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Gate founder and CEO Dr. Han recently stated in an interview with The Block that the integration of AI and Web3 is accelerating efficiency improvements in the industry. The company has fully opened AI enterprise accounts for team members and is widely applying them in scenarios such as coding and development, significantly enhancing overall productivity.On this basis, the product iteration pace has been drastically compressed from "updates every few weeks" to "daily updates." Meanwhile, Web3 provides AI agents with automated payment capabilities, achieving low-cost and high-efficiency fund settlement through on-chain protocols. AI has also become an important tool for dealing with vast on-chain assets, capable of quickly completing liquidity screening and trading path optimization based on instructions.When discussing compliance and industry competition, Dr. Han pointed out that current crypto trading platforms have become homogenized in terms of product experience, but intense competition continues to drive overall service level improvements. Gate has currently achieved regulatory coverage in 81 jurisdictions worldwide, with compliant operations covering 46 states in the United States, and has obtained the European MiCA license, which covers 29 European markets, while also obtaining relevant licenses in Dubai, Japan, and Australia. Blockchain is gradually evolving from a single cryptocurrency carrier to an infrastructure that supports diverse assets.Dr. Han believes that with the ongoing integration of AI and Web3, Gate is continuously optimizing user experience and extending the platform into broader everyday use scenarios.

According to SoSoValue data, the cryptocurrency market sectors showed mixed performance, with the Meme sector standing out, rising 4.81% in 24 hours. Among them, MemeCore (M) increased by 26.97%, while BUILDon (B) and Cheems Token (CHEEMS) rose by 8.05% and 5.54%, respectively. At the same time, Bitcoin (BTC) rose by 0.34%, fluctuating narrowly around $76,000; Ethereum (ETH) increased by 0.01%, maintaining above $2,300.In other sectors, the Layer1 sector rose by 0.85% in 24 hours, with Cosmos Hub (ATOM) increasing by 3.00%; the PayFi sector rose by 0.66%, with Monero (XMR) increasing by 8.07%; the CeFi sector rose by 0.15%, with Binance Coin (BNB) increasing by 0.19%.Additionally, the Layer2 sector fell by 0.07%, but Starknet (STRK) rose by 5.43%; the DeFi sector fell by 0.22%, while JUST (JST) rose by 11.06%.The cryptocurrency sector indices reflecting historical market trends show that the ssiMeme, ssiRWA, and ssiLayer1 indices rose by 3.59%, 2.15%, and 0.29%, respectively.

The Spark strategy chief monetsupply.eth tweeted criticism of Aave's decision to unfreeze the core Ethereum WETH market, arguing that this decision is poorly considered under current conditions. After the unfreezing, it will allow LST/LRT holders to establish extremely high-yield looping positions, resulting in continuous liquidity shortages for aEthWETH, making it difficult for ordinary users to withdraw normally.Taking weETH looping as an example: weETH is currently trading at a 0.5% discount, and if it returns to par within a month, the implied yield is about 6%. Combined with the basic staking yield, the total yield can reach 8%. Meanwhile, the maximum borrowing rate for core ETH on Aave is 5.15%, allowing loopers to earn an additional 2.85% yield; weETH can be leveraged up to 14 times, resulting in a maximum annualized yield of about 45%.He believes that this essentially provides LST/LRT loopers with a "free lunch," while further deteriorating the user experience for aWETH holders and stablecoin borrowers.

According to CoinGlass monitoring, the total liquidation amount across the network in the last 24 hours was $392 million, with long liquidations at $188 million and short liquidations at $203 million, affecting a total of 144,671 people.The liquidation amount in 1 hour was $48.2983 million, in 4 hours it was $211 million, and in 12 hours it was $254 million. The largest single liquidation occurred in the Binance BTCUSDC trading pair, valued at $9.7198 million.

The Zcash core development team Zcash Open Development Lab (ZODL) founder Josh Swihart released the latest progress on Zcash, proposing a strategic direction centered on "post-quantum security, scalability, and user experience," and using the Artemis II lunar mission as a metaphor to emphasize achieving seemingly impossible goals through technological breakthroughs. The ZODL team stated that Zcash is entering the "Zcash IV" phase, which will build infrastructure similar to a "lunar base" to support the protocol and application security scaling to billions of users, while promoting the vision of privacy transactions without large-scale financial surveillance.On the product and technology front, ZODL continues to iterate, with its 3.3.x version now launched on iOS and Android, adding hardware wallet connection management, SDK upgrades, and multiple experience optimizations, while advancing key developments such as Keystone wallet functionality and address system upgrades (ZIP 316, UIVK/UFVK). Meanwhile, the Zcash core team has fixed multiple system issues and is advancing the development of the Zallet alpha version, while strengthening unified address standards and wallet interaction experiences, laying the groundwork for future scalability and performance improvements.In addition, ZODL disclosed that its application data continues to grow and participated in a stablecoin privacy summit to strengthen industry collaboration. However, due to upgrades in regulation and network restrictions, ZODL has temporarily removed its app from the Russian app store. The team emphasized that privacy is not an option but a fundamental need in the digital age, and will continue to accelerate delivery pace to promote the popularization of ZEC and ecological development in the future.

