ChainCatcher news, according to VentureBeat, the Web3 reputation and rewards system Shards Protocol announced that it has raised $2 million through multiple rounds of financing, with participation from Animoca Brands, Kyber Ventures, and strategic investments from Web3 gaming guilds such as Yield Guild Games.

ChainCatcher message, the LAIR-WBERA protocol liquidity pool deployed by Lair on KodiakFi currently has an APR of up to 76,906%; the APR for the WBERA-LAIR pool on Infrared Finance also reaches 749.55%. Users can participate in Farming by providing dual-token liquidity, earning high returns and multiple incentives.Currently, Lair has reached a strategic cooperation with Infrared Finance, a leading LST protocol in the Berachain ecosystem, planning to launch a re-staking path based on iBGT, further expanding the incentive scenarios and application value of LrBGT. As of the time of writing, $LAIR has increased by 30% year-on-year.

ChainCatcher news, focusing on the interoperability of the IBC protocol. L2 project Polymer Labs released an image with a specific date (June 10) and captioned it "Something is about to happen," leading the community to speculate that a TGE may take place.In January last year, the IBC infrastructure Polymer Labs completed a $23 million Series A funding round, led by Blockchain Capital, Maven 11, and Distributed Global, with participation from Coinbase Ventures, Placeholder, Digital Money Group, NorthIsland Ventures, and Figment Capital.

ChainCatcher news, according to the Ethereum Foundation's official website, the Ethereum Foundation announced that it has renamed its "Protocol R&D" team to "Protocol" and restructured around three strategic goals: L1 scaling, blob scaling, and user experience improvement.Tim Beiko, Alex Stokes, and others will be responsible for the specific execution, with some members leaving the foundation. This transformation aims to enhance R&D collaboration efficiency, accelerate zkEVM and L2 integration, and promote the global expansion of Ethereum.

ChainCatcher news, the Web3 startup NFKings, supported by YZi Labs under Binance Labs, plans to launch a new RWA protocol ecosystem. NFKings was founded by Matthew Lim and Mario Ho in 2021 and has received support from several well-known funds and institutions, including YZi Labs (Binance Labs), Vertex China, Team Holding, Mirana Ventures, Ventech, The Brooker Group, and the founder of PopMart.The company's self-developed ONA Protocol serves as the core protocol, building the infrastructure and tools that connect Web2 and Web3, as well as the online and offline worlds, to achieve cross-border value creation. The protocol includes three core pillars: Proof of Contribution, Non-Fungible RWA Protocol, and The Boxx, a social e-commerce metaverse platform.

ChainCatcher news, according to the official announcement, OKX Wallet has launched the Cryptopedia 34th issue Echo protocol special event. The event runs from May 29, 2025, 15:00 to June 28, 2025, 15:00 (UTC+8). During this period, users can complete and verify interactive tasks of the Echo protocol through Cryptopedia, giving them a chance to share a token reward worth 1 million USDT.

ChainCatcher news, according to Decrypt, Naoris Protocol announced the completion of a $3 million strategic funding round led by Mason Labs, with participation from Frekaz Group, Level One Robotics, and Tradecraft Capital. This round of financing was completed after six months of technical due diligence and has opened a new round of institutional financing due to oversubscription.It is reported that Naoris Protocol is a quantum-resistant blockchain and cybersecurity mesh architecture that provides plug-and-play security solutions, protecting any EVM blockchain or enterprise system without the need for hard forks.

ChainCatcher news, according to Lookonchain monitoring, Cork Protocol was hacked and 3762 wstETH was stolen. Currently, the hacker has exchanged 3762 wstETH for 4530 ETH.

ChainCatcher news, according to the Cork Protocol announcement, at 11:23 UTC today, a security incident occurred in the wstETH:weETH market on the platform. Currently, to prevent further risks, Cork has suspended all other market trading, and no other markets are affected at this time. The team is actively investigating the cause of the incident and will continue to provide updates on the progress.

