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BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes stated this morning that after Bitcoin rose above $74,000, BTC has not decoupled from U.S. SaaS tech companies. This rebound may be a dead cat bounce, and we are not completely out of danger yet, so remain patient.A dead cat bounce is used to describe a financial asset that experiences a brief and sharp rebound after a significant and prolonged decline, but this is just an illusion, and it soon continues to drop, potentially recording new lows.

ChainCatcher news, according to Shanghai Securities Journal, the Hurun Research Institute has released the "2024 Hurun Global Unicorn List," showing that the number of unicorn companies worldwide has increased by 17% year-on-year to 803, distributed across 38 countries. Among them, the number of Chinese companies has risen from 70 in 2019 to 258, with 77 new companies in biotechnology and 29 in AI.Data shows that over 25% of unicorn companies have applied AI technology in fields such as fintech, blockchain, and SaaS, with an average valuation of $700 million. Hurun stated that the integration of technologies such as generative AI, machine learning, AR/VR, and cloud computing has brought unprecedented development opportunities for innovative companies.Note: Unicorn companies refer to young companies that grow rapidly like African gazelles, typically established after 2000, expected to reach a valuation of $1 billion within three years, and are unlisted companies with continuous innovation capabilities and rapid growth potential.

ChainCatcher news, Sui developer Mysten Labs has announced the launch of the SaaS product Enoki, which helps businesses seamlessly integrate the rich environment of blockchain into their services.It is reported that with the support of the Sui Network, Enoki can help businesses: provide embedded wallets, allowing customers to truly own their assets; access an open data layer to support participation strategies across multiple channels; and build solutions using APIs and SDKs—without the need for a new language.The initial features of Enoki for Sui include: zkLogin for frictionless account creation; Enoki Gas Pool for sponsoring transactions and reducing the funding requirements for wallets; and SuiNS, which provides human-readable account names for end users.

ChainCatcher news, the liquid staking protocol StaFi announced its roadmap for Q2 2024. StaFi 2.0 will introduce the LSaaS framework, enabling developers to quickly develop Liquid Stake Derivatives (LSD) and Liquid ReStake Tokens (LRT) across various Layer 1 and Layer 2 platforms and staking models.It is reported that FIS previously announced a rebranding, and the FIS token will be renamed, including a new name and logo. The team's focus will be on advancing LSaaS (including LSD, LRT, and even Bitcoin LSD stack), StaFi AI, and product integration. The token listing platforms will also be updated to reflect the new brand. In terms of tokenomics, FIS will introduce a burn mechanism and add new utilities.

ChainCatcher news, according to Blockworks, the liquid staking protocol StaFi announced the deployment of its Liquid Staking as a Service (LSAAS) testnet, followed by a rebranding and the launch of the StaFi 2.0 mainnet. It is reported that the StaFi 2.0 testnet will support liquid staking derivatives (LSD) from Ethereum, EVM Layer 2 networks, and the Cosmos ecosystem. It is expected to launch its liquidity re-staking token on the testnet in the second quarter of this year, with the mainnet planned to go live in the third quarter of 2024.

According to ChainCatcher news reported by The Block, one of the Big Four accounting firms, Ernst & Young (EY), has partnered with Fidelity Digital Assets. Fidelity Digital Assets becomes the first enterprise client to utilize EY's blockchain SaaS platform's on-chain analytics tool, which helps it independently obtain and query on-chain data to enhance its internal risk management processes.