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Gate Research Institute released the "Gate Q1 2026 Key Data on Spot Listings," which analyzes the market performance of 37 new asset samples launched in Q1 across multiple time windows from 5 minutes to 7 days. The report indicates that in an environment where the market is under pressure and project differentiation is intensifying, new listings are not only a means to acquire project resources but also a comprehensive test of the platform's selection capability, liquidity organization, and price discovery efficiency.From the supply structure perspective, leading exchanges launched a total of 48 new projects in Q1, with Gate covering 37 of them, achieving a coverage rate of 77.1%. Among these, the proportion of initial listings is 73%, and the proportion of exclusive listings is 37.8%. In terms of post-listing performance, the percentage of new coins that increased in multiple time windows remained above 50%, with median returns of +9.3% for 24 hours and +10.0% for 3 days.Structurally, the average increase for initial listing projects reached 502.8% on the first day and 440.7% over 3 days, while non-initial listing projects achieved a 90% success rate for increases within 24 hours. Exclusive projects had a 71.4% success rate for increases within 72 hours, with a median return of +37.8%. Overall, Gate still demonstrates strong capabilities in project acquisition, selection, and result realization even in a weak market.

SolanaFloor's latest data shows that the impact of the Drift protocol vulnerability incident continues to expand, with the number of affected protocols increasing from 11 to 20. Nine new protocols have been added: PiggyBank, Perena, Vectis, Valeo, Amp Pay, Loopscale, Prime Numbers Fi, Gauntlet, and Exponent.In terms of specific losses, Prime Numbers Fi estimates losses of over $10 million, Gauntlet approximately $6.4 million, Neutral Trade about $3.67 million, Elemental DeFi around $2.9 million, Reflect Money about $1.95 million, Vectis approximately $1.69 million, Ranger Finance around $919,000, Pyra about $551,000, and PiggyBank has confirmed losses of $106,000, which will be fully compensated by the team.Each protocol has taken corresponding measures, with most suspending minting, redemption, deposits, withdrawals, or related treasury functions. Prime Numbers Fi is still under evaluation and has not announced specific actions. Vectis has not responded but has been confirmed by Ranger Finance to have risk exposure. Gauntlet has restricted further supply and is coordinating with Drift.

The attacker stole the npm access token of the chief maintainer of Axios, the most popular HTTP client library for JavaScript, and used that token to publish two malicious versions containing cross-platform remote access trojans (RATs) (axios@1.14.1 and axios@0.3.4), targeting macOS, Windows, and Linux systems. The malicious packages were removed from the npm registry about 3 hours after being published.According to data from security company Wiz, Axios is downloaded over 100 million times weekly and exists in about 80% of cloud and code environments. Security company Huntress detected the first infections just 89 seconds after the malicious packages went live and confirmed that at least 135 systems were compromised during the exposure window. Notably, the Axios project had previously deployed modern security measures such as OIDC trusted publishing mechanisms and SLSA provenance proofs, but the attacker completely bypassed these defenses. Investigations revealed that while configuring OIDC, the project retained the traditional long-lived NPM_TOKEN, and npm defaults to using the traditional token when both coexist, allowing the attacker to publish without breaching OIDC.

Perena founder Anna posted on platform X that its USD, USD-J, and USD*-P products were not affected by the Drift incident, but the JLP vault managed by Trade Neutral was impacted due to operating on the Drift protocol vault. The team will communicate promptly after receiving updates from partners.

Michael Hwang, CEO of the Solana liquidity protocol Orca, tweeted that Orca was not affected by the Drift attack incident and that user funds are safe. Its smart contracts have been audited by four independent auditing firms, and operational security (Opsec) measures have recently been reviewed by external security consultants.

In the DeFi protocol Drift theft incident, the loss of JLP positions is approximately $155.6 million. In response, Jupiter officials stated that the platform was not affected by this incident, its lending product Jupiter Lend was not involved in the Drift market, and that JLP assets are "fully backed by underlying assets."Jupiter also stated that this incident is a "difficult day" for the Solana DeFi ecosystem and expressed concern for the Drift team and affected users.According to previous news from ChainCatcher, the Solana ecosystem Drift Protocol was attacked, resulting in losses of at least $200 million.

According to CoinDesk, Galaxy Digital (GLXY) recently experienced a cybersecurity incident where hackers gained unauthorized access to its isolated research and development workspace. The company stated that the affected environment was only used for research and development, completely isolated from core infrastructure, production systems, trading platforms, and customer accounts, with losses amounting to less than $10,000.Galaxy Digital stated that it quickly intervened, completed the lockdown and reinforcement of the compromised workspace, and deployed additional protective measures at the blockchain infrastructure level.

The globally oriented Web3 intellectual property (IP) infrastructure project BeatSwap will launch its core product "Space" in Q2. This product is defined as the SocialFi layer in the ecosystem, aimed at directly connecting creators with users and achieving deep integration with other modules of the platform.As a result, a complete user behavior closed loop is formed within the platform: Discovery; Participation; Consumption; Rewards; Trading. The announcement states that the launch of this product marks BeatSwap's evolution towards a full-stack Web3 infrastructure. Through the integration of IP certification and on-chain registration, revenue distribution, incentive mechanisms, and other aspects, the platform constructs an end-to-end closed-loop path, allowing IP rights to complete the full cycle of "creation---usage---monetization" within the same ecosystem.

According to Gate market data, on Thursday, U.S. stocks fell sharply, with the Nasdaq Composite Index dropping more than 2%, nearly 11% down from its peak on October 29 of last year, confirming it has entered a correction zone. On that day, the Nasdaq and S&P 500 Index recorded their largest single-day decline since January 20. U.S. stock futures narrowed their losses after the close, as Trump announced a temporary halt to attacks on Iranian energy facilities until April 6. Ryan Detrick, chief market strategist at Carson Group, stated that this war has greatly impacted investor sentiment, and the fluctuations in the Nasdaq confirm that the overall weakness is still ongoing.

