ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, the cross-chain asset exchange protocol THORChain has processed over $5.4 billion in transaction volume since Bybit suffered a $1.4 billion hack, generating approximately $5.5 million in revenue for the platform.According to data from the THORChain explorer, on the day following the hack of Bybit, THORChain processed over $1 billion in exchange transaction volume, generating more than $554,000 in total revenue that day alone.Despite achieving this revenue milestone, THORChain has faced scrutiny for its role in the illegal transfer of funds.

ChainCatcher news, according to the official X account of Monad, the Monad testnet has surpassed 100 million transactions within just one week of its launch.

ChainCatcher news, IntoTheBlock posted on social media that last Sunday, the share of Bitcoin miners in the total on-chain transaction volume dropped to 2.4%, the lowest level since May 2023.

ChainCatcher news, VISA CEO: Stablecoin trading volume has increased by 40% over the past two years.

ChainCatcher news, according to data from The Block, the 7-day moving average of Bitcoin network transaction volume has dropped to 330,000 transactions, hovering near a 12-month low, which is a significant decrease of 55% compared to the historical peak of 730,000 transactions on the network.The fees generated by Runes in the past 30 days have fallen to less than $20,000, while the fees generated on the day of Runes' release were $60 million. This indicates that the market has shifted speculative trading activities to other blockchain ecosystems.According to Memepool data, as of the time of writing, the Bitcoin network transaction fees are reported at 3 Sats/s.

ChainCatcher news, according to Dune data, BNBChain has become the number one EVM-compatible chain in terms of transaction volume in the past 30 days.

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 news, ARK Invest stated in the "Big Ideas 2025" report that stablecoins are one of the fastest-growing segments in the digital asset space. Despite experiencing a two-year bear market and a market cap decline of over 70%, the growth momentum of stablecoins remains unaffected.In 2024, the transaction volume is expected to reach $15.6 trillion, which is approximately 119% and 200% of the transaction volumes of Visa and Mastercard, respectively. The monthly transaction count for stablecoins reaches 110 million, accounting for only 0.41% and 0.72% of the transaction counts processed by Visa and Mastercard. In other words, the average transaction amount for stablecoins is significantly higher than that of Visa and Mastercard.

ChainCatcher news, according to Bitcoin.com, cryptocurrency trading activity in Indonesia grew by 335.9% in 2024, reaching 6.5061 quadrillion Indonesian rupiah (40.2 billion USD). The Commodity Futures Trading Regulatory Agency (Bappebti) attributed this growth to an increase in the number of users and trading volume.As of November 2024, the number of registered cryptocurrency users has grown to 22.1 million. Bappebti head Tirta Karma Senjaya noted that public confidence in cryptocurrency trading has increased and expressed optimism that the user base will exceed 25 million in the near future.The most actively traded cryptocurrencies in Indonesia include USDT, BTC, DOGE, PEPE, and XRP. To simplify regulation, Bappebti announced that its role in cryptocurrency regulation will be transferred to the Financial Services Authority (OJK) this year, although it will still maintain regulatory authority over commodity futures trading.

ChainCatcher news, Hong Kong stock market data shows that as of the market close, the trading volume of 6 Hong Kong virtual asset ETFs today was approximately 44.35 million HKD.Among them:Huaxia Bitcoin ETF (3042.HK) had a trading volume of 35.86 million HKD;Huaxia Ethereum ETF (3046.HK) had a trading volume of 3.72 million HKD;Harvest Bitcoin ETF (3439.HK) had a trading volume of 2.18 million HKD;Harvest Ethereum ETF (3179.HK) had a trading volume of 993,000 HKD;Bosera HashKey Bitcoin ETF (3008.HK) had a trading volume of 1.21 million HKD;Bosera HashKey Ethereum ETF (3009.HK) had a trading volume of 385,000 HKD.

ChainCatcher news, blockchain analysis company Chainalysis stated that stablecoins continue to dominate the illegal trading volume in 2024.Chainalysis's 2025 Crypto Crime Report indicates that stablecoins accounted for 63% of all crypto trading volume related to illegal activities last year.Since 2022, stablecoins have surpassed Bitcoin to become the most used cryptocurrency in such activities. The report states: "This new reality is part of a broader ecosystem trend, where stablecoins also account for a significant portion of all crypto activity, with stablecoin activity growing by approximately 77% year-over-year, which proves this point."

ChainCatcher news, according to Decrypt, the NFT market's trading volume and sales numbers in 2024 have fallen to their lowest levels since 2020. A report from a blockchain analytics platform shows that the annual trading volume has decreased by 19% compared to 2023, while the number of sales has dropped by 18%.

ChainCatcher news, the Base ecosystem DEX Aerodrome announced on platform X that, according to @dexscreener data, the daily trading volume on the Ethereum L2 network Base has surpassed that of the Ethereum mainnet for the first time, reaching $2.3 billion, while the latter's daily trading volume was $2.2 billion.In addition, the WETH - USDC pool on Aerodrome currently exceeds the total of the top 6 WETH pools on the mainnet, reaching $698 million. The trading volume of the cbBTC pool on Aerodrome is nearly twice that of the trading volume of the top 4 BTC pools on the Ethereum mainnet.

ChainCatcher message, Metis posted on X that there have been intermittent outages on the Metis network in the past few hours. The issue is caused by the high transaction volume on the mainnet leading to L1DTL congestion. To address this problem, the sequencer is upgrading the L1DTL memory. The fix is currently in progress.

ChainCatcher news, according to IntoTheBlock monitoring, the percentage of Bitcoin mining transaction volume relative to total transaction volume is trending towards historical lows, reaching a new cycle low in the past few weeks. This trend typically accelerates during bull markets, especially when external capital flows significantly into the market. With the reduction of block rewards and increased market investments, miners' share of total transaction volume continues to decline.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, in 2024, the transaction volume settled through the Bitcoin network will exceed $19 trillion, more than double the $8.7 trillion settled by the network in 2023, reversing the trend of declining transaction volume over the past two years since 2021.According to data from Pierre Rochard, Vice President of Research at mining company Riot Platforms, Bitcoin transaction volume peaked during the 2021 bull market at approximately $47 trillion and sharply declined in 2022 and 2023.

ChainCatcher news, according to Dune data, the total transaction volume of Blend, the NFT lending platform under Blur, has reached $7.28 billion, with a total of 834,989 loans. The current number of independent borrowers on the platform is 12,788, and the number of independent lenders is 4,722.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, Base's trading volume has maintained strong momentum throughout the fourth quarter, processing over 8 million transactions in a single day. Since March, the network has experienced steady growth, with transaction volume increasing from about 500,000 per day to over 7.5 million in December. Additionally, the TVL of the Base network has grown to over $3.5 billion.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, rune transactions on the Bitcoin blockchain now account for only 3-5% of the transaction volume, down from 80% at launch.