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According to official news, Gate Europe CEO Giovanni Cunti attended the Digital Assets Forum 2026 held in Malta on May 14 and participated in a roundtable discussion titled "Do We Need a MiCA 2.0? The Industry's Perspective," alongside OKX CEO Erald Ghoos, Crypto.com Executive Vice President Mariana Kushev, and Blockchain.com Non-Executive Director and European Policy Advisor Giles Swan. They discussed the regulatory practices, industry opportunities, and future development directions of the European crypto industry following the implementation of MiCA.Giovanni shared the phased achievements of Gate Europe in advancing the compliance process in Europe, as well as the challenges and opportunities the industry faces under the MiCA framework. He stated that Gate will continue to be at the forefront of compliant crypto asset service providers in Europe and actively promote the standardized development of the industry.As an important forum focusing on European digital asset regulation and industry trends, the Digital Assets Forum 2026 gathered regulators, industry executives, and practitioners to review the key progress made in the 18 months since the implementation of MiCA. Currently, Gate's Malta company, Gate Europe, has obtained European MiCA and PI licenses under the supervision of the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA). As the European digital asset regulatory framework matures, Gate is deepening its compliance layout in the European market and enhancing its influence in the global digital asset industry through active participation in industry dialogue and regulatory practices.

According to Sina Finance, 21Shares analyst Matt Mena stated that Bitcoin did not decline due to inflation data, indicating that the market has already priced in the overheating inflation data and remains above the important support level of $80,000.Mena believes that as macro resistance is gradually cleared, Bitcoin is expected to retest the resistance level of $82,000 and further advance towards $85,000. The upcoming Senate vote on the CLARITY Act may also become an important catalyst, pushing the price to $90,000.

According to Jinshi reports, analysts Anna and Stuart pointed out that today's decision to maintain interest rates is expected, but what stands out is the number of dissenting opinions. Powell presided over the meeting with the most dissent during his tenure, and this policy statement elevated the description of inflation from "somewhat elevated" to "elevated." The apparent divisions within the committee highlight the challenges Kevin Warsh faces in achieving the goal of interest rate cuts; unless there is a significant deterioration in the labor market, the committee is unlikely to act quickly on rate cuts.

According to CoinDesk, while quantum computers cannot disrupt the Bitcoin mining mechanism or the blockchain ledger, they may potentially crack the elliptic curve encryption system that protects wallet ownership through Shor's algorithm. Currently, about 6.9 million BTC (approximately one-third of the total supply) face potential risks due to public keys being visible on-chain, including around 1 million early holdings by Satoshi Nakamoto; transactions generated after the Taproot upgrade in 2021 are also affected due to public key exposure.Ethereum has established a formal quantum resistance migration plan since 2018, with 4 full-time teams and over 10 independent development groups, and has launched a dedicated progress website at pq.ethereum.org. In contrast, Bitcoin currently lacks a unified response roadmap, and the existing BIP-360 proposal and BitMEX Research detection scheme have not received widespread support from core developers. Notable Bitcoin advocate Nic Carter pointed out that Bitcoin's response is "the worst," while Blockstream CEO Adam Back believes that current quantum systems are still in the laboratory stage, but he also agrees that optional upgrade solutions should be deployed in advance.Analysts point out that Bitcoin's anti-centralization governance culture makes coordinating large-scale security upgrades extremely difficult, and how to handle historical legacy issues such as Satoshi Nakamoto's holdings is particularly challenging. A related paper from Google warns that once quantum attacks become a reality, the window for response may have already closed.

According to Jinshi reports, Federal Reserve Governor Waller stated that high inflation and a weak job market will pose challenges for the Federal Reserve.

According to Jinshi reports, former U.S. Treasury Secretary Yellen stated that she still believes there is a possibility of interest rate cuts later this year; however, the fluctuations in oil prices caused by the Iran war have cast a shadow over the outlook. Yellen pointed out that this is a broad supply shock affecting multiple areas, including gasoline, liquefied natural gas, fertilizers, food, shipping costs, and semiconductors. While the possibility of raising interest rates cannot be ruled out, stable long-term inflation expectations suggest that this is unlikely to happen. She expects that there may be interest rate cuts by the end of this year.

