCatcher message indicates that, according to SoSoValue data, the cryptocurrency market sector has generally risen, with the Layer2 sector leading with a 5.23% increase. Within this sector, Movement (MOVE) has risen 33.35% in the last 24 hours, while ex-MATIC (POL), ImmutableX (IMX), Stacks (STX), and Polygon (MATIC) have increased by 7.10%, 7.35%, 6.27%, and 7.60%, respectively.Other standout sectors include: the Meme sector, which has risen for three consecutive days, with a 24-hour increase of 3.85%. Within this sector, Dogecoin (DOGE) and Shiba Inu (SHIB) have risen by 4.05% and 4.64%, respectively; the AI sector has increased by 3.18%, with Render (RENDER) rising by 8.32%.Additionally, the DeFi sector has risen by 2.21%, with Ondo Finance (ONDO) and Ethena (ENA) increasing by 5.15% and 6.02%, respectively; the PayFi sector has risen by 1.52%, and the Layer1 sector has increased by 1.20%, with Avalanche (AVAX) rising by 6.27%; the CeFi sector has decreased by 0.05%, but Cronos (CRO) has risen against the trend by 8.56%.Meanwhile, the cryptocurrency sector indices reflecting historical market performance show that ssiLayer2 and ssiMeme have increased by 4.52% and 3.38% in the last 24 hours, with weekly returns of 6.35% and 8.72%, respectively.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, Strategy founder Michael Saylor expects that by 2024, BTC will become a $200 trillion asset class and serve as the global settlement layer in the AI-driven internet era. The adoption of Bitcoin as a strategic reserve by the United States will solidify its dominance and compel its global adoption.Strategy has utilized $33 billion to accumulate over 500,000 Bitcoins, funding its corporate Bitcoin treasury with innovative financial instruments such as convertible bonds and preferred stock, while financially designing a self-sustaining price appreciation cycle.Michael Saylor has stated that he will destroy BTC before his death rather than donate these assets, as this practice is a more ethical and rational form of charity and will grant Bitcoin "economic immortality," allowing everyone in the Bitcoin network to become wealthier and more powerful.

ChainCatcher news, according to the official announcement, Binance will launch the EigenLayerWBETH staking service on March 25, 2025, at 18:00 (Beijing time).Users can subscribe and stake WBETH to earn on-chain rewards from the EigenLayer protocol. EIGEN rewards will be recorded daily and allocated to the spot account at the end of the staking period. Users can redeem their assets at any time before maturity, but early redemption will result in the loss of all accumulated rewards.

ChainCatcher news, according to on-chain analyst @ai_9684xtpa, three weeks ago, a smart money (TOP 6 holding whale) accumulated 6 million $LAYER at an average price of $0.9559 and is suspected to have liquidated 5 hours ago. If confirmed, the estimated profit would reach $1.704 million, with a return rate of about 78%.Against the backdrop of BTC's downward fluctuations, $LAYER is moving against the trend and currently stands at $1.16. Another address also accumulated during the same period and has not yet taken profit, with an unrealized profit of about $1.118 million and a return rate of 47.7%.