Project Progress

Tether’s QVAC team launched the QVAC SDK, which is an open-source, cross-platform AI development toolkit aimed at building the intelligent ecosystem of the future and supporting a wide range of devices. QVAC is seen as a next-generation intelligent framework with modular and infinitely extensible features to adapt to future development.

Bitcoin Bancorp launched a licensed Bitcoin ATM network in Southern California on April 9, with the first batch of machines already installed in Los Angeles, marking a new phase of retail expansion in the United States. The company’s accelerated expansion strategy is significant, and it is expected that the industry’s size will reach $7.68 billion by 2034.

Gate News update, April 9, Xverse, a Bitcoin wallet, announced the launch of its Bitcoin-native AI agent wallet, the Xverse Agentic Wallet. The wallet enables AI agents to execute payment, trading, and fund management operations on the Bitcoin network. Lightning payments are settled via Spark, and it also supports machine-to-machine payments through MPP (multi-path payments)

Circle Internet Group launched CPN Managed Payments on Wednesday, a full-stack stablecoin settlement platform designed to let banks, fintechs, and payment service providers process USDC transactions without holding or managing digital assets. Key Takeaways: Circle launched CPN Managed Payments on

Gate News message: On April 9, the quant yield protocol Axis announced the launch of a synthetic U.S. dollar USDx and completed its first minting, with a size of 10 million US dollars. It is currently in a private testing phase. After minting is completed, USDx will be deployed to Axis’s market-neutral arbitrage engine, covering more than 40 trading venues, to provide liquidity and capture opportunities from market price spreads.

Circle launched USDC payout services in Singapore, enabling automated cross-border payments for fintechs and enterprises. Payouts API reduces manual processes, improves transparency, and supports high-volume stablecoin transactions. Expansion aligns with regulations, offering compliant in

Polymarket is launching a new collateral token, Polymarket USD, replacing USDC.e to enhance transaction speed and reduce costs amidst regulatory challenges. The upgrade includes the CTF Exchange V2 for improved order matching and anticipates a potential POLY token introduction.

Odin Fun co-founder Bob Bodily said that in response to recent attack incidents, the platform is carrying out multiple recovery efforts, including rolling back state, tracking funds, patching vulnerabilities, auditing contracts, and communicating with the community. This incident resulted in large-scale sell-offs and abnormal account withdrawals.

Pi Network recently launched a token distribution test for the Pi Launchpad. More than 300k users participated, staking 24 million Test-Pi. The core architecture “12 Grid” enables end-to-end token delivery, and all transactions are publicly verifiable. This test confirmed the system’s feasibility and paved the way for a future official launch. The upgrade roadmap includes the PiRC1 framework and Protocol 23, which will be rolled out in April and May, respectively.

Ripple has launched a Treasury Management System with integrated digital asset capabilities, enabling CFOs to manage both fiat and digital assets from one platform, enhancing enterprise blockchain adoption amidst rising demand for digital asset solutions.

The DeFi yield protocol Saturn officially launched on the mainnet on April 9. The private testing phase has ended; during this period, companies such as Flowdesk and Galaxy deposited $10 million. Its stablecoin USDat is built on M0, with partners including Galaxy, Securitize, and Clear Street. Saturn completed a $800k funding round in January.

MiniMax released MMX-CLI, a fully multimodal command-line tool designed for AI agents, on April 9, aiming to simplify how agents call the AI capabilities of the MiniMax platform. By executing commands and retrieving results, the tool improves the efficiency of automated workflows, and introduces three design improvements to address issues that command-line tools face in automated environments.

Surf launched the Surf Skill CLI tool, enabling AI agents with the ability to query cryptocurrency data and replacing 60+ separate APIs. Users can analyze the market, DeFi TVL, and social trends in real time, and get $200k in free API credit to simplify the development process.

Gate News message, April 9, OpenClaw released the 2026.4.9 version update. This update officially introduces the “Dreaming” feature, using REM backfilling to process historical data and adding a diary timeline UI so that AI agents can replay users’ notes to form memories. The update also strengthens security protections against SSRF and node execution injection, adds role atmosphere QA assessments, and fully optimizes the Android pairing process.

Polymarket has completed its all‑stock acquisition of DeFi startup Brahma, pulling in its smart account stack to speed execution, deepen liquidity, and defend share as prediction markets explode. Summary Polymarket has completed its acquisition of DeFi infrastructure startup Brahma. Brahma's f

SBI Ripple Asia launched an XRP Ledger platform enabling regulated prepaid tokens under Japan’s legal framework. APIs integrate blockchain with existing apps, allowing seamless token use without redesigning user interfaces. Platform targets real-world payments, offering fast, low-cost

Gate News message: On April 9, the HIP-3 ecosystem project Trade.xyz launched a Nikkei 225 Index (Japan stock market benchmark index) contract, supporting up to 20x leverage.

Circle launched the Circle Payments Network (CPN) managed payment solution on April 8 to provide stablecoin settlement services for financial institutions, simplify fiat interactions, and handle crypto operations. The first set of partners includes Thunes and Worldline, and monthly trading volume for USDC has already surpassed USDT.

Gate News message, April 9, Global Dollar and Paxos decided to increase their USDG stablecoin incentives deployed on Pendle from the initial $150k to $390k, until the market maturity date. Pendle will also continue to provide PENDLE rewards of up to 30% for this market. Previously, Pendle’s USDG