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According to GMGN data, the market capitalization of the BSC ecosystem Meme coin Freedom of Money briefly surpassed 7 million USD, currently reported at 6.5 million USD, with a 24-hour increase of over 82 times.ChainCatcher reminds users that Meme coin prices are highly volatile, and investors should be aware of the risks.

According to The Block, the Ethereum Layer 2 project ZKsync has announced that it will officially discontinue ZKsync Lite (formerly ZKsync 1) on May 4, 2026. At that time, the network will stop producing blocks and permanently freeze the final state to ensure that balances cannot be changed after the shutdown. The team stated that this move is a "orderly planned exit" and will not affect ZKsync Era or other chains built on the ZK Stack.After Lite is shut down, the official will maintain a read-only API for at least one year to support historical data queries. Users are advised to proactively withdraw assets before the deadline for convenience, but unwithdrawn funds can still be claimed later. Data shows that there are currently about $33.9 million in assets bridged on ZKsync Lite, including approximately $24.9 million in stablecoins, $8.4 million in ETH and its derivatives, $313,000 in BTC and its derivatives, and about $231,000 in other assets.ZKsync Lite was launched in June 2020 and is regarded as the first zero-knowledge Rollup on Ethereum, supporting token transfers, atomic swaps, and NFT minting, but lacking smart contract functionality. In March 2023, the developer Matter Labs stopped development on Lite after launching Era, shifting focus to support the zkEVM system for general smart contracts.

The Flow Protocol launched its first Agent-driven token auction early this morning, attracting over $100,000 in bidding funds in just 9 minutes, ultimately accepting a bid of approximately $79,732.The auction is built on the Uniswap CCA (Continuous Clearing Auction) framework, specifically designed for AI Agents, allowing only AI Agents to participate in bidding, price discovery, and token issuance. After the auction concludes, the raised funds are automatically paired with FLOWS and injected into the Uniswap V4 liquidity pool, using the auction "clearing price" as the starting price, making FLOW immediately tradable, and becoming the first "Agentic Capital Markets" model project on Base. This mechanism upgrades the traditional Launchpad to be AI-native, allowing humans to enable Agents to participate automatically by building "skills," achieving decentralized and anti-sniping price discovery.

UniSat officially stated on social media that the team has noticed recent changes in the Bitcoin ecosystem (Magic Eden will close its Bitcoin and EVM markets). However, for UniSat, it will continue to firmly support the development of the Bitcoin mainnet ecosystem and will keep investing in the infrastructure for Ordinals, Runes, and brc-20.The following phased adjustments and upgrades will be implemented in the future: UniSat Marketplace: gradually lowering the market participation threshold. Starting from March 1, 2026, UniSat Marketplace will implement a 90-day zero service fee policy across the platform. UniHexa: expanding the current invitation round. Next week, the early access invitation scope for UniHexa will be expanded. UniHexa is a unified on-chain exchange service for brc-20 and Runes. brc-20: a technical discussion on single-step transfers will soon begin. The team will soon share detailed technical discussions on implementing brc-20 single-step transfers on the Bitcoin mainnet. For developers: UniSat API upgrade. The UniSat API is expected to be upgraded to a fully functional MCP soon, capable of providing commercial-grade Bitcoin on-chain data. Long-term participation in the Fractal standard indexing service. UniSat will gradually purchase FB from the market to participate in the Fractal standard indexing service, which is planned to launch in Q2. The initial phase will purchase no less than 500,000 FB, and the first phase deployment will start and complete within 15 days. These FB will be used for long-term participation in index staking.

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.

According to GMGN monitoring, the market capitalization of the Solana ecosystem Meme coin neet has risen again, currently reported at 27.6 million USD, with a current price of 0.0276 USD, and a 24-hour increase of 36%, with a trading volume exceeding 2.1 million USD during the same period. Previously, the market capitalization of this Meme coin fell below 7 million USD and has rebounded, continuing its increase this morning.ChainCatcher reminds users that Meme coin trading is highly volatile, largely relying on market sentiment and speculative hype, and has no actual value or use case. Investors should be aware of the risks.

