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At the "Crypto 2026: From Cryptocurrency to Smart Economy" themed forum held in Hong Kong, Gongye Feng, co-founder and CEO of Monera Digital, delivered a keynote speech titled "AI Empowered Private Banking for the Smart Economy."Feng pointed out that what disappeared after 2022 was not the demand for digital assets, but the market's confidence in the ways capital could enter. Monera Digital positions itself as an AI private bank for the smart economy, with the core not being to use AI as traders, but to act as an accelerator, compressing the research, testing, and iteration cycles from months to days.He emphasized that risk control must be institutionalized rather than personalized. Monera has built four lines of defense: source constraints on exposure and collateral, automated clearing and margin management, complete segregation of client assets, and eliminating maturity mismatches while maintaining liquidity buffers. Additionally, AI plays the role of a 24/7 digital CRO, achieving a leap from passive monitoring to proactive warning.In terms of service model, Monera does not operate as a pure technology platform, but insists on "anti-AI illusion," where AI is responsible for optimization and efficiency, while trust, responsibility, and continuity of relationships are still borne by humans. Feng believes that the prerequisite for crypto assets to truly become configurable assets is to translate complexity into clear, continuous, and trustworthy private banking services.

Base has officially launched the third phase of its startup accelerator program, Base Batch 003. This phase lasts for 7 weeks (from April 6 to May 19), and after screening 1,175 applications, 12 teams focusing on areas such as DeFi, AI, stablecoins, and prediction markets have been selected.The 12 selected projects are:Blockrun.ai: Infrastructure for AI agents accessing LLM and data.Stealth: A new type of leveraged primitive for prediction markets.4Mica: Infrastructure for micro-trading settlement.OPAL: A privacy-focused Perp DEX (supporting cryptocurrencies and RWAs).Onsight: A gamified social prediction platform.Credifi: An unsecured lending protocol based on zk-tls and credit scoring.Tomorrow: A collateralized stablecoin lending platform for the creator economy.Agently: A routing layer for AI coordination and trading.Nivo: An on-chain foreign exchange hedging platform for SMEs.JPEG App: An opinion market based on image content.Floe Labs: A credit network for AI agents and institutions.Liminal: A self-custodied AI-native neobank.During the accelerator, selected teams will receive exclusive guidance and partner benefits from experts inside and outside of Coinbase, and they are expected to receive direct investment from the Base ecosystem fund. The program will conclude with an offline Demo Day in San Francisco on May 19.

The Avalanche ecosystem fund and accelerator project Colony announced on Medium that the team has decided to officially cease operations at the end of the first quarter of 2026 after approximately 5 years of operating in the AVAX ecosystem.The statement pointed out that in recent years, factors such as slowed ecosystem growth, reduced funding and project inflow, and changes in core technology and asset governance structure have made it difficult for the project to continue. During the winding down phase, the team stated that they would not use protocol liquidity or community funds, and the related CLY tokens have not been sold or staked. Subsequently, final distributions will be made to CLY stakers, and the front-end interface will be gradually shut down.

Decentralized Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Protocol 0G Labs announced the launch of the "0G Apollo Accelerator," which plans to provide up to $20 million in funding support for incubating and scaling revenue-generating AI applications based on decentralized infrastructure.The accelerator is established in collaboration with the Blockchain Builders Fund (BBF). BBF is part of the Stanford University blockchain ecosystem, which includes projects such as the Stanford Blockchain Accelerator, BASS, and MS&E 447. The project is also supported by Google Cloud, with each selected team receiving a $200,000 cloud resource allocation.In addition, the wallet infrastructure platform Privy (acquired by Stripe) will provide production-grade wallet solutions for selected teams, aiming to help projects have enterprise-level computing and infrastructure capabilities from the early stages.

According to Chainwire, Arab Bank's fintech accelerator AB Xelerate, based in Amman, Jordan, announced an investment in the stablecoin settlement company Ubyx. The specific amount of the investment has not been disclosed. The new funds will support the development of a shared network that enables regulated financial institutions to issue, accept, and exchange digital currencies at face value across multiple blockchains and jurisdictions, while operating within established regulatory and compliance frameworks.Previously, it was reported that Ubyx had been acquired by banking giant Barclays, which plans to explore the development of "tokenized currency."

Monad has announced the launch of the Nitro Accelerator Program, which is open to all blockchain developers with mature products, early user insights, and actual market performance. The program aims to last for three months, identifying early-stage quality projects and helping them achieve long-term sustainable development.The program lasts for 12 weeks, with 1 month conducted offline in New York City and 2 months carried out remotely online, culminating in a Demo Day showcase. 15 project teams will stand out, receiving $500,000 in funding, as well as guidance from industry-leading founders, market exposure, and user growth support.

According to official news, Gate held an AMA on January 22 on its official Chinese X channel, where founder and CEO Dr. Han was the speaker and shared his core judgments on the next phase of industry evolution. Dr. Han pointed out that the so-called Intelligent Web3 is not simply about adding AI functions, but rather about transforming complex processes such as cross-chain, wallets, Gas, and risk control into "usability" through systematic and automated means, allowing Web3 to truly move towards a more controllable, predictable, and long-term usable infrastructure.Dr. Han further stated that the essence of intelligence lies in reducing users' reliance on subjective judgment, forming systematic capabilities in risk alerts, transaction execution, and asset management, and promoting Web3 from short-term trading tools to a long-term entry point covering asset management, payments, and real-world scenarios. He also emphasized that the key to future competition in Web3 will be continuous and stable operational capabilities, rather than singular innovations.On the product front, Gate has launched the AI market assistance tool GateAI, which is fully integrated into the Gate App. This tool helps users understand market changes more efficiently by structurally analyzing market elements, risk ranges, and operational paths. The official statement indicated that GateAI will gradually evolve into a comprehensive intelligent assistant covering information understanding, risk awareness, and trading collaboration, becoming an important part of its Intelligent Web3 strategy.

