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Kristin Smith, president of the Solana Policy Institute, recently shared her views on the legislative progress of the Clarity Act. She stated that although the bill faces resistance due to the withdrawal of support from Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong and controversies in the banking sector, its complexity determines the long-term nature of the legislative process. Current negotiations exhibit two new characteristics: first, senior officials from the White House are directly involved, with presidential aides like David Sacks pushing for dispute resolution; second, traditional financial institutions are participating in negotiations for the first time.If the Senate Banking Committee can complete its review of the bill by March or April, there is hope to advance the legislation before the July recess; otherwise, the next window will not open until the fall. Smith, who previously led the Blockchain Association and spearheaded the passage of the Genius Act, believes that despite facing opposition from figures like Elizabeth Warren, the support from key Democrats such as Chuck Schumer and the ongoing pressure from President Trump are changing the odds of the bill's passage. On Wednesday, after Trump urged the banking sector to make concessions in a post on Truth Social, expectations in the market for the passage of cryptocurrency legislation within the year have noticeably increased.

BNB Chain's 2025 summary report shows that the activity level of the BNB Chain network has reached historical highs in terms of user numbers, liquidity, and transaction volume. The total value locked (TVL) increased by 40.5%, with the average daily transaction volume rising to 10.78 million, peaking at 31 million transactions and achieving zero downtime.The total number of unique addresses has surpassed 700 million, with BSC and opBNB averaging over 4 million active users daily, both setting new usage records. The market capitalization of stablecoins has doubled to $14 billion (at peak), and the scale of real-world assets (RWA) has exceeded $1.8 billion, with institutional participation continuing to expand.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, the number of weekly unique stablecoin senders on Ethereum has seen exponential growth over the past 12 months.From January 2020 to July 2024, there was an average of about 400,000 per week; starting in August 2024, the average weekly increase exceeded 1.7%, reaching new highs repeatedly. In 2025, there will be an average of 720,000 unique stablecoin senders per week on Ethereum, and in just the past two weeks, the average number of unique stablecoin senders has surpassed 1 million. The surge in unique stablecoin senders is primarily due to the increasing adoption of stablecoins. For example, in countries with foreign exchange volatility or capital controls, stablecoins effectively serve as a substitute for the dollar. Meanwhile, perpetual contracts, prediction markets, and most real-world assets are settled using stablecoins, creating new addresses. Additionally, as a Layer 1 settlement platform, Ethereum captures traffic from new user onboarding, resulting in a multitude of new stablecoin senders.

According to Bernstein's research report on Monday, the unique selling point of the Ethereum blockchain lies in its role as a decentralized computer. As institutional investors become increasingly aware of the network's value, the inflow of funds into Ethereum ETFs is rising.The report states that the Ethereum blockchain is "beloved" because it is a useful technology, while acknowledging that its larger peer, Bitcoin, benefits from being viewed as a store of value or digital gold. The analyst team led by Gautam Chhugani wrote that interesting blockchain use cases such as stablecoins and tokenization are native applications of Ethereum, which enjoys the "largest market share" in these areas.The report notes that companies using stablecoin technology are paying transaction fees on the Ethereum blockchain. Bernstein stated that in the past 20 days, inflows into Ethereum ETFs reached $815 million, with annual net inflows turning positive at $658 million.The brokerage firm stated, "The narrative around the value accumulation of public blockchain networks is at a critical turning point," which "is beginning to reflect in investor interest in ETH ETF inflows."

ChainCatcher message, Vitalik posted on X: "Polymarket is unique because its growth period aligns with real social issues that it is well-suited to help address (in 2024, there is significant distrust towards partisan media in the U.S. and elsewhere).What specific large-scale social issues are suitable for crypto technology to help solve now or in the near future? (In fact, we are looking for situations involving the collapse of centralized institutions, those that are untrusted or widely regarded as harmful, and where there is significant demand to bypass them)."

