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Nikita Bier from Elon Musk's X hinted at a possible crypto-related product launch amid Bitcoin's recovery, stimulating discussions on potential payment and trading features. X Money, a peer-to-peer service, is set for early public access but lacks confirmed crypto features.

B.AI LLM Services has exceeded 1 million users, showcasing its ability to manage high throughput with a privacy-first routing architecture, as it develops infrastructure for an autonomous agent economy.

Ripple has introduced its Institutional DeFi Portal in beta, designed to facilitate financial institutions' access to decentralized finance and stablecoin payments. The portal addresses compliance and operational challenges, aiming to enhance stablecoin payment management.

Morpho has launched Morpho Midnight, a fixed-rate DeFi lending product distinct from its variable-rate counterpart, Morpho Blue. Co-founder Paul Frambot highlights that Midnight represents a new onchain lending approach, coexisting with Blue. Morpho holds $7.7 billion in TVL.

Tether launched a self-custodial wallet called the "People's Wallet," focusing on financial inclusion and ease of use. It supports cryptocurrencies like USDT, Bitcoin, and XAUT, aiming to simplify transactions and remove intermediaries.

Ethereum Layer-2 network Scroll lost about $160 million in total value locked after Ether.fi migrated to Optimism, incurring $13 million in fee losses. Scroll plans to disband its security committee, reduce DAO members, and recently faced a spike in gas fees.

Pharos launched an RWA stablecoin pre-deposit campaign ahead of its mainnet debut, offering a 100-day staking period with 14-16% yield. The campaign quickly reached its staking cap, attracting $50 million in total value locked.

Tether推出自託管數位錢包「tether.wallet」，標誌著其向終端用戶的重大擴張。此錢包簡化了轉帳流程，讓用戶可直接用資產支付手續費，並強調用戶對私鑰的完全控制。該產品旨在推動金融普惠，特別是服務未被傳統金融體系覆蓋的人群。

X 产品负责人Nikita Bier暗示将推出修复加密行业的产品，引发市场关注。猜测与X金融生态布局相关，或包括支付、数字钱包及稳定币等功能。X官方尚未正式回应，马斯克称X Money早期公众版将于4月上线。

Bitmine 正式從紐交所美國板轉入主板，標誌著公司重要里程碑。儘管股價大幅下跌，仍提高回購計畫額度至 40 億美元。公司持有大量以太幣，預測加密市場反彈將有助提升資產與股價表現。

The article discusses a proposal for "Quantum-Safe Bitcoin," which allows users to secure transactions against potential quantum attacks without altering Bitcoin's core protocol. The design fits within existing scripting rules, enabling security-conscious individuals to act independently without necessitating network-wide consensus or political disputes over upgrades.

Gate News 消息，4 月 14 日，去中心化借贷协议 Venus Protocol 发布声明，其独立池（Isolated pools）现已停止运行。声明指出，所有独立池已暂停运营，但用户资金保持安全，提款功能仍然开放。用户可根据其资产是否在 Venus Core 上，自行选择迁移资产或直接提款。

Foundry Digital launched its Zcash mining pool, capturing 29% of the network's hashrate shortly after its announcement. They also introduced Zcashinfo.com, a block explorer for transaction tracking, further enhancing infrastructure for the Zcash ecosystem.

Hyperliquid创始人Jeff Yan在采访中回顾了他创办Hyperliquid前的经历。他曾运营规模大的匿名交易团队Chameleon Trading，利用1万美元实现显著增长。因对加密行业现状的不满和FTX事件，Jeff决定终止Chameleon Trading，专注于构建去中心化交易所Hyperliquid。

Aptos 基金會在 4 月 14 日更新了代幣經濟學，主要改革包括將質押年化率降至 2.6%、Gas 費提高 10 倍、設定 21 億枚供應上限及永久鎖定 2.1 億枚 APT。此次調整旨在從「補貼驅動」轉向「績效驅動」的供應模型，以達成通縮目標並促進長期參與。

Hyperliquid创始人Jeff Yan表示，2025年最大的挑战是API服务器延迟。去年夏，随着比特币价格攀升，交易量激增，系统出现延迟，订单响应从瞬间变为3秒，影响交易效率。经过团队努力，重新构建了服务器系统，最终克服了这一问题。

Pi Network 發放 2,650 萬枚 PI 代幣給超過 100 萬名完成 KYC 驗證的社群成員，以加速用戶身份驗證並強化去中心化模型。1,800 萬名已驗證用戶為生態系統的發展奠定基礎，但關鍵在於如何轉化這些用戶為活躍參與者。隨著協議升級，Pi Network 正朝向開放網路階段推進，智能合約支援預示著更豐富的應用場景。

Twin3于4月14日推出面向Agent经济的数字身份基础设施，测试网上线。该协议通过灵魂绑定代币存储用户身份与经验，构建数字身份，支持个人AI代理，推动自动化经济协作。

Scroll 基金會於 4 月 14 日提議解散現行安全理事會，將管理權移轉至 Scroll Admin 的多簽地址，因為安全理事會的運營成本與實際使用量不符。過渡期為十天，並會依賴成員支持。新架構將繼續確保協議的安全標準，並不意味著安全妥協。 DAO 貢獻者的角色也將相應縮減，旨在適應當前的優先事項與運作需求。

Cardano is preparing for two major upgrades in 2026: Ouroboros Leios, a scaling solution to boost transaction speeds, and the van Rossem hard fork to enhance performance and security. Both upgrades are on track for June launches.