ChainCatcher news, according to SolanaFloor monitoring, the total market capitalization of Solana liquid staking tokens (LSTs) has surpassed $5 billion, setting a new historical high. The top three LSTs by market capitalization are: JitoSOL at 43.6%, mSOL at 17.1%, and jupSOL at 12.1%.

ChainCatcher message, Sanctum announced the launch of several new liquid staking tokens on the X platform, including mangoSOL (Mango), uptSOL (UpRock), LOTUS (lotusSOL), uSOL (Urban Node), pineSOL (Pine Analytics), gS (Guardian Validator), and eonSOL (EONpool).

ChainCatcher message, Bracket announces the official launch of its first phase liquidity program, introducing its own points system [BARS]. The first phase allows users to stake supported Liquid Staking Tokens (LST) and Liquid Re-staking Tokens (LRT) into a custodial account, participating and accumulating rewards starting from July 31, 2024.Early depositors will experience the incentives of the protocol's points system Bracket [BARS]. Users can earn ETH rewards, LRT points, and Bracket points while staking, and the rewards earned can be withdrawn before the launch of the second phase brktETH.The second phase will begin approximately 90 days after the first phase goes live, introducing passive and active trading strategies.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, Pendle's analytics panel shows that the total locked value of crypto assets on the platform has reached $4 billion, while the total trading volume has also exceeded $10 billion. On April 2, Pendle's daily trading volume exceeded $400 million.It is reported that Pendle has significantly benefited from the Ethereum staking boom, with most transactions on the platform concentrated on liquid staking tokens related to Ethereum and its corresponding yields. The influx of funds from these liquid staking platforms has enhanced the value of Pendle's holdings. Data shows that Pendle's holdings of weETH (the wrapped version of eETH from the liquid staking platform EtherFi) have increased by 13% over the past week, currently totaling 263,442 weETH (valued at $920 million).In addition, trading of Ethena-related tokens is also very active, contributing over $500 million to Pendle's total locked value. Pendle CEO TN stated that prioritizing features and products that meet user needs is a key focus for the platform's future outlook.It is worth mentioning that Pendle also allows users to leverage their points for trading, offering up to 128x leverage. Currently, about 10% of the total locked value on Pendle comes from point trading. With Pendle's rapid development, the price of its token PENDLE has also steadily risen this year, recently surpassing the $5 mark.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, the non-custodial liquid staking platform ether.fi has launched the liquid staking token eETH, allowing users to earn rewards by staking Ether (ETH).Users who stake ETH on ether.fi will receive the protocol's LST (eETH), which can be used to generate more yield across the entire DeFi ecosystem, including re-staking on EigenLayer. Throughout the process, users will retain control over their private keys.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, the DeFi insurance platform Nexus Mutual DAO exchanged 14,390 ETH (27.3 million USD) from its "security insurance module" for Rocket Pool rETH liquid staking tokens through the CoW Swap DEX aggregator, as part of Nexus Mutual's broader diversification strategy.Previously, an investment committee within Nexus Mutual DAO suggested reallocating funds from its insurance module (which provides insurance against security events such as hacks) to liquid staking Ethereum.