ChainCatcher news, according to the official announcement from Beam, with the approval of the Avalanche community proposal ACP-77, the Etna upgrade will be implemented soon, affecting all subnets, including the Beam Network.After this upgrade, Beam Network will officially be referred to as a Layer 1 blockchain network, as it will free itself from more restrictions of the Avalanche network while still enjoying its infrastructure.

According to ChainCatcher news and Lookonchain data, Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Hyperliquid topped the list of mainstream blockchains with the highest TVL (Total Value Locked) growth in the past 7 days, increasing by $3.09 billion, $2.22 billion, and $1.87 billion, respectively. Following closely are Sui (+$232 million), Base (+$215 million), and BSC (+$135 million), Solana (+$68.97 million), Arbitrum (+$63.23 million), and Polygon (+$57.32 million).In addition, the TVL of Tron, CORE, and PulseChain decreased by $286 million, $152 million, and $41.93 million, respectively.

ChainCatcher news, according to data from Token Unlocks, this week ARB, APE, and QAI will experience a one-time large token unlock, totaling over 100 million USD in value, including:Arbitrum (ARB) will unlock 92.65 million tokens on December 16 at 21:00, worth approximately 94.41 million USD, accounting for 2.26% of the circulating supply;ApeCoin (APE) will unlock 15.6 million tokens on December 17 at 20:30, worth approximately 25.12 million USD, accounting for 2.16% of the circulating supply;QuantixAI (QAI) will unlock 232,300 tokens on December 18 at 8:00, worth approximately 22.31 million USD, accounting for 5.16% of the circulating supply;Cardano (ADA) will unlock 18.53 million tokens on December 21 at 8:00, worth approximately 20.27 million USD, accounting for 0.05% of the circulating supply.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, DWF Labs announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with The Blockchain Center Abu Dhabi, aiming to strengthen the Web3 ecosystem across the Middle East. Specific initiatives include collaborating to launch an accelerator program to nurture early-stage cryptocurrency projects, providing ecosystem grants, and offering strategic consulting services to help projects achieve sustainable growth.DWF Labs will also support crypto builders in establishing partnerships to promote the development of crypto projects and their adoption in the Middle East.

ChainCatcher news, L1 blockchain XION announced a grant program called "Anti-Grant-Grant Program" in collaboration with Thrive Protocol, with a scale of up to $12.6 million. This program aims to change the donation and grant model in the traditional blockchain industry. Unlike traditional funding models, it is reported that this program adopts accountability to deter projects that receive funding but fail to achieve their construction goals.

ChainCatcher news, according to Decrypt, Russia has begun testing a new system capable of cutting off global internet access, with early reports indicating that even virtual private networks (VPNs) cannot bypass these restrictions. This marks a significant escalation in the country's efforts to establish a so-called "sovereign internet."The Russian Ministry of Digital Development plans to allocate nearly 60 billion rubles (660 million dollars) over the next five years to enhance its internet traffic censorship system. This system, known as TSPU, uses domestically developed traffic management tools created, distributed, and controlled by the national communications regulator Roskomnadzor.According to researchers from the project Censored Planet, which tracks global internet censorship, TSPU represents a sophisticated method of internet control. The system allows Russian authorities to inspect and filter internet traffic, potentially blocking access to specific websites and services while maintaining access to approved domestic resources.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, Société Générale has completed the first repurchase transaction using blockchain technology within the euro system central bank. This transaction was carried out in collaboration with the Banque de France through Société Générale's digital asset subsidiary, Forge.In the Forge transaction, the repurchase involved tokenized bonds issued in 2020 on the Ethereum blockchain as collateral, while the central bank digital currency (CBDC) issued by the Banque de France was exchanged as cash. Société Générale stated that this transaction demonstrates the technical feasibility of interbank refinancing operations on-chain: "It illustrates the potential of central bank digital currencies to enhance the liquidity of digital financial securities."It is reported that a repurchase transaction is short for a repurchase agreement, which is a financial transaction in which one party sells securities to another and agrees to repurchase them later at a predetermined price.

ChainCatcher news, Fireblocks has established a regional office in Tokyo, Japan, strengthening its influence in the Asia-Pacific region. Fireblocks expects the cryptocurrency market in Japan to grow by 54% from 2024 to 2032.Fireblocks will enhance its influence in Japan by hiring a sales, professional services, and product team dedicated to providing "solutions for Japanese enterprises." The company has established a local team and plans to hire more employees by 2025.

ChainCatcher news, Société Générale announced that it has signed a blockchain-based repurchase agreement with the French central bank, marking the first such tokenized transaction between the bank and the Eurozone central bank.In a press release, the bank stated that its digital asset subsidiary SG-Forge used some bonds issued on the public Ethereum blockchain in 2020 as collateral in exchange for central bank digital currency (CBDC) issued by the French central bank on its DL3S blockchain.Société Générale stated: "This transaction demonstrates the technical feasibility of conducting interbank refinancing operations directly on the blockchain. It highlights the potential of central bank digital currencies to enhance the liquidity of digital financial securities."

