ChainCatcher news, according to the official website, Solayer now supports the OKX Web3 wallet. Users can deposit native SOL, mSOL, Jito SOL, and other assets into Solayer through the OKX Web3 wallet to earn staking rewards.It is reported that Solayer is a re-staking protocol in the Solana ecosystem, leveraging its advantages as a decentralized cloud infrastructure to support SOL holders in staking their assets to other protocols or DApp services within the Solana ecosystem that require security and trust. In addition to POS staking rewards, users can also earn MEV and AVS rewards. The OKX Web3 wallet is an industry-leading one-stop Web3 gateway, now supporting over 100+ public chains and providing a unified user experience across app, plugin, and web platforms.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, Manta Pacific has successfully integrated with the modular blockchain Nubit DA testnet. Through this integration, Nubit can enhance Manta's scalability, reduce costs, and elevate the security of the Manta network to a higher level.This enables dApps on Manta to leverage Nubit’s trustless, scalable data availability layer (protected by Digital Gold (Bitcoin)) as well as the existing infrastructure.

ChainCatcher news, Smart Layer stated on X that after announcing the updated TokenScript framework and the smart layer network roadmap, it will outline new plans for the enhanced SLN token.

ChainCatcher message, the modular L2 protocol Layer N announced on social media that its testnet V1.2 version is now live.

ChainCatcher news, according to Decrypt, the Layer 2 blockchain Layer N, aimed at financial applications, is launching a new liquidity program for applications built on its StateNet architecture, designed to help early-stage protocols enter the market.It is reported that Amber Group will provide $20 million to support partners within the Layer N ecosystem, offering developers the necessary tools and funding to innovate and compete with traditional financial institutions.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, the modular L2 protocol Layer N has launched the first phase of its public testnet, allowing users and developers to use real-time and fully deployed instances of NordVM. The testnet will consist of three phases:The first phase is the launch of NordVM, the first XVM implementation;The second phase is the launch of NEVM, a public EVM chain;The third phase is the integration of our StateNet, which is a unified communication layer.It is reported that NordVM is the first XVM implementation on Layer N, featuring ultra-low latency, high throughput, and negligible transaction fees. Users can experience NordVM on Layer N, connect their wallets, and link Twitter and Discord for exclusive features.According to the crypto data platform RootData, last September, the modular L2 protocol Layer N completed a $5 million seed round financing, led by Founders Fund and dao5.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, companies such as Coinbase Cloud and Google Cloud joined the network as node operators shortly after the launch of the EigenLayer mainnet.Coinbase stated, "Coinbase Cloud is proud to be one of the first operators of this protocol, ready to be a trusted partner for users to re-stake ETH or LST." Meanwhile, Google Cloud's product manager Sam Padilla mentioned that his team has been involved in the Eigen testnet since last November and has now deployed an operator node on the mainnet.

ChainCatcher news, according to the official announcement, OKX will launch Smart Layer Network (SLN) on the spot trading market. SLN deposits will open on February 21, 2024, at 4:00 AM UTC. SLN/USDT spot trading will open on February 23, 2024, at 8:00 AM UTC. The total supply of SLN is 100 million tokens.

ChainCatcher news, Native has now integrated with the OKX Web3 wallet, allowing users to trade popular cryptocurrencies with 0 transaction fees through the OKX Web3 wallet. Project teams can add trading functionalities to their products and earn trading fees, while market makers can consolidate order flows into a single integration, and so on. Native is a DEX infrastructure layer that transforms asset exchange capabilities into a toolkit, enabling projects to integrate DEX into their own applications. It merges off-chain liquidity with on-chain execution and settlement through the PMM-RFQ model, providing users with CEX-level pricing efficiency and DEX-level self-custody experience, with a current trading volume of $2.33 billion.It is reported that the OKX Web3 wallet is an industry-leading one-stop Web3 gateway, now supporting over 85 public chains. The app, extension, and web versions are unified, covering five major areas: wallet, DEX, DeFi, NFT marketplace, and DApp exploration, and it supports the Ordinals marketplace, MPC and AA smart contract wallets, gas exchange, and hardware wallet connections, among others.

ChainCatcher news, Sushi announced the launch of the Layer N-based derivative trading DEX Susa. It is reported that Susa will utilize Layer N's Nord engine, enabling the platform to process over 100,000 transactions per second with a latency of less than 1 millisecond. This transaction speed will allow the DEX to compete with CEX in terms of performance.Susa is scheduled to launch on the testnet in the first half of this year. The registration for the beta version is now live on the official website. Layer N is Ethereum's StateNet, an innovative L2 designed to be supported by a shared communication and liquidity layer for customized and optimized rollup networks.

ChainCatcher news, according to the official announcement, the Smart Layer Network (SLN) testnet has officially launched.It is reported that this testnet has supported over 2.5 million executable NFTs, which are held by 946,000 unique wallet addresses.The official stated that the collaboration between Smart Tokens (executable tokens and NFTs) and SLN has created a new paradigm for value creation in digital assets. When digital assets have their own front end, they become more valuable: carrying more complete asset information, aiding price discovery; programmable on both the front end and back end, with on-chain and off-chain capabilities; possessing stronger composability and being more easily integrated into other systems, thereby increasing their value with usage.

ChainCatcher news, Bitcoin native data availability layer Nubit has completed its angel round financing, with Bounce Finance and domo participating, but the amount raised has not been disclosed.According to RootData, Nubit is a Bitcoin native data availability layer designed to change the way transactions are processed on the Bitcoin network. Its development team Riema has proposed BRC-1310, a specialized Bitcoin native data availability standard that includes Bitcoin native staking, data availability sampling technology, direct data proof on the Bitcoin network, and decentralized bridges.

ChainCatcher news, the modular L2 protocol Layer N announced that it has received a strategic investment from BlackPine. The team stated that this investment marks Layer N's official entry into the Asian market, aiming to expand the availability of native Web3 products in the region.According to the RootData page, Layer N completed a $5 million seed round financing in September this year, led by Founders Fund and dao5.

ChainCatcher news, the modular L2 protocol Layer N has announced the completion of a $5 million seed round financing, led by Founders Fund and dao5, with participation from Kraken Ventures, Spencer Noon, and others. It is reported that Founders Fund invested $1.8 million in this round. Layer N focuses on increasing transaction throughput and reducing latency to replicate the speed of traditional financial markets in the blockchain space.It is reported that Layer N had previously planned to build its blockchain on Solana and announced funding from FTX Ventures in November 2022, before the collapse of FTX, but in reality, these funds were not able to be realized. Layer N plans to launch its testnet within one to two months, but due to regulatory uncertainties and unresolved issues such as whether tokens will add value for users, the company has not yet decided whether to release tokens like other Layer 2s such as Optimism and Arbitrum.

ChainCatcher news, zero-knowledge proof startup RISC Zero announced a joint launch of a zero-knowledge fraud proof system with the modular L2 protocol Layer N. This system enhances blockchain performance while ensuring the reliability and security of the blockchain by porting Layer N's execution environment to RISC Zero's zk virtual machine.In the future, zkVM will also achieve compatibility with other execution layers, such as EVM, SVM, and WASM. (source link)