LayerZero launches ZERO blockchain, partners with ICE and DTCC

XRP Holders Demand Token Burn! David Schwartz: Stellar Precedent Shows It's Ineffective

XRP's weekly trading volume declined from $22.9 billion to $16.6 billion, indicating a notable decrease in market participation. The community has criticized Ripple's stock buyback program, arguing that escrow tokens should be burned to increase XRP's value. Ripple's Chief Technology Officer David Schwartz mentioned that supply reduction does not necessarily lead to price increases, citing Stellar's token burn as evidence supporting this viewpoint. Although there have been recent regulatory developments, XRP's market demand has yet to show significant improvement.

Solana Accelerates Layout of Real-World Assets and AI Finance, Tokenized Stocks and Stablecoin Payments Advance in Parallel

The Solana ecosystem has recently released multiple updates, with a focus on expanding real-world financial assets, stablecoin settlement, and artificial intelligence applications. Tokenized stock markets are integrating with Solana DeFi, improving trading efficiency. International insurance companies are using stablecoins for cross-border transactions for the first time, demonstrating their advantages. Developers are exploring the combination of AI and blockchain to automate financial services. Solana has joined Mastercard's crypto partner program and released over 20 new projects, raising more than $80 million in funding, promoting the integration of blockchain and traditional finance.

HSBC and Standard Chartered Expected to Obtain Hong Kong Stablecoin Licenses, Traditional Banks Accelerate Blockchain Deployment

Hong Kong's financial regulatory framework is progressing, with the Stablecoin Ordinance scheduled to take effect in August 2025, requiring issuing entities to meet stringent standards. Mature financial institutions such as Standard Chartered and HSBC are expected to be among the first to obtain approval, thereby promoting the development of the stablecoin ecosystem. Although concerns about centralization exist, this framework reflects Hong Kong's commitment to becoming a global hub for digital asset innovation, while also instilling confidence in crypto users and institutional investors.

Pi Network launches Pi Launchpad beta, supporting ecosystem token issuance and real-world application deployment

Pi Network launched a new application feature called Pi Launchpad on its testnet on March 16, designed to help developers issue project tokens and integrate them with practical applications. The platform emphasizes "utility first," promoting healthy ecosystem development and allowing users to experience token issuance and DeFi functionality through the test environment. Launchpad employs a liquidity pool mechanism to provide baseline liquidity, with the overall update aimed at attracting more developers and driving application implementation.

Bittensor Subnet Completes 72 Billion Parameter LLM Pretraining, TAO Rises 54.8% in Two Weeks

Bittensor subnet Templar completed pretraining of Covenant-72B, a decentralized language model with 72 billion parameters, on March 10th. The model demonstrated excellent performance on MMLU tests, surpassing multiple centralized baseline models. The project attracted collaboration from over 70 nodes, with all weights and checkpoints released under the Apache License. Following this news, Bittensor and its token experienced broad gains.

Ethereum Foundation Unveils Public Charter! Defines Itself as Sanctuary Technology, Anti-Censorship, Privacy, and Open Source as Top Priorities

The Ethereum Foundation released a 38-page charter aimed at defending individual technological sovereignty and decentralization. They positioned Ethereum as "sacred technology," emphasizing privacy and security, and proposed the concept of "subtractive governance," committed to enhancing decentralization and allowing the Ethereum ecosystem to evolve autonomously. The charter also emphasized requirements for Layer2 scaling solutions, rejecting centralized designs to ensure Ethereum's future development.