ChainCatcher news, the encrypted payment framework AEON has reached a strategic partnership with the Web3 wallet Bitget Wallet. AEON provides Bitget Wallet with native Web3 mobile payment functionality, making Bitget Wallet the first self-custodial wallet to natively support Vietnam's national QR payment system (VietQR).This integration allows users to complete payments directly using cryptocurrency by scanning QR codes within the wallet. This feature has covered over 20 million local merchants in Southeast Asia, as well as global brand stores such as McDonald's, Starbucks, and Uniqlo. In the future, both parties will further expand to local payment channels such as Philippines QR Ph and bank transfers in Nigeria.

ChainCatcher news, Rune, co-founder of Sky (formerly MakerDAO), stated on the X platform that he thinks Hyperliquid is a great concept and a well-executed product. However, he wonders what the best option would be if someone wanted to replicate this concept using an open-source stack that has built-in security and has been tested in real-world scenarios. Is it the OP/arbi stack? Or are there any options that can provide better performance without compromising security and reliability?

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, Polygon has introduced its native POL token to Solana through the Wormhole's Native Token Transfer (NTT) framework.Wormhole stated, "By leveraging NTT, Polygon ensures that the core functionalities of POL (such as supporting transactions, securing the network, and facilitating community governance) can maintain their integrity while gaining access to the Solana ecosystem and user base."

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, Circle has announced that the native USDC is now officially live on the XRP Ledger. Developers, institutions, and users will be able to use this largest compliant stablecoin in the world to further expand application scenarios and ecological potential.

ChainCatcher news, according to the official announcement from World, the native USDC issued by Circle and the CCTP V2 protocol have now been integrated into the World Chain.This upgrade will automatically convert the bridged USDC in the wallets of the previous 27 million World users into the native USDC directly supported by Circle, achieving 100% cash and cash equivalents support.With CCTP V2, users and developers can transfer USDC across multiple chains more quickly and at a lower cost, further promoting the application of stablecoins and the development of the DeFi ecosystem globally. Support for EURC will also be available in the future.

ChainCatcher news, according to Axios, Web3 security company Hypernative has completed a $40 million Series B funding round, led by Ten Eleven Ventures and Ballistic Ventures, with participation from StepStone Group, Boldstart Ventures, and IBI Tech Fund.In previous news, Hypernative completed a $16 million Series A funding round, led by Quantstamp.

ChainCatcher news, according to globenewswire, Nasdaq-listed fintech company Netcapital announced the acquisition of the crypto-native protocol Mixie, with the specific amount undisclosed.Netcapital's portfolio company Zelgor completed the acquisition, and Zelgor stated that this is the first time a publicly listed company has acquired a crypto-native protocol to expand its blockchain business. Netcapital is headquartered in Boston and operates a digital capital market platform, with the stock code NCPL and a market capitalization of approximately $6.8 million.

ChainCatcher news, according to crypto journalist Eleanor Terrett, tonight, the "Alternative Amendment" (ANS) of the CLARITY Act has been released.The ANS is an updated version of the submitted bill, which includes recent amendments and additions, and this text will serve as the basis for the Financial Services GOP Committee review meeting this Tuesday.

