ChainCatcher message, the Ethereum Foundation's official blog announced that the Pectra network upgrade plan will launch on the Ethereum testnet. It will go live on Holesky at epoch 115968 (Beijing time February 25, 05:55), and then on Sepolia at epoch 222464 (Beijing time March 5, 15:29).The Pectra testnet client versions are listed below. After both testnets successfully upgrade, one mainnet activation epoch will be selected. Pectra follows last year's Dencun upgrade. It introduces enhanced Ethereum accounts, improved validator experience, support for L2 scaling, and more features.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, the privacy and scalability solution Aztec based on ZK Rollup has announced the establishment of a foundation. The foundation will provide support to builders developing innovative applications to protect user privacy, achieve compliance, and maintain the universal language of zero-knowledge proofs, Noir.The foundation will contribute to protocol operations, technical development, and business aspects, ensuring community involvement in key decisions. The goal of the foundation is to support emerging projects, promote the construction of a healthy and active ecosystem, help projects achieve self-sustainability, and support public welfare projects that drive adoption.Zac Williamson will serve as the President and Chairman of the Board, while Arnaud Schenk will serve as the Executive Director of the foundation and a board member.

ChainCatcher news, the Algorand Foundation announced an investment in the decentralized peer-to-peer staking platform Valar, with the specific investment amount undisclosed.

ChainCatcher message, the Ethereum Foundation officially stated that it has deployed 10,000 ETH to Spark, 10,000 ETH to Aave Prime, 20,800 ETH to Aave Core, and 4,200 ETH to Compound. More content is coming in the future, including exploring staking.

ChainCatcher message, according to on-chain analyst @ai_9684xtpa monitoring, 2 minutes ago the Ethereum Foundation multi-signature address deposited 4200 ETH (approximately 11.23 million USD) into Compound.The current ETH distribution is as follows:Spark: 10000 ETH;Aave: 30800 ETH;Compound: 4200 ETH.There are still 5000 ETH remaining to be allocated.

ChainCatcher message, according to @ai_9684xtpa's monitoring, 3 minutes ago, the Ethereum Foundation's multi-signature address deposited 20,800 ETH (approximately 55.44 million USD) into Aave again.Currently, the Ethereum Foundation has deposited a total of 30,800 ETH into Aave, with a total value of 82.18 million USD.

ChainCatcher news, according to Spot On Chain monitoring, the Ethereum Foundation transferred 10,000 ETH (worth 26.7 million USD) to Spark and Aave respectively.

ChainCatcher news, the Movement Network Foundation announced on X that the MoveDrop on the Movement mainnet Public Beta is about to begin. To enhance the MoveDrop claiming experience, users can now pre-register for the claim using their registered Movement wallets.Previous news, the Movement Network Foundation announced the MoveDrop airdrop plan, aimed at rewarding early users and community members of Movement. MoveDrop will allocate 1,000,000,000 MOVE (10% of the total supply) to the community, with eligible users including: Road to Parthenon participants, Battle of Olympus winners, Gmovers, designated communities, and Movement testnet builders.

ChainCatcher news, the Ethereum Foundation has announced a grant of $200,000 to support the Pectra upgrade ecosystem, with the application deadline set for February 23. Proposals submitted to the Pectra Proactive Grant Round should align with one or more of the following focus areas:Core Protocol Support: Develop tools and libraries that directly support protocol-level changes introduced in Pectra, and create infrastructure to ensure seamless integration of Pectra-related updates into the core protocol.Tools and Infrastructure: Updates to essential tools for builders, stakeholders, and end-users, and the creation of new tools to support EIPs directly related to Pectra.Testing and Security: Enhancements to testing frameworks and infrastructure, and tools to improve network security before and after the Pectra upgrade.Adoption and Impact Analysis: Projects that track and analyze the adoption of changes introduced by Pectra, and tools or frameworks to measure the impact of Pectra-related EIPs on the Ethereum ecosystem and protocol.

ChainCatcher message: According to official news, MEXC Innovation Zone has launched Solayer Foundation (LAYER) today (February 11) at 21:00 (UTC+8) and opened the LAYER/USDT trading market; at the same time, it has launched the Solayer Foundation (LAYER) U-based perpetual contract, supporting 1-50x leverage adjustment, and supporting full position or isolated position modes.To celebrate the launch of Solayer (LAYER), MEXC has launched an Airdrop+ event to share 201,000 LAYER and 50,000 USDT.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, MEXC Innovation Zone will soon launch Solayer Foundation (LAYER) today (February 11) and open the LAYER/USDT trading market, with trading starting when liquidity requirements are met.To celebrate the launch of Solayer (LAYER), MEXC has launched an Airdrop+ event to share 201,000 LAYER and 50,000 USDT.