According to Coinglass data, in the past hour, the total liquidation across the network was 90.75 million dollars, with long positions liquidated at 85 million dollars and short positions liquidated at 5.75 million dollars.

The World official blog announced that the unlocking rate of the WLD token will be automatically reduced by approximately 43% starting from July 24, 2026. Currently, 4.9 billion WLD (49% of the total supply) has been unlocked, of which about 3.3 billion is in circulation.Specifically, the unlocking rate for the World community will decrease from 3.2 million per day to 1.6 million, a reduction of 50%; the unlocking rate for the team and investors will decrease from 1.9 million per day to 1.3 million, a reduction of 32%. The overall unlocking amount will decrease from approximately 5.1 million per day to about 2.9 million.WLD adopts a continuous linear unlocking mechanism, with no one-time large unlocks (cliff). This rate adjustment is due to established on-chain contract arrangements and aims to gradually reduce selling pressure.

According to official news, AI NFT has announced the official integration of Google login, allowing users to choose a convenient Google account or decentralized wallet connection based on their preferences. New users do not need to go through a complicated registration process; they can log in to enjoy a million points reward and directly access several leading global AI large models. This upgrade further lowers the usage threshold, enabling users to easily embark on their AI exploration journey in their preferred way.

Gate announced that it will hold the Gate 13th Anniversary Blue Carpet Ceremony on April 20 from 17:00 to 19:30 (UTC+8) at K11 MUSEA in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong. The ceremony will officially start at 17:30, with dozens of industry guests and media friends invited to attend.This ceremony will replace the traditional red carpet with the brand's iconic blue color. There will be entry displays, media photography, and interview segments on site, and the F1 Red Bull Racing Team's display car will also be unveiled, showcasing the progress of the collaboration between the two parties.In addition, from April 18 to 24, Gate will launch the "Racing the Future" outdoor cross-border exhibition at the waterfront promenade of K11 MUSEA in Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong. On the evening of April 20, Gate will also hold a high-end anniversary dinner event at the Rosewood Hotel in Hong Kong, where platform founder and CEO Dr. Han will be present, along with over 300 representatives from top industry institutions and partners invited to participate in on-site exchanges.Overall, the Gate 13th Anniversary series of events will use offline scenarios as a carrier, integrating brand displays and cross-border collaborations, and will continue to strengthen connections and communication with users and partners.

Wormhole posted on the X platform in response to the impact of the Drift Protocol attack incident, stating that Wormhole user assets are currently not at risk, and the cross-chain bridge functionality is still operating normally. However, due to the built-in security mechanisms set for Solana, some cross-chain transfers may experience delays. Wormhole core contributors have been in communication with the Solana ecosystem team and will continue to provide support as needed.

According to on-chain analyst PeckShield, there were a total of 20 major hacking incidents in the cryptocurrency sector in March 2026, with total losses reaching $52 million, a staggering 96% increase compared to $26.5 million in February.The most concerning risk this month is the "shadow contagion" effect, where a single event triggers a chain of bad debts across multiple protocols. Major incidents include: ResolvLabs ($USR) suffering an "infinite minting" attack due to an AWS KMS key management vulnerability, resulting in losses of approximately $25 million, an 80% drop in the price of USR, and causing systemic bad debts for protocols such as MorphoBlue, Euler, and Fluid; Venus ($THE) experiencing an on-chain/off-chain combination attack, leaving $2.18 million in bad debts; well-known on-chain figure @sillytuna facing a physical attack and on-chain coordinated strike, resulting in losses of $24 million; and a Kraken whale user (0xC551...acA21) losing $18 million due to a social engineering attack, with hackers transferring some funds through Thorchain to HitBTC.

