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Micron announced today that it will distribute 2026 fiscal year bonuses to over 60,000 employees worldwide to acknowledge the company's achievements this year, marking the highest bonuses in Micron's history. Taiwan is a key hub for Micron's global technology leadership, with approximately 15,000 employees and a cumulative investment of over NT$1.6 trillion.In Taiwan, the 2026 fiscal year bonuses include a NT$1 million cash bonus for each employee who joins before August 29, 2025, with subsequent hires receiving bonuses proportionate to their duration of employment; an annual performance bonus that can reach up to 500% of the basic target; and additional stock awards. Production line employees in Taiwan will receive total compensation equivalent to 35 to 68 months of salary. The cash compensation for Micron's employees in Taiwan for the 2026 fiscal year will start at NT$1.7 million; entry-level engineers will have an average cash compensation of NT$2.9 million, with an average total compensation of NT$3.4 million after including stock awards calculated at grant value. The annual performance adjustment stock awards will cover 100%.Regarding Micron's announcement without reaching a consensus with the union, the union stated after collecting member opinions: grassroots members demand institutional reform and equal negotiation, calling for a change in the IPP profit-sharing system to a 15% profit-sharing system, stating that one-time bonuses cannot resolve the issue, and expressing the hope to establish a calculation basis directly linked to the company's actual profits. If there is no response, the union will continue to move towards a strike. The Ministry of Labor stated that it has fully grasped the relevant information and is maintaining close contact with the Taoyuan City Government, the Central Taiwan Science Park Administration, and the Taichung City Government.

According to Reuters, Micron Technology's unions in Taoyuan and Taichung, Taiwan are preparing for a strike. The union claims to represent nearly 10,000 of Micron's approximately 15,000 employees in the two locations, and an internal survey shows that over 80% of members support the strike. The core of the labor dispute revolves around bonus distribution— the union believes that the current incentive plan does not adequately reflect the company's profitability and is demanding a one-time additional bonus for this fiscal year, as well as a shift to quarterly profit sharing of 15% of operating profits starting from the 2027 fiscal year. Micron previously responded that it would issue the highest performance bonuses in history, but the union believes the company has not adequately explained the performance calculation method, and it seems to be more closely tied to revenue rather than profit.As the world's third-largest memory chip manufacturer, Micron reported revenue of $41.46 billion and a net profit of $28.24 billion in the third fiscal quarter, with a market capitalization of approximately $1.1 trillion. Taiwan is Micron's largest manufacturing base, with a cumulative investment of NT$1.4 trillion, producing DRAM and HBM. If the strike proceeds, it may impact the global memory chip supply. The Taichung Science Park Administration stated that it is closely monitoring the situation and has prepared a labor mediation mechanism. Previously, the Samsung union also raised similar profit-sharing demands and obtained a special bonus pool of 10.5% of the chip division's operating profits after negotiations.

Recently, it has been reported that SK Hynix's average bonus for employees in South Korea will reach 6.1 million RMB. This news comes from a prediction by the international investment bank Macquarie Securities.The investment bank believes that if SK Hynix's operating profit reaches 447 trillion won by 2027, based on 10% of the operating profit and a simple calculation of the total number of employees, which is about 35,000 at the end of last year, the total dividend scale will reach approximately 44.7 trillion won, with an average bonus of about 1.29 billion won per person, close to 6.1 million RMB.In response, SK Hynix stated that since this year's and next year's annual performance has not yet been determined, the scale of the bonuses cannot be predicted. The company also mentioned that it has established a new system at the headquarters level, which uses 10% of the operating profit as the source of funds to distribute performance bonuses once a year. "As competition in AI semiconductors intensifies, talent has become a core competitive factor. Therefore, the company is committed to attracting outstanding talent through competitive compensation to maintain long-term competitive advantages."

According to market news, the American fast-food chain Steak 'n Shake announced that it will grant Bitcoin bonuses to hourly employees at its company-owned stores, accumulating at a rate of $0.21 per hour worked starting from March 1, with a two-year vesting period before they can be redeemed.Based on a 40-hour work week, employees can accumulate approximately $436.8 worth of Bitcoin each year. The final value will depend on the market price of Bitcoin two years later. The chain began accepting Bitcoin payments at select locations last year, with all Bitcoin sales revenue going into the company's "strategic Bitcoin reserve."

StandX announces the official launch of its trading points program, which will start on December 10, 2025, at 08:00 UTC.According to official information, users can continuously accumulate points by: depositing $DUSD into the Perps Wallet or Vaults, or trading directly. StandX states that the more trading volume, the higher the accumulated points.In addition, users who trade using the Binance Wallet Extension (Keyless) can enjoy an additional 10% points bonus, which will last until January 7, 2026.All trades since the launch of the StandX mainnet will receive retroactive points.