ChainCatcher news, according to the official announcement from the OpenSea Foundation, the rumors on platform X today are not true, and users are reminded to only trust links published by official accounts to avoid being scammed.Previously, there were rumors in the market about the OpenSea TGE (Token Generation Event), but the official has clearly denied it.

ChainCatcher message, the OpenSea Foundation stated on the X platform that the rumors on the X platform today are not true, and only trust links published from official accounts.

ChainCatcher news, Devansh Mehta announced on X that he has joined the Ethereum Foundation as the head of AI x Public Goods / Governance. He was previously active in the Arbitrum and Gitcoin ecosystems.Mehta stated that he is currently focusing on three directions: AI x ecosystem growth funding, AI x practicality, and AI x governance. For example, he plans to use AI to predict the funding situation of Ethereum ecosystem projects, develop an AI scoring mechanism to measure the utility of decentralized applications, and explore the introduction of AI prediction market mechanisms into DAO governance to optimize the proposal decision-making process.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, Ethereum Foundation researcher Justin Drake believes that as the issuance of ETH decreases, it will "soon" become an "ultra sound" currency, while Bitcoin will be "phased out" as it approaches its supply cap of 21 million. This statement has sparked a debate between the two communities.Drake recently posted on X that to make ETH "ultra sound again, either the issuance must decrease or the burn rate must increase. I believe both will happen."Ethereum's issuance became deflationary after the merge in 2022, but it is set to increase starting in April 2024 after the Dencun upgrade, as the Dencun upgrade reduced fees on L2 networks and the total burn amount.However, Drake compared the issuance of ETH to that of Bitcoin, noting that since the Dencun upgrade, Bitcoin's supply has increased by 655,000 coins, while the Ethereum network has added 462,000 ETH in the same period. At current prices, the former is worth about $63.5 billion, while the latter is only worth $1.25 billion. Drake stated, "Currently, the supply of BTC is growing at 0.83% per year, which is 66% faster than ETH."He also pointed out that Bitcoin's supply cap of 21 million could lead to long-term security risks, as miners' revenue primarily comes from block rewards (about 99% in the past week, with only 1% from network fees). He added that due to the relatively low cost of attacking the network, Bitcoin is easily susceptible to security risks.However, analyst James Check stated that critics of Bitcoin's sustainability fail to consider factors such as energy advancements, mining efficiency, and economic incentives. He said that if Bitcoin reaches a reserve status, high fees are inevitable, similar to the fees institutions pay for the secure storage of gold.He added that over time, network fees will cover operational costs, while subsidies have already covered capital expenditures. Check also believes that advancements in energy, particularly nuclear energy and the utilization of wasted energy, will lower mining costs.

ChainCatcher news, according to FT, American foundations and university endowments are increasing their investments in cryptocurrencies. The University of Austin, which was established only a year ago, is raising a $5 million Bitcoin fund for its $200 million endowment, becoming the first of its kind in the United States. The university's Senior Vice President for Development, Chad Thevenot, stated that the crypto asset portfolio will be held for at least five years.The $4.8 billion Rockefeller Foundation is also considering increasing its digital asset allocation after diversifying its user base. Additionally, the number of endowment fund clients for the digital asset venture capital fund Pantera Capital has grown eightfold since 2018.

ChainCatcher news, according to monitoring by Pie Shield, the Ethereum Foundation transferred 50,000 ETH (worth approximately $131.6 million) to the "EF: DeFi Multisig" tagged address to support and participate in the Ethereum DeFi ecosystem.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, TON Foundation Chairman Manuel Stotz plans to expand The Open Network (TON) to the United States to cater to Trump's anticipated pro-crypto policies and promote retail user adoption.

According to ChainCatcher news, the NEAR Foundation has launched the NEAR AI Agent Fund, an artificial intelligence agent fund that will deploy $20 million in liquid funds on-chain, focusing on expanding the development of fully autonomous and verifiable agents built on NEAR technology, supporting new decentralized AI use cases and solutions for the mass market consumer.