Project Progress

The TRON community is discussing a v4.8.1 new feature proposal that plans to adjust the execution behavior and cost of the SELFDESTRUCT instruction to enhance compatibility with Ethereum's EIP-6780. The proposal suggests that the instruction will only delete contracts under specific conditions and will adjust energy consumption to 5000. Currently, the proposal remains in the community discussion phase.

GateRouter was launched on March 13th, offering developers a unified platform for calling large models, supporting over 25 mainstream models. Users can access it through a single API, with the system intelligently matching models to reduce AI inference costs. Developers can quickly connect and manage APIs, and a pay-as-you-go billing mode will be introduced in the future.

Vitalik recently proposed "ZK API Usage Credits" with the Ethereum Foundation, aimed at leveraging zero-knowledge proofs to enable anonymous calls to AI models and protect user privacy. While this proposal has faced scrutiny, it reflects rising privacy demands. He believes Ethereum can serve as an immutable data layer to meet the urgent needs for privacy and verification in the AI era.

Synthetix released its 2026 roadmap plan on March 13, aiming to establish itself as a perpetual futures trading platform on the Ethereum mainnet. This includes buybacks of SNX and sUSD, the launch of multi-collateral capabilities and commodities markets, and a gradual transition of sUSD into a decentralized stablecoin. Additionally, Synthetix will host trading competitions and improve order functionalities.

Sky protocol governance voting has passed, deciding to reduce the protocol income allocation used for SKY buybacks from 300,000 USDS daily to 37,600 USDS, and made multiple updates to Atlas Edit content, including removing specific risk exposures, adding to blocklist, and correcting related descriptions.

Vitalik Buterin, co-founder of Ethereum and one of the most influential figures in the crypto industry, has just posted an article on social media platform X explaining why ETH remains a necessary component in many technology systems. According to Buterin, the community should change their perspective: instead of trying

Akuna Wallet entered the Bank of Ghana’s VASP sandbox to test Stellar-based cross-border payment tools for creators and freelancers. The platform targets payment costs in Sub-Saharan Africa, where cross-border transfers average 8.8%, above the UN’s 3% goal. Akuna Wallet has joined the Bank o

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.

The Cardano Foundation has introduced a new proposal to withdraw 50 million ADA from the Treasury as the initial funding for the Orion Venture Fund. The Treasury is set to contribute $75 million, while outside investors chip in with $5 million for the fund, which will be managed by

Osmosis has proposed merging its chain into the Cosmos Hub to make its DEX native infrastructure for the Hub. The merger would swap OSMO tokens for ATOM at a rate of 0.0355:1.998, based on price patterns in the past 30 days. Osmosis, the largest decentralized application in the Cosmos

Foundry will launch a Zcash mining pool next month, extending its mining operations beyond Bitcoin. The pool will offer auditable payouts and scalable infrastructure as Foundry expands into ZEC mining for institutional users. Foundry Digital plans to launch a Zcash mining pool in

The Cardano community is voting on withdrawing 50 million ADA from the treasury to create the Orion Fund, an $80 million venture fund aimed at supporting startups and ecosystem development, with a focus on self-sustainability through returns on investments.

Gate News, on March 13th, AI agent infrastructure Unibase launched AI agent autonomous wallet and payment protocol Unibase Pay on BNB Chain. The protocol uses x402 payment verification mechanism, enabling AI agents to automatically verify amounts, sign payloads, and complete on-chain settlements when receiving 402 responses. Additionally, Unibase provides each agent with a custodial wallet powered by Privy, allowing agents to directly access through MCP or

The U.S. Senate passed the "21st Century Housing Act," which prohibits the Federal Reserve from issuing a digital dollar, with restrictions lasting until 2031, reflecting concerns about financial surveillance and personal privacy. Despite opposition from the House of Representatives and political uncertainties, decentralized finance platforms like LiquidChain are seizing market opportunities to drive liquidity innovation.

Hedera, a decentralized, sustainable public network that utilizes a fast, secure, and energy-efficient Hashgraph consensus, has declared its strategic partnership with USDT0, the omnichain deployment of Tether’s USDT. USDT0 is now live on Hedera. This collaboration brings native, smooth,

Lido DAO reports that a limited slashing event occurred involving a node operator in the community staking module, affecting 6 validator indices with an estimated slashing amount of less than 1 ETH. The event has minimal impact on the protocol, operations remain normal, and stakers need not be concerned. An investigation is ongoing.

Zodl Mobile Wallet Releases Version 3.1.0, Optimizing Swaps and CrossPay Features with Enhanced User Experience and Bug Fixes, Adding Slippage Warnings, Adjusting Default Slippage to 2%, and Improving Swap Transaction Execution Speed.

Pi Network completed the V20.2 upgrade, ensuring node alignment and network stability for all operators. AI node experiments tested decentralized computing, using spare node capacity to handle real AI tasks. PI price jumped 16%, breaking resistance at $0.23, eyeing $0.28 as key target. P

HSBC and Standard Chartered are expected to become the first institutions in Hong Kong to obtain stablecoin issuance licenses, marking the imminent launch of Hong Kong's stablecoin regulatory framework. The new regulations require stablecoin issuers to obtain approval and comply with strict management requirements. The approval of both banks will drive traditional financial institutions' participation in blockchain payments and strengthen digital asset compliance.