ChainCatcher news, the crypto industry alliance calls on the U.S. SEC to provide clear principled guidance on staking activities. The Crypto Innovation Committee (CCI) has requested in an open letter that the SEC clarify that staking is not an investment activity and suggested maintaining consistency with the SEC's previous positions on mining, stablecoins, and meme coins. The alliance, supported by companies such as Consensys, Kraken, Ava Labs, and Galaxy, emphasizes that staking is a technical mechanism used to secure blockchain networks rather than an investment scheme.During the staking process, users lock up tokens to participate in transaction validation and network protection, thereby earning rewards. The alliance urges the SEC to issue a statement clarifying that staking and related services do not fall under the scope of securities regulation and proposes industry standards for staking services to ensure transparency and user control.The letter from the Crypto Innovation Committee also outlines a framework for staking service providers, including user disclosures, reward distribution transparency, and user control over staked assets.

ChainCatcher news, according to Binance announcement, Binance Earn on the blockchain has launched Solv Protocol BTC staking.

ChainCatcher message, Hyperliquid's official announcement states that the new fee structure and staking levels will go live on May 5 at approximately 03:00 (UTC). The changes include:Staking HYPE can reduce trading fees;Different fee standards will be applied for perpetual contracts and spot trading;Spot trading volume will be counted double when calculating fee levels.The testnet has now opened the staking and trading account linking feature, allowing users to apply the staking discount from one account to another trading account. This feature is expected to be officially launched shortly after the new fee structure and staking levels go live.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, BitGo has now become the first U.S. compliant custodian to support the Solana liquid staking protocol Marinade. Institutional clients can now stake Solana under full custody and compliance protection, enjoying staking rewards.

ChainCatcher news, according to Bitcoin.com, asset management company Grayscale met with the SEC's crypto working group on April 21 to apply for permission to stake its Ethereum ETF (ETHE and ETH). The company stated that due to regulatory restrictions, its managed assets of $8.1 billion have missed out on approximately $61 million in potential earnings from the product's launch until February 2025.Grayscale presented three arguments:Similar products in Europe and Canada have successfully implemented staking;Staking can enhance the security of the Ethereum network;A risk control plan has been established, including a "liquidity reserve."Coinbase Custody will provide technical support to mitigate the risk of forfeiture. Currently, U.S. spot Ethereum exchange-traded products (ETPs) cannot fully reflect the value of the underlying assets due to the ban on staking. Grayscale urges the SEC to update regulatory rules in line with traditional financial products.

ChainCatcher message, Synthetix stated on its official blog that, according to the SCCP-403 proposal, Synthetix has officially completed the transition to the 420 staking pool, and all old SNX staking positions have been liquidated as planned. However, most positions can still be restored. If users are historical stakers who have not yet migrated to the 420 pool, please make sure to follow the steps below as soon as possible. This upgrade will drive the Synthetix system to fully support future products, including the upcoming Perps v4 perpetual contract platform, automated Vaults, and other core features.Key rule explanation: If a user's staking position has a collateral ratio (C-Ratio) below 160% at the time of liquidation, that staking position has been permanently liquidated and cannot be restored. If the collateral ratio at the time of liquidation is ≥160%, your staking position can be restored, but the migration must be completed within 6 months from the date of liquidation. Important notes after restoration: The migrated staking position will retain the debt size at the time of liquidation, and users can repay the debt at any time to unlock SNX tokens; the new pool allows stakers to gradually reduce their debt within 12 months (subject to certain conditions). Specific rules and the sUSD staking reward program will be announced in the coming weeks. Users can apply to participate in the sUSD staking test.

ChainCatcher news, according to the official Huobi HTX website, the current annual interest rate for the platform's USDT flexible staking and borrowing product is only 3.36%, which has a significant advantage compared to the industry average. In addition, the annual interest rate for the BTC flexible staking and borrowing product on Huobi HTX is as low as 0.5%, and the annual interest rate for the ETH flexible product is as low as 2.2%. It is reported that Huobi HTX has recently further adjusted the interest rates for its staking and borrowing products, aiming to reduce borrowing costs for users and improve capital efficiency.At the same time, the 42nd session of Huobi's leveraged hot coin trading party is currently underway. Before April 29 at 20:00 (UTC+8), users who complete the event registration and participate in leveraged trading of designated cryptocurrencies (BTC/USDT, ETH/USDT, DOGE/USDT, SOL/USDT, XRP/USDT, PEPE/USDT, TRX/USDT, LTC/USDT, LINK/USDT, ADA/USDT, SUN/USDT) with a cumulative trading volume of 100,000 USDT will be able to share a reward of 15,000 USDT based on their cumulative trading volume ranking.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, the Ethereum restaking protocol Ether.fi has announced its transformation into a new type of crypto bank (neobank) and plans to launch cash cards and staking services for U.S. users.Its new application will integrate traditional financial functions with crypto asset management, allowing users to perform operations such as spending, saving, bill payments, and payroll, while also providing ETH restaking rewards. Ether.fi's current total value locked (TVL) is close to 2.7 million ETH (approximately $4.4 billion), marking one of its historical highs.

ChainCatcher news, the Bitcoin Layer2 network Bsquared Network (B² Network) stated that the current BUZZ Phase 1 airdrop shows 6.25% of the total airdrop amount, based on the Mining Rigs NFT snapshot from April 18. In the Buzz Phase 1 airdrop, 93.75% still needs to be unlocked through staking mining. The mining unlock schedule is 50% unlocked in week 4, 25% unlocked in week 8, 12.5% unlocked in week 12, and 6.25% unlocked in week 16.

ChainCatcher news, according to KiloEx announcement, for the security incident that occurred between April 14, 18:27 to 19:40 UTC, the platform will launch differentiated compensation measures for affected users. Traders will receive full compensation for reduced profits or increased losses during the downtime, and it is recommended to close positions as soon as possible after the platform resumes; Hybrid Vault stakers will not lose their principal and earnings, and can participate in the 10% annualized additional earnings activity from April 24 to May 24; VIP users will receive a level +1 reward and a 30-day VIP protection period.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, the cryptocurrency re-staking protocol Symbiotic has completed a $29 million Series A funding round, led by Pantera Capital, with participation from over 100 institutions and angel investors including Coinbase Ventures, Aave, Polygon, and StarkWare.The funding will be used to launch the blockchain security coordination layer "Universal Staking Framework." This framework allows any combination of cryptocurrencies (including L1/L2 chain assets) to participate in network validation, and it has already been adopted by 14 networks including Hyperlane, with an expected integration of 20 more ecosystem projects.

ChainCatcher news, according to Lookonchain monitoring, a newly created address withdrew 44,116 SOL (approximately 6.15 million USD) from Binance and invested it in staking.

ChainCatcher news, according to on-chain analyst Ember (@EmberCN), a wallet holding a large amount of Solana has redeemed 100,000 SOL (approximately 13.9 million USD) from staking and transferred it to Binance exchange.This address staked 991,000 SOL four years ago and has accumulated 300,000 SOL in staking rewards during this period. Currently, this address still has 1,191,000 SOL (approximately 167 million USD) staked.

ChainCatcher news, Puffer Finance, a liquid staking protocol based on EigenLayer, announced the official launch of its institutional-grade staking and restaking solution.It is reported that this solution is supported by EigenLayer and combines Puffer's modular smart contracts, having passed audits by spearbit and BlockSecTeam. Unlike traditional staking methods, this solution supports restaking ETH across multiple networks, leveraging a multi-layer architecture to unlock more yields, specifically designed to meet institutional standards.

ChainCatcher news, according to Benzinga, Cathie Wood's Ark Invest made several portfolio adjustments last week. Through ARKK, the company increased its holdings by 60,266 shares of Robinhood Markets Inc., worth approximately $2.45 million. Through ARKW, it sold 31,817 shares of the ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF, valued at about $2.7 million.Additionally, ARKF and ARKW jointly purchased 500,000 shares of the 3iQ Solana Staking ETF (SOLQ.U), with a total transaction value of approximately $5.2 million.

ChainCatcher news, according to Chainwire, the DeFi platform R0AR has announced the implementation of a regular buyback plan in response to a previous staking contract security incident. The platform will repurchase $1R0R tokens through weekly open market purchases, aiming to maintain token liquidity.ChainCatcher previously reported that SlowMist issued a security alert, stating that the root cause of The R0AR (@th3r0ar) vulnerability was a backdoor in the contract. During the deployment process, the R0ARStaking contract tampered with the balance of a specified address (user.amount) by directly modifying the storage slot. Subsequently, the attacker extracted all funds from the contract through an emergency withdrawal function.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, the total value of SOL tokens staked on the Solana network briefly surpassed the market value of staked ETH on Ethereum yesterday.On-chain data shows that there are 505,938 unique wallets on the Solana network staking SOL worth $53.9 billion, with an annual staking yield of 8.31%; on the Ethereum chain, there are a total of 34.7 million ETH participating in staking, valued at $53.93 billion. The high validation threshold of 32 ETH (approximately $50,000) has led many stakers to shift from node staking to liquid staking protocols, which is a key reason for the reduction of native staking on the Ethereum chain. Currently, about $21.5 billion in funds are participating in liquid staking on the Ethereum chain, with Lido alone accounting for 88% of the market share, exacerbating concerns about Ethereum's centralization, and Ethereum developers are exploring solutions to promote staking decentralization.