ChainCatcher news, Ethereum Layer 2 solution Optimism has announced the launch of a new round of the Retro Funding program, with a reward scale of 8 million OP. This round focuses on the area of development tools (Dev Tooling), and the rewards will be used to support builders developing applications and tools on the superchain, such as compilers, libraries, and debuggers. The time frame for this round is from February 5 to July 31, and applications are currently open. All projects applying must be open source, and rewards are expected to be distributed monthly starting in March.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, the major upgrade Avalanche9000 for the Avalanche mainnet has been launched on the testnet, which reduces the chain deployment cost by 99.9%. At the same time, a $40 million Retro9000 retroactive rewards program has been introduced to incentivize developers to build Layer 1 blockchains and related tools on the testnet.This upgrade includes two important community proposals: ACP-77, which enhances the flexibility of Layer 1 validators, and ACP-125, which reduces the base fee by 96%.According to data from The Block, the trading volume of AVAX reached $1.9 billion in the past 24 hours, with the coin price rising over 8%. Avalanche Foundation CEO Aytunç Yildizli stated that this upgrade will drive enterprises within the ecosystem to establish self-controlled Layer 1 blockchains.

ChainCatcher news, NFT trader john.weth shared information about the beta version of OpenSea V2 on his social platform.Related screenshots show that OpenSea V2 will update the UI and launch a loyalty program, allowing users to earn XP rewards. Additionally, the new version will provide retroactive rewards for long-time OpenSea users, but the "methods and extent of the rewards are yet to be determined."

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, before the Avalanche9000 upgrade, Avalanche announced the launch of a $40 million grant program called Retro9000, aimed at rewarding developers who build new protocols in the blockchain ecosystem.It is reported that builders and users must register on the Retro9000 platform to build on Avalanche, and users will earn some voting points based on their activities on the network.

ChainCatcher message, Magic Eden posted on platform X that the Polygon Retro Diamond Drop is now live, no claim is required, and users can check directly from their Polygon wallet.

ChainCatcher message, Optimism announced on social media that Retro Funding 5: OP Stack registration is officially open, and 8 million OP tokens will be allocated to the following contributors:Ethereum core development contributors;OP Stack development contributors;OP Stack tool contributors.

ChainCatcher message, the Bitcoin ecosystem revenue network Corn announced on platform X that the airdrop season has officially begun. Retrospective reward points, Kernels, have been distributed to eligible users (those who interacted with one or more partner applications since last year). Kernels are off-chain points representing a share in the initial CORN community airdrop. New users can also earn Kernels points by depositing various assets, completing Galxe tasks, and inviting and referring new users.The Web3 asset data platform RootData shows that Corn is an Ethereum L2 that uses Bitcoin as a gas token. BTCN is its hybrid tokenized Bitcoin, backed by native BTC at a 1:1 ratio. Corn recently announced the completion of a $6.7 million seed round financing.

ChainCatcher news, Filecoin announced that it will launch the second round of the FIL-RetroPGF (Retroactive Public Goods Funding) program in the fall of 2024. This program is inspired by Optimism and aims to provide retroactive impact funding for the Filecoin ecosystem.The first round of FIL-RetroPGF has distributed over 200,000 FIL (approximately 1 million USD) to 95 projects.The second round will provide more funding, simplify the application, voting, and allocation processes, and improve the user experience. Funds will be distributed via Drips on the FVM. FIL-RetroPGF-2 will continue to cover multiple categories such as infrastructure, tools, education, protocol development, governance, and products, with a particular focus on Filecoin data ingress, applications that enhance usability, on-chain payment development for FVM, progress in protocol development, cross-network connection projects, and reliable tools such as high-quality RPC providers, browsers, and dashboards.

ChainCatcher news, according to official information, Optimism has released an update for the Retro Funding 5 application, with details as follows:Application period: August 22 - September 5Application review period: September 6 - September 20Voting period: September 21 - October 4Results announcement and Grant delivery date: October 10It is reported that this round of funding will reward contributors through Ethereum core contributions, OP Stack development, and OP Stack tool development.

ChainCatcher message, Optimism stated on social media that the Optimism Collective has awarded 8,519,578 OP to Ethereum core developers through Retro Funding so far.

ChainCatcher news, makenow.meme posted on X platform stating that they will conduct MNM retroactive airdrops based on user interaction time and relevant metrics on personal profile pages, with users creating higher market cap tokens receiving more rewards.

ChainCatcher news, Optimism announced that the fifth round of retroactive public goods funding (Retro Funding 5: OP Stack) will open for applications on August 15 and close on August 29. 8 million OP tokens will be used to reward OP Stack contributors from October 2023 to August 2024. The review process for this round of applications will take place from August 30 to September 13, with voting occurring from September 14 to September 28. The results will be announced and funds will be delivered on October 3.

ChainCatcher news, Optimism released some highlights about Retro Funding 4 on X:Zora is reallocating 300,000 OP to its creator community;sound.xyz will redistribute all of its Retro Funding grant to artists on the platform;30% of the Retro Funding 4 rewards will go to builders on Mode;The Layer3 team will redistribute the Retro Funding grant to the community.Previous news, Optimism announced the results of Retro Funding 4 on the X platform, planning to provide 10 million OP rewards to 207 projects, with the distribution based on on-chain impact, where Zora and Layer 3 received 500,000 OP each.

ChainCatcher message, Optimism announced the results of Retro Funding 4 on platform X, proposing to provide 10 million OP tokens to 207 projects. The reward distribution is based on on-chain impact, with Zora and Layer 3 each receiving 500,000 OP.

ChainCatcher message, Binance co-founder He Yi posted on social media: "The upgraded version of Launchpool: Users who hold BNB for the long term will receive benefits, and the projects for Hodlers will be distributed to BNB holders. The statistical period will not follow the future holding logic, but rather a retrospective logic."

ChainCatcher news, Optimism stated on social media that the Superchain sorter revenue will be used for Retro Funding. In May, the total contributions from all members of the Superchain amounted to approximately 812 ETH.In addition to the OP Collective allocation, the Retro Funding pool mainly comes from two sources:100% of OP Mainnet profits;2.5% of sorter revenue or 15% of sorter profits from each Superchain member (whichever is higher);Collective contribution amount:With May coming to an end, the OP Collective expects a total contribution of approximately 812 ETH, sourced from OP Mainnet, Mode, Zora, Base, Metal L2, and Frax Finance;OP Collective daily average contribution = 27 ETH/day.On-chain builders deploying contracts on the Superchain are contributing revenue to the OP Collective and making contributions to Retro Funding.