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Aave V4 revolutionizes lending by introducing separate markets with shared liquidity for greater flexibility, expanding use cases beyond crypto, and enhancing capital efficiency. The upgrade supports institutional borrowing and real-world asset integration, with features rolling out based on governance input.

Hyperliquid co-founder announced on April 1 on a social platform that its mobile app is now live on the Google Play Store. It is currently in an MVP testing version, offering only the deal notification feature, with the goal of collecting user feedback and optimizing the product. Users were reminded to avoid downloading counterfeit apps, and future versions will continue improving functionality.

The Sandbox’s chief operating officer, Sebastien Borget, announced at EthCC that the mobile game The Sandbox NEXT has launched its first round of testing on March 26. Developed using Unreal Engine, it supports multiplayer competitive gameplay. The game optimized its aiming and shooting mechanics and also allows players to port assets to mobile.

Ripple has added digital asset capabilities to its treasury management platform, allowing corporate finance teams to hold, track and manage cryptocurrencies and fiat balances within a single system, the company said. According to a company announcement, the update introduces Digital Asset

The cryptocurrency market has lost more than $200 billion in total capitalization over the past few days. This comes on the back of a 7% drop in Bitcoin’s price, which also dragged down most altcoins. Ripple’s XRP is no exception. XRP Price Shaky Amid Global

Ripple’s developer team has freshly introduced Confidential Multi-Purpose Tokens (CMPTs), pushing for more privacy-focused features on the XRP Ledger. These MPTs enable masking of crypto account balances & transaction amounts. This keeps the total supply publicly verifiable, thanks to EC-ElGamal

Ripple adds support for digital assets for treasury management platforms A new update from Ripple is expanding the role of digital assets in corporate financial management, as the treasury management platform now includes additional digital asset accounts along with a suite of tools that display data in real time. This move aims to enhance transparency and efficiency in treasury operations.

The Ethereum Foundation’s Barnabé Monnot introduced an “execution tickets” mechanism at the EthCC conference. The goal is to reduce block proposer monopolistic power by using a protocol auction for transaction execution and ordering rights, thereby increasing transparency and fairness. The revenue from execution tickets will be directly burned, ensuring that MEV profits are fairly distributed to all ETH holders, and lowering the participation barrier for home stakers. This mechanism is a core proposal of the Ethereum roadmap’s “Scourge” phase, and it will effectively prevent transaction censorship.

Gate News update, April 1, Tally announced that its long-term partner ScopeLift will continue to be responsible for the development of the Tally Governance application during the transition period. Tally said that services for enterprise customers and licensees will not be affected. In addition, the Governance App codebase will be converted to the MIT license after 12 months, at which point the community will be able to use the codebase.

Vitalik Buterin and Nicolas Consigny presented new progress on Kohaku, a privacy framework, at the EthCC conference, emphasizing the capabilities of integrating the network layer, the hardware layer, and light clients. By directly integrating the Helios light client into a wallet SDK, Kohaku enables user self-verification, protects privacy, and introduces an automated privacy routing mechanism, improving privacy and security within the Ethereum ecosystem.

[PRESS RELEASE – Dubai, United Arab Emirates, March 24th, 2026] RIV Coin ($RIV), a Vault protocol token built on the Solana blockchain, has officially launched as the core token of a reserve-backed digital asset ecosystem. The project introduces a verifiable reserve framework that enables off-chain

Resolv Labs updated users on the recent exploit that minted 80 million USR tokens. While whitelisted holders have largely redeemed their tokens, non-whitelisted users and RLP holders face delays. Investigations found no insider involvement, but recovery remains uncertain.

OpenEden has launched the HYBOND token, providing on-chain access to BNY Investments' Global Short-Dated High-Yield Bond strategy. This innovation bridges traditional finance with blockchain technology, enhancing investment transparency and accessibility while reflecting the growing trend of asset tokenization in the financial sector.

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At the EthCC conference, Protocol Guild contributor cheeky-gorilla said that Ethereum L1 core developers are paid less than the market, and that high-performance projects lure them away with higher salaries, which could cause critical roadmaps to stall. To protect the Ethereum ecosystem, they urged project teams to give back to Protocol Guild with a "1% Pledge," emphasizing the necessity of maintaining L1 development.

Tokenization has become one of crypto's favorite buzzwords, but Grayscale head of research Zach Pandl said investors should think about it less as a single trade and more as a long roadmap with different winners at different stages. Speaking at EthCC conference in Cannes, France, Pandl said that th

Orderly will host a perpetual futures trading competition from April 1 to April 21. The focus shifts to trading technical skills and risk management capabilities, with support for AI Agents to participate. The prize pool starts at $25,000, and the dynamic prize pool can exceed $35,000. 30% of participants will receive awards and get additional points. Participants can earn extra points through social accounts and by inviting friends.

Brazil's B3 stock exchange will launch six Event Contracts on April 27, allowing professional investors to bet on future events related to bitcoin, dollar, and the Ibovespa index. Regulated by CVM, the cash-settled contracts aim to modernize derivatives trading amidst a global prediction market boom.

Ethereum Foundation researcher Devansh Mehta proposed a Validator Revenue Redistribution (VRR) plan at the EthCC conference. It would allow validators to independently redirect a portion of their staked rewards to designated smart contracts, such as public funding platforms or audit organizations. The goal of this proposal is to empower validators to participate in ecosystem governance and security building while reducing reliance on centralized donations.