According to official news, Gate Ventures announced that it has led a strategic investment in Goblin Finance to support its construction of native liquid staking and yield infrastructure in the Aptos ecosystem. The scale of this round of financing is US$1 million, and the funds will be used to help the project accelerate the improvement of the income aggregation mechanism and ecological collaboration. As a venture capital institution under Gate Group, Gate Ventures has long focused on the infrastructure construction and innovation direction of the multi-chain ecosystem. GVC stated that this investment will help the Aptos ecosystem form a more complete revenue aggregation system and provide more secure and efficient underlying support for Web3 financial scenarios. Currently, Goblin Finance has achieved rapid growth within the Aptos ecosystem, and its innovative income model and product mechanism are expected to become an ecosystem

According to Gate News Bot news, on December 10, according to CoinMarketCap, as of press time, XAI (Xai) is currently trading at $0.02, up 13.48% in 24 hours, with a 24-hour trading volume of $24.2 million. The current market capitalization is approximately $35.4 million, an increase of $4.2 million from yesterday. Xai is a Layer 3 gaming blockchain network built on Arbitrum, dedicated to bringing the scale capabilities of Steam and Epic Games to Web3 games. The platform provides core technical tools such as Network, Connect, and Builder to help developers easily deploy on-chain game assets. The Xai ecosystem has now gathered a number of innovative games such as Planet X, Riftstorm, and My Angry Yakuza Girlfriend, and has set up a $100 million game incentive fund to support developers. Additionally, the platform launched the Vanguard League competitive league, offering exclusive rewards to players who earn elite achievements in deploying games on the Xai chain.

Gate News Bot news, on December 10, according to CoinMarketCap market, as of press time, PORTAL (Portal) is currently trading at $0.02, up 13.62% in 24 hours, and the current market value is about $12.4 million, an increase of $1.49 million from yesterday. Portal is a universal liquidity network that connects developers with users around the world. As the universal liquidity layer of Web3, Portal has created the "Hyperway" - Web3's superhighway, enabling the seamless flow of users, liquidity, and attention, eliminating the fragmentation problem of Web3. The Portal ecosystem includes products such as Portal Wallet, Portal Hub, and Portal Pay, providing users with cross-chain liquidity access and a seamless wallet experience. Portal has been launched on Solana and has partnered with top Web3 ecosystem partners such as Sui, Immutable, and Magic Eden to build an interoperable network covering mainstream blockchains.

Former derivatives protocol Aevo co-founder Ken Chan's "exit manifesto" quickly swept the Asian crypto circle this week. He posted a long post on X saying that he had "wasted eight years" in the crypto industry and bluntly stated that "I am not building a new financial system, I am just building a casino." This remark has sparked widespread resonance and controversy in the Chinese and South Korean communities, with millions of views. Chan's post is not only a professional reflection but also a collapse of personal ideology. He claimed to have been influenced by libertarianism and was enamored with the revolutionary idea of Bitcoin "crossing the border with a billion dollars." However, eight years of industry experience completely disillusioned him. He criticized the Layer 1 capital war for "burning everyone's money", and projects such as Aptos, Sui, Sei, and ICP did not bring real financial innovation, but only "competed to become the next Solana". His conclusion is sharp: "We don't need to build a Mars casino. ”

According to Gate News Bot, on December 10, CoinMarketCap data shows that as of press time, G (Gravity by Galxe) is trading at $0.01, up 18.01% in the past 24 hours, with a high of $0.01 and a low of $0.00. The 24-hour trading volume reached $65.4 million. The current market cap is approximately $59.7 million, an increase of $9.11 million compared to yesterday. Gravity is a high-performance Layer 1 blockchain developed by Galxe, dedicated to achieving large-scale user adoption. The chain utilizes a pipelined AptosBFT consensus engine and Grevm (Gravity EVM) parallel EVM runtime to achieve 1 gigawatt throughput per second and sub-second finality, while also supporting restaking.