ChainCatcher news, according to KiloEx announcement, for the security incident that occurred between April 14, 18:27 to 19:40 UTC, the platform will launch differentiated compensation measures for affected users. Traders will receive full compensation for reduced profits or increased losses during the downtime, and it is recommended to close positions as soon as possible after the platform resumes; Hybrid Vault stakers will not lose their principal and earnings, and can participate in the 10% annualized additional earnings activity from April 24 to May 24; VIP users will receive a level +1 reward and a 30-day VIP protection period.

ChainCatcher news, the multi-asset liquidity center project Aster announced the launch of mining points acceleration and contract experience funds. Users who have traded on platforms such as Hyperliquid, Drift, and GMX in the past 30 days can visit the Aster event page to check their eligibility. Eligible users can receive up to 1.1x mining points acceleration and claim a contract experience fund equivalent to 100 USDT.Previous report, the multi-asset liquidity center project Aster announced on X that starting from April 10th, 00:00 (UTC), the Aster Pro mode has been launched. Users trading in Aster Pro mode can earn Rh Points.

ChainCatcher news, according to market news, Musk plans to discuss with Trump the use of government reserves to distribute a $5,000 DOGE bonus to American citizens.

ChainCatcher news, on the afternoon of the 7th, the Civil Division 42 of the Seoul Central District Court held the first debate preparation for the lawsuit filed by 27 former and current senior executives of WeMade against the company for approximately 16.2 billion Korean Won in damages.Among these employees, some are still working at WeMade, consisting of members from the subsidiary Wemade Tree (the former blockchain department of WeMade). The company developed WEMIX, which was first listed on cryptocurrency exchanges in 2020. WeMade subsequently merged with Wemade Tree in February 2022.During the debate preparation that day, the plaintiff's representative argued: "The plaintiffs are employees who developed WEMIX and signed a compensation agreement for WEMIX development with the investors. The condition is that they have worked for more than 3 years." They further added: "The company has emails stating that it would clearly promise the plaintiffs token compensation."The judges commented: "The weakness of the plaintiffs is the lack of a contract," and "(even so) it is strange for the defendant to say they cannot give the employees a penny just because there is no contract."Previous news, former and current employees of Wemade Tree (now merged into Wemade), the development company of the WEMIX project, have filed a lawsuit against Wemade for damages amounting to 16.2 billion Korean Won (approximately 11.85 million USD).

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, on Thursday, Elon Musk's super PAC awarded two $1 million bonuses to registered voters in Michigan and Wisconsin, ignoring previous warnings from the Justice Department that these bonuses might be illegal.The pro-Trump super PAC stated on Wednesday that the Justice Department had sent a letter to the organization, warning that its "daily" lottery could violate federal election laws, which prohibit paying for voter registration. Musk launched this lottery last Saturday, and the super PAC announced a winner each day until Wednesday.

ChainCatcher news, the Bulgarian football team Botev Plovdiv FC will start offering Bitcoin bonuses to its players.

ChainCatcher news, according to court documents cited by Bloomberg, Ross Rheingans-Yoo, a former trader at Jane Street who was hired by SBF to assist with FTX's charitable donations, stated that FTX owes him a remaining $275,000 bonus and denied allegations from FTX's new management that he assisted and conspired with SBF in misconduct while working with the company's charitable department. The dispute involves approximately $71.5 million of mixed funds from customers and the company, which FTX's bankruptcy advisors believe was taken by the exchange's charitable organization, the FTX Foundation, and a nonprofit called Latona Bioscience Group led by Rheingans-Yoo.

ChainCatcher news, Bitget launches a new round of the Bitget Builders recruitment program. Selected Builders will deeply engage in the construction of the Bitget ecosystem, working together with Bitget to build an influential crypto ecosystem. Meanwhile, Bitget will provide comprehensive support to each Builder. The recruitment period is from October 12 to December 31. During the event, there will be opportunities to share a $20,000 offline city sponsorship fund, win "Apple Family" prizes, and Bitget Builders limited edition NFT medals, among others.

ChainCatcher news, according to reports from Wu, all employees of Huobi will cancel their year-end bonuses. Currently, there are about 1,200 employees at Huobi, and the plan is to streamline the team, reducing it to 600 to 800 people. High-salary employees will renegotiate their salary structure, and reimbursements will also be indefinitely suspended.Previously, in October, it was reported that the number of Huobi employees reached 1,600, and Sun Yuchen was very dissatisfied, planning to carry out large-scale layoffs. (source link)

According to ChainCatcher news, which was exclusively reported by Wu, Binance has reportedly announced that employees who rank in the bottom 20% of performance this year will not receive a year-end bonus. Some teams have communicated this message to their employees, but there has been no company-wide announcement, and it is uncertain whether this policy will change in the future. Generally, Binance's bonuses are distributed before the Spring Festival. Last year, some teams at Binance received bonuses that even exceeded twenty months.According to media statistics, more than 10,000 layoffs have occurred in the global cryptocurrency industry this year, but Binance continues to hire, with the global employee count exceeding 8,000. This means that there are still over 6,000 employees who can receive a year-end bonus. However, it is expected that the overall amount of bonuses will also decline significantly compared to last year. (source link)