ChainCatcher news, the founder of the mining project Ore on the Solana chain, Hardhat Chad, announced the ORE v2 version update. The main changes include:Removal of the admin variable, replaced with open-source algorithm management;Total supply limited to 21 million, expected to be mined by 2064;Introduction of a staking mechanism, with up to 2x mining rewards;Adoption of a CPU-friendly hash function;Optimization of anti-witch attack strategies;Upgrade of the client, which will support more devices in the future;Smart contracts can be upgraded in the early stages, but will be permanently frozen later;v1 tokens can be exchanged for the new ORE at a 1:1 ratio within 3 months;The new version will be launched in three phases: upgrading v1 metadata, activating token upgrades, and restarting mining. This update aims to enhance the project's decentralization and user participation.

ChainCatcher message, Astar Network announced that it has partnered with Binance to launch a staking mechanism. When users stake through the Binance Simple Earn program, the exchange will directly stake Astar Network's native token ASTR into the Astar community treasury in Astar dApp staking. This means that the dApp staking rewards generated during the staking process will increase proportionally to the amount staked on Binance.

ChainCatcher news, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has officially approved the 19b-4 forms for 8 spot Ethereum ETFs, with issuers including BlackRock, Fidelity, and Grayscale. Although the forms have been approved, ETF issuers need to wait for the S-1 registration statement to become effective before they can start trading. The SEC has just begun discussions with issuers regarding the S-1 forms, and it is currently unclear how long this process will take, but some analysts speculate it could take several weeks.HashKey Group's chief analyst Jeffery Ding believes that Ethereum is following the successful path of Bitcoin ETFs, with a promising outlook. More attractively, the Ethereum spot ETFs are expected to incorporate staking mechanisms, becoming income-generating assets. In the medium term, the market size for Ethereum spot ETFs is expected to reach 75% of that of Bitcoin spot ETFs.Additionally, Jeffery Ding believes that if the Financial Innovation and Technology Act (FIT21) is passed, it will transfer regulatory authority over digital currencies from the SEC to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Given the CFTC's more favorable stance towards cryptocurrencies, it is possible that other cryptocurrencies may also apply to become spot ETFs in the future, leading the crypto industry towards the mainstream.

ChainCatcher message, Hooked Protocol tweeted about the staking mechanism after the HOOKED 2.0 upgrade, which adopts a staking credit system based on locked commitments; staking will be combined with the upcoming Hooked AppChain program; staking HOOK can enhance ecosystem points.

ChainCatcher news, according to official news from OKX, OKX has officially released the BRC-30 standard, allowing users to earn rewards by staking BRC-20 assets without selling their assets. The launch of this standard makes on-chain asset staking in the BTC ecosystem possible. The OKX Web3 wallet has simultaneously launched the Ordinals market on the APP and web version.It is reported that the OKX Web3 earning section will soon launch the BRC-30 staking feature. This standard has been published on the Bitcoin ecosystem page of the OKX official developer center. All projects and developers can use it. Previously, OKX established a dual verification and parsing standard for the BRC-20 industry and launched the first BRC-20 BTC explorer, etc. (source link)

ChainCatcher news, OKX official website released the BRC-30 proposal, which is an enhanced version of the BRC-20 protocol, adopting the design principles of BRC-20 and introducing features for staking operations such as deposits, minting, and withdrawals.The BRC-30 proposal aims to introduce a staking mechanism for BRC-20 tokens and Bitcoin on the Bitcoin network. Users can stake their own BRC-20 tokens and Bitcoin to receive corresponding BRC-30 tokens as rewards. (source link)