According to Gate News Bot on December 9th, citing CoinMarketCap data, as of press time, IRYS (Irys) is currently priced at $0.04, up 11.56% in the past 24 hours, reaching a high of $0.04 and a low of $0.03. The current market capitalization is approximately $76.7 million, an increase of $7.95 million from yesterday. Irys is the first programmable data chain for AI and more application scenarios. The platform is centered on high performance, cost efficiency, and programmable data. Unlike other data networks that only store data, Irys offers faster and cheaper services, equipped with a native execution layer that enables data programmability. Data on Irys can be embedded with instructions, instantly retrieved, and shared across applications, allowing developers to build on-chain services that leverage each other's data to unlock new value. The platform features high performance and cost efficiency.

According to Gate News Bot on December 9, citing CoinMarketCap data, as of press time, LYN (Everlyn AI) is currently priced at $0.07, up 20.99% in the past 24 hours, reaching a high of $0.08 and a low of $0.06. The current market capitalization is approximately $19.3 million, an increase of $3.34 million compared to yesterday. Everlyn AI is the world’s fastest video AI generation platform and the first decentralized infrastructure layer for autonomous video AI. The platform offers free unlimited AI video and image generation services without requiring a credit card or subscription, including text-to-video, image-to-video, and text-to-image functions. Everlyn leads the industry with its groundbreaking performance metrics, with video generation speeds 60 times faster than the industry average, costs reduced by 25 times, and architectural efficiency improved by 8 times.

Gate News bot message, according to the official Gate announcement on December 9, 2025 Gate YuBiBao is now available with STABLE fixed-term financial products, offering three lock-up periods: 7 days, 14 days, and 30 days. The annualized yield can reach up to 500%, with a minimum investment of 100 STABLE. The activity runs from December 9, 2025, 15:00 to January 9, 2026, 15:00 (UTC+8). STABLE is the native token of StableChain, a Layer 1 blockchain built specifically for stablecoin payments. Every transaction is settled in USDT, featuring near-instant finality and low fees, aiming to provide a reliable solution for global payments.

According to Gate News Bot, on December 9, as reported by CoinMarketCap, as of press time, STABLE (Stable) is currently priced at $0.02, down 56.00% in 24 hours, with a 24-hour high of $0.05 and a low of $0.02. The 24-hour trading volume reached $221 million, and the current market capitalization is approximately $285 million. Recent important news about STABLE: 1️⃣ **Mainnet Launch and Rapid Ecosystem Deployment Drive Key Breakthroughs** The Stable mainnet officially launched on December 8 at 21:00 Beijing time, marking the transition of this Layer 1 blockchain, built for stablecoin payments, from the testing phase to full operation. The STABLE token is now open for claiming, providing users with the basic conditions to participate in the ecosystem. At the same time, the Gate Web3 Wallet web version has fully integrated the Stable mainnet, allowing users to switch networks, manage ecosystem assets, and interact with DApps with one click on the web. Caldera has also integrated Stable into its Metalayer technology, enabling users to access Stable services instantly from more than 100 blockchains, forming a multi-chain ecosystem framework with cross-chain integration.

Odaily Planet Daily news: The number of active validators on the Solana network has significantly decreased over the past three years: from more than 2,500 active nodes in March 2023 to around 800 currently, a drop of over 68%. Validators are responsible for running nodes, participating in block signing, and maintaining network security. The number of validators is often regarded as an important indicator of the degree of decentralization. In response to this significant contraction, ecosystem participants have offered different interpretations. Some community members believe that this round of decline is mainly due to the exit of “sybil nodes,” stating that “having 800 reliable validators is healthier than having 3,000 sybils,” and pointing out that reducing nodes that make no real contribution actually helps improve network quality. However, some infrastructure teams hold different views. Developers from Layer 33 said they know many teams that have recently shut down nodes, which

According to Gate News Bot on December 9, citing CoinMarketCap data, as of press time, MAGIC (TreasureDAO) is trading at $0.11, up 13.21% in 24 hours, with a high of $0.13 and a low of $0.09. The current market capitalization is approximately $34.6 million, an increase of $4.04 million compared to yesterday. MAGIC is the native token of the TreasureDAO ecosystem. TreasureDAO is the largest decentralized NFT ecosystem on the Arbitrum Layer 2 network.

Luke Judges, Ripple’s Global Head of Partnerships, pointed out that XRPL needs to learn from Solana’s execution speed, developer experience, and market strategy in the Layer 1 competition. He believes that success comes from “pragmatism and speed,” and emphasizes the importance of improving developer tools and decentralized risk management. Although Ripple CTO David Schwartz values XRPL’s reliability and stability, Judges believes that XRPL’s strategy should focus on enhancing the developer experience and accelerating technology implementation.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, prediction market DeFi layer protocol Gondor has completed a $2.5 million Pre-Seed round of financing, with participation from Prelude, Castle Island Ventures, and Maven 11. It is reported that Gondor will launch a new protocol next week, allowing users to

According to Gate News bot, and the official Gate announcement on December 8, 2025 Gate will launch Stable (STABLE) spot trading for the first time at 21:00 (UTC+8) on December 8, 2025, with the trading pair STABLE/USDT. StableChain is a USDT-native Layer 1 blockchain designed specifically for stablecoin payments. Every transaction is settled in USDT, featuring sub-second finality and low fees. The official website of the project is https://www.stable.xyz/, and the Twitter account is https://x.com/stable.

Layer-2 network Base has officially integrated with the Solana ecosystem, launching the Base-Solana bridge, which leverages Chainlink’s CCIP protocol to enable seamless cross-chain transfers of SOL and other Solana assets. This move transforms Base from an Ethereum-focused Layer-2 network into a major liquidity hub, greatly enhancing interoperability between the two ecosystems. The Base-Solana bridge ensures security through a multi-layer validation model, with Base’s backing CEX and Chainlink CCIP nodes acting as independent validators to verify all token transfer messages. This mechanism effectively safeguards cross-chain asset security. Johann Eid, Chief Business Officer of Chainlink Labs, stated that with Chainlink CCIP, Base is driving the industry toward a more reliable standard of interoperability.

Decentralized AI infrastructure startup DeepNode announced on December 5th that it has completed a $5 million funding round, including a $2 million seed round and a $3 million strategic round. The main investors are Blockchain Founders Fund and Side Door Ventures. DeepNode is built on an Ethereum Layer 2 network and plans to launch its mainnet in 2026.

Gate News Bot message, December 5th: According to CoinMarketCap data, as of press time, TAIKO (Taiko) is trading at $0.24, up 19.92% in 24 hours, with a high of $0.24 and a low of $0.18. The current market cap is approximately $46.1 million, an increase of $7.66 million compared to yesterday. TAIKO ranks 469th in cryptocurrency market capitalization. Recent important news about TAIKO: 1️⃣ **Activation of pre-confirmation feature to improve transaction speed** Taiko recently activated the pre-confirmation feature to accelerate transaction speeds on its Layer 2 network. This technical upgrade is expected to significantly enhance user experience, improve the network's utility and competitiveness, and attract more developers and users. 2️⃣ **Completed $15 million financing**

Gate News Bot message, December 5th, according to CoinMarketCap data, as of press time, HEMI(Hemi) is currently priced at $0.02, up 12.70% in the past 24 hours, reaching a high of $0.02 and a low of $0.01. The current market capitalization is approximately $15.9 million, an increase of $1.79 million compared to yesterday. Hemi is a unified Bitcoin economic layer designed to activate regulatory-compliant Bitcoin yields without leaving custody. The platform combines Bitcoin's security with Ethereum-level programmability, allowing institutions to deploy native BTC for yield strategies while maintaining full control and compliance.

