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According to Chainwire, the native AI restaking and arbitrage execution protocol Nexton Solutions has completed a $4 million strategic financing round, led by the South Korean payment company Danal, with participation from Amber Group, Value Systems, Metalabs Ventures, Vista Labs, Outlier Ventures, Kaia Foundation, TON Foundation, STON.fi, PayProtocol, and others.Nexton is building a unified AI execution layer that includes two core components: the Nexton-ai cross DEX/CEX arbitrage routing engine and the Nexton-re automatic restaking module. The platform provides full-chain yield services through a native Telegram environment, with a current total locked amount exceeding $3 million, 60,000 monthly active users, and AI strategies achieving an annualized return of 70%-90%.

ChainCatcher news, Nasdaq-listed company ETHZilla Corporation (Nasdaq: ETHZ) today announced plans to deploy approximately $100 million worth of Ethereum (ETH) into the liquidity re-staking protocol EtherFi to enhance its treasury yield.The company currently holds 102,246 ETH, with a total value of approximately $456 million and an average acquisition price of $3,948.72.

ChainCatcher Message, the Ethereum liquidity re-staking protocol has grown rapidly in recent years, with the total value locked across platforms reaching $30 billion, indicating a significant shift among validators in deploying ETH for yield. This growth coincides with an increase in withdrawal activities from native ETH staking, as validators are moving away from traditional staking mechanisms in search of more flexible opportunities.Leading protocols like EtherFi and Eigenpie have captured a considerable market share since the beginning of the year, and the sector continues to show sustained upward momentum heading into mid-2025.

ChainCatcher news, the social protocol Cygnus announced a technical collaboration with the modular blockchain project Plume Network, where both parties will explore the tokenization of social behaviors based on the Instagram ecosystem and the Real Yield mechanism.The focus of the collaboration includes:Enhancing user yields and protocol security through Restaking;Establishing an interactive channel between Instagram social data and RWA assets;Developing a real yield distribution model driven by social behaviors.Plume Network focuses on the on-chain representation of real-world assets (RWA), natively supporting income-generating assets such as private credit, government bonds, and ETFs; Cygnus is dedicated to transforming social interactions (likes, tasks, content) into measurable on-chain value.

ChainCatcher news, Synthetix founder Kain released the latest update on the sUSD de-pegging issue. The current sUSD price is $0.990619, and it is about to regain its peg. Although this period has been harsh, the launch of the mainnet pre-staking activities will ultimately help sUSD return to normal.Previously, on April 18, the Synthetix stablecoin sUSD de-pegged further to $0.7. Synthetix subsequently announced an emergency solution, and the USD 420 pool will be launched and incentivized. SNX stakers in the 420 pool can deposit sUSD to earn a share of 5 million SNX over 12 months. The deposited sUSD will be locked for one year and can be fully withdrawn after the activity ends.Synthetix founder Kain commented on the emergency plan, "This is one of the worst immediate solutions to create demand for sUSD from the user base."

ChainCatcher message, the Bitcoin re-staking platform SatLayer announced on platform X that the airdrop registration for SlayDrop is now open, with a deadline of August 9 at 9 PM.

ChainCatcher news, the re-staking and yield strategy protocol Renzo Protocol based on EigenLayer has adopted the Ethereum reserve strategy. Data shows that the protocol currently holds approximately 1,050 Ethereum, valued at around 3.8 million USD, ranking 39th in terms of holdings among institutions adopting the Ethereum reserve strategy.

ChainCatcher news, the re-staking protocol Inception built on EigenLayer has announced that it will cease operations. The announcement states that Inception has not found a suitable product-market fit in the past two years. Additionally, the lack of liquidity rewards in shared security has made it difficult for the protocol to move forward.ChainCatcher previously reported that the decentralized liquidity re-staking protocol Inception announced the completion of a $3.5 million seed round financing, with participation from London Real Ventures, Gallet Capital, Metazero Capital, Kinetic Kollective, Zephyrus Capital, DSRV, Dewhales, Connectico Capital, Unreal Capital, and Absoluta Digital. The new funds are intended to support the construction of a modular risk management framework, allowing users to choose reward-generating assets in order to maximize point rewards and the utility of liquid staking tokens (LST).

ChainCatcher news, the re-staking protocol Inception built on EigenLayer has announced its termination of operations. The announcement stated that Inception has not found a suitable product-market fit in the past two years. Additionally, the lack of liquidity rewards in shared security has made it difficult for the protocol to move forward.According to the crypto data platform RootData, in January this year, Inception announced the completion of a $3.5 million seed round financing, with participation from London Real Ventures, Gallet Capital, Metazero Capital, Kinetic Kollective, Zephyrus Capital, DSRV, Dewhales, Connectico Capital, Unreal Capital, and Absoluta Digital.