According to Jinshi News, BlackRock is setting its sights on a long-dominated segment of the $13.7 trillion U.S. ETF market by Invesco: tracking the Nasdaq 100 Index.According to documents submitted to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Monday, the iShares Nasdaq 100 ETF will track this index, with the trading code IQQ. If the fund is launched, IQQ will become one of the few U.S.-listed ETFs specifically tracking the Nasdaq 100 Index and the first of its kind not managed by Invesco.Since the Nasdaq Exchange launched the index in 1985, it has been relatively cautious about authorizing its use. Although there are ETF products in the U.S. market that overlay Nasdaq 100 constituents through derivatives, Invesco has almost monopolized the market for pure Nasdaq 100 Index ETFs.This partnership has given rise to the Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1, with a scale of $374 billion, which is one of the largest ETFs in the world, as well as the Invesco Nasdaq 100 ETF, with a scale of $70 billion.

According to Fortune, the private market fund Robinhood Ventures I launched by Robinhood has rebounded about 30% after an initial poor performance. The product was launched in early March and fell 16% on its first day, but has gradually recovered, attempting to provide retail investors with a channel to participate in equity of late-stage private companies.However, analysts warn that with the potential IPOs of tech giants like SpaceX, OpenAI, and Anthropic approaching, the private market may face short-term volatility pressure. If leading companies perform poorly in their IPOs, it could drag down secondary market valuations and affect IPO expectations for unicorns, including Stripe.The head of Robinhood Ventures responded that the aforementioned concerns are more about short-term fluctuations, and there are still numerous investment opportunities in the long term. As AI technology continues to advance, the application ecosystem built around leading models will unleash tremendous growth potential. Currently, the fund primarily invests in a few late-stage companies, including fintech companies Airwallex and Stripe, as well as AI firms like Databricks, acquiring equity through primary market or licensed secondary market transactions.

According to the official Twitter announcement, the TRON ecosystem Easter Creator Challenge officially starts today, with a total prize pool of 500 USDT inviting all users to participate. The event runs from now until April 6. Participants need to create poster works themed around Easter, incorporating elements from any TRON ecosystem project (JUST / SUN / AINFT / BitTorrent / WINkLink), publish them on the X platform, and tag the involved project parties and 3 friends, adding the topic #TRONEasterFun to successfully participate. This event offers a first prize of 200 USDT, a second prize of 100 USDT, and a third prize of 50 USDT, along with a 150 USDT lucky prize shared among 10 creators. We sincerely invite all community members to actively participate, empowering the ecosystem with creativity and conveying value through their works. The TRON ecosystem will continue to promote diversified community building, and we look forward to your wonderful presentations.

According to the official announcement, Gate has launched the Golden Touch Trading Challenge, where users can participate in the #GateGoldenTouch topic interaction, creatively expressing the "golden finger" element in real-life scenarios or trading interfaces, with the chance to win limited edition merchandise rewards. Gate is also initiating the "Finding the Golden Touch Hero" activity, where users can use the "golden hand" materials provided by the official to create secondary works and upload screenshots of their positions or life scenes to participate in the selection.In addition, Gate has launched the "Golden Touch · Traditional Asset Contract Trading Competition." The event covers sectors such as stocks, metals, commodities, foreign exchange, and indices. Users can participate in designated trades to rank based on cumulative trading volume, sharing a prize pool of 100,000 USDT, and have the chance to win "golden finger" merchandise and cash rewards.

According to official news, Gate will officially launch the "Trader Challenge" from March 20 at 16:00 to April 9 at 16:00 (UTC+8), aimed at discovering and rewarding high-quality leading traders worldwide. The total prize pool for this event is 52,000 USDT, covering three competitive tracks. During the event, the top 10 traders by strategy trading volume can receive up to 1,500 USDT in rewards; those who output contract strategies daily and meet the check-in goals can receive up to 200 USDT as a completion gift; in addition, the platform will issue an extra increment reward of up to 1,500 USDT for the top 5 traders by incremental trading volume. The event also includes a referral bonus, where successfully inviting valid new trading users (strategy trading volume ≥ 200 USDT) will earn 10 USDT/person, with a maximum of 1,000 USDT per individual.