Gate News Bot message, December 5, according to CoinMarketCap data, as of press time, XNY (Codatta) is trading at $0.01, up 31.32% in the past 24 hours, with a high of $0.02 and a low of $0.00. The current market cap is about $138,000, an increase of $329,000 compared to yesterday. Codatta (XNY) is a knowledge layer in the field of artificial intelligence, aiming to transform knowledge into royalty-generating assets. The project consists of four core parts: an expert network, quality assurance workflows, decentralized data infrastructure, and data assetization. Codatta is committed to providing professional expertise for AI, aligning interests between human contributors and AI systems, and ensuring long-term value sharing through a royalty-based payment model. Recent important news about XNY: 1️⃣

TrueNorth has completed a $3 million pre-seed funding round, focusing on AI development in the financial sector. The funds will be used to build a hallucination-free financial intelligent reasoning layer, aiming to address the issues of general models in financial decision-making. Over 40,000 users are already on the waiting list.

Lido officially stated that despite the vulnerability in the Prysm client following the Ethereum Fusaka hard fork, which caused network participation issues, the Lido protocol is operating normally. Thanks to its decentralized nature, the impact is minimal. The team is working closely with Prysm and has implemented temporary solutions, with most nodes already restored.

According to Gate News Bot on December 4, quoting CoinMarketCap data, as of press time, ALLO (Allora) is trading at $0.17, up 10.56% in the past 24 hours, with a high of $0.17 and a low of $0.13. The current market capitalization is approximately $33.9 million, an increase of $3.24 million compared to yesterday. Allora is a self-improving decentralized AI project that leverages community-built machine learning models to provide highly accurate, context-aware predictions. Allora offers an abstraction layer for collaborative AI, where multiple models focused on specific problems can work together to create more powerful and inclusive outputs. The network intelligently aggregates these models—predicting participant performance and learning from them in real time. Topic coordinators set tasks, working models generate reasoning, and evaluators assess these reasonings based on facts, producing more consistently accurate reasoning than any single participant. By combining collective insights with context-aware adjustments, Allora continuously improves its predictions, surpassing the performance of any individual model.

According to Gate News Bot on December 4, citing CoinMarketCap data, as of press time, EVAA (EVAA Protocol) is trading at $1.04, up 17.41% in 24 hours, reaching a high of $1.16 and a low of $0.81. The current market capitalization is approximately $6.87 million, an increase of $1.02 million compared to yesterday. It is ranked 1206th. EVAA is the first decentralized lending protocol on the TON blockchain. As a leading DeFi super-layer on Telegram, EVAA streamlines the process of earning yields, payments, and lending. The protocol supports TON native and wrapped assets, and integrates Telegram mini-apps to provide users with a seamless experience. EVAA also supports the TON Space non-custodial wallet and has launched the EVAA Card, which connects yields with payments.

PANews, December 3—ETHGas has officially launched the Open Gas Initiative, offering a zero-code gas subsidy solution to help various protocols cover part of users' gas costs and create a smoother, lower-friction on-chain interaction experience. The initiative is already live on the Ethereum mainnet and will later expand to other EVM public chains and Layer 2 networks such as BNB, Base, and Arbitrum. The initial OG lineup includes protocols such as EigenLayer, ether.fi, Pendle, and Velvet Capital, which will be the first to integrate the Open Gas Initiative and demonstrate real-world use cases through "gas subsidies +

BlockBeats News, on December 3, the Ethereum Fusaka upgrade will be activated in approximately 9 hours (UTC time December 3 at 21:49:11, Beijing time December 4 at 05:49:11). This upgrade will occur simultaneously on both the Ethereum consensus layer and execution layer, enhancing Ethereum’s ability to handle large-scale transactions from various Layer 2 networks. The block gas limit will be increased to 60 million, and BPO forks will pave the way for subsequent blob parameter adjustments. It is expected to reduce L2 fees by 40% to 60%, making the L2 user experience faster and more cost-effective.

According to Jinse Finance, as reported by CoinDesk, Babylon announced a partnership with decentralized lending protocol Aave to support native Bitcoin as collateral in Aave V4, without the need for wrapped tokens or custodial intermediaries. This collaboration will combine Babylon's trustless vaults with Aave's hub-and-spoke architecture, allowing users to deposit native BTC on the Bitcoin base layer and borrow assets such as stablecoins on the Aave market. Testing is expected to begin in early 2026, with a product launch planned for April. Babylon co-founder David

ChainCatcher news: AI economic payment and settlement layer AEON has released its latest AI payment data. As of November, it has processed over 990,000 AI payment transactions, with a cumulative transaction volume exceeding $29 million, and has served 1.74 million users, with approximately 86,000 new users added this month. AEON also announced the completion of x402 protocol data integration with BNB Chain. Currently, more than 36,900 x402-related transactions with a total amount of about $805,000 have been tracked on-chain in a single month, which can be verified via BNB x402scan. AEON currently supports real-world AI payment applications across more than 50 million merchants in Southeast Asia, Latin America, and Africa, providing AI payment and settlement infrastructure, and already supports x402 and

Stable, a Layer 1 blockchain project backed by Tether, has announced the full tokenomics of its native token STABLE, with the mainnet launch countdown underway. The network is positioned as a high-throughput stablecoin trading infrastructure, aiming to build a large-scale payment and settlement environment for stablecoins such as USDT. According to official information, the total supply of STABLE is fixed at 100 billion tokens, which will be used for governance, network security, and ecosystem incentives, rather than for daily payments. Stable emphasizes that users do not need to hold STABLE to transact on the chain; all settlements will still be conducted in USDT. STABLE will primarily serve as a governance and staking asset, used to maintain network security, coordinate upgrades, and drive long-term ecosystem development.

Golden Finance reported that the Layer 2 shared sequencer project Astria Network based on Celestia has officially ceased operations. After about a year of running its Mainnet, the development team voluntarily terminated the network at Block Height 15,360,577 on Monday, defining it as the end of an "experimental infrastructure project." Astria was launched in 2023, aiming to provide decentralized shared sequencer services for Layer 2 networks. It completed a $5.5 million seed round financing led by Maven 11 and obtained $12.5 million in strategic financing in 2024, led by dba and Placeholder VC. Since the beginning of this year, the project has successively stopped the development of its EVM Rollup product Flame and closed the Celestia validator nodes, ultimately deciding to shut down completely. The team has not made a public statement.

ChainCatcher message, at the "Integration, Rise, and New Cycle" themed forum recently held by RootData in Dubai, USDD Communications Director Yvonne Chia delivered a speech on the topic "Is a yield-generating stablecoin truly possible," systematically elaborating on the realization path of yield-generating stablecoins. In the speech, it was pointed out that traditional stablecoins have long faced the contradiction of "cannot achieve both returns and stability." USDD makes it possible for stablecoins to be both stable and profitable by constructing four pillars: stable sources of income, expanding application scenarios, flexible infrastructure, and full-chain transparency. Among them, sUSDD supports a dual-layer income mechanism of "holding income + liquidity provision," and will integrate with diverse scenarios such as lending in the future, continuously expanding the boundaries of income. At the infrastructure level, USDD has completed the protocol upgrade from 1.0 to 2.0, enabling users to access through C

According to the Gate News bot announcement, the Gate platform has launched an additional rewards pool activity for the BTC 7-day fixed investment in Simple Earn. This financial product offers an additional 10% annualized bonus on top of the original earnings, making the overall annualized return rate as high as 10.28%. Gate has set up an additional rewards pool totaling 1,000,000 RLS tokens for this activity. Rayls (RLS) is a blockchain ecosystem that connects traditional finance with decentralized finance, utilizing a high-performance public EVM Layer-1 and private chain architecture to provide institutions with compliant digital asset issuance and settlement solutions, while offering institutional-grade liquidity to DeFi users. The project aims to promote global asset tokenization through quantum-safe privacy protection and interoperability design.

