ChainCatcher message, Access Protocol has issued a reminder on the X platform that its creator Elogiso (@elogiso) recently had their X account hacked, and scammers may contact users through false collaboration requests (such as podcast interviews) containing malicious links. If anyone receives any suspicious messages, please send a private message to the official account for verification and stay vigilant.

ChainCatcher news, according to the latest data, the total locked value (TVL) of the JUST DeFi protocol on the TRON blockchain has reached 9.26 billion USD, marking its strategic position as a core DeFi infrastructure in the TRON ecosystem.As a DeFi protocol in the TRON ecosystem, JUST will continue to innovate and upgrade, optimizing core financial service modules such as cross-chain asset exchange and smart staking lending, dedicated to providing users with a safer and more efficient one-stop DeFi solution.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointrust, Ford Motor Company announced that it will serve as an advisor for Lagon, a decentralized cloud service based on the Cardano blockchain. This collaboration marks another move by the automotive giant into the blockchain space, as Ford will work with legal tech company CloudCourt to develop a proof of concept (PoC) project focused on the digitization and security of legal data. The initiative aims to address a long-standing issue faced by large enterprises: managing and protecting sensitive legal documents, such as court records, testimonies, and compliance reports. The project combines the Cardano blockchain with AI technology to provide immutable audit trails for legal documents under a zero-trust architecture.

ChainCatcher message, according to monitoring by Shield, the wallet address marked as the attacker of Cork Protocol has transferred 4,530.59 ETH (approximately 11.4 million USD) to the new address 0xFC0A...CDff4.

ChainCatcher news, according to Venturebeat, the Web3 protocol Thousands announced a joint completion of a $9 million financing with the Web3 game development company The Wildcard Alliance, with this round of financing co-led by Arbitrum Gaming Ventures and Paradigm.It is reported that these two companies are headquartered in McKinney, Texas, founded by co-CEOs Paul and Katy Drake Bettner, who have been involved in the development of games including "Words With Friends," "Lucky's Tale," and "Age of Empires." Currently, they have secured $6.5 million in funding and expect to complete the remaining financing within the next 60 days.The funds from this round of financing will be used to accelerate the development of their integrated product ecosystem, leveraging the Thousands protocol and the Thousands.tv platform to open new creator-centric user acquisition channels, and to assist in the launch of their upcoming game Wildcard.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, the DeFi protocol BitVault announced the completion of a $2 million pre-seed funding round, with investors including GSR, Gemini, Auros, and Keyrock.BitVault will launch an over-collateralized stablecoin bvUSD backed by Bitcoin derivatives and its yield-bearing variant sbvUSD. The protocol will be deployed on the new decentralized finance chain Katana, incubated by Polygon Labs and GSR, utilizing a permissioned fork of Liquity V2 to achieve permissioned lending, user-set interest rates, and automated liquidation infrastructure.BitVault plans to deploy on the Katana mainnet in June 2025 and is actively onboarding institutional borrowers.

ChainCatcher message, the multi-chain settlement protocol Cycle Network officially announces the launch of Liquidity Hub and simultaneously initiates the first round of Pre-TGE airdrop incentive program, with 20% of TGE CYC circulation exclusively allocated to early liquidity providers.Users can inject liquidity into Liquidity Hub by staking USDC or USDT, not only earning stable returns but also automatically qualifying for CYC airdrops. The platform adopts mechanisms such as single pool cap and fair scoring to prioritize the rights of early participants and retail investors.Cycle Network is committed to building a Web3 native unified multi-chain settlement layer. The mainnet integrates the Symbiotic re-staking security mechanism, with a current total TVL exceeding $400 million, ranking among the top three in the entire network.The project's vision is to become the Visa of Web3—packaging fragmented liquidity between blockchains into the underlying protocol, allowing funds to flow naturally across multiple chains as if swiping a card, without users needing to perceive the existence of chains.

