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Gate has introduced CFX on-chain staking products, requiring a minimum investment of 20 CFX. The projected annualized yield is 8.76%. Users benefit from daily interest payouts and can request redemption at any time, enabling participation in actual on-chain returns.

Gate Earn has launched an exclusive benefits campaign for users. Complete your first contract trade to receive a cash airdrop, and participate in wealth management for a chance to earn up to $10,000 in position experience vouchers.

A thorough exploration of prediction markets, featuring a systematic overview of the leading platforms set to attract attention in 2026, such as Polymarket, Kalshi, Predict.fun, and more. The analysis examines funding details, airdrop strategies, participation options, and emerging industry trends.

PANews reported on March 4th that Gate continues to advance its TradeFi asset portfolio, accelerating the launch of equity-related products. Currently, the platform offers 75 spot equity products and 55 equity contract products, covering a wide range of popular assets and supporting 24/7 trading. The product portfolio is becoming increasingly comprehensive, and the asset structure is becoming more diversified.

Gate officially launched the all-new Gate Card, introducing a high-cashback structure, a dual-track tier upgrade system, and elevated spending limits to further differentiate its offering in the crypto payments market.

Gate Research Daily Report: On March 4, the crypto market remained in a weak consolidation phase, with BTC and ETH trading in a narrow range after the previous pullback, while market sentiment stayed in the “extreme fear” zone. In this environment, capital has been rotating toward structural opportunities, with AI- and compute-related tokens such as PHA, AIXBT, and AKT showing relative strength, driven by narratives around confidential computing, technical rebound, and decentralized AI infrastructure. On the narrative side, AI and stablecoin infrastructure continue to draw attention. A recent study shows that 48.3% of AI decision scenarios selected Bitcoin as the preferred monetary instrument. Meanwhile, Circle launched the Nanopayments testnet, enabling ultra-small USDC payments and exploring AI agent–driven micropayment use cases. In addition, Gate introduced a TradFi trading API and adjustable leverage mechanism, further expanding its multi-asset programmatic trading infrastructure.

Gate Research: On March 4, the crypto market remained in a weak consolidation phase, with BTC and ETH trading in a narrow range after the previous pullback, while market sentiment stayed in the “extreme fear” zone. In this environment, capital has been rotating toward structural opportunities, with AI- and compute-related tokens such as PHA, AIXBT, and AKT showing relative strength, driven by narratives around confidential computing, technical rebound, and decentralized AI infrastructure. On the narrative side, AI and stablecoin infrastructure continue to draw attention. A recent study shows that 48.3% of AI decision scenarios selected Bitcoin as the preferred monetary instrument. Meanwhile, Circle launched the Nanopayments testnet, enabling ultra-small USDC payments and exploring AI agent–driven micropayment use cases. In addition, Gate introduced a TradFi trading API and adjustable leverage mechanism, further expanding its multi-asset programmatic trading infrastructure.

Gate Ventures announced its strategic investment in Mesh, a leading crypto payments network building the connective infrastructure that unifies wallets, exchanges, payment service providers, and fiat rails into a single integration. Gate Ventures believes Mesh is connecting the fragmented crypto payments landscape into a single, developer-friendly network.

Aave is a leading decentralized, non-custodial liquidity protocol. Users can supply assets as depositors to provide market liquidity and earn ongoing passive interest, or they can enhance capital efficiency as borrowers by obtaining instant loans through over-collateralizing their digital assets—all without needing to liquidate their holdings.

Aave utilizes an "overcollateralization and liquidity pool" model, where all operations are automatically executed through on-chain smart contracts. Interest rates fluctuate in real time, and risk is dynamically managed by the liquidation system. This architecture enhances capital efficiency while minimizing the cost of trust.

CFTC Chair backs fast-tracking the CLARITY Act, potentially reshaping the digital asset market structure. Prediction market self-certification rules are set for more detailed clarification, signaling a critical transition in the U.S. regulatory environment.

Flash Loans are an innovative DeFi solution enabling users to borrow substantial funds from a protocol instantly and without collateral. Borrowers must complete their intended transactions and repay the principal plus fees within the same operation; if they fail to do so, the entire transaction is canceled.

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin asserts that although Ethereum cannot address every global challenge, the technology offers an opportunity to reshape the digital world’s power dynamics in the face of expanding government and corporate influence. He calls on the community to prioritize privacy and autonomy, advocating for the development of resilient sanctuary technologies capable of resisting external pressure.

SoFi has announced that it is extending its partnership with Mastercard and intends to include its USD stablecoin, SoFiUSD, in the global card settlement network as a transaction settlement option. This initiative aims to enhance the efficiency of cross-border remittances and B2B payments, while further broadening the application scenarios for stablecoins in mainstream financial infrastructure.

Gate Research: Over the past week, macro uncertainty has continued to dominate market pricing. Escalating tensions in the Middle East, tariff expectations, and the ongoing AI narrative have reinforced risk-off sentiment, with capital rotating into defensive assets such as oil, gold, and the Japanese yen, putting pressure on risk assets. BTC declined sharply over the weekend amid thin liquidity conditions, while ETH underperformed BTC overall, leaving the market in a fragile post-deleveraging equilibrium. On-chain data shows event-driven spikes in DEX trading volume, while stablecoin supply has remained elevated but flat, suggesting capital is largely in a wait-and-see mode. In derivatives markets, open interest continues to decline and funding rates remain negative but stable, indicating that overall leverage in the system has been significantly reduced. Meanwhile, mid-tier protocols such as Hyperliquid and Jupiter recorded revenue growth, pointing to a modest rebound in on-chain trading activity. Overall, th