Project Progress

Square announced that it is enabling Bitcoin payment options for merchants across the United States and making it the default feature. With real-time settlement through the Lightning Network, merchants can enjoy a zero-fee promotion through 2027. Even so, it is still subject to local regulations and merchant eligibility reviews.

Jack Dorsey hints at reviving the historic Bitcoin faucet, a site that once gave away free BTC for users to explore the cryptocurrency. This initiative recalls Bitcoin's grassroots beginnings, though details remain limited until launch.

Cardano's price is stabilizing around the $0.245 support level amid market consolidation and declining momentum. The inability to break resistance at $0.268 raises concerns about upward strength. Meanwhile, development of the new node version 10.7.0 is in testing, promising enhancements for the ecosystem.

The Ethereum Foundation has completed its 70,000 ETH staking mission, depositing approximately 45,000 ETH worth around $93 million in a single on-chain session on April 3 Summary The Ethereum Foundation deposited approximately 45,000 ETH in a single session on April 3, completing the 70,000 ETH

Key Insights ONDO holds above key Fibonacci support as buyers absorb selling pressure, maintaining higher lows and signaling steady demand despite broader altcoin weakness. Partnership with Franklin Templeton expands access to tokenized ETFs, strengthening ONDO’s role in institutional real-w

What to know: Machine learning is increasingly effective at classifying Bitcoin transaction patterns from on-chain data alone. The TRAP attack links IP addresses to pseudonyms across Ethereum, Bitcoin, and Solana with 95%+ success, without legal process. Obfuscation-based privacy degrades

XRPL developers are enhancing the XRP-native DEX by introducing a lending protocol and improving core repository fundamentals. Once bootstrapped with quality assets and liquidity, the DEX could revolutionize the XRP ecosystem.

Bitcoin miner MARA has reportedly laid off about 15% of its workforce in a move the company calls “strategic, not purely financial.” Internal Restructuring Bitcoin mining giant MARA, formerly Marathon Digital Holdings, has laid off roughly 15% of its workforce as part of a sweeping strategic

four.meme announcement: Because the project tax fee receiving address that starts with 0x9f4 has a defect, sell transactions have failed. The related token creation function has been paused, and users are advised to stop trading. Also, full refunds will be provided to affected users who purchased before April 3 at 22:50.

Linea launched the EIP-7702 protocol on April 3, enabling users to execute smart contracts, batch transactions, and enable features like paying for gas without changing their wallet addresses. The protocol is fully compatible with ERC-4337, has been integrated into MetaMask, and is planned to achieve full EVM compatibility in 2026.

SINGAPORE — April 1, 2026 — MSX, a leading RWA trading platform, today announced the launch of its "Novice & Education" program. This strategic initiative is designed to equip the growing number of investors migrating from crypto-native assets to the tokenized equity market with a systematic

Shiba Inu ambassador Shytoshi Kusama broke a five-week silence on social media, hinting at an upcoming update and discussing a shift beyond price concerns with spiritual insights. SHIB's price rose 4.21%, with trading volumes showing mixed signals.

The Ethereum Foundation staked roughly $93 million in ether (ETH) on Thursday in several batches, bringing its total staked position to approximately $143 million and nearly completing the 70,000 ETH staking target it announced in February, according to Arkham data. The total deposit of 45,034 ETH

Gate News message. On April 3, Hyperliquid announced that after the next network upgrade, users whose trading account assets exceed $10k will be able to enable Portfolio Margin without any trading volume requirements. After depositing funds, new users can immediately use this mode to trade. Meanwhile, accounts whose weighted trading volume in the main account reaches $5 million can still enable Portfolio Margin, and this rule remains unchanged.

Gate News message, on April 3, Hyperliquid co-founder Jeff posted an announcement on the community platform, stating that the result trading from the binary markets testnet has been included in the mainnet-level bug bounty program. The announcement notes that the current scope of the bug bounty does not include multi-outcome markets. In addition, while users are welcome to provide feedback on the frontend, frontend-related issues are not within the reward scope of the bug bounty program.

On April 3, Orderly launched a permissionless listing feature that allows eligible Builders to independently list perpetual contract markets. Builders must meet specific conditions and pay 50,000 USDC as an insurance fund. After going live, Builders can customize parameters and earn market fees. Orderly plans to expand services such as custom oracles, supporting more than 200 projects.

Ripple CTO Emeritus David Schwartz critiqued Omid Malekan's stablecoin prediction, questioning the feasibility of a non-intervention model in complying with legal obligations. Schwartz's inquiries highlighted potential challenges in redeeming stablecoins if issuers don't intervene, as well as implications for fractional reserve practices.

Gate News message, April 3, the Nasdaq-listed blockchain-native capital markets Figure Technology Solutions released its 2026 Q1 operating data report. The report shows that its subsidiary stablecoin YLDS circulating supply has increased to $598 million, up 2% from last month; in addition, transaction volume in its platform consumer lending marketplace is close to $1.2 billion.