ChainCatcher message, the Eigen Foundation stated on X that the first reward claim date for Programmatic Incentive v1 has been postponed by one week to October 15, 2024, to ensure that only eligible non-investor EIGEN stakers and qualified operators can receive programmatic rewards for their activities prior to transferability (i.e., for the period up to September 30, 2024).

ChainCatcher news, Cosmos Hub posted on platform X that the Hydro protocol will soon be launched, and ATOM stakers participating in the voting will receive incentives.According to the Cosmos announcement, users must first stake their ATOM tokens and convert them to LSM, then transfer the LSM to Neutron to gain voting rights. Each time they participate in a proposal vote, they will receive incentives, and the fewer people who choose the same option, the higher the rewards.

ChainCatcher message, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin stated on social media that, in my opinion, insurance DAOs are underrated. A group of N people concerned about similar risks pools their funds together and agrees to provide coverage for anyone who suffers from those risks. The symmetric model ensures that the imbalance of interests is minimized.If needed, the DAO can still hire professional claims judges, but their incentives are fair and just, as no participant knows whether the next beneficiary will be themselves.Similar models have existed in the past and still exist in some places today.

ChainCatcher news, EigenLayer announces the upcoming launch of a new protocol feature "Programmatic Incentives v1". This feature will start distributing newly minted EIGEN tokens as rewards to eligible stakers and their delegated operators on a weekly basis beginning in October 2024. These incentives will be retroactive based on staking activity since August 15, 2024.In the first year, Programmatic Incentives v1 will distribute approximately 66,945,866 EIGEN, which is 4% of the initial supply of EIGEN tokens (approximately 1,673,646,668 tokens). Of this, 3% will be allocated to ETH and LST stakers and operators, while 1% will be allocated to EIGEN stakers and operators.To qualify for programmatic incentives, operators must register at least one AVS, and stakers must delegate to an operator that has registered at least one AVS.Programmatic rewards will be available for claim every Wednesday at 3 AM Beijing time.

ChainCatcher message, Sky posted on the X platform stating that Sky Aave Force is advancing the following cooperation plan between Aave and Sky:Integrate USDS and sUSDS on the Aave V3 market and provide native Aave incentives.SKY-sUSDS converter on the Aave interface.SPK token airdrop for Aave market suppliers.USDS liquidity injection into Aave's stETH market supported by Sky Protocol.

ChainCatcher message, Aleo has announced the details for claiming its incentive program, aimed at rewarding community members involved in the development of zero-knowledge technology applications. The incentive distribution targets include the ambassador program, testnet, zkML incentives, and more.The claiming process requires participants to complete KYC verification, agree to the terms, and comply with the token lock-up regulations. U.S. residents must adhere to a one-year lock-up period.

ChainCatcher news, the BNB Chain ecosystem MEME platform Four.meme today announced that it will host the MEME Oscars event, with a total prize pool of up to one million, aimed at inspiring creativity within the blockchain community.The event will start on August 14 and run until September 13. Four.meme invites In2Ventures founder Bili, NBA star Tristan Thompson, WHY, and the FOUR team as guest judges.The Four.meme platform stated that this MEME Oscars is an important event to support the BNB Chain meme ecosystem, aiming to create a positive and thriving BNB Chain MEME culture, promoting community participation and ecological prosperity.

ChainCatcher news, former U.S. President Trump stated that he will provide incentives for companies to come to the U.S. instead of leaving the U.S.In addition, the live interview between Musk and Trump on X has concluded, and cryptocurrency was not mentioned.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, Gary Tiu, Executive Director and Head of Regulatory Affairs at the Hong Kong cryptocurrency exchange OSL, stated at the Foresight 2024 conference held on Sunday that as the Hong Kong ETF market continues to develop, there are increasing opportunities for active participants to drive its growth potential. Although intermediaries in the Hong Kong market currently place more emphasis on non-listed products, the Hong Kong spot crypto ETF provides investors with a reliable channel for participation and lays the foundation for future market development.In addition, Tiu stated, "Overall, Hong Kong still holds a negative attitude towards Bitcoin, Ethereum, and cryptocurrencies. I believe there are still some biases in the eyes of regulators and financial institutions, as they view Bitcoin ETFs as a unique risk category that requires extra caution." Chen Zhao, Director of Digital Assets at Fosun Wealth, added that the Hong Kong crypto ETF also lacks a sufficient number of dealers and brokers.

ChainCatcher news, pump.fun officially announced on platform X that there will be 2 major changes to the platform mechanism (beta version):Free token creation;Once the token completes its Bonding curve release, the token creator will receive an incentive of 0.5 SOL (approximately 80 USD).The specific process is as follows:Token creators will no longer need to pay approximately 2 USD to create a token; instead, the first buyer of the token will pay. (Note: This unlocks the use case for someone to create a token without purchasing any tokens.)If the token completes its Bonding curve process, they will receive 0.5 SOL (80 USD). This fee will be paid from the pump.fun migration fee (currently only 1.5 SOL); it will be paid regardless of whether the token developer has ever held the token or still holds the token; the reward also incentivizes all developers to increase their token allocation share to 100%.