Gate News Bot message, December 02, according to CoinMarketCap data, as of the time of writing, 0G (0G) is currently priced at 1.19 USD, having risen 10.02% in the last 24 hours, reaching a high of 1.25 USD and a low of 1.14 USD. The current market capitalization is approximately 253 million USD, an increase of 23.31 million USD compared to yesterday. 0G Foundation is the manager of decentralized AI as a public good. It supports the world's first AI Layer 1 designed for transparency, verifiability, and scalability. The mission of the 0G Foundation is simple: to hold AI accountable to the public, ensuring transparency, fairness, and alignment with human needs. 0G is building the world's first decentralized AI operating system, providing modular storage, scalable data availability, and verifiable computation, at a cost that is just a fraction of traditional methods.

Gate News Bot news, on December 2nd, according to CoinMarketCap data, CYBER (Cyber) is currently priced at $0.88, rising 10.95% in the last 24 hours, with a peak of $0.94 and a low of $0.76. The current market capitalization is approximately $50.3 million, an increase of $4.97 million compared to yesterday. CYBER is a Layer 2 solution based on Ethereum, focusing on Web3 social. The Cyber network aims to bring social primitives to the blockchain, creating new connections, creations, and experiences for artificial intelligence and users to engage with cryptocurrency. The CYBER token is used to own, govern, and protect the Cyber network. Cyber also provides an AI suite that offers cryptocurrency intelligence to developers, agents, and users, helping to transform crypto data into trustworthy insights. CYB

Gate News Bot news, December 2, according to CoinMarketCap data, as of the time of writing, BAND (Band) is currently priced at 0.47 USD, with a rise of 16.12% in the last 24 hours, peaking at 0.51 USD and dropping to a low of 0.37 USD. The current market capitalization is approximately 791,000 USD, an increase of 1,100,000 USD from yesterday. BAND is a unified data layer for AI and Web3. As a community-driven data platform, BAND has been committed to the security of on-chain data since 2018. It provides real-time financial data connections for Web3 applications, offers the latest information and AI knowledge updates to LLMs through Data Hunters, and provides verifiable randomness for games. BAND currently supports over 40 chains, has more than 11 data sources, and over 70 validators, with a total lock-up.

Monad (MON) quickly became the market focus after completing a $269 million ICO at an astonishing speed. However, within just a few days, market sentiment took a sharp turn, and the token price has fallen by 24%, raising sustainability concerns. Maelstrom CIO Arthur Hayes stated in an interview that, apart from BTC, SOL, and ETH, most Layer 1 projects will eventually go to zero, and Monad is no exception. He believes that MON is a typical "high FDV, low circulation VC Token," and the short-term rise cannot hide the risk of a 99% fall in the future. Hayes pointed out that the proportion of insiders locking their holdings is too high, and once the Token is unlocked, a large-scale sell-off may occur.

Gate News Bot news, on December 01, according to CoinMarketCap, as of the time of writing, VFY (zkVerify) is currently priced at 0.03 USD, with a rise of 17.32% in the last 24 hours, peaking at 0.04 USD and dropping to a low of 0.03 USD. The current market capitalization is approximately 10.7 million USD, an increase of 1.58 million USD compared to yesterday. zkVerify is a universal verification layer designed to provide ultra-fast and scalable cross-system verification solutions. The platform supports verification completion in under a second, with no delays or bottlenecks. zkVerify can be easily integrated into various ecosystems and proof schemes, minimizing complexity and infrastructure changes. It is also cost-effective, significantly reducing verification costs, regardless of scale. zkVerify's goal is to become the new standard of trust, enabling verification of any scale.

According to the Gate News bot message, the announcement from the Gate platform is on December 1, 2025. Gate will launch RAYLS(RLS) spot trading on December 1, 2025, at 20:00 UTC+8, with the trading pair RLS/USDT. Rayls is a blockchain ecosystem that connects traditional finance with decentralized finance. The project combines a high-performance public EVM Layer-1 with a private chain, aiming to enable banks and regulatory institutions to securely issue and settle digital assets while providing institutional-level liquidity and stable infrastructure for DeFi developers and crypto users. The RLS token is based on the Ethereum network, with the contract address 0xB5F7b021a78f470d31D762C1DDA05ea549904fbd.

Gate News Bot news, December 01, according to CoinMarketCap data, as of the time of writing, LSK (Lisk) is currently priced at $0.28, with a rise of 17.00% in the last 24 hours, reaching a high of $0.32 and a low of $0.17. The current market capitalization is approximately $61.9 million, an increase of $8.99 million compared to yesterday. Lisk is a growth platform for founders in emerging markets, combining local incubation projects, a $15 million fund, and an Ethereum-compatible Layer 2 network, aimed at helping founders build locally and achieve global expansion. Lisk Chain is designed for fast, low-cost transactions, integrating local deposit and withdrawal channels to make products more accessible, affordable, and scalable in rapidly developing regional economies. As part of the OP Superchain, Lisk Cha

Ethereum will undergo an upgrade named Fusaka on December 3rd, aimed at enhancing its transaction throughput capacity for Layer 2 networks, which includes 12 Ethereum Improvement Proposals (EIPs), improving user experience.

Alliance DAO co-founder QwQiao believes that the fee/revenue ratio is an important indicator for assessing the L1 moat. Projects lacking a moat may lose market share or maintain it through price wars, while projects with competitive advantages can achieve sustained rise. He suggests following the Application Layer for long-term value.

Alliance DAO co-founder QwQiao stated that they will not be shorting L1 Tokens, but believe it is not a quality investment, pointing out that L1 Tokens lack competitive advantages and are prone to commoditization. He suggested following the Application Layer as a potential way out.

The Shiba Inu team announced a comprehensive privacy upgrade to its Shibarium platform and collaboration with an artificial intelligence gaming company to enhance the utility of the SHIB Token. Official spokesperson Lucie stated on X that the Shibarium platform is expected to achieve full on-chain privacy in the second quarter of 2026. Crypto company Zama will introduce Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE) technology to the network, allowing smart contracts to be executed directly on encrypted data without decryption, thereby enhancing the security of transactions and contracts. This technology will transform Shibarium from a typical Layer-2 chain into a privacy-focused blockchain network. Zama's public testnet has been launched on the Ethereum Sepolia network, with plans to go live on the Ethereum mainnet by the end of the year, and to expand to EVM-compatible chains in the first half of 2026, before deploying to Solana by the end of the year.

Ethereum has formulated further scaling plans for 2026 after completing the Pectra upgrade in 2025. Co-founder Vitalik Buterin stated on X (formerly Twitter) that the block gas limit of Ethereum is expected to increase by 5 times next year, achieving a more "targeted rise" to enhance network throughput while keeping Layer 2 (L2) transaction costs low. The gas limit is a key parameter that determines the number of transactions each block can handle. Currently, Ethereum's gas limit per block is 60 million gas, which has doubled since the community's first call for an increase a year ago. Raising the gas limit allows more transactions to be packed into blocks, but heavy and inefficient operations can increase costs, thereby preventing nodes from being overloaded with data storage.

Gate News bot message, according to Gate's latest announcement: Gate Yubi Bao has launched a new 7-day fixed-term financial product for ETH, which will provide an additional rewards pool. The product offers a maximum annualized return of up to 11.9%, including a 10% annualized return bonus. Gate will also offer a total of 150,000 TEN tokens as additional rewards. TEN is an Ethereum-based privacy Layer 2 solution that utilizes Trusted Execution Environment ( TEE ) technology to provide programmable privacy protection features for smart contracts.