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The Cosmos ecosystem wallet application Leap Wallet will cease operations on May 28, and users need to complete the migration as soon as possible. The discontinued products also include Compass Wallet (extension, iOS, Android), Leap WebApp, Swapfast, Leap Cosmos Hub validator nodes, and Leap Cosmos Snaps.

The zero gas fee chain Intergaze optimized for NFTs will gradually cease operations, and users must withdraw their assets within 14 days before the cross-chain closure (by April 16).NFT holders' NFTs will be migrated to Stargaze on Cosmos Hub in the second half of May, and users must register a Cosmos wallet by May 1 to be included in the migration.

The AI model evaluation platform Yupp.ai's CEO Pankaj Gupta posted on the X platform stating that the platform will soon cease operations, and access will be maintained for the next 15 days, during which users can download their data. Existing users will not be able to create new conversations starting today, and new users will also be unable to register.Yupp.ai launched in June 2025 and raised $33 million in seed funding last June, led by a16z. The platform allows users to compare various AI models for free; users can input prompts and view responses generated by multiple AIs in parallel. After selecting the best result, a "preference data package" is formed, which is used for the post-training and evaluation of AI models. The platform combines blockchain technology to achieve transparency in the evaluation process, allowing users to provide feedback in exchange for corresponding rewards, while AI developers obtain verifiable training data.

According to Jinshi Data, in order to implement the decision-making deployment of the "14th Five-Year Plan" regarding the "steady development of digital renminbi" and further enhance the inclusiveness of digital renminbi services, it continues to respond to the public's demand for safe, convenient, and efficient digital renminbi services.The People's Bank of China has added CITIC Bank, China Everbright Bank, Huaxia Bank, China Minsheng Bank, Guangfa Bank, SPD Bank, Zhejiang Commercial Bank, Ningbo Bank, Jiangsu Bank, Beijing Bank, Nanjing Bank, and Suzhou Bank as operational institutions for digital renminbi services in the banking sector, and they have connected to the central bank's digital renminbi system. The newly added institutions will launch digital renminbi services after completing business and technical preparations.

According to a report by Jinshi Data, the Ministry of Commerce held a regular press conference on the 2nd, where a reporter asked what measures China would take regarding Meta's acquisition of Manus and related issues of multinational operations by enterprises. He Yadong, spokesperson for the Ministry of Commerce, responded that the Chinese government supports enterprises in conducting multinational operations and technological cooperation as needed, and such activities must comply with Chinese laws and regulations and follow legal procedures.

The AI hardware operating system company, Boundless Ark, has recently completed two rounds of Pre-A financing, with investors including the globally renowned wearable device brand Shokz, Guoruiyuan Fund, Hengsong Capital, and Shanghai Angel Club, with ECA Capital serving as the exclusive financial advisor.In the past year, the company has completed a total of 4 rounds of financing, raising hundreds of millions. Boundless Ark's core product is the AI operating system EVA OS, positioned as the "hardware version of OpenClaw" — essentially a set of Agent frameworks running on the hardware side, supporting various terminal devices such as robots, headphones, and glasses. Developers only need to describe their requirements in natural language, and EVA OS can autonomously complete program writing, driver debugging, and application deployment, averaging about half an hour, significantly improving efficiency compared to traditional solutions (3 people, 2-3 months).EVA OS adopts a cloud and local collaborative architecture, with voice latency below 250ms and multimodal feedback below 350ms, outperforming the industry standard of about 600ms; the self-developed end-to-end model reduces voice costs to one-twentieth of the industry standard, and perception model costs can be reduced by 70%-92%. Currently, since the release of EVA OS 1 three months ago, over 2,500 enterprises and R&D units have connected, covering multiple categories such as AI headphones, AI glasses, desktop robots, and robotic arms.

The enterprise-level modular L1 public chain ENI has announced a strategic partnership with the globally leading on-chain investment ecosystem Republic Crypto. Republic Crypto is backed by top institutions such as Hamilton Lane and Hashed, with an ecosystem covering over 2,500 enterprises.The two parties will combine Republic Crypto's expertise in token economics and top Western capital markets with the advantages of ENI's enterprise-level modular L1 architecture to open up liquidity channels for real-world assets (RWA) between the East and West, facilitating seamless global settlement for institutional assets and promoting the scaling of Web3 business.

