The RWA Layer1 public chain SimpleChain officially launched its testnet on April 10 and initiated an ecosystem airdrop program. Users can obtain points through testnet tasks, and these points will serve as the basis for future token airdrops. Team members come from Qianch Qin Technology and Ant Group, and have completed a $15 million seed round. The testnet verifies core capabilities, including trusted data services, a compliance engine, and asset issuance protocols.

SimpleChain announced on April 11 that it has completed a $15 million seed round, mainly involving family offices and institutional investors. The network positions itself as the “institutional operating system” for real-world assets (RWA), aiming to build an RWA Layer 1 network and provide enterprise-grade infrastructure to support the global tokenization of real-world assets.

SimpleChain completed a $15 million seed round on April 10, with funding provided by family offices and institutional investors. The project focuses on building an institutional-grade real-world assets (RWA) Layer 1 operating system, driving asset tokenization, on-chain verification, and compliance automation, and aims to enable seamless global interaction among assets, data, and institutions.

Gate News update: On April 10, RWA tokenization platform Libeara announced it has completed a new round of funding. AlloyX Ventures, a venture capital firm under Nasdaq-listed company SOLOWIN HOLDINGS, participated in the investment. The specific amount has not been disclosed. Libeara said the new funds will be used to advance the development of compliant digital infrastructure.

On April 10, ahead of the US stock market open, crypto-related stocks generally rallied, with CRCL up 1.7%, MSTR up 0.14%, SBET up 0.78%, and ABTC up 1.35%. msx.com is a decentralized RWA trading platform that has launched multiple RWA tokens.

Market maker Keyrock and tokenization platform Securitize jointly released a report predicting that the on-chain transferable distributed RWA market will grow from $29.0 billion to $400.0 billion, an increase of over 1,000%. It is expected that by 2028, RWA perpetual contracts could account for 50% of the total on-chain derivatives market. Currently, tokenized RWAs account for less than 0.1% of the global tokenizable market.

Dubai Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) has issued virtual asset issuance guidelines, clearly outlining the design and distribution of stablecoins and real-world asset tokens. Token issuance is divided into three categories, providing market participants with a reference by improving transparency and regulatory certainty. These guidelines are an interpretation of existing rules, not new regulations.

ANUBIS Chain’s mainnet officially launched on the evening of April 7. Built on an EVM architecture, it uses a selective privacy and ZK-KYC framework to balance privacy protection and verifiability, and supports applications such as RWA tokenization and enterprise-grade payments.

Gate News message, according to an official Gate announcement dated April 7, 2026 Gate launches the 10th limited-time reward campaign for new minters of GUSD. New users who mint using USDT or USDC can earn up to 100% annualized returns. The campaign runs from April 7, 2026 at 16:00 to April 8, 2026 at 16:00 (UTC+8). GUSD is a Gate-launched demand, capital-protected wealth management product. Users obtain GUSD yield certificates by minting USDT/USDC, and when redeeming, they are exchanged 1:1 for USDT/USDC. Product earnings come from high-quality yield assets supported by Gate ecosystem revenue, Treasury RWA, and stablecoin backing. Users can redeem at any time; fast redemptions typically settle within 5 minutes, while standard redemptions settle in D+3 days. In addition, GUSD participating in other wealth management products such as Launchpool and Launchpad can, during the investment period, simultaneously receive the corresponding product earnings, GUSD minting earnings, and campaign rewards. The annualized return rate is dynamically adjusted based on Gate ecosystem revenue and market conditions, and any additional rewards are distributed to users’ accounts in GT on a daily basis.

GSR announced that it would lead the investment in Libeara, the tokenized platform under Standard Chartered. The investment amount has not been disclosed. GSR has acquired Autonomous and Architech, aiming to become a “Web3 investment bank” for global digital asset and RWA capital markets, providing end-to-end services. Founded in 2023, Libeara has generated more than $1 billion in on-chain assets and has obtained a license from the Monetary Authority of Singapore.