On February 26, Anything Labs announced a strategic partnership with the on-chain exchange UXUY. As the world's first crypto incubation institution to enter the AI stablecoin sector, Anything Labs will leverage UXUY's multi-chain ecosystem advantages to accelerate the expansion and application of AI stablecoins, exploring a new AI trading paradigm aimed at high-frequency, asymmetric trading scenarios.It is reported that the AI-native stablecoin UUSD launched by Anything Labs has seen rapid market attention just one week after its release. The UUSD team stated that they are currently accelerating penetration into the AI developer community, including OpenClaw, and addressing issues such as the native insufficiency of AI assets based on the X402 protocol.Patrick, the founder of Anything Labs, stated: "The application scenarios for AI Agents are continuously expanding, and the recent surge of Elsp further confirms the vast opportunities that AI holds in the social domain. Social scenarios will gradually generate payment demands, which will further extend to trading demands. The core value of UUSD lies in enabling stablecoins to serve not only transactions between humans but also applications in on-chain interactions of AI, building a peer-to-peer electronic cash system for the AI era."

Ju.com announced a strategic investment of $80 million in the AI quantification platform One Agent. It is reported that One Agent has raised a total of $170 million in this round of joint investment.One Agent's core focus is on "intent trading," aiming to lower the trading threshold for users. Users only need to set investment goals and risk preferences, and the built-in AI Agent can automatically complete strategy planning, execution, and dynamic rebalancing, replacing traditional monitoring and manual order placement. One Agent is initially open to the top ten mainstream cryptocurrency assets by market capitalization globally. Users can access its AI quantification system by purchasing nodes and further participate in various AI derivative scenarios and rights, such as mainstream cryptocurrency quantification strategies, wealth management, and market predictions.In addition, this $170 million joint investment will serve as long-term financial support for the One Agent ecosystem, aiming to protect all users participating in AI quantification, covering node purchasers and various user groups that participate sequentially. The funds will provide comprehensive ecological support and risk mitigation arrangements within established rules, and the relevant mechanisms will gradually come into effect in phases with the product to enhance downside protection and maximize the certainty of user participation.

Strategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor delivered a speech on the theme of Digital Credit at Strategy World 2026. In his speech, Michael Saylor outlined a digital financial system based on Bitcoin as the underlying asset.In this system, the first layer of Digital Capital is Bitcoin itself; the second layer of Digital Credit consists of financial products issued with Bitcoin as the underlying asset, such as the perpetual preferred stocks STRC, STRK, STRF, STRD issued by Strategy. These assets reduce the risks and volatility associated with directly holding Bitcoin and can yield a stable annual return of around 10%; the third layer of Digital Money includes stablecoins and payment tools derived from the second layer financial products, such as the stablecoin USDat issued by Saturn based on STRC and U.S. Treasury bonds.Digital Credit is a new concept that Michael Saylor has publicly expressed multiple times since the end of 2025. He believes that Digital Credit and Digital Money are entirely financial products and new currencies derived from Bitcoin, distinct from traditional fiat currencies issued based on national credit. The returns on financial products and the "interest" of the currency will all come from the appreciation of Bitcoin's price.

The Ethereum Foundation announced today that it has officially launched the staking of part of its treasury assets to implement the treasury policy announced last year.On-chain data shows that the Foundation has completed a deposit of 2016 ETH, with an estimated total of about 70,000 ETH participating in staking, and the staking rewards will flow back to the Foundation's treasury. This staking utilizes the open-source software solutions Dirk and Vouch developed by Attestant.Among them, Dirk serves as a distributed signing tool, supporting operations by independent individuals from multiple jurisdictions, eliminating single points of failure; Vouch supports multi-client combination strategies to reduce client diversity risks. The Foundation stated that its deployment architecture includes minority clients and a mixed use of custodial infrastructure and self-managed hardware across multiple regions.The Ethereum Foundation stated that this move not only helps enhance the security of the Ethereum network but also provides sustainable financial support for the Foundation's core operations, covering key areas such as protocol development, ecosystem development, and community funding.

According to GMGN market information, the Solana ecosystem meme coin neet has a market capitalization exceeding 28 million USD, with a 24-hour increase of 85.17% and a 24-hour trading volume of 2.7 million USD.ChainCatcher reminds users that meme coins have no actual use cases, and their prices are highly volatile, so investment should be approached with caution.

The cryptocurrency research institution 10x Research published on the X platform, pointing out that the performance of cryptocurrency concept stocks has recently diverged. Among them, Circle (CRCL) has seen its stock price rise above the 7-day and 30-day moving averages, showing bullish signals technically, with an increase of about 3.6% over the past week.On the fundamental side, Circle has reached a strategic partnership with Polymarket, which will use native USDC as the main settlement asset, further expanding the use of USDC in the prediction market.At the institutional level, ARK Invest, led by Cathie Wood, increased its holdings of 218,000 shares of CRCL during the market correction, valued at approximately $13 million, indicating a rise in institutional confidence. Analysts believe that promoting digital dollar reserves under the framework of the GENIUS Act will lead to more direct inflows into the U.S. Treasury market, and under this trend, Circle may become a major beneficiary.