ChainCatcher news, the Bitcoin staking protocol Babylon announced its roadmap for 2025. In the third quarter of 2025, the Bitcoin multi-staking testnet will be launched, initially integrating ETH Rollups and Cosmos sovereign chains, along with the launch of the Genesis EVM testnet.In the fourth quarter of 2025, the Bitcoin multi-staking mainnet and Genesis EVM mainnet will be launched. The plan is to launch Bitcoin liquidity applications in the first quarter of 2026.

According to Forbes, Eigen Labs announced the launch of the Ethereum re-staking 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 designed to extend 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, aimed at adjudicating disputes in off-chain systems such as AI agents or prediction markets.

ChainCatcher news, Aethir has officially launched its ATH pre-staking activity on EigenLayer. Users can now stake ATH in the EigenLayer ATH vault and receive the liquid staking token EigenATH (eATH).The vault has integrated EigenLayer's AVS model, allowing computing power providers in the Aethir network to borrow ATH to operate a decentralized computing power network, with the service fees generated being proportionally distributed to eATH holders. All staked ATH will be locked for one year to ensure network stability.The redemption feature for eATH is expected to open on June 13, 2026, followed by a 30-day unlocking period.

ChainCatcher message, the re-staking protocol YieldNest announced on social media that it will conduct its TGE on June 3. About 40% of the token allocation is used for community incentives, and in the future, protocol revenue will be used for token buybacks.

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, 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 an official tweet, the Solana ecosystem liquidity re-staking protocol Fragmetric announced that it has received a grant from the Solana Foundation. The project aims to establish a new standard for liquidity re-staking. Fragmetric officially stated that this move will benefit all participants in the re-staking ecosystem.Previous report, the Solana ecosystem re-staking protocol Fragmetric completed a $5 million strategic financing round, led by Rockaway Capital, with participation from Robot Ventures, Amber Group, Hypersphere, and BitGo.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, the Bitcoin re-staking protocol PumpBTC has launched an airdrop check page. Users can submit their trading platform UID and address to receive tokens after the TGE.At the same time, the project team stated that Pump Points will continue to be used for future rewards.ChainCatcher previously reported that the Bitcoin liquid staking platform PumpBTC announced the completion of a $10 million seed round financing, led by SevenX Ventures and Mirana Ventures, with participation from UTXO, Mantle Ecosystem Fund, Arcane Group, and others.According to the Web3 asset data platform RootData, PumpBTC is Babylon's liquid staking solution. PumpBTC aims to help BTC holders maximize returns through Babylon's staking - essentially reconstructing $WBTC/$BTCB/$FBTC with native yields.

ChainCatcher news reports that, according to official sources, the Solana ecosystem's re-staking protocol Fragmetric has completed a $5 million strategic financing round, led by Rockaway Capital, with participation from Robot Ventures, Amber Group, Hypersphere, and BitGo.It is said that this round of financing comes just a month after its $7 million seed round, bringing Fragmetric's total funding to $12 million. This financing will be used to expand fragAsset and further advance its mission to build a reliable and innovative re-staking platform.According to Web3 asset data platform RootData, Fragmetric is Solana's native liquidity re-staking protocol, with a vision to enhance the security and economic potential of the Solana ecosystem. By leveraging Solana's token expansion, Fragmetric effectively implements NCN reward distribution. Additionally, Fragmetric has designed a practical solution, the standardized token program, to utilize various LSTs within the re-staking platform. Fragmetric's mission is to build a secure, transparent, and efficient re-staking infrastructure that empowers users and supports the stability of the Solana re-staking ecosystem.

ChainCatcher message, Nillion officially announced on X that a new version of the airdrop check tool has been released, fixing some allocation errors discovered in the past few days, including users being unable to see associated account eligibility and users not receiving rewards due to staking against behavior.In addition, Nillion also announced the cancellation of the 90-day lock-up period for pre-staking, with all pre-staking rewards being distributed on the first day.

ChainCatcher news, the re-staking protocol Byzantine Finance has completed a $3 million Pre-Seed round of financing, led by Node Capital and Blockwall Ventures, with participation from Lightshift, Masterkey, and Kiln Ventures, as well as angel investors from EigenLayer, LayerZero, and Ledger. The funds will be used to develop its Byzantine permissionless "aggregation layer," a protocol designed to enable multiple blockchains to share liquidity, state, and users without sacrificing sovereignty.