ChainCatcher news, the hybrid crypto exchange GRVT has officially launched its Alpha mainnet. In the first hour of the Alpha mainnet going live, GRVT's trading volume set a record of over $15 million, with BTC trading volume exceeding $8.7 million and ETH trading volume exceeding $6.4 million.It is reported that the first batch of institutions trading on GRVT includes: QCP, Galaxy Trading Asia Limited, Ampersan, Arbelos, Amber Group, IMC, Flow Traders, Pulsar, Selini, and others.GRVT co-founder and CEO Hong Yea stated, "Today is a historic day for GRVT. Our vision has always been to redesign and rebuild the global financial system on the blockchain, even though it is a challenging journey."Additionally, according to the Web3 asset data platform RootData, GRVT (Gravity) is an institutional-grade cryptocurrency trading infrastructure where institutional traders can access a fully private, regulated (KYC and AML), and self-custodied trading venue. Its hybrid exchange (HEX) uses zk-supported volition technology to separate trading and custody functions, eliminating counterparty risk.

ChainCatcher news, Layer1 blockchain project Sonic Labs (formerly Fantom) announced that its Sonic mainnet is officially live.

ChainCatcher news, HashKey HSK announces that the HashKey Chain mainnet is now live.HashKey Chain is an Ethereum-based Layer-2 blockchain that utilizes OP-Stack technology, aiming to provide faster transaction speeds, low fees, and an optimized developer experience. The platform is dedicated to facilitating the integration of Web2 and Web3, launching innovative applications such as BTCFi, RWA, stablecoins, and PayFi, driving transformation in the financial sector.At the same time, HashKey Chain has launched a $50 million Atlas Grant program for developers, aimed at deeply exploring high-quality projects in the Web3 space and providing comprehensive empowerment to achieve exponential growth for HashKey Chain's application layer and on-chain users.

ChainCatcher news, Layer1 blockchain project Sonic Labs (formerly Fantom) announced that its mainnet will go live next week.Previous news, on December 3rd, Sonic Labs (formerly Fantom) announced that its mainnet has generated the first block, marking the completion of the "Genesis" phase. Sonic Labs has completed the snapshot for the S token airdrop distribution, supporting a 1:1 exchange with Fantom's FTM token, and introduced Sonic Gateway to enable cross-chain bridging functionality.

ChainCatcher message, Ethereum Layer 2 network Starknet announced on platform X that the cross-chain bridge StarkGate v2.0 is officially launched on the mainnet. This version improves user experience, adds support for more tokens, and includes additional features for all bridgoooors.

ChainCatcher news, Dmail Network announced the mainnet launch, with two major features set to go live. They are: the NFT marketplace, where users can trade over 3 million NFT domains sold by Dmail; and the DePIN node program, where users can earn passive income by joining Dmail's validation nodes.Additionally, upcoming features include Dmail Chain, a mobile application, AI agents, and more DMAIL token utilities.Furthermore, the Dmail team has officially announced that a new token, SUBHUB, based on the Subhub product, will be launched in the second quarter of 2025, with 15% airdropped to the Dmail community.Subhub is a B-end service product launched by Dmail Network in 2023, aimed at helping project parties or KOLs expand new traffic channels through Dmail's massive user base, assisting users in continuously pushing valuable information to users and ultimately achieving conversions. Currently, the product has 9.5 million users subscribed; over 500 projects and KOLs have joined; it is a leading traffic tool in the Web3 world.

ChainCatcher news, Aptos official announcement states that the meme coin issuance platform emojicoin dot fun is now live on the mainnet, powered by Aptos and the Move programming language. emojicoin.fun allows anyone to create and trade fairly issued meme coins, redefining on-chain interactions.It is reported that emojicoin dot fun is incubated by Econia Labs and operated by infranomicon.net.

ChainCatcher news, Starknet announced on the X platform the launch of Starknet v0.13.3 to meet the stable growth demand of Ethereum blobs. The Blob gas on Starknet is now 5 times cheaper; it has been launched on the testnet and is expected to go live on the mainnet this week.