According to market news, the World Gold Council, established in 1987, is collaborating with the Boston Consulting Group to propose a "Gold as a Service" framework aimed at establishing standards for tokenized gold, challenging crypto-native issuers such as Tether Gold and PAX Gold.This service will provide a shared network that allows companies issuing tokenized gold to access a unified platform for managing physical reserves, enhancing trust through continuous audits, and establishing interchangeability between products. Currently, the tokenized gold market, dominated by Paxos and Tether, has a total market capitalization of approximately $4.9 billion, with each having established independent custody and issuance systems.The World Gold Council previously launched the first physical gold ETF in the U.S., SPDR Gold Shares, in 2004, which currently has a market capitalization of $126 billion. The council stated that the new service could lower the entry barriers for issuers and is expected to give rise to hundreds of tokenized gold products.

Kalshi announced the launch of a $1 billion "Perfect Prediction" challenge, where a successful prediction of all 63 games in the 2026 NCAA basketball tournament can win a $1 billion prize. Given that no one has ever completed this prediction (with a probability of 1 in 9.2 trillion), the highest scoring prediction will receive a guaranteed prize of $1 million, and an additional $1 million will be donated to charities and scholarship programs.It is reported that in 2014, Buffett initiated a similar challenge, offering a $1 billion prize for correctly guessing the outcomes of all the games, but due to the difficulty, no one has ever won.

The trading platform Aster has announced the launch of a 30-day Zero-Fee Epoch Trading Challenge. This event starts at 00:00 UTC on March 13, 2026, and lasts until 23:59 on April 11, primarily targeting eligible new wallet users.According to the event rules, participating users must complete and maintain a net deposit of at least 50,000 USDT and achieve a cumulative taker trading volume of 10 million dollars in the spot and perpetual contract markets during the event period. Users who meet the criteria will receive a 100% rebate on taker fees in USDT within 5 working days after the event ends, and will instantly unlock a 14-day VIP level 3 to 5 qualification.

According to the Financial Times, victims of investment fraud in China are challenging a compensation arrangement involving approximately 61,000 bitcoins in a UK court. Representatives of the victims have filed an application with the High Court of England, seeking to overturn the proposal for compensation through the Chinese compensation mechanism, arguing that this plan may allow UK authorities to retain significant asset appreciation gains.These bitcoins were seized by the UK police during a money laundering investigation in London and are currently valued at around £3.2 billion (approximately $4.3 billion). It is reported that the law firm Candey represents about 5,700 victims in opposition, claiming that the current compensation scheme fails to ensure fair compensation.The fraud case is led by Qian Zhimin and involves over 128,000 Chinese investors, with the proceeds of the fraud converted into bitcoins and transferred overseas between 2014 and 2017. The UK prosecution has stated that some claims may result in a few victims and litigation funders receiving compensation exceeding their actual losses.

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According to Jinshi reports, Fed's Harker stated that the Federal Reserve's policy is in a favorable position to effectively address inflation and employment challenges.

Bybit announces the launch of the "MNT Dollar-Cost Averaging Challenge," which will run from March 4, 2026, 8:00 (UTC) to March 23, 2026, 23:59 (UTC), with a total prize pool of 55,000 USDT.Users can complete tasks and earn corresponding rewards by creating MNT dollar-cost averaging bots.Activity 1: Cashback for New UsersEligible Participants: Users who have never created a dollar-cost averaging botActivity Details: Users who create their first MNT dollar-cost averaging bot during the event will receive a cashback of 10% of the total investment amount (up to 50 USDT).This category is limited to the top 100 users by investment amount, who have a cumulative dollar-cost averaging amount of at least 100 USDT.Activity 2: Create a Dollar-Cost Averaging Bot to ShareEligible Participants: All registered usersActivity Details: Users who create an MNT dollar-cost averaging bot and invest in MNT during the event can share a prize pool of 50,000 USDT.Participants during the event must hold at least 200 USDT worth of MNT through the dollar-cost averaging bot.