Gate News message, April 23 — YGG Play and Verse8 announced Bank or Plank as the winner of BuidlHack 2026's Casual Degen track, with 120 teams competing to build playable crypto-native games using AI tools in Seoul during Korea BUIDL Week. Bank or Plank, a 3D multiplayer pirate board game created b

Sunny Side Labs launches Privacy Boost on Optimism Mainnet, an SDK-based privacy tool using ZK and TEEs with selective disclosure for regulators, targeting enterprises; no cryptography expertise required. Abstract: Sunny Side Labs unveiled Privacy Boost, an enterprise-focused privacy SDK for the Optimism Mainnet. It combines zero-knowledge proofs and trusted execution environments with selective disclosure to protect transaction privacy while enabling regulators to access only necessary data. Aimed at enterprises and institutions, the plug‑and‑play SDK minimizes cryptography know‑how. The initiative follows ongoing collaboration with Optimism since late 2025, signaling broader privacy integration on the mainnet.

Arthur Hayes calls for on-chain evidence of XRP at scale; Iran tolls on oil tankers reportedly paid in Bitcoin to bypass sanctions, with pre-cleared shipments. Jim Rickards cites Ripple as part of a broader crypto-led parallel financial system. Abstract: The article compares Hayes's demand for XRP's real-world on-chain use with reports of Bitcoin toll payments by Iran and notes Rickards' view that Ripple could play a role in a broader crypto-driven parallel financial system.

Gate News update, April 21, according to Gate market data, as of the time of writing, HELLO (HELLO Labs) is trading at $0.00317. Within the past 24 hours, it has risen 86.31%, reaching a high of $0.00348 and a low of $0.00176. The 24-hour trading volume is $64.4k. The current market cap is approximately $1.6864 million. HELLO Labs is the future of cryptocurrency and entertainment— a Web3-native ecosystem that supports incubating, producing, funding, and releasing original programs, games, and NFTs. The $HELLO token is at the core of the Web3 ecosystem. $HELLO is used to access exclusive content, play games, and buy NFTs in the HELLO marketplace. This news is not investment advice; investment involves risks and you must consider market volatility.

A super political action committee affiliated with Tether filed paperwork with the U.S. Federal Election Commission showing that its first $300k expenditure went to Nxum Group, founded by Tether U.S. CEO Bo Hines, to buy campaign ads for Georgia Republican candidate Clay Fuller, raising questions about pay-to-play.

Gate News message. On April 10, according to Gate market data, as of the time of this release, PEPE (PEPE) is trading at $0.00000353. Over the past 24 hours, it has pumped 1.75%, with a high of $0.00000367 and a low of $0.00000344. The 24-hour trading volume reached $7.2216 million. The current market cap is approximately $1.49B. $PEPE is the most playable meme coin. PEPE is tired of watching people play musical chairs in the endless derivatives ShibaCumGMElonKishuTurboAssFlokiMoon Inu coin game. The era of Inu coins is over—it’s time for the most recognizable meme in the world to become the king of the internet. PEPE is designed to

The NFT market is undergoing a restructuring, and a small number of projects such as Pudgy Penguins and Doodles are shifting from speculation to sustainable brand operations, demonstrating their ability to convert to real businesses. The industry is clearly diverging; NFT projects that rely on scarcity are losing their appeal, and a complete business model needs to be built. Game mechanics are also shifting from “Play-to-Earn” to “Play-to-Own,” emphasizing asset ownership. The trend of tokenizing NFT IP is gaining traction, but there are risks of fragmented governance and declining loyalty. Going forward, projects that can establish genuine demand and form a closed-loop business cycle are more likely to survive.

Hyperliquid co-founder announced on April 1 on a social platform that its mobile app is now live on the Google Play Store. It is currently in an MVP testing version, offering only the deal notification feature, with the goal of collecting user feedback and optimizing the product. Users were reminded to avoid downloading counterfeit apps, and future versions will continue improving functionality.

AI programming tool Cursor has released a real-time reinforcement learning method that converts real user interactions into training signals, improving model performance and reducing distribution shift. Although the approach is effective, it also increases the risk of reward hacking; Cursor addresses these issues by monitoring and adjusting the reward function.

Bernstein analysts point out that Circle's USDC partnership with a certain CEX is a direct play for investing in the stablecoin market. AI agent machine payments could bring incremental demand, but the scale remains small for now. USDC's supