Gate News message, April 16 — Vertical Aerospace (EVTL.US), a British electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft manufacturer, announced it has successfully completed its first piloted bidirectional transition flight, marking the world's first such test conducted under a Design

Ripple and Kyobo Life Insurance are collaborating on a proof-of-concept to explore blockchain-based government bond trading, aiming to enhance settlement times and reduce risks. The project tests tokenized bonds and stablecoin payments, moving traditional assets to a blockchain system.

Gate News message: On April 11, Wall Street banks such as Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley are testing Anthropic’s Mythos large language model.

Gate News update: On April 10, Uniswap founder Hayden Adams posted on a social platform today, asking whether there are any Anthropic (an AI technology company) related resources for coordination, and said he hopes to test Mythos on Uniswap.

Pi Network is testing its Launchpad functionality, introducing a “12-grid” token distribution system where users can obtain and verify tokens by subscribing to projects. Test results show the system is stable and supports future ecosystem development. Although it is still on the test network, it has already laid the groundwork for the project’s token distribution and smart contract applications. Overall, the project is moving toward a complete blockchain ecosystem.

Bitcoin’s price rose 6.7% on Wednesday to $72,379, influenced by easing tensions between the US and Iran and falling oil prices. Investor risk-avoidance sentiment eased, driving crypto and traditional assets to rise in tandem. Technical indicators show strong upward momentum for Bitcoin; if it breaks through $74,500, it could further test the $76,000 or $80,000 targets.

Several Swiss financial institutions jointly launched a Swiss franc stablecoin sandbox test, aiming to build a blockchain-based digital settlement layer and promote stablecoin payments and asset transfers. This project is subject to regulation and will continue until 2026, to accumulate experience for future commercialization. This move strengthens Switzerland’s competitive edge in the digitization of finance and indicates that the global financial system is evolving toward “on-chain” development.

Gate News update: On April 8, Reuters reported that UBS and five other Swiss banks are collaborating to test use cases for a Swiss franc stablecoin.

Gate News message, April 7: in Argentina, multiple domestic banks have already begun testing JPM Coin, a deposit token from JPMorgan Chase. JPM Coin is a deposit token product designed by JPMorgan Chase specifically for institutional users. At present, Banco CMF has confirmed that it is one of the financial institutions participating in the tests. The institution plans to apply JPM Coin to its backend settlement workflows to improve settlement speed and efficiency.

After failing to break above $1.35, the XRP price has fallen back to around $1.31, with an intraday drop of about 1.9%. The market shows clear selling pressure, and reduced liquidity is amplifying volatility; short-term sentiment is tilted toward defense. Key support is in the $1.31 to $1.30 range, and if it breaks down, it could test $1.28.