According to The Block, Coinbase's incubated Ethereum Layer 2 network Base has announced its separation from Optimism's Superchain ecosystem, shifting to a unified tech stack operated by Base, and abandoning external dependencies on OP Stack as well as Flashbots and Paradigm.This change aims to reduce the coordination overhead of maintaining code across multiple teams, simplifying the system through optimizations based on open-source components like Reth, while maintaining the "Stage 1" rollup status. It plans to be temporarily compatible with OP Stack, but future hard forks will require migration to the new Base client. The upcoming hard fork includes Base V1 (supporting Fusaka and switching to TEE/ZK proofs), and subsequent versions will synchronize with the Ethereum Glamsterdam upgrade; the blog emphasizes the protocol's openness and welcomes alternative implementations.

According to The Block, Coinbase's Ethereum Layer 2 network Base announced that it will no longer rely on Optimism's OP Stack and Superchain architecture, instead opting for a "unified stack" operated independently by Base.According to the official blog, Base will integrate core components that were previously scattered across multiple teams and code repositories (including key modules like the sequencer) into a unified codebase "base/base" to reduce coordination and maintenance costs, and to optimize deeply for its own needs.At the same time, Base will also reduce its external dependencies on Flashbots, Paradigm, and others. In terms of governance, Base will adjust the security committee structure, replacing the original Optimism-related seats with newly added independent signers.Despite the shift towards an autonomous technical architecture, Base stated that the protocol will remain open source and publicly standardized, welcoming third-party developers to create independent clients and maintain cross-upgrade compatibility. Base is currently the largest network in the OP Stack Superchain ecosystem.

According to GMGN market data, the Solana ecosystem meme coin PIPPIN has reached a historic high, with a current market capitalization of $747 million, a 24-hour increase of 14.45%, and a 24-hour trading volume exceeding $26.6 million.ChainCatcher reminds users that meme coin trading is highly volatile, largely dependent on market sentiment and conceptual speculation, and lacks actual value or use cases. Investors should be aware of the risks.

According to official news, the globally leading crypto asset trading platform Gate held a high-end industry exchange event during Consensus HK, continuously strengthening its role as a connector and its industry influence in the global Web3 ecosystem.Dr. Han, the founder and CEO of Gate, delivered a keynote speech on the main stage of the conference, sharing Gate's practical experiences in globalization, compliance, and Web3 infrastructure. This speech highlighted Gate's position as an industry link, demonstrating that Gate is promoting cooperation and implementation in the global Web3 ecosystem with a more open attitude. During the three days of Consensus HK, Gate also organized multiple exchange activities around core topics such as investment, technology, and institutional collaboration, facilitating deep cooperation among different circles and ecological roles.On February 10, Gate Ventures hosted the dinner "Gate Ventures Executive Dinner: The Convergence," gathering several industry leaders to discuss the global value chain. On February 11, Gate held a reception for a broader range of industry participants, focusing on cutting-edge topics such as AI, Web3, and RWA, sparking collisions and interactions of diverse viewpoints. On February 12, Gate held "Gate Institutional Circle: CrossEx · Next-Gen Cross-Exchange Trading Infrastructure," featuring thematic sharing, roundtable discussions, a dinner, and an awards ceremony to engage in deeper industry dialogue.By concentrating its layout at this important industry node of Consensus HK, Gate plays a key role in connecting capital, technology, and application ecosystems, further consolidating its participation and influence in the global Web3 ecosystem.

The cryptocurrency asset trading platform Gate has officially launched a new promoter task and incentive platform called Gate Booster. This platform is aimed at KOLs in the crypto industry, content creators, community builders, and various promotional partners. Through a standardized task mechanism and a transparent incentive system, it connects high-quality promotional resources with Gate ecosystem projects, driving user growth and long-term community development.It is reported that Gate Booster is positioned as a collaboration and task platform for promoters, supporting various types of tasks such as invitations, recommendations, and content dissemination. Promoters can obtain corresponding incentives through compliant original content output and user guidance, achieving a dual enhancement of influence and revenue. The platform includes posting tasks related to official events, new coin listings, and product features, as well as recommendation tasks that guide new users to register and complete specified actions through exclusive links or invitation codes. Rewards will be based on actual data statistics and settled according to the rules.From a long-term perspective, Gate Booster will provide promoters with priority participation opportunities in platform-level projects and will continuously invest in incentive budgets to ensure transparency in mechanisms and stability in settlements, further assisting individual and institutional promoters in enhancing their influence and commercial value in the Web3 field.