According to the data panel on the ChainCatcher official website, regarding BTC wallet balances, in the past 7 days, among the top 10 exchanges by balance, Kraken had the largest decrease at 6.7%, while Bithumb had the largest increase at 2.07%.In terms of reserve assets, in the past 7 days, the top three net outflows were Binance (-$1.184 billion), HTX (-$246 million), and OKX (-$163 million); Kucoin had the largest net inflow, reaching $69.6626 million.

According to Lookonchain statistics, Bitcoin spot and related ETFs had a net outflow of 2,029 BTC in a single day, approximately $135 million, with a cumulative net outflow of 1,439 BTC over the past 7 days, about $95.4 million; Ethereum ETFs had a net outflow of 88,317 ETH in a single day, approximately $175 million, with a cumulative net outflow of 147,450 ETH over the past 7 days, about $293 million.In contrast, Solana ETFs had a net outflow of 7,316 SOL in a single day, approximately $607,000, but a net inflow of 35,436 SOL over the past 7 days, about $2.94 million, showing a slight return of funds.

Zhou Xiaochuan, former governor of the People's Bank of China, stated yesterday at the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2026 that a good payment system is not a champion of a single technology or performance. Just like instant payment is not necessarily good, the most important thing is "adaptation." He pointed out that regulation needs to combat money laundering and prevent drug trafficking, cross-border gambling, telecom fraud, etc. Several central bank governors mentioned at the forum that digital currencies are now used in payment systems, but fraud also uses digital currencies, and "it is quite severe." Zhou Xiaochuan believes that the ability to combat fraud still needs to be continuously improved.When discussing the topic of regulatory adaptation, Zhou Xiaochuan mentioned stablecoins again. He said that now, as soon as the proceeds from telecom fraud arrive, they are immediately split into hundreds or thousands of accounts to evade compliance checks, which means it is quite difficult to recover losses afterward. "Stablecoins fundamentally bypass compliance checks; everyone needs to think clearly and not follow the trend." Zhou Xiaochuan also emphasized that cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology can be explored, but it does not mean that "peer-to-peer" and "decentralization" are all positive. One cannot hastily conclude that using correspondent banks and SWIFT messages in the original backend systems is outdated; the key is to adapt to the user's experience.

According to on-chain analyst Stacy Muur, the global stablecoin cumulative issuance exceeded $12.9 billion in the past 30 days. In the specific ranking, the decentralized stablecoin USDD ranked 6th with an issuance of $2.8 billion, demonstrating strong growth momentum. Its strong performance follows DAI, USDC, USDS, and sUSDS, surpassing traditional stablecoin varieties like USDT, highlighting the market's new demand for decentralized, over-collateralized stablecoins.USDD is a multi-chain decentralized stablecoin launched by the TRON ecosystem, currently issued on the TRON network, Ethereum Chain, and BNB Chain. Relying on the core PSM (Peg Stability Module), USDD achieves a 1:1 deep anchoring and efficient exchange. With its seamless compatibility with major DeFi protocols and multi-chain layout advantages, as of March 23, USDD's total value locked (TVL) has officially surpassed $1.45 billion.

According to Binance spot data, the market has experienced significant fluctuations. BANANAS31 has risen by 19.13% in 24 hours, while also reaching a bottom rebound state.In addition, DEGO has also shown a bottom rebound state, with an increase of 7.84%. Among the other tokens, WAXP, GUN, IDEX, and STO have all shown a "high pullback" state, with declines of 11.73%, 18.07%, 7.09%, and 7.24% respectively. Meanwhile, BERA has reached a new low for the week, with a decline of 26.2%.

Global market volatility has intensified, with spot gold experiencing a significant drop during the day, with intraday declines exceeding 5%, reaching a new low for this phase. Meanwhile, the price of BTC has shown relatively stable performance, fluctuating around $68,000. The phase divergence between gold and BTC reflects changes in capital allocation among different assets.According to CoinGlass data, the 24-hour trading volume of XAUT contracts is $2.744 billion, with an open interest of $451 million. Among them, the trading volume of XAUT contracts on the Gate platform is $230.8 million, with an open interest of $43.28 million, both ranking among the top three globally.Gate continues to strengthen its spot, contract, and ETF product system, supporting users in flexibly positioning long and short in volatile and structural markets, while ensuring a trading experience under extreme volatility with deep liquidity and risk control mechanisms. At the same time, the platform deepens its TradFi layout, supporting spot trading of stocks and metals, with contracts covering assets such as metals, indices, stocks, foreign exchange, and commodities, combined with USDT settlement and up to 100 times leverage, facilitating cross-market asset allocation and risk management.