ChainCatcher message, Ethereum SVM L2 network Eclipse on X platform announces that its public mainnet is now live.

ChainCatcher news, the membership-based blockchain Geist focused on gaming has launched its mainnet. Geist is powered by Arbitrum Orbit and has gone live on Base, offering sub-second latency and minimal fees, providing a seamless on-chain experience for gamers and developers.

ChainCatcher message, announced by Base, an Ethereum Layer 2 network developed by Coinbase on the X platform, that proof of fault is now live on the Base mainnet, marking an important milestone in Base's journey towards decentralization. With the introduction of this mechanism, anyone can permissionlessly monitor and challenge invalid withdrawal transactions, eliminating the need for trust in third parties.

ChainCatcher news, the L1 blockchain lightweight node protocol Over Protocol has announced the airdrop allocation details and opened airdrop inquiries, which will be distributed after the mainnet launch (expected between the end of this year and the beginning of next year). Over Protocol has allocated 15% of the total token supply to the community access program (OCAP), of which 54.5 million OVER tokens (5.45%) are specifically for the airdrop program, while the remaining tokens will be used to support marketing, liquidity provision, grant programs, and ecosystem funds. The airdrop amount is determined based on the scores from OverWallet tasks and testnet participation. Currently, users can check their airdrop allocation in the Airdrop Checker within the OverFlex application (currently OverWallet).Among them, 30 million tokens (3% of the total supply) are distributed to OverWallet users, with 418,215 effective participants; 10 million tokens are distributed to OverNode users, with 52,607 effective participants; 10 million tokens are allocated to Nethers NFT holders (3,945 people); 3 million tokens are distributed to participants of OKX Cryptopedia Season 16 (469,869 people); and 1 million tokens are distributed to participants who completed the Sybil detection task on HashKey Global.Over Protocol states that the airdrop program is based on three key criteria: honesty, diligence, and scores, and verifies honesty through two rounds of Sybil detection to prevent multiple accounts and bots. "Diligent contributors" who cannot be fully assessed through Sybil detection can obtain additional verification opportunities via a Google form.

ChainCatcher news, according to the official blog, the Sui Bridge is now live on the mainnet, currently supporting ETH and WETH transfers between Sui and Ethereum. Sui Bridge transactions are secured by Sui network validators.

ChainCatcher news, former ENS Operations Director Brantly Millegan announced on X that the Ethereum Follow Protocol (EFP) has launched on the mainnet. EFP is a decentralized on-chain social graph protocol for Ethereum accounts, serving as a new primitive in the Ethereum identity stack, complementing other elements like ENS and SIWE, which can enhance any crypto application.

ChainCatcher news, the Ethereum modular execution layer Fuel announced that it will launch the second phase of its points program after the mainnet goes live. Once the Fuel mainnet is launched, participants from the first phase can bridge their pre-stored funds to the mainnet.Previous news, Fuel plans to launch its mainnet in early Q4, and users can lock assets before the mainnet goes live to earn rewards. User deposit staking points will continue, with no upper limit on deposits, and points will not be lost due to participation in other applications. Points are non-transferable.

ChainCatcher message, the programmable privacy network Aleo announces its tokenomics, with 1.5 billion Aleo tokens at the launch of the mainnet. After the mainnet launch, the consensus algorithm will automatically generate tokens to reward validators and stakers. Among them:34% allocated to early supporters25% allocated to grants, ecosystem contributors, and education17% allocated to employees and project contributors16% allocated to the Aleo Foundation and Provable8% allocated to strategic partnersStaking and proof rewards will increase the circulating supply of tokens by approximately 75% over ten years (from 1.5 billion to over 2.6 billion). The inflation rate will gradually decrease from 13.5% in the first year to 1.6% in the tenth year.

ChainCatcher message, OKX Chinese official announced on X that the token rewards for the Fractal Bitcoin mainnet launch plan have been fully distributed.Users need to upgrade the App to version V6.84.0, go to the wallet homepage, and search for and add "FB" through the asset management to view the token. The MPC wallet does not currently support the Fractal Bitcoin mainnet.