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According to ChainCatcher, Lido co-founder Vasiliy Shapovalov stated on social media last weekend: "To ensure long-term sustainability, Lido Labs, the Lido ecosystem, and the Lido Alliance have made the difficult decision to reduce the size of the contributor team, with about 15% of employees affected. This decision is not related to job performance, but is purely a cost consideration. It is a tough choice, but it is made with long-term resilience in mind. Although making such a decision during a market uptrend may seem counterintuitive, it demonstrates our strong commitment to sustainable growth, operational focus, and alignment with the interests of LDO token holders. Lido is planning for development over the coming decades, and this adjustment will help solidify that foundation."

According to ChainCatcher, as reported by Crowdfund Insider, Fairmint CEO and co-founder Joris Delanoue recently shared the latest insights on tokenized securities and on-chain equity. Delanoue stated that since its founding in 2019, Fairmint has been building infrastructure to support on-chain equity and launched the Open Cap Table Protocol (OCP), claiming to have processed over $1 billion in native on-chain equity. He pointed out that on-chain equity means issuing and managing company shares directly on the blockchain, with smart contracts reflecting ownership, transfer rules, and compliance conditions in real time. Delanoue emphasized, "For founders, this is transformative. They can embed rules such as investor eligibility, transfer restrictions, or price thresholds directly into the equity itself. For shareholders, it means self-custody—you are not just listed in someone else's private database, but truly hold your own on-chain investment portfolio, able to view, verify, and transfer shares (if conditions permit)." He also mentioned that although U.S. securities laws still apply, on-chain equity offers a simpler and more transparent experience for all participants.