ChainCatcher news, Bitcoin Layer 2 network Merlin Chain releases its semi-annual report, reviewing its growth trajectory in the first half of 2024, as well as milestones in various aspects such as public chain, growth, ecology, and technology------breaking records for mainnet TVL, the most prosperous application ecosystem, and the most solid user community, setting an industry benchmark for Bitcoin Layer 2. This includes:$200 million TVL, $16 billion in bridging volume, 1.9 million on-chain addresses, 12.7 million transactions;TVL on the mainnet exceeded $3.9 billion in 50 days (88% from native assets like BTC, Ordinals), with M-BTC's market cap reaching $1.2 billion in the first half of the year;Bridged $16 billion in Bitcoin, $1.6 billion in spot trading, $1.4 billion in perpetual contract trading, and over $1 billion in cross-chain assets, becoming a mainstream Bitcoin hub;Asset trading volume exceeded $3 billion, with DEX liquidity surpassing $78 million;Incubated No. 1 industry-leading applications in DEX, cross-chain bridges, lending, infrastructure, entertainment, etc. (UniCross, Solv Protocol, Surf Protocol, Avalon Labs, MerlinSwap, MerlinStarter, etc.);Launched a comprehensive security framework and on-chain architecture, collaborating with industry leaders Celestia, Cobo, Slowmist, etc., to create a secure and transparent on-chain environment;The release rate of MERL will significantly slow down in the second half of the year, with only 0.4% released over the next 12 months.It is reported that Merlin Chain plans to continue its efforts in technology, ecology, and community in the second half of the year, further leading industry standards and promoting the sustainable development of the Bitcoin ecosystem.

ChainCatcher news, according to a post by The Block's research director @lars0x, many indicators in the crypto market rebounded in July, with adjusted total on-chain transaction volume increasing by 31.8% to $445 billion (BTC: +34.7%, ETH: +27.7%). Adjusted on-chain stablecoin transaction volume grew by 18.8% to $997 billion, with the issuance supply increasing by 1.2% to $144.3 billion, of which USDT accounted for 78.9% and USDC for 17.1%:In July, BTC miner revenue decreased by 1.2% to $950.2 million, while ETH staker revenue fell by 6.6% to $270.2 million. A total of 17,114 ETH were burned in July, equivalent to $56.4 million. Since the implementation of EIP-1559 in early August 2021, a total of 4.35 million ETH have been burned, amounting to $12.3 billion. Monthly NFT market transaction volume on Ethereum decreased by 49.6% to $140.3 million.In July, legitimate CEX spot trading volume increased by 6.7% to $702.7 billion, and the monthly net inflow for all BTC spot ETFs grew by 473%, reaching $3.15 billion. Bitcoin futures open interest increased by 15.6%, while Ethereum futures open interest decreased by 5.6%. BTC monthly futures trading volume rose by 65% to $1.66 trillion, and ETF monthly futures trading volume increased by 43.1% to $755.5 billion. CME Bitcoin futures open interest grew by 13.5% to $10.6 billion (with average daily trading volume increasing by 12.3% to $5.05 billion). Bitcoin monthly options trading volume increased by 31.9%, reaching a new high of $56.9 billion, while ETH monthly options trading volume decreased by 8.1% to $15.5 billion.

According to ChainCatcher's message, the official announcement states that the on-chain trading volume of the Ton chain's metaverse cat-raising game Catizen has exceeded 13 million transactions, with over 12 million players and more than 730,000 on-chain users participating, resulting in over 2.2 million on-chain transactions.The fishing event ended on June 3, and the official will airdrop TON and FISH rewards to active participants within a week.

ChainCatcher message, Mystiko posted on X platform reviewing the growth data for April, where the community across various platforms added 150,000 new members; the on-chain transaction volume of products supported by Mystiko V1 SDK increased by more than 3 times.

ChainCatcher news, according to official data from Aptos Labs, the transaction volume on the Aptos chain has exceeded 550 million, with an increase of over 10% in the past month. However, the active staking amount has decreased to approximately 862 million APT, while the current total supply of APT across the network is 1,090,635,239.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, based on Glassnode data, the average dollar value of on-chain Bitcoin transfers is still far below the peak in 2021. Analysts at Blockware Solutions stated that this is a sign that investors are holding onto their tokens in anticipation of price increases. "No one wants to sell Bitcoin."It is reported that recent spot trading volume has been concentrated in ETFs, which also explains the low on-chain trading volume. Nevertheless, other indicators also suggest that investors who survived the 2022 bear market are continuing to hold their token reserves, expecting Bitcoin prices to keep rising.

ChainCatcher news reports that, according to the 7-day moving average, the daily on-chain transaction volume of Bitcoin reached a historic high yesterday. According to data from The Block, the on-chain daily transaction volume reached 408,000 transactions, setting a new record. Additionally, data from Glassnode shows that the 7-day Bitcoin on-chain daily transaction volume is 426,337.14 transactions.The increase in transaction numbers is attributed to Ordinals, with over 2.4 million Ordinals currently on the Bitcoin network, and the total transaction fees exceeding 213 Bitcoins. (source link)

ChainCatcher message, Aptos Explorer data shows that the transaction volume on the Aptos chain has exceeded 10 million, currently reaching 10,387,147 transactions, with a TPS of 11.44, active staking amount of 822,445,792.93 APT, and 102 active validators. (source link)