Flare announced a governance proposal on April 10. The plan is to capture the maximum extractable value (MEV) to the protocol layer through a newly established entity called FIRE, and to repurchase and burn FLR tokens. The proposal includes a three-stage block-building reshaping, along with the FLR annual inflation rate and an annual hard cap reduction, with the goal of optimizing the network’s economic model and improving protocol transparency and security.

Gate News message, April 7, a well-known Bitcoin analyst Willy Woo recently responded to a post questioning that “Bitcoin consumes too much energy.” He said there are only three ways to ensure the safety of a currency’s ledger: relying on physical atoms (like gold), depending on energy consumption (like Bitcoin), and building on social/political consensus (like fiat currency). Willy Woo emphasized that energy is the only path to forging an absolute hard currency, and physical atoms are not scarce.

Polygon announces that the Giugliano hard fork will be activated on April 8, aiming to improve transaction confirmation speed and fee transparency, and support high-throughput payments and tokenized assets. The upgrade will embed fee parameters into the block header and roll out new RPC endpoints to optimize the developer experience. In addition, this upgrade is a major improvement for Polygon after experiencing multiple issues; despite market expectations, the POL token is still down by nearly 5%.

The Polygon mainnet will undergo a Giugliano hard fork upgrade on April 8, with improvements including faster block finality, integrating fee parameters into the block header, and new RPC endpoints that support fee queries. Node operators need to upgrade to the corresponding version to ensure the network functions normally.

Gate News message, April 6, X product lead Nikita Bier said on the X platform that about 80% of cryptocurrency posts are driven by bots, and currently there is no technology that can address the spam problem under cryptocurrency posts.

Chinese police have escorted back to China the key figure Li Xiong, who is alleged to have led the Huione criminal network from Cambodia and faces charges including fraud and money laundering. The network is linked to a global illegal online trading system, which has handled more than $89 billion in crypto assets. Although the core members were arrested, the Huione system is still operating using new methods, reflecting the complexity of laundering crypto assets and the challenges faced by global regulation.

Gate News message, according to Gate’s official announcement Gate has delisted the trading markets of 29 tokens, including POWERLOOM, ZAP, NVIR, PBX, MNRY, HAT, EARNM, VICE, FST, LBLOCK, ELIX, ELIZA, GET, VIA, SGC, SKAI, 1, GPT, DPET, EQ, EMPIRE, ELDE, CNNS, MYTH, HARD, TROY, MICHI, OVPP, and ROOST. After the platform re-evaluated these tokens again, they do not meet the standards for enabling trading. For users who have submitted forms and meet the requirements, Gate has credited the repurchase amount to their accounts. After delisting, users can still continue to use the Gate wallet to store assets. The specific delisting time and operational details for the related wallet functions will be notified separately.

Gate News: According to Gate’s official announcement, Gate has delisted the trading markets for 29 tokens, including POWERLOOM, ZAP, NVIR, PBX, MNRY, HAT, EARNM, VICE, FST, LBLOCK, ELIX, ELIZA, GET, VIA, SGC, SKAI, 1, GPT, DPET, EQ, EMPIRE, ELDE, CNNS, MYTH, HARD, TROY, MICHI, OVPP, ROOST, etc. After assessment, the above tokens do not meet the standards for enabling trading. Gate has conducted a buyback for users holding these tokens; for users who meet the requirements, the buyback amount has been deposited into their Gate accounts. After delisting, users can still continue using Gate as a wallet to store assets for the aforementioned coins. The specific delisting time for wallet functionality and the operational details will be notified separately through an official announcement.

Ethereum L2 project Linea announces a shift to RISC-V architecture, aiming to simplify the constraint module rewriting issues in hard forks and enhance performance. RISC-V offers a streamlined instruction set and compatibility, and Linea will retain its existing technology, with relevant details to be released soon.

By 2026, stablecoins in the cryptocurrency market will be more inclined towards the US dollar. Despite the EU launching the MiCA regulatory framework, the trading volume of euro stablecoins has decreased to about $100 million, lacking liquidity. In contrast, the monthly trading volume of dollar stablecoins remains at the trillion-dollar level, showing a clear advantage. In the future, euro stablecoins are expected to see some growth, but the dominance of the dollar in the market remains hard to shake.