Project Progress

Virtuals Protocol, partnering with t54 Labs, plans to launch AI agents on the XRP Ledger, enabling autonomous transactions. The crypto community is excited about this innovation, which could significantly enhance XRPL's capabilities in finance, despite some concerns about risks and oracle dependencies.

Tether's QVAC Fabric introduces the BitNet LoRA framework, enabling AI model training on consumer devices with reduced VRAM needs and improved performance. Users can fine-tune large models on smartphones, making AI development more accessible and efficient.

Evernorth Holdings filed for a Nasdaq listing via SPAC, targeting over $1B in proceeds. With hundreds of millions of XRP, it plans active management strategies and benefits from recent regulatory clarity classifying XRP as a digital commodity.

The essay discusses the recent entry of large companies and ETFs into the tokenized securities market, highlighting growth driven by regulatory support and increasing institutional demand, with Ondo Global Markets managing over 250 tokenized instruments valued at nearly $2.6 billion.

Gate News reported that on March 20, Tether Chief Executive Officer Paolo Ardoino posted on X, stating that the team is optimizing the wallet user interface and inviting users to vote on the display format for small balances. For ultra-small balances below one cent, users can choose to display fractions precise to the cent, or select a more streamlined alternative display format. Paolo Ardoino encouraged users to participate in feedback to help the team decide on the final display effect.

Farcaster co-founder Dan Romero clarified five misconceptions about MPS, emphasizing its broad applicability, support for multiple cryptocurrencies and fiat currencies, and expansion to Bitcoin Lightning Network. MPS itself has no inherent fees, features simple design and can serve as a web standard, supports multiple payment modes, and ensures secure separation of communication and payment rails.

Gate News reports that on March 20, according to Caixin, Ant Group intends to list Ant International separately on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Ant International Vice President Shi Wenyi revealed that its digital payment and financial services platforms, Remitly and Antom (global merchant payment services), have integrated blockchain global settlement technology to achieve real-time fund arrival, effectively reducing funds in transit and improving capital turnover efficiency. Additionally, the platform has introduced an AI foreign exchange time series forecasting large model capable of high-precision predictions for future cash flows and foreign exchange exposure.

Gate News reports that the Spark protocol released data on March 20 showing first-quarter 2026 revenue reached $33 million, representing approximately 10% year-over-year growth. The protocol currently generates approximately $10 million in monthly revenue, primarily sourced from SLL, SparkLend, and Market Curation. A complete financial report will be released shortly.

DeFi protocol Neutrl has migrated to a new domain and switched DNS service providers, with smart contracts resuming normal operations. The official team ensures user fund safety, reminding users to stop accessing the original domain and to revoke authorizations for malicious addresses.

Gate News reports that on March 20, Ethereum Layer 2 network Starknet announced on the X platform that the STRK20 testnet will launch next week, with mainnet planned for late April. STRK20 aims to provide token-level privacy for assets on Starknet, supporting the issuance of privacy stablecoins and other privacy assets while balancing compliance requirements. The standard keeps transaction amounts and account balances confidential and is compatible with

BlackRock's "iShares Staked Ethereum Trust ETF (ETHB)" had a trading volume of over $15.5 million on its first day of listing, showcasing strong performance and highlighting the potential for institutional capital to flow into Ethereum. ETHB will directly hold Ether and participate in staking; in addition to benefiting from price fluctuations, investors can earn staking rewards, with 82% of the yields distributed to holders on a monthly basis.

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Peter Steinberger reviewed his experience founding the open-source AI framework OpenClaw at a Sequoia Capital event, recounting the frustration he felt from repeatedly wanting to remotely command computers, which ultimately led him to build a prototype himself, gradually evolving into today's OpenClaw.

Hyperliquid is rapidly expanding its liquidity and market share, surpassing $1 billion in stablecoin and adding $1 billion in open interest last month. Growth is fueled by trades on HIP-3, reflecting a shift to traditional assets. Token HYPE shows strong performance but faces selling pressure and volatility.

Aster launched its staking feature on March 20th, allowing users to delegate ASTER tokens and choose lock-up periods to earn rewards through basic and loyalty incentives. The initial validators include Trust Wallet and others. The staking cycle runs from Monday to Sunday each week, and users must complete their staking before Monday to receive rewards.

The Polygon community has proposed an initiative aimed at balancing income disparities among validators of different scales through fixed reward averaging. This mechanism will reduce large validator revenues by approximately 11%, ensuring that medium and small validators achieve break-even, thereby enhancing network decentralization.