ChainCatcher message, SlowMist's Chief Information Security Officer 23pds tweeted that the Cork Protocol was attacked resulting in a loss of 12 million dollars. The SlowMist security team conducted a preliminary analysis of the attack reasons: it is suspected that the exchange rate can be externally controlled, leading to a price manipulation vulnerability.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, the Ethereum-based decentralized lending protocol Euler is about to launch a decentralized trading platform called EulerSwap, featuring the functionality of "lending-enhanced returns."The platform natively supports the Hook architecture of Uniswap v4, allowing liquidity providers (LPs) to simultaneously achieve lending returns, collateral positions, and deploy advanced strategies such as dynamic hedging within an integrated system, thereby enhancing capital efficiency. Unlike traditional automated market makers (AMMs), EulerSwap will directly inject LP deposits into Euler's lending vault.

ChainCatcher news, Slow Mist's Chief Information Security Officer @im23pds posted on the X platform stating that the Ethereum address of the Cork Protocol attacker holds 4,530.59 ETH, currently worth $12,125,718.18.

ChainCatcher news, Cork Protocol co-founder Phil Fogel posted on X platform stating that they are investigating a vulnerability, and all contracts have been paused. More information will be reported in a timely manner.ChainCatcher previously reported, Cyvers Alerts posted on X platform stating that the system detected that Cork Protocol was suspected of being attacked, with losses of approximately 12 million dollars.

ChainCatcher message, Cyvers Alerts posted on platform X stating that the system detected a suspected attack on the Cork Protocol, resulting in a loss of approximately 12 million USD.The attacker deployed a malicious contract on May 28, 2025, at 11:23:19 UTC, funded by the address 0x4771...762B (possibly a service provider).Just 16 minutes and 45 seconds later, the attacker launched the attack, successfully acquiring 3,761.87 wstETH, and quickly exchanged it for ETH. Currently, the funds have not been transferred to other addresses.

ChainCatcher news, Sui is undergoing a protocol upgrade to return the stolen funds recovered from hackers to the governance proposal vote of Cetus, which is expected to pass early at 4:00 AM Beijing time on May 30. Currently, the proposal has received a voting rate of 54.4%, with 54% in favor and only 0.3% against.If this vote passes, the next version of Sui will include a protocol upgrade that will support a one-time identity verification for two special transactions. These transactions will hard-code the addresses of the two attackers, the stolen asset objects, and their destinations. It will verify the voting results, and if approved, the stolen funds from the attackers' addresses will be transferred to the Cetus multi-signature wallet, which is signed by Cetus, the Sui Foundation, and OtterSec.

ChainCatcher news, blockchain security company BlockSec posted on social media that its system detected a hacker attack targeting the decentralized stablecoin protocol Usual (USUAL), which has currently been suspended.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, the cryptocurrency payment framework AEON has officially launched AI Payment, constructing a cryptocurrency payment protocol that supports AI Agents to autonomously search, shop, and pay, covering both online platforms and offline retail scenarios. AEON provides end-to-end payment capabilities for AI Agents through its online cryptocurrency payment, QR code payment, and cross-chain Swap Pay solutions, and features KYA identity verification to ensure transaction security and compliance.Currently, AEON has partnered with PIN AI and SendAI, and has formed connections with several mainstream blockchains and payment ecosystems, including BNB Chain, Solana, TON, TRON, and Stellar. AEON expects to enable automatic payments for AI Agents in 80% of online and offline payment scenarios globally by 2026, and to become the industry standard for AI Agent payments and verification.

ChainCatcher news, according to DefiLlama data, the PancakeSwap protocol fees reached $9.27 million in the past 24 hours, surpassing Circle ($6.41 million) to rank second across the entire chain, only behind Tether.

ChainCatcher message, Sui officials stated on social media that earlier today, Cetus initiated a community voting proposal to return frozen funds through a protocol upgrade (without rolling back on-chain records or reversing transactions). This is a special request under special circumstances—concerning the asset security of Cetus users. After careful consideration, the Sui team decided to support its on-chain voting proposal, but with two additional conditions:Sui officials will remain neutral on the voting results and waive their voting rights. Sui's responsibility is to design and execute a decision-making process that reflects the collective will of the Sui community (specific plans and code will be announced soon).Cetus must publicly commit to using all financial resources to recover assets until all users receive full compensation.