ChainCatcher news, according to official information, the first native interest rate trading protocol of the Sui ecosystem supported by the Sui Foundation, Nemo Protocol, has announced the launch of its public testing.During the testing period, users participating in liquidity pools such as sUSDC (APY 39.5%), ssbUSDT (APY 58.1%), and sSUI (APY 42.11%) can earn triple points.In addition, Nemo will also collaborate with foundations such as SUI, SCA, and HAEDAL to launch incentive pools, and the related points earned from participation will be used for subsequent airdrop weight calculations.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, Wormhole has announced that the Solana native asset SOL is now live on Avalanche.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, the decentralized social pioneer Mask Network has completed a strategic acquisition of the Lens chain's native social application Orb.club. This acquisition marks a key step for Mask Network's social ecological matrix MaskDAO in building a user-driven internet ecosystem, reshaping the value flow of the creator economy by integrating the most vibrant social layer of the Web3 era.It is reported that as the mobile social application with the largest user base on the Lens protocol, it surpassed 50,000 monthly active users in early 2025, firmly ranking first among Web3 native social applications. After joining the MaskDAO ecological matrix, Orb will form a synergistic effect with core components such as Next.ID (decentralized identity), Web3.bio (on-chain profile search), and Firefly.social (Web3 all-in-one application), collectively building a "Web3 version of Tencent" social landscape.Mask Network builds a bridge connecting Web2 and Web3 by allowing users to directly use decentralized applications, encrypted communication, and payment tools on traditional social platforms. Its ecosystem is governed by MaskDAO and includes a series of applications such as Next.ID, Web3.bio, Firefly.social, and the new member Orb.club. Through the venture capital firm Bonfire Union, Mask continues to invest in decentralized social networks and infrastructure, aiming to make Web3 technology accessible to users worldwide.

ChainCatcher news, reported by PR Newswire, Bitcoin-native infrastructure BlockSpaces announced the completion of a $2 million strategic round of financing, led by Axiom, with participation from Leadout Capital, Sand Harbor Capital, as well as Lisa Hough of Eberly Energy Ventures and Bob Burnett of Barefoot Mining.As of now, the company's total financing amount has reached $10 million, and the new funds are intended to support the launch of its institutional Bitcoin-native collateral and risk management platform ARCC.

ChainCatcher news, according to Crowdfund Insider, BNP Paribas Asset Management (BNPP AM) has announced the launch of native tokenized money market fund shares, testing cross-border transactions based on distributed ledger technology (DLT). It will collaborate with Allfunds Blockchain (technology provider) and BNP Paribas Securities Services (transfer agent and fund trading service provider).

ChainCatcher news, the modular blockchain Celestia announces the integration of Hyperlane as its native interoperability solution.The native TIA will expand to platforms such as Ethereum, Solana, Base, Arbitrum One, Eclipse, Abstract, and more, supported by Hyperlane.

ChainCatcher news, according to the official announcement, MindNetwork has officially integrated Circle's CCTP cross-chain protocol. By combining its FHE (Fully Homomorphic Encryption) cross-chain bridge with Chainlink's CCIP cross-chain interoperability protocol, it enables compliant privacy-protected native USDC cross-chain transfers.As the first introduction of FHE technology in CCTP, developers can achieve address and specific transaction privacy encryption on chains such as Ethereum, Arbitrum, and Polygon without changing Circle's infrastructure or existing deployments, thus providing new use cases for fields like DeFi and RWA.This feature is primarily suitable for institutional-level scenarios such as asset management, institutional settlement, and cross-chain fund scheduling, while also supporting the generation of ZK zero-knowledge proofs to meet compliance and auditing needs. An SDK has been opened, allowing developers to seamlessly integrate it into wallets, dApps, or cross-chain bridge applications for plug-and-play functionality.Mind Network is pioneering a Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE) infrastructure resistant to quantum attacks, driving a fully encrypted internet through secure data and AI computation. Collaborating with industry leaders, it promotes the development of the zero-trust internet protocol HTTPZ, setting new standards for trusted AI and encrypted data processing in the Web3 and AI ecosystems.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, Solana Mobile announced that its second phone, Seeker, will start shipping on August 4, 2025.In addition, Seeker will launch the SKR token, which is the native asset of the Solana mobile economy. The SKR token will be directly distributed to developers and users participating in the ecosystem.

ChainCatcher news, the native stablecoin cryptocurrency exchange TrueX announced the completion of a $11 million Series A funding round, led by Accomplice and RRE Ventures, with participation from Reciprocal Ventures, Variant, and payment giant PayPal. The new funds are intended to support external custodians like Paxos Custody in asset protection. Currently, TrueX uses PayPal's stablecoin PYUSD as its preferred trading token, and Paxos provides third-party custody services for TrueX's users, with the service expected to be initially available to U.S. institutions and certain international institutions in some regions.