ChainCatcher news, the HashKey Gala Day co-hosted by HashKey Global and Blocktempo was held today during Taiwan Blockchain Week, featuring the Taiwan premiere of the documentary "Vitalik: The Story of Ethereum."Tim Xing, Board of Director of HashKey Global, and Francis Li, Head of Architect of HashKey Chain, along with well-known local professors, prosecutors, and lawyers attended the event and shared important stories about HashKey and the early development of Ethereum.HashKey executives stated that the team became aware of the Ethereum project in 2014 and funded the Ethereum Foundation with $500,000 in 2015 to help address cash flow issues at the time. This crucial funding played an important role in the timely launch of the Ethereum mainnet, becoming a legendary chapter in blockchain history.The event also featured the first screening of the documentary "Vitalik: The Story of Ethereum" for the Taiwanese community. This film chronicles the journey of Vitalik Buterin and the Ethereum community in their fight for an open internet. Notably, this documentary completed the largest crowdfunding in blockchain history in 2021, raising 1,036 Ether, providing ample budget support for the film's production.

ChainCatcher news, the modular blockchain infrastructure developer Lava Network announced that the community has voted to extend the lock-up period of the LAVA token by one year until January 2026. Lava will focus on implementing the relevant upgrades on the mainnet to enforce the extended lock-up period.

ChainCatcher message, the Base chain AI Agents ownership layer protocol Virtuals Protocol stated, "We have noticed an extreme case where developers using certain third-party locked pre-bound proxy tokens are able to access their tokens after binding without locking them. Please note that all funds are secure. Thanks to community members for their feedback, a bounty of $10,000 has been provided for them.""We are developing a permanent feature, meanwhile, we hope that builders who wish to lock their tokens before binding can achieve token locking by sending their tokens to the vault (with a standard lock of 6 months after binding)."

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, the decentralized internet connectivity platform Uplink has officially launched on the Avalanche blockchain, becoming the first decentralized physical infrastructure network (DePIN) project on this Layer 1 network. Uplink aims to promote the decentralization of internet connectivity by incentivizing users to share existing networks and deploy new infrastructure, especially in areas with insufficient network services.Uplink plans to launch the Uplink app in 2025 to verify router locations and support users in sharing real internet connections, while also releasing innovative features and launching a Layer 1 testnet on Avalanche to provide data consumption and transaction support for the ecosystem. In addition, Uplink also plans to launch a platform token to facilitate global data usage and transactions.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, the Web3 notification protocol Push Protocol announced plans to launch the Layer 1 blockchain Push Chain. The main features of this chain include wallet and gas fee abstraction, sharding, and sub-second transaction finality. The initial testnet for Push Chain is planned to be released in phases in mid-January 2025, with the mainnet to be launched later that year.

ChainCatcher news, according to Onchain Lens monitoring, 3 hours ago, Blockchain Capital transferred 16,964 AAVE (worth 4.71 million USD) to FalconX, which was then transferred to OKX and Binance.Two years ago, it accumulated 233,256 AAVE from Anchorage Digital, worth 64 million USD, at an average price of 274.5 USD. Currently, it holds 216,292 AAVE, worth 64.4 million USD.

ChainCatcher news, blockchain startup Commonware has completed a $9 million funding round, led by Haun Ventures and Dragonfly Capital. Commonware has also received support from numerous well-known cryptocurrency developers, including Smokey the Bera from BeraChain, Zaki Manian from Cosmos, Sreeram Kannan from EigenLayer, Dan Romero from Farcaster, and Mert Mumtaz from Helius.Commonware is building an open, Rust-based blockchain framework designed for high throughput, ease of modification, and embedded interoperability. Similar to Cosmos-SDK, the Commonware framework will enable developers to launch their own blockchains.

ChainCatcher news, according to the official announcement, Ethereum's native Layer2 network Mint plans to conduct a community airdrop and TGE in Q1 2025, distributing 12% of the total economic supply $MINT to the Mint community and NFT community users.The Mint team plans to launch a decentralized distribution mechanism for Mint mainnet sequencer rewards in Q2 2025, allocating network revenue to the community and consensus participants. As one of the core members of the OP Superchain, Mint received a strategic investment of $2 million from the Optimism Foundation and 1 million $OP delegated voting rights in October this year, becoming the first superchain member to participate in Superchain ecosystem governance.At the same time, Mint Blockchain revealed its development strategy for 2025, aiming to build the largest multi-chain, multi-market NFT order routing network in the entire network. Through Superchain Interop and SuperchainERC20 protocol standards, the Mint chain will be the first to achieve multi-chain liquidity aggregation and cross-chain interoperability; based on this, multi-chain NFT orders will be registered on the Mint network, creating a unified and open NFT liquidity network across the entire network, promoting the development of the multi-chain NFT ecosystem.As of now, the Mint ecosystem has over 100 applications and more than 5 million wallet address users.

ChainCatcher news, blockchain development company Settlemint announced that it has received an undisclosed amount of investment from Hashgraph Group (THG). Settlemint currently supports at least eight blockchains and plans to add Hedera integration.Settlemint's products include middleware designed to simplify the development details of DLT and accelerate solution development.

ChainCatcher news, according to Coin Edition, the Web3 data tracking platform DappRadar reports that there has been significant growth in the blockchain gaming sector in November 2024, which occupies 28.2% of the market share, with an average daily active wallet (dUAW) of 6.8 million, an increase of 16% compared to October's dUAW.Among them, blockchain networks such as opBNB, Matchain, Ronin, Nebula, and Near Protocol are relatively active, while other ecosystems include Aptos, Immutable zkEVM, Polygon, Base, and Kaia.opBNB leads the Web3 gaming sector with 2.08 million dUAW, with well-known projects like Gomble Games and Seraph, and the user base of the blockchain network has increased by 17% month-on-month.