The Web3 asset data platform RootData has outlined PayPal's Web3 partners, covering key aspects such as wallets, trading liquidity, and on-chain risk control. Structurally, PayPal's crypto layout exhibits a clear "modular assembly" characteristic:User entry side: Wallets like MetaMask and Phantom handle asset management and interaction interfaces;Fund circulation: Crypto infrastructure like MoonPay provides the capability to convert between fiat and crypto assets;Trading and liquidity: Platforms such as Binance and OKX provide market depth and price discovery mechanisms;By integrating mature Web3 providers, PayPal embeds crypto capabilities into its existing payment system, rapidly advancing new businesses such as stablecoins and on-chain payments within a compliance framework. From an industry perspective, PayPal's partnership landscape shows a convergence trend with traditional payment institutions like Visa: that is, building an infrastructure combination around "stablecoin settlement + compliance risk control + user payment entry," accelerating the penetration of crypto assets into the mainstream financial system. Related compilation: PayPal Crypto Partner Network Compilation (Continuously Updated)Crypto projects actively showcasing their partner networks have become a key way to enhance transparency and market trust. It is reported that RootData welcomes Web3 projects to claim data and continues to track and open more project business relationship disclosure channels. The platform has continuously released multiple editions of the crypto project ecosystem map, nominating Web3 ecosystem partners for upstream clients such as Visa, Stripe, and Coinbase.If you wish to nominate your project in future ecosystem maps, please fill out the RootData 2026 Industry Ecosystem Mapping form to supplement your important clients and partners.

Synthetic biotechnology developer Weiyuan Synthesis completed a 300 million A+ round of financing in 2026, with investments from Henan Investment Group Huirong Fund and Mr. Tan Ruiqing. This round of financing will be used to expand the boundaries of AI biological computing applications, increase investment in core technology research and development, and facilitate scenario-based implementation.At the same time, Weiyuan Synthesis, in collaboration with Stanford University, Princeton University, Peking University, ByteDance, NVIDIA, and other institutions, launched the open collaboration platform PoseX at ICLR 2026, aimed at solving the molecular docking challenges in real-world scenarios, and conducted systematic evaluations of 24 mainstream methods. Test results show that top AI docking methods (such as SurfDock) and co-folding methods (such as AlphaFold3) have significantly surpassed traditional physical models in terms of accuracy and robustness in cross-conformation docking tasks. Currently, Weiyuan Synthesis has completed the research and development and industrialization of several products, including altritol, lutein, and mannitol, and is accelerating the layout of product pipelines related to methanol biomanufacturing.

According to Jin Shi reports, Perli, the manager of the New York Fed's Open Market Account, stated that adjustments to the Federal Reserve's reserve management purchasing operations will be implemented soon.

A leading polysilicon company in Xinjiang was fined and had illegal gains confiscated by regulatory authorities for supplying power to virtual currency mining activities, with a total amount exceeding 100 million yuan.The background of the relevant rectification shows that local authorities are intensifying regulation of virtual currency mining, requiring comprehensive inspections and strictly prohibiting companies from illegally transferring power in any form. Currently, Xinjiang has clearly classified virtual currency mining as an industry to be eliminated, and related law enforcement actions are ongoing.

Futu Holdings announced that its wholly-owned self-built virtual asset trading platform, Panthertrade (Hong Kong) Limited, has fully obtained a license to operate and will soon be fully connected with its Hong Kong retail brokerage, Futu Securities, to provide trading matching, asset custody, and technical solution support for virtual assets. PantherTrade is Hong Kong's first licensed and compliant virtual asset trading platform incubated by a brokerage, and its deep integration with Futu Securities will establish Hong Kong's first comprehensive financial service platform that operates both securities brokerage and virtual asset trading under a license. In addition, Futu plans to study the inclusion of virtual asset holdings into a unified purchasing power calculation system under regulatory guidance, launching cross-asset margin trading to achieve the flow and leverage of funds between traditional finance and the crypto market. Futu Group's Managing Director, Zeng Yuchao, stated that with the deep integration of the self-built compliant virtual asset exchange, Futu is accelerating its role as a bridge connecting traditional finance and virtual assets, adhering to compliance and safety standards, and continuously promoting the coordinated development of traditional finance and virtual assets.

Bitcoin ATM operator CEO Scott Buchanan has resigned, and former MoneyGram CEO Alex Holmes has taken over as CEO and Chairman. Holmes stated that his focus will be on "operational stability, regulatory compliance progress," and driving the company towards a diversified fintech platform. Holmes served as CEO and Chairman of MoneyGram from 2016 to 2024, with over 16 years of executive experience in the payments industry.This personnel change comes less than three months after the company announced its succession plan last November. Meanwhile, the company's founder Brandon Mintz has also stepped down as Executive Chairman but will remain on the board and serve in an advisory role. Bitcoin Depot is currently facing increasing regulatory pressure. Last week, Connecticut suspended the company's local operating license due to excessive charges and failure to refund fraud victims.In its latest financial report, the company warned that due to changes in the regulatory environment, core business revenue may decline by 30% to 40% this year. The Bitcoin ATM industry as a whole is also under pressure, with California imposing a $675,000 fine on Coinhub, and Chicago operator Crypto Dispensers facing issues with its founder being involved in money laundering.

Gate Pay announced the launch of the Merchant MCP (Merchant MCP) service, promoting the application of AI Agent in payment operation scenarios. This service encapsulates high-frequency operations such as balance inquiries, order inquiries, and refunds into Tools that comply with the MCP protocol, allowing merchants to complete inquiries and operations through natural language commands in customer service, finance, and operations scenarios, improving efficiency and optimizing process collaboration.Gate Pay introduces Restricted Access Keys (RAK), supporting on-demand configuration of calling permissions, and combines idempotency checks, frequency limits, and risk control mechanisms to ensure operations are controllable and traceable. The current MVP version supports three core capabilities: balance inquiries, order inquiries, and refunds, and will continue to expand to more scenarios in the future.Gate has built a unified interface architecture covering six major capabilities: CEX, DEX, wallets, payments, data, and information, supporting AI Agent to complete the entire process from information acquisition to execution on the same platform. The launch of the Merchant MCP further strengthens the capability boundaries of AI Agent at the execution level, providing more direct infrastructure support for the implementation of AI in real business scenarios.

Backpack officials posted on platform X stating that regarding the witch determination issue for Backpack, the team has had in-depth communication with the anti-witch leader. Due to the enforcement level's insistence on the compliance bottom line of "one person, one account," some Chinese-speaking users have been affected.Armani and the core team are ready to immediately open an appeal channel and establish "Guideline No. 3": Any user who has operated 3 or fewer accounts on one device and has been determined to be a witch will have more than 50% of their points returned after manual appeal verification. In addition, the Backpack team will launch a special program in the coming days to compensate eligible users by repurchasing tokens in the secondary market.

According to official news, the AI-based cryptocurrency distribution operating system PeakAI has completed a $2 million seed round financing, with investments from Cogitent Ventures, Covey, CatcherVC, 10K Ventures, MARBLEX, PAKA, and ViaBTC Capital.It is reported that since its launch, PeakAI has attracted over 100,000 creators, generating more than 200 million views on TikTok and X platforms, and driving real growth for partner projects.

According to Arkham monitoring, Mt. Gox transferred Bitcoin worth $500 today, marking their first operation in over four months. They still hold over $2 billion in Bitcoin, which was originally held by users of this now-defunct CEX.At current prices, the value of the remaining Bitcoin since the collapse of the Mt. Gox exchange has exceeded $10 billion. Mt. Gox's claimed deadline is December 31.

According to the Korea Times, South Korea's second-largest cryptocurrency exchange, Bithumb, is still pushing for the re-election of its current CEO, Lee Jae-won, despite facing a series of controversies and regulatory penalties. Previously, on February 6, 2026, Bithumb experienced a serious operational error during a promotional event, resulting in the erroneous distribution of approximately 620,000 BTC, about 15 times the actual amount held by the exchange, to users. This exposed significant flaws in Bithumb's internal verification, asset management, and ledger systems. The error was discovered and controlled within 35 minutes, with the exchange freezing transactions and withdrawals for 695 affected accounts, claiming to have recovered 99.7% of the erroneously issued assets, but the incident still triggered a brief panic in the market.The Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) under the South Korean Financial Services Commission imposed several penalties on Bithumb, including a six-month suspension of some operations, a 36.8 billion won (approximately 24 million USD) fine for anti-money laundering violations, a warning to CEO Lee Jae-won, and a six-month suspension for the reporting officer.CEO Lee Jae-won's term will end this month, and the company plans to hold a regular shareholders' meeting on March 31 to discuss a proposal to extend his term for another two years. Despite the significant failures and regulatory pressure, Bithumb has chosen to push for re-election to maintain operational continuity and stability rather than undergo a management reshuffle. In similar situations in the past, such as when Upbit's CEO transitioned to an advisory role after receiving a warning from the FIU, management often faced greater accountability.