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At the HK Web3 Feastival roundtable, industry experts discussed the balance between regulation and innovation. Qiu Dagen emphasized the importance of innovation and the legislative process, Chen Siyuan introduced the Cyberport pilot program, and the Secretary for Justice spoke about Japan’s shift in financial regulation. The meeting concluded that Asia’s digital financial ecosystem needs to reduce compliance costs to promote responsible innovation.

The Humanity Foundation has proposed two options for the $H token allocation plan: extend the unlock until September 2026 with a total of 12 release periods; or unlock 30% immediately (5,000,000 $H tokens, replacing the original 16,666,666 tokens), with a one-time release on June 25, 2026. Early-stage investor Trix Ventures has favored immediate unlocking. The article warns of risks such as selling pressure and market maker withdrawal on June 25, and suggests that for already profitable investors, a one-time unlock is the wiser choice. The foundation has already notified over a hundred investors.

At the 2026 Hong Kong Web3 Carnival, Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission's Ye Zhi Heng reviewed the six major milestones of the ASPIRe roadmap, emphasizing that regulation and innovation go hand in hand, and that multiple regulations for virtual asset trading and management will be introduced in the future to promote market development.

ChainCatcher News, Solana ecosystem meme coin BELIEF's market capitalization surged this morning, once increasing by over 17 million USD, hitting a new all-time high. As of press time, it has pulled back slightly, currently reported at 13.2 million USD, with a 24-hour increase narrowing to 18%, and a trading volume of 3.7 million USD.
ChainCatcher reminds users that meme coin trading is highly volatile, often relying on market sentiment and hype around concepts, and lacks real value or use cases. Investors should be cautious of risks.

The latest research proposes the "Productive Currency" theory: if Ethereum can attract approximately $31 trillion in monetary premiums, its implied price could exceed $250k, far above the current $2,300. ETH possesses attributes such as scarcity, verifiability, and censorship resistance, and can be staked to earn an annualized return of 2%–4%, forming an interest-bearing currency. The threefold demand of DeFi—collateralization, burning, and staking lock-up—may lead to supply contraction and value accumulation. The long-term outlook depends on regulatory, technological, and market recognition of its monetary properties.

ChainCatcher reports that, according to crypto analyst Ember @EmberCN monitoring, after Aave coordinated the establishment of "DeFi United" and received approximately 30k ETH in loans and 13.5k ETH in donations, the platform's fund outflows have shown signs of slowing down.
Data shows that Aave's current total deposits are about $28.6 billion, a decrease of approximately $17.2 billion, or about 37%, compared to before the rsETH incident.

ChainCatcher news. According to on-chain analyst Yu Jin’s monitoring, in a day and a half, the KelpDAO hacker has basically exchanged 75,700 ETH (US$175 million) for BTC.
The hacker mainly used the THORChain protocol to perform cross-chain swaps, contributing a transaction volume of US$800 million and platform fee revenue of US$910,000 to THORChain.

ChainCatcher reports that, according to CNN, the United States has frozen approximately $344 million in cryptocurrency assets, claiming that the funds are linked to Iran, and have been frozen in two addresses with the assistance of Tether; the U.S. authorities stated that these funds are connected to on-chain transactions with Iranian entities, including interactions with Iranian exchanges and wallets associated with the Central Bank of Iran. This move is part of the U.S. government's broader efforts to increase economic pressure on Iran.

ChainCatcher reports that Decrypt's coverage of Coinbase's independent advisory board warning: Validators on PoS blockchains may have their signatures cracked by future quantum computers, potentially requiring a redesign of the core consensus mechanism; Ethereum's BLS and Solana's Ed25519 signatures are both at risk. The report also mentions Vitalik Buterin's quantum-resistant solutions and long-term vulnerabilities in wallet signatures, with the public keys of approximately 6.9 million BTC now visible on the chain. Currently, it is still safe because no quantum computer capable of breaking modern signatures has appeared.

_Author: Gu Yu, ChainCatcher_
After ETH’s price set a new low since last May, Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin published a long-form article today reflecting on the Layer2 strategy that has long been at the core of Ethereum. He plans to increase investment in the Layer1 direction, which is expected to make a sensational impact across the entire crypto industry.
The original roadmap, centered on Rollups, defined Layer2 as sharded support backed by Ethereum, providing trustless block space. In this article, Vitalik appears to have abandoned the “Rollup-centric” scaling model he previously advocated. He points out that, while Ethereum’s underlying layer scaling is progressing, the pace of Layer2 decentralization is “far slower than expected,” and that many Layer2 cannot or are unwilling to meet the needs of true sharding…

In 2025, funding for the GameFi industry declined by over 55%, with enthusiasm waning. The rise of Web2.5 games relies on actual revenue rather than token competition, leveraging blockchain to increase profits. Web3 game revenue is substantial but suffers from severe user attrition, while Web2.5 studios utilize blockchain advantages without requiring user speculation. The widespread adoption of stablecoins will further drive this trend.

_Author: CoinW Research Institute_
On September 4, payment giant Stripe announced that it would partner with top crypto venture capital firm Paradigm to launch a new public chain called Tempo. Tempo is positioned as a Layer 1 chain with payments at its core, compatible with EVM. Its goal is to achieve throughput of more than 100,000 transactions per second and sub-second confirmations, targeting real-world use cases such as cross-border payments.
Tempo’s release quickly sparked market attention. Supporters believe that Stripe’s entry could help drive large-scale payment onboarding to the blockchain, ushering in a new phase for stablecoins’ application in global financial infrastructure. Critics, however, argue that Tempo is essentially a consortium chain built by a payments giant for commercial interests. So, does Tempo represent new opportunities, or is it a replay of old predicaments? In this article, CoinW Research Institute will explore this question.
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The crypto market continues to rebound, with the Layer 2 sector leading the way with a 6.15% increase. Mantle surged by 16.32%, while Optimism and Zora rose by 5.57% and 10.15%, respectively. Ethereum increased by 4.48%, breaking through $3,700, and Bitcoin edged up by 0.29%. Other sectors such as DeFi and Meme also saw gains, while NFT and SocialFi declined by 0.10% and 4.32%, respectively.