ChainCatcher message, at the ETH Beijing event, OKLink researcher Jiang Zhaosheng was invited to participate in the Layer2 and ZK technology themed forum. When discussing ecological construction, he believes: After the Cancun upgrade, there are high expectations for Layer2. Currently, the competition in the entire track is still very fierce, but only under pressure can we continue to innovate. In this regard, OKLink has done a lot of on-chain construction, for example, the security report indicates that many risk events may occur in cross-chain bridges. From the perspective of empowering developers, how to reduce the difficulty of development on Layer2 and how to enable seamless migration for Web2 and Web3 users are still issues we need to pay attention to.

ChainCatcher news, the Uniswap Foundation has announced its latest fundraising and future plans. Last year, Uniswap governance approved funding of $74 million for the Uniswap Foundation. The Uniswap Foundation today released a proposal to request a second tranche of funding as part of the total commitment of $74 million, plus a 10% buffer, totaling $62.37 million, with plans to conduct an on-chain vote on October 4. This tranche of funding will be used to support the development of the Uniswap ecosystem, including developer support, research grants, and more.In addition, the foundation announced several future plans, including further development of the Hooks ecosystem, launching the TL;DR Fellowship in October 2023, continuing to support IRL representative activities, and building more digital connection methods. The foundation also plans to achieve larger goals in 2024 and beyond, such as expanding its ecosystem, innovating, and strengthening governance.

ChainCatcher news, Hamster Network officially announces that it has officially obtained the fifth round Grant from Aptos and continues to commit to providing a self-developed move language dapp development full-stack automation toolset for Aptos ecological projects.It is reported that in January this year, Hamster first obtained the Aptos DAO Grant and received an invitation from Aptos for development, focusing on the development of self-developed developer tools for the Aptos ecosystem. After receiving the official Grant again, Hamster will continue to develop and improve its products to enrich Aptos templates and encapsulate the move middleware engine to support smooth calls for dapp development.Hamster's customized rapid construction of a full-stack tool automation pipeline for dapp under the move language, as well as the one-click deployment tool to Aptos, has now been fully launched. In the process of continuously interacting with the Aptos developer community and assisting frontline Aptos projects to go to market, it has been iterating continuously and has received recognition from ecological developers. The Hamster official stated that the team will also collaborate with Aptos on joint product development to import nearly 500,000 Web2 developer data from Hamster. (source link)

ChainCatcher news, the TON Accelerator Program will allocate $25 million this year to projects that have significant potential to drive the expansion of the TON ecosystem, with funding provided by TONcoin.Fund. Selected projects will receive funding ranging from $50,000 to $250,000, along with guidance from accelerator program partners. (source link)

ChainCatcher news, Sui Network tweeted that it has launched the "Sui Directory" ecosystem directory, which supports users in easily discovering, understanding, and connecting with the rapidly growing Sui community.It is reported that this ecosystem directory is currently a public resource project, relying on builders to provide accurate and reliable information, and will expand as the community develops. (source link)

Chain Catcher news, the Swiss non-profit organization Concordium Foundation will invest 10 million euros (approximately 9.97 million USD) in Concordium blockchain-related ecological projects. This funding will be used to support projects that wish to build or integrate their DApps on Concordium. Concordium is a PoS blockchain that aims to address the fourfold dilemma of scalability, security, decentralization, and regulation.Previously, Chain Catcher reported in February last year that the Concordium Foundation signed a cooperation agreement with Geely Holding Group, where both parties will establish a joint venture in China. According to the agreement, Geely Holding and Concordium will hold 80% and 20% of the shares in the joint venture, respectively, and will jointly operate and manage it. The joint venture will leverage Concordium's blockchain technology to provide blockchain-based business models and distributed applications (DApps) to Chinese clients, including those in the automotive industry. (Source link)