ChainCatcher news, Blur and Blast co-founder Pacman recently tweeted to announce a new incentive policy for the Blast ecosystem. The main changes include:New "Cultural" category: Meme coins and NFT projects will directly receive gold incentives.Asset incentives: Projects can now allocate gold to native assets (subject to Blast Foundation review).Pacman stated that these changes are the first step in supporting Blast assets, and adjustments will be made in the future based on the implementation results.He also mentioned that it is unfortunate that the Pacmoon project decided to migrate before this policy was introduced, but he respects their decision. The incentives originally planned for Pacmoon will be distributed to previous holders based on snapshots taken two weeks before and after the TGE.Previous news, the Blast community token PacMoon announced its migration from Blast to Solana, and will receive an airdrop on Solana based on the PAC burned.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, the cross-chain exchange protocol Gasp based on EigenLayer is launching a cross-chain communication platform that provides substantial funding and high-speed trading for both enterprises and retail investors.As a native cross-rollup protocol, Gasp aims to facilitate gasless, MEV-protected, and rapid cross-rollup swaps. The protocol achieves this by utilizing technologies such as escape hatches, ZK proofs, and decentralized sequencers.What sets the Gasp approach apart is its decentralized mechanism that ensures trustless transactions, enhancing security and reducing risks compared to centralized single points of failure and other traditional bridging mechanisms. Gasp also eliminates the need for wrapped tokens.The team has designed a platform with features including: cross-chain liquidity pools and vaults, EigenLayer security, gasless transactions, an instant fund transfer ferry mechanism, and MEV protection to prevent front-running and sandwich attacks.Additionally, the official announcement recently stated that 3% of GASP will be airdropped to MGX testnet era holders, and they are currently exploring how to transition LP providers from Mangata to GASP, reserving an additional 4% of GASP supply for early community building incentives.

ChainCatcher message, Trader Joe announced on social media that BOOST incentives are now live, and users can earn AVAX rewards by participating in 13 Liquidity Book Pools.

ChainCatcher news, the Ethereum modular execution layer Fuel has announced the launch of the Fuel Points program, which is an opportunity to earn future rewards as part of the Fuel Mainnet launch process. The Fuel Points program aims to reward everyone who contributes to the development of the Fuel network and ecosystem.It is reported that the Fuel network is an operating system built specifically for Ethereum rollups (Rollup OS), designed to advance a sustainable state and high-throughput blockchain.

ChainCatcher news, Stake DAO announced on social media that PrimeDAO has added 3 voting incentives on the Balancer Votemarket.

ChainCatcher message, Zeta Markets announced on social media that 8% of the token supply has been distributed to 80,000 traders, and an additional 30% (300 million tokens) will be allocated for platform incentives over the next 90 epochs. The 8 million ZEX incentives for the genesis epoch will begin distribution on July 25, and staking ZEX before July 25 will qualify for the staking airdrop (20 million ZEX).In addition, as part of the platform incentives, 2.7% of the supply has been reserved for professional market makers and algorithmic traders to enhance Zeta's liquidity.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, the decentralized order book exchange Bluefin has raised a total of $17 million since its establishment in 2020 and will launch its governance token in July. The exchange allows users to trade cryptocurrency perpetual contracts on the Sui network, and recently received an undisclosed amount of investment from trading giant Flow Traders before the token release. Bluefin stated in a press release that the company will use the proceeds to expand its business beyond perpetual contract trading and develop a decentralized financial ecosystem.According to Bluefin's tokenomics, the maximum supply of the BLUE token is 1 billion, with an initial circulating supply of 116 million. Investors and the Bluefin team will have a three-year vesting period, with the lock-up period expiring one year after the initial launch next month. The document states that the company also plans to allocate 32.5% of the tokens for user incentives, including airdrops, trading rewards, liquidity provision, and future growth plans. The DEX also plans to launch an aggregator for trading spot digital assets and "Bluefin Pro," which will offer cross-margin trading and faster execution speeds.Bluefin has raised funds from large hedge funds such as Brevan Howard Digital, Tower Research, Cumberland DRW, and Susquehanna International Group. The exchange stated that its trading volume has exceeded $25 billion so far this year, with monthly revenue exceeding $1 million.

ChainCatcher news, Jupiter founder meow posted on social media that the core issue facing Ethereum right now is that a large amount of capital and incentives are skewed towards creating L2/3/4 solutions, while there is almost no incentive to create large-scale utility and value on any given core network.This means that, despite everyone strongly expressing the opposite desire, the division of the Ethereum community and capital will continue unabated in the foreseeable future.It will be an interesting observation point whether Solana will face the same problem if competition for block space exceeds today's levels. Of course, the infrastructure development for SVM application chains and L2 solutions is following the exact same trajectory as the early Ethereum L2 solutions.The core difference is that------building directly on Solana itself still has more Alpha compared to launching a new chain------maintaining this dynamic will become the most important factor in determining the course of events.