Token Events

OpenSea announced a delay in the $SEA token launch, with the TGE originally planned for March 30 now cancelled. The company will instead implement a 60-day period with 0% fees starting March 31 to attract users. The company emphasized its focus on market conditions and expressed its desire to move forward with plans under more mature circumstances.

Decentralized derivatives platform Aster launched Aster Chain on March 18, a high-performance privacy blockchain designed specifically for perpetual futures, supporting cross-chain asset deposits and emphasizing account-level privacy protection. Although the mainnet launch drove a brief surge in ASTER price, trading volume and total locked value declined significantly. Whether it can attract liquidity in the future will be key to its growth.

NFT trading platform OpenSea announced a postponement of its native token SEA issuance plan. The token event originally scheduled for Q1 2026 will no longer proceed as planned. Chief Executive Officer Devin Finzer stated that considering market conditions, the company decided to delay the issuance to ensure results meet community expectations. To maintain platform activity, OpenSea will implement 60 days of zero transaction fees starting March 31 and make adjustments to incentive arrangements, offering users refund options. This decision reflects OpenSea's more cautious strategy and risk management approach.

On Polymarket, a new account invested $241,000 betting that Backpack token's FDV on day one will exceed $300 million, with current prediction probability at 71%. Backpack will launch its token on March 23rd and unlock 25% of circulating supply. Currently, the token's pre-market price is approximately $0.36.

Harry Howard AI recently completed testing of its prediction market product, attracting 8,518 participants and generating 26,423 transactions. The platform secured $3 million in seed funding in 2025, is currently advancing private fundraising efforts, and plans to launch a token.

Gate News reports that on March 18, xStocks announced on the X platform that its points system, xPoints, now has query functionality enabled. Users can automatically accumulate points through three methods: holding tokenized stocks in their wallet, establishing positions in the lending market, and providing liquidity to decentralized exchanges (DEX). xStocks stated that it will announce more partnership information in the coming weeks.

Gate News reported that on March 18, a prediction market platform's data showed that the probability of edgeX reaching TGE (Token Generation Event) before March 31 has risen to 96%, representing a 24-hour increase of 12%. This morning, a certain CEX added EDGEX to its listing roadmap. Trading launch for the related assets depends on market-making support and the completion of technical infrastructure. Once conditions are met, a separate announcement will be made regarding the trading initiation.

CME Group launched Cardano futures earlier this year, offering both standard contracts of 100,000 ADA and micro contracts of 10,000 ADA. The launch was a milestone: CME futures were a prerequisite for Bitcoin and Ethereum ETF approvals, and ADA now sits on the same institutional rails. The market re

Gate News: On March 17, tokenization platform Theo announced the launch of thUSD, a yield-bearing stablecoin backed by gold, and opened a liquidity pool with a maximum capacity of $100 million. The stablecoin is backed by thGOLD, its issued gold token, and generates yield through a cash and carry arbitrage strategy that holds spot gold exposure while shorting gold futures. Previously, Theo raised $15.5 million in funding led by Hack VC and Anthos Capital.

Gate News, on March 17, the Based Foundation announced on the X platform that it plans to conduct a BASED token TGE (Token Generation Event) on March 30.

On March 17th, PolyBeats detected that a new address on Polymarket invested $38,700 to buy the option "Extended's FDV exceeds $300 million on its first day of listing," with a current probability of 36%. Extended is a non-custodial perpetual futures exchange based on Starknet, with core mechanisms including unified margin and multi-asset collateral. It previously raised $6.5 million in funding in April 2024.

Gate News reports that on March 17, Folks Finance announced that the first quarter FLOKS token unlock period has ended. Users who have not yet claimed their tokens must complete the claim process before March 31 at 22:00. Any tokens not claimed by the deadline will be permanently forfeited.

Pi Network, launched in 2019, introduced a mobile-first approach to cryptocurrency mining by allowing users to mine Pi Coin directly from their smartphones without requiring high computational power. The project reached a major milestone with the launch of its open mainnet in early 2025. This is en

Matrixdock launched the institutional-grade silver token XAGm on March 17, introducing physical silver into on-chain finance. The token is backed by silver bars that meet LBMA standards and utilizes Matrixdock's FRS issuance framework, ensuring a verifiable relationship between on-chain tokens and underlying assets, with initial deployment on the Ethereum network. This marks a further expansion of the on-chain precious metal reserve asset system.

On March 17, PolyBeats detected that a new address on Polymarket invested $22,800 betting on "Backpack's FDV exceeds $300 million on its first day of listing," with the current probability at 71%. Backpack originated from a self-custodial wallet and expanded into an Exchange providing trading services. The TGE is scheduled for March 23, at which time 25% of the total token supply will be released.

The decentralized finance project World Liberty Financial (WLFI) passed a vote with 99% approval on March 14, introducing a three-tier investor privilege framework. Under this framework, "super nodes" are required to lock 50 million WLFI tokens (approximately $5.3 million) for at least 180 days to gain opportunities to discuss matters with WLFI executives. The project has received support from the Trump family but has sparked controversy due to the connection between investments and politics, particularly triggering investigations regarding investments from the UAE royal family.

Neutron has announced a shift to long-term maintenance mode, banning new deposits and planning to deactivate the DEX. dNTRN can be exchanged for NTRN. The token supply will be adjusted dynamically. Hadron Labs will transition to community support after June 30th. The team made this decision due to worsening market conditions and a lack of strategic direction.

Gate News reported that on March 17, Pump.fun's ecosystem account disclosed on the X platform that over the past 7 days, Pump.fun repurchased PUMP tokens worth 8.52 million dollars, with cumulative repurchases reaching 328 million dollars, offsetting 29.52% of the total circulating supply.