ChainCatcher news, according to Forbes, Eigen Labs announced the launch of the Ethereum restaking protocol EigenCloud, with a16z crypto investing $70 million through a direct purchase of EIGEN tokens, marking a follow-up investment after a16z's $100 million investment in EigenLayer in February 2024.This is a platform aimed at extending blockchain-level trust assurance to any Web2 or Web3 applications, and the use of EigenCloud will create new fee streams to support staking rewards.It is reported that the Alpha version release of EigenCloud will coincide with the performance upgrade of EigenDA, achieving a throughput of 50 MB per second on the Ethereum testnet. Additionally, EigenCloud has released a gated preview of EigenVerify, designed to adjudicate disputes in off-chain systems such as AI agents or prediction markets.

ChainCatcher message, Echo Protocol officially announced today that its official X account (@EchoProtocol_) has been successfully recovered this morning, and the account is operating normally. The team has fully regained control.According to the Echo team, the official account was hacked and briefly controlled by unknown individuals yesterday, during which false information and suspicious links unrelated to the project were posted, attracting widespread attention from the community. In response, the team immediately activated an emergency response mechanism and communicated with X officials, ultimately successfully regaining control of the account today.Echo Protocol stated that this incident only affected the community platform account, and the protocol itself is operating normally. All user funds and data remain secure, and there are no abnormalities in the platform contracts. Users can use the platform with confidence.The team also further declared regarding this incident that they will continue to investigate the source of the hack and take legal action as appropriate. Meanwhile, Echo Protocol has immediately strengthened internal account protection measures and urges community members to enhance their cybersecurity awareness, avoiding clicking on any unknown links or executing suspicious authorizations.

ChainCatcher news, ConsenSys founder Joseph Lubin responded to user questions about whether MetaMask will issue a token, stating that ConsenSys has developed short-term and mid-term strategic plans involving the protocolization of existing products and several new projects. Given that Web3 protocols typically rely on tokens for operation, multiple protocols will gradually launch tokens in the future. Lubin revealed that the first to issue a token will be LINEA, and subsequent protocols will also achieve collaborative development.

ChainCatcher message, Echo Protocol team member @jonphayyy posted that the official project X platform account has been compromised, and the abnormal content currently published is not from the team. Users are advised not to click or interact with the related links.The team stated that this incident has not affected user funds and data, and the protocol itself remains completely secure. Echo Protocol is working with the X platform to facilitate account recovery and reminds users to report any suspicious content they may find.

ChainCatcher news, according to official information, Base has announced the income ranking of DeFi protocols on its ecosystem chain. The index fund token protocol SSI launched by the AI-driven investment research and asset management platform SoSoValue has seen a continuous increase in revenue, currently ranking second.Perhaps influenced by this news, the SoSoValue platform token $SOSO has risen against the trend, briefly breaking 0.50 USDT, with an intraday maximum increase of 15.9%, currently reported at 0.489 USDT.

ChainCatcher message, GMGN announces the completion of product updates, with major upgrades including: the Solana chain "trench" adding support for 3 more protocols, allowing users to see more tokens within protocols when scanning the chain; the addition of burn pools, blacklists, and other security filtering options to help users filter out risky tokens; support for filtering projects by liquidity pool size.The BSC chain functionality page has added a USD1 pool label; profit calculation has introduced key fields to make it easier for users to calculate earnings, and a custom theme feature has been launched.

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, TOOL protocol developer nuConstruct announced the completion of a $6 million seed round financing, led by Cyber Fund, with participation from Maven11, DCG, Greenfield, Eden Block, and others.It is reported that TOOL builds a trusted execution environment through Intel TDX TEE, aiming to replace Flashbots MEV-boost and improve the on-chain transaction user experience.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, the TRON ecosystem's core cross-chain protocol BTTC is about to welcome its 2.0 version upgrade.It is reported that BTTC 2.0 innovatively adopts the PoS consensus mechanism, ensuring efficient state synchronization capabilities while achieving rapid transaction processing performance, striking an ideal balance between security and high performance. This upgrade will provide safer and more efficient underlying support for the multi-chain interconnected ecosystem.