Ethereum developers decided during a virtual meeting on Thursday not to include "frame transactions" as a key proposal for the Hegota upgrade expected to be launched in the second half of 2026, despite Vitalik Buterin's public support. Client developers believe the proposal is too complex and are concerned it may delay the upgrade process.Frame transactions aim to introduce native account abstraction and quantum resistance to Ethereum, providing users with a login experience similar to traditional networks and supporting fee-less transactions. Supporters warn that if it is not prioritized, native account abstraction may be difficult to achieve in the long term. The first confirmed key proposal for Hegota is FOCIL, which aims to enhance the network's censorship resistance. Frame transactions were ultimately marked as "consider for inclusion" and will continue to be reviewed as a non-key proposal in subsequent meetings.

According to Jinshi reports, Fed's Daly stated that the economy has at least two potential development paths. Prolonged conflicts may exacerbate the trade-offs in monetary policy.

According to Gate market data, spot gold has rebounded more than 100 dollars in the short term, currently reported at 4407.05 dollars/ounce.Earlier news, Trump stated that the U.S. and Iran had very good and productive conversations in the past two days.

Regarding the rumors that the Resolv Labs stablecoin security incident has a significant impact on Morpho, Morpho co-founder Paul Frambot clarified in a post on X that this incident has indeed affected USR and related assets (such as RPL), and has impacted the lending market that uses them as collateral. However, among the approximately 500 Morpho Vaults with deposits exceeding $10,000, only about 15 vaults have significant exposure to the related market (over $10,000). The affected vaults are primarily positioned as high-risk strategies, using long-tail collateral assets, while other vaults that do not have related exposure (including low-risk Prime Vaults) have not been affected.Paul Frambot advised users to continue to pay attention to communications and updates from Resolv Labs and related Curators to get the latest developments on specific vault risk exposures.

The DeFi risk management protocol Gauntlet stated that it is discussing solutions with Resolv. For the remaining funds, Gauntlet is formulating a compensation plan. Gauntlet USD Alpha does not hold USR or RLP positions, and the vaults on its platform are unaffected, nor will the liquidity providers be impacted.Yesterday, Gauntlet stated that the abnormal issuance event of USR did not affect most of its treasury, and the impact on a few high-yield vaults was limited.

Fluid stated on platform X that the team has secured a short-term loan sufficient to cover 100% of the bad debt currently in the agreement. These funds are committed by Lomashuk, cyberfund, weremeow, and the Fluid core team to ensure the safety of user funds.ResolvLabs has confirmed that it will cover all USR positions generated before the security incident occurred and will open the necessary redemptions to close related debt positions. Additionally, several investors have expressed interest in purchasing FLUID from the treasury when additional funds are needed to further strengthen the protocol's backup support. The Fluid smart contracts are operating normally, all other markets are functioning as usual, the protocol safeguards remain effective, and users may encounter temporary interest rate fluctuations during the liquidation period.

DeFi research and risk management company Gauntlet stated: "At 10:21 Beijing time today, the USR contract of Resolv was attacked, and the attacker minted 50 million Resolv USD (USR) with approximately 100,000 USDC. The team is actively responding to the incident and managing liquidity, and we will continue to provide updates. Most of Gauntlet's treasury is unaffected, with limited risk in a few high-yield treasuries. We are monitoring liquidity and will continue to update on progress."

The guidance document on crypto assets jointly released by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has been submitted to the Federal Register and is expected to take effect immediately after its official release next Monday, providing market participants with directly actionable regulatory guidance. This document carries the authority of the commission level and will replace the "Framework for 'Investment Contract' Analysis of Digital Assets" released in 2019, guiding the enforcement and regulatory work of the two agencies.This guidance document on crypto assets is built on the Project Crypto initiative launched in 2025 and is seen as a "regulatory bridge for crypto assets." It also provides immediate compliance clarity for entrepreneurs and investors before bipartisan market structure legislation advances in Congress. Its interpretative power and practical impact will guide the behavior of the crypto industry, judicial analysis, and enforcement policies, providing the market with a more stable compliance basis than previous employee-level guidance.

According to CoinDesk, Bitcoin has fallen back to around $70,000, Ethereum has dropped to $2,160, and the overall cryptocurrency market is under pressure. On the macro level, two major negative factors are overlapping. First, the Federal Reserve has kept interest rates unchanged, maintaining the federal funds rate range at 3.5% to 3.75%, pausing the rate cut cycle, which has strengthened the dollar and put pressure on risk assets. Second, after Israel attacked Iran's South Pars gas field, Iran launched attacks on key energy infrastructure in the Gulf, with Brent crude oil rising to $114, Oman crude rising to $150, and European natural gas futures soaring about 25% to above $78 per megawatt-hour.In terms of derivatives, nearly $600 million in leveraged contract positions were forcibly liquidated on crypto platforms in the past 24 hours, with long positions being the majority, indicating that the overnight drop caught many long holders off guard. The total market's futures open interest decreased by 5.6% to $10.69 billion, with Ethereum futures open interest dropping by 9%. The funding rates for mainstream coins like BTC, ETH, BNB, and SOL have turned negative, with short-selling demand rising. The 30-day implied volatility index (BVIV) for Bitcoin has increased by over 5% to 58.36%, ending the previous week's downward trend, while the skew for Bitcoin and Ethereum put options on Deribit has strengthened simultaneously, raising concerns about market downturns.