Morph today announced the launch of its payment accelerator program, which has a scale of $150 million, aimed at supporting payment companies in bringing real-world real-time transaction activities on-chain.Infrastructure providers applying for the accelerator program must demonstrate production-level integration capabilities, a clear security architecture, and a plan for implementing payment settlement directly on Morph. All participants must meet compliance requirements for real user payment flows, including adherence to KYC and anti-money laundering standards, and comply with operational restrictions in applicable jurisdictions.

Decentralized trading platform ANTFUN officially announces its selection for the Solaris Enterprise Accelerator jointly initiated by the Solana Foundation and HackQuest.As a pioneer in social DEX, ANTFUN has recently completed a multi-million dollar Series B financing and obtained multiple trading licenses in the United States and Canada. This selection for the Solaris Accelerator marks the official recognition of its technological strength and compliance layout by Solana. ANTFUN will leverage the top resources and ecological support of the accelerator to deepen its innovative applications on the Solana high-performance public chain, accelerate global expansion, and create a safer and more convenient social financial experience for users.

ChainCatcher news, Nasdaq-listed Solana treasury company DFDV announced the launch of the treasury accelerator program "Treasury Accelerator." The Treasury Accelerator will now directly use the company's balance sheet to fund other Digital Asset Treasuries (DATs), with each DAT potentially deploying an additional $5 million to $75 million, funded in cash or physical SOL. Any appreciation from these investments is expected to be reinvested to purchase additional SOL, thereby increasing the company's inventory holdings.

ChainCatcher news, according to the official announcement, the Solana Chinese community Solar, the developer education platform HackQuest, and Sonic SVM have jointly launched the second phase of the Solaris Accelerator. This accelerator is officially supported by the Solana Foundation and aims to provide systematic growth and resource support for entrepreneurial teams in the Chinese-speaking region, with offline events to be held in Singapore, Shenzhen, Hong Kong, and other locations.In the first phase of the project in 2025, a total of 7 teams successfully graduated, with 4 teams securing follow-up financing. The second phase will be held from September to December, focusing on supporting startup projects in the fields of internet capital markets, artificial intelligence, and payments.This phase's accelerator mentors include Solana Foundation Chair Lily Liu, Jupiter co-founder Siong, Backpack co-founder Cansun, Kamino founder Mark, Bybit spot head, Byreal founder Emily, as well as investors from institutions such as OKX Ventures and Yunjiu Capital.

ChainCatcher news, according to the official announcement, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) today announced that its Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Blockchain Accelerator project has added two technical partners: Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) and FLock.io.The second phase of the project will launch in September 2025, focusing on blockchain application development in areas such as climate finance, inclusive energy, and social security.

ChainCatcher news, the stablecoin-driven on-chain yield platform R2 has officially been selected for the tenth MVB (Most Valuable Builder) ecosystem acceleration program jointly initiated by BNB Chain, Yzi Labs, and CoinMarketCap.R2 focuses on bringing the yields of real-world assets (RWA) to end users, who can access diverse compliant strategies such as government bonds and private credit through the stablecoin R2USD with one click, achieving stable on-chain returns.Currently, R2 has over 550,000 users on its final testnet, with more than 50,000 daily active users, and the mainnet is expected to launch in September.

ChainCatcher news, Amber Group's Web3 accelerator amber.ac has officially launched the second global hackathon BUIDL_QUESTS 2025, with a total incentive amount exceeding 10 million USD, focusing on the AgentFi field, helping to build the next generation of crypto economy driven by autonomous agents.The incentives include cash prizes, ecological incentives, potential investment opportunities, cloud service resources, and TVL liquidity support, among others. Participating projects will also have the opportunity to receive mentorship from Amber Group, financing opportunities, and showcase on the Token2049 offline stage.In addition, the representative of the agent economy, MIA, will participate as an event ambassador for content co-creation and community interaction.Registration is open now. For more details, please visit the amber.ac official website or join the official Telegram community.

ChainCatcher news, according to GlobeNewswire, the publicly listed company DeFi Development Corporation has announced the launch of the "DFDV Financial Accelerator," a strategic franchise model designed to help establish public SOL treasury tools globally.The alliance includes Kraken, Pantera, Arrington, RK Capital, and Borderless Capital, and they are expected to support the launch of new regional investment tools through potential investments, strategic guidance, and infrastructure support.DFDV is actively developing five financial accelerator regions and is incorporating new areas weekly. Within this framework, DFDV will provide franchise partners with operational, strategic, and technical infrastructure, including validation nodes and asset management solutions, financial and financing guidance, and brand integration, while retaining equity in the investment tools of each region.

ChainCatcher news, according to the Hong Kong Economic Journal, digital asset technology company IDA has announced that it will collaborate with accelerator program organization Brinc, Octopus Holdings, and blockchain platform XDC to launch a stablecoin accelerator program.Octopus clarified that, in order to promote the future development of fintech in Hong Kong, Octopus is supporting a concept exploration accelerator program led by Brinc, aimed at exploring next-generation Web3 customer loyalty solutions, in an advisory capacity. This program is purely exploratory in nature and does not constitute a stablecoin product development project or a formal partnership.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, Sony's Layer2 network Soneium has launched an incubator program called "Soneium For All," aimed at accelerating the development of consumer and gaming applications within its blockchain ecosystem, which has 7 million users.The program was created in collaboration with Astar Network and Startale Cloud Services, and is supported by investment from the Sony Innovation Fund, with an official launch expected in the third quarter.