ChainCatcher news, BNB Chain released its 2024 annual report, showing a 58.2% increase in total value locked (TVL), a 17.7% increase in unique addresses, and opBNB achieving 4.7 million daily active users (DAU).The security improvements of the BNB Chain have reduced the total financial losses from security vulnerabilities by 67%, decreasing from $162 million in 2023 to $53 million in 2024. The number of incidents has also decreased by 66%.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, CoinDesk analyst James Van Straten stated: "MicroStrategy's shareholders are a unique group. Typically, dilution of shareholder equity is considered a bad thing, but MicroStrategy shareholders seem very pleased that their equity is being diluted because these shareholders know that MicroStrategy is buying Bitcoin. This strategy effectively increases the value per share, which means the value for shareholders also increases."

ChainCatcher news, Borderless Capital partner Alvaro Garcia recently stated, "DePIN may be the only category in Web3 whose value comes from outside the crypto industry." He believes this also allows DePIN projects to uniquely resist bear markets that may affect other crypto projects. In a recent interview during the mainnet conference, DePIN protocol Akash CEO Greg Osuri responded to this viewpoint. The protocol provides users with a decentralized marketplace to buy and sell computing power using the AKT token and stated that regulators have taken notice of the project's role.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, Borderless Capital partner Alvaro Garcia recently stated: "DePIN may be the only category in Web3 whose value comes from outside the crypto industry," and he believes this also allows DePIN projects to uniquely resist bear markets that may affect other crypto projects.In a recent interview at the mainnet conference, DePIN protocol Akash CEO Greg Osuri responded to this viewpoint. The protocol provides users with a decentralized marketplace to buy and sell computing power using AKT tokens and stated that regulators have already taken notice of the project's role."I spent a lot of time on Capitol Hill... I met with a key staff member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee... I introduced myself, and they said, 'We know Akash, it's the intersection of DePIN and artificial intelligence,'" Osuri said, calling the meeting "very productive."Osuri continued: "DePIN is more capable of attracting mainstream audiences than other crypto sectors. Currently, there is insufficient regulatory demand to ensure DePIN is not regulated like NFTs and DeFi, because when regulators study cryptocurrencies, they lump all industries together and regulate accordingly. So I think it's very important for us to separate the regulation of (DePIN and other cryptocurrencies) and ensure that legislators and regulators are informed. (Akash and InFlux) do not care about competition... as a way to demonstrate that we can achieve unity because we all care about the industry... Through this unity, I believe we can achieve regulatory clarity."

ChainCatcher news, Alexander Grieve, head of government relations at the venture capital firm Paradigm, stated that SEC Commissioner Mark Uyeda issued a statement regarding the registration rules for index-linked annuities and registered market capitalization-adjusted annuities. In a footnote, he called for an update to the S-1 form to better accommodate the uniqueness of cryptocurrencies. This is Uyeda's first public call for a tailored information disclosure system for crypto assets.

According to ChainCatcher news, VanEck specifically pointed out a particular risk in its submitted Solana spot ETF application that was not seen in other ETF applications, namely the concentrated ownership of SOL tokens.According to VanEck's documents, at the end of November last year, the largest 100 wallets containing SOL tokens held about one-third of the circulating SOL. The document emphasizes: "Due to this concentration of ownership, significant sales or distributions by such holders may adversely affect market prices." Since the distribution of SOL tokens is not as widespread as that of Bitcoin and Ethereum, this concentrated ownership situation may become an obstacle to the approval of the VanEck Solana ETF.Additionally, VanEck listed many of the same risks in its Solana ETF application that were included in its Ethereum ETF application.

ChainCatcher news, according to Coin98 Analytics data, the total trading volume and number of unique traders on the Solana chain DEX surpass other blockchains. Its DEX total trading volume is $47.75 billion, with 11 million unique traders.In second place is Ethereum, with a DEX total trading volume of $45.6 billion and 1.82 million unique traders.

ChainCatcher news, L1 blockchain Self Chain announced on platform X that it has changed its token code from SELF to SLF, aiming to strengthen brand recognition while retaining the unique features that define the project.According to Web3 asset data platform RootData, Self Chain is a modular, intent-centric access Layer1 blockchain and keyless wallet infrastructure service that uses MPC-TSS/AA for multi-chain Web3 access. This innovative system simplifies the user experience with its intent-centric approach, utilizing a Master of Laws to interpret user intent and discover the most effective path.