ChainCatcher news, at the global crypto event TOKEN2049 in Dubai, cryptocurrency exchange KuCoin officially launched its major strategy------the "Trust Plan," and announced a future investment of $2 billion to promote KuCoin into a new stage of high-quality, sustainable development, focusing on key areas such as platform security, transparency building, compliance system enhancement, and KCS ecosystem development.It is reported that this conference marks the first public appearance of KuCoin's new CEO BC Wong since taking office. He took the stage alongside KuCoin's EU CEO Oliver Stauber, addressing over 15,000 industry leaders, regulatory representatives, and crypto innovators from around the world, elaborating on KuCoin's long-term vision and systematic layout regarding the core industry proposition of "trust."In his speech titled "The Trust Gap in the Crypto Industry: Building a Winning Platform," BC Wong pointed out: "As the crypto industry enters the mainstream era, technology and speed are merely entry thresholds. Platforms that can truly transcend cycles must continuously invest in underlying values such as security, transparency, compliance, and responsibility." He stated that the "Trust Plan" is not only a significant financial commitment but also a comprehensive realization of KuCoin's core values. In the coming years, KuCoin will continue to strengthen platform security infrastructure, promote on-chain transparency mechanisms, deepen collaboration with global regulatory agencies, and increase investment in user education and ecosystem health, fully constructing a more trustworthy digital asset trading environment.Among them, KCS (KuCoin Token), as the core connecting asset between the platform and users, will play a crucial role in the "Trust Plan." KuCoin will further optimize the incentive mechanisms, governance rights, and ecological applications of KCS, strengthening its strategic position in enhancing user stickiness, participating in governance, and promoting community co-construction.

ChainCatcher news, Huobi HTX spokesperson and HTX DAO ambassador Molly (Huobi HTX Liu Ye) was invited to attend the "2025 HTX DAO Confidence Journey - Dubai Whale Night." At the event, Molly shared the latest achievements and future development plans of Huobi HTX and HTX DAO. She pointed out that Huobi HTX continues to lead in the global trading ecosystem, being the only platform among the Top 10 exchanges in the first quarter to achieve growth in spot trading volume, with a cumulative registered user base exceeding 50 million and a net inflow amount increasing by as much as 210% quarter-on-quarter, while maintaining a reserve ratio of over 100%. In her view, the remarkable achievements of Huobi HTX are attributed to the platform's ongoing efforts in safety transparency and market sensitivity.In addition, she further stated that in the future, Huobi HTX will deepen its strategic cooperation with HTX DAO to collaboratively empower sustainable ecological development. Through the DAO's voting mechanism, community members can widely participate in key aspects such as platform governance and new asset listing decisions, ensuring that the decision-making process is more open, transparent, and democratic. At the same time, Huobi HTX will continue to optimize in areas such as security assurance, trading experience, quality asset introduction, and product innovation, continuously enhancing the platform's overall competitiveness. Through the organic combination of centralization and decentralization, Huobi HTX and HTX DAO will jointly promote ecological prosperity, creating a more open, co-built, and shared crypto world.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, the number of independent addresses in the Ethereum Layer 2 ecosystem has reached 13.6 million, a record high, with a growth of 74% in 7 days. The dominance of Layer 2 has reached 6.69 times, with weekly transaction volume exceeding 832,000.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, payment giant Mastercard has announced the launch of a "comprehensive" stablecoin payment solution, supporting its global 150 million merchants to accept stablecoin payments.Mastercard will collaborate with payment processor Nuvei and stablecoin issuers Circle and Paxos to create a seamless payment ecosystem. Mastercard's Chief Product Officer Jorn Lambert stated that the company believes in the potential of stablecoins to simplify payments and commerce.

ChainCatcher news, the Sui ecosystem liquid staking protocol Haedal has released its token economics, with a total token supply of 1 billion and an initial circulating supply accounting for 19.5% of the total supply.The total allocation for ecosystem incentives is 55%, with the liquidity fund accounting for 10%, investors for 15%, and the team and advisors for 20%.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, the Bitcoin re-staking platform Lombard has partnered with the Eigen Foundation, which governs the Ethereum re-staking protocol EigenLayer, to introduce Lombard's liquid staking token LBTC into the EigenLayer re-staking ecosystem. This collaboration allows Bitcoin holders to earn underlying yields through the Babylon protocol while participating in EigenLayer re-staking to obtain additional rewards.Lombard co-founder Jacob Phillips stated that this is the first time Bitcoin has entered the re-staking ecosystem in the form of LBTC, marking a breakthrough in Bitcoin's transition from a store of value to a yield-generating tool. Both parties also plan to strengthen the security of Bitcoin's re-collateralization and reduce design complexity through collaboration in the next six months.

ChainCatcher news, according to Forbes, cryptocurrency venture capital firm RockawayX, with total assets under management of $2 billion, announced the completion of fundraising for its second early-stage fund, totaling $125 million.The fund will primarily invest in startup projects based on the Solana blockchain, with a focus on yield-generating projects.

ChainCatcher news, the encrypted payment framework AEON announced a partnership with Neo, integrating its offline payment product AEON Pay with the Neo EVM sidechain Neo X, officially supporting $NEO for offline payments. Users can now use $NEO for shopping and dining in various emerging markets, including Southeast Asia, through AEON Pay, covering a merchant network of over 20 million merchants and 10,000+ brands.

ChainCatcher news, X.me (https://x.me/) announced the establishment of the X.me Foundation, with an investment of 100 million dollars, focusing on the ecological construction of the platform.The X.me Foundation will further promote the innovation and development of platform technology, community building, and collaboration with other projects, dedicated to providing a more authentic and interactive social media experience for global users.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, global blockchain payment service provider Astra Fintech has announced the establishment of a $100 million fund to support the development of the Solana ecosystem in Asia. The fund will be based in South Korea and will primarily invest in projects that develop payment financial (PayFi) solutions, as well as promote collaboration with developers, businesses, and regulatory agencies.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, the Arbitrum ecosystem currency market protocol Dolomite will hold its DOLO token generation event (TGE) on April 24. The total token supply is 1 billion, with approximately 361 million in circulation at the time of TGE (including locked veDOLO).The platform will retroactively airdrop 20% of the total token supply to users, with the airdrop snapshot date set for January 6, 2025. Additionally, 3% of the tokens will be allocated to Boyco deposit users.

According to ChainCatcher news and official social media announcements, HTX DAO will hold a live stream themed "HTX DAO 2025 Q1 Burn Results Disclosure & Development Progress" today at 19:30. At that time, HTX DAO core builders Huobi HTX Liu Ye, Helium, Huobi HTX Research Team, HTX DAO Honorary Committee Member Mao Mao Jie, and Huobi HTX Contract Ambassador Da Biao Ge will be invited to attend, jointly interpreting the HTX DAO first quarter burn data, reviewing project construction achievements, and discussing issues such as DAO governance and future ecological development in depth. This event will be broadcast simultaneously through Huobi Live and Huobi HTX Twitter Space.

ChainCatcher news, Solana ecosystem payment solution Solayer announced the launch of a non-custodial cryptocurrency debit card, allowing users to spend crypto assets directly without the need to custody funds. The product is made possible through a partnership with Visa, supporting real-time conversion of SOL and SPL tokens to fiat currency settlements while maintaining users' complete control over their private keys.Solayer stated that this move aims to promote the widespread use of cryptocurrency in everyday payment scenarios.