Gate News message: According to Gate’s official announcement, Gate TradFi’s FX, indices, metals, and commodities section has launched 25 CFD trading pairs. The newly launched trading pairs include 9 FX pairs: CHFSGD, EURDKK, EURPLN, USDBRL, USDCLP, USDCOP, USDILS, USDKRW, USDPLN; 2 indices: ES35, SA40; 5 metal pairs: XAGAUD, XAUAUD, XAUEUR, XAUJPY, XPDUSD; and a GAS commodities trading pair. These trading pairs support fixed-leverage trading at 20x, 50x, and 100x, with a minimum order size of 0.01. Among the FX pairs, CHFSGD, EURPLN, and USDPLN support 50x leverage, while EURCNH, EURHKD, GBPNOK, GBPSEK, NOKSEK, NZDSEK, AUDZAR, and CHFZAR support 100x leverage. Indices and most metals pairs support 100x leverage, and XPDUSD supports 20x leverage. TradFi refers to a derivative form of a contract for difference (CFD) on traditional financial assets, covering asset classes such as metals, FX, indices, commodities, and U.S. stocks. The platform notes that during non-U.S. trading hours, the liquidity of CFD quotes may be lower.

The decentralized exchange aggregator Jupiter launched a Token Verification API (VRFD) on April 8, allowing developers to implement programmatic verification during token creation. The API uses a three-step process; developers must burn 1,000 JUP tokens to submit a verification request, and it requires no Gas fees. The initiative aims to become the standard foundational infrastructure for Solana projects.

AVAX One Technology announces it will advance its AI infrastructure strategy, signing a 10MW microgrid data center FEED plan located in Alberta, using low-cost natural gas power. At the same time, it invests in the purchase of 220 Bitmain mining machines to increase computing power, forming a dual-track layout of “mining + AI.”

Polymarket’s prediction market platform will undergo a major upgrade in the coming weeks, including the launch of the V2 trading system, the native stablecoin Polymarket USD, and an optimized order book structure. The new system will improve matching efficiency, reduce Gas costs, and support smart contract wallets to participate in trading.

Gate News message, April 6, BTC Digital signed a joint development and operations agreement with Canadian energy company Aurora Energy. The two sides will combine Aurora Energy’s natural gas resource advantages and BTC Digital’s experience in operating computing infrastructure to jointly build high-performance computing facilities. The facility’s initial phase will support Bitcoin mining, with plans to expand in the future to artificial intelligence computing, data center computing, and other high-performance computing application scenarios.

Linea launched the EIP-7702 protocol on April 3, enabling users to execute smart contracts, batch transactions, and enable features like paying for gas without changing their wallet addresses. The protocol is fully compatible with ERC-4337, has been integrated into MetaMask, and is planned to achieve full EVM compatibility in 2026.

At EthCC 2026, Offchain Labs’ Edward Felten said that Ethereum L2 networks need to introduce a “responsive pricing” mechanism to reduce fee volatility and support hundreds of millions of users. Even though EIP-1559 has improved fee mechanics, Gas price volatility still affects user acceptance. Today, the industry focus has shifted to how to make costs more predictable—Arbitrum One has already been the first to put a dynamic pricing mechanism into practice.

Gate News message, April 3, Intergaze, a zero-gas-fee chain optimized for NFTs, announced its official shutdown. All users must complete asset withdrawals within 14 days before the bridge is shut down. The NFTs of NFT holders will be migrated to the new platform in the second half of May.

Gate News, April 3, according to Gate market data, as of the time of this release, XPL (Plasma) is trading at $0.12. As of the time of this report, it has increased by 11.34% in the past 24 hours, reaching a high of $0.17 and dropping to a low of $0.10. The 24-hour trading volume is $9.1528 million. Its current market cap is approximately $281 million. Plasma is a high-performance Layer 1 blockchain designed specifically for stablecoins. Plasma is committed to serving the stablecoin market that has already surpassed a total issuance of $275 billion and monthly transaction volumes in the tens of trillions of dollars. Its core advantages include: zero-fee USDT transfers, custom Gas tokens, and convenient crypto payments. At the same time, supported by outstanding throughput, it provides solid backing for global-level transaction circulation. This news does not constitute investment advice; investors should be mindful of market volatility.

Gate News update. On April 2, the privacy-preserving project zERC20 launched its frictionless privacy feature. For new wallets connecting to zERC20, this will eliminate the initial gas fees. The new features include: receiving zAssets without gas fees, with transaction fees automatically deducted from your assets; and one-tap conversion of some zAssets into their native form