ChainCatcher news, Yuga Labs CEO Garge.eth posted on social media that shortly after taking over as CEO, he established a new department called Workshop focused on innovative products. He expressed the hope of drawing experience from Coinbase's launch of the Base blockchain, allowing the team to concentrate on building innovative ApeChain products.Garge.eth also stated that Workshop will soon launch the first batch of products on ApeChain. It is currently uncertain whether these products will be well-received by the community, and if they are not accepted, they will be canceled.

ChainCatcher message, based on Arbitrum, PlutusDAO posted on X that its X account has been taken over by the new Plutus team.

ChainCatcher message, the PolkaWorld Chinese community stated on X that PolkaWorld opposed most of the so-called proposals to increase Polkadot's exposure during the first half of the year as a DV. Polkadot currently does not lack so-called advertising exposure and should not spend money on advertising exposure that has no conversion. Any advertising and exposure should be based on the product; otherwise, it is ineffective exposure and wasteful spending. Currently, what the Polkadot community needs the most is:Empowering teams that have already built great products, providing them with liquidity incentives to attract users to use these great products;Continuously nurturing and discovering new teams, new products, and new applications;Only when a user-friendly unicorn application emerges can it attract a large number of users to the Polkadot ecosystem and keep them within the Polkadot ecosystem.

ChainCatcher message, regarding the market and browser for Atomicals and ARC-20. Early member of the Atomicals Market community, shep.eth, stated that Erik, the founder of Atomicals Market (AM), will no longer hold any management position, and the new CEO will be a friend of shep.eth.Currently, the search for a CEO is ongoing and has not yet been completed. The full compensation for all 33,000 ATOM lost in the previous two "0 Yuan Purchase" events will be provided by the new team within a week after the handover is completed; the overall operation and development team of AM will be adjusted to enhance the testing process; AM will reopen trading after fixing vulnerabilities and establish a security fund mechanism to address potential future incidents; AM will reconsider and adjust its brand, including its logo and name. In addition, shep.eth stated that he will not participate in AM management and decision-making.

ChainCatcher message, Stars Arena announced on social media that the team has resumed operations, and all assets have been transferred from the original team to a new team led by CEO Jason Desimone. All original team members have been dismissed and will not play a role in the future.In addition, Paladin Blockchain Security is auditing its contracts and fixing vulnerabilities, with the total locked amount gradually approaching 1 million dollars.

ChainCatcher news, zkSync ecosystem decentralized perpetual contract protocol Phezzan Protocol tweeted that Phezzan Protocol has been taken over by a new team. Founders Roland and Jack voluntarily stepped down due to family reasons, and the new team will take on the management role for the project and will conduct an IDO as soon as possible to address operational funding issues.As early as 2023, founders Roland and Jack successfully secured investments from well-known VCs including Delphi and Cogitent, totaling over $1 million. However, later Roland and Jack felt that this approach contradicted their community-oriented ideals and refunded 100% of the funds. (source link)

ChainCatcher news, according to The Information, Microsoft internally announced the establishment of a new team called "Industrial Metaverse Core" last week, officially entering the industrial metaverse. The team plans to help customers create entirely new immersive software interfaces for operating the industrial control systems behind power plants, industrial robots, and transportation networks.According to insiders, the products offered by the team will include technology provided by Bonsai. Bonsai enables mechanical or aerospace engineers to use machine learning to automate physical machinery or robots, and Microsoft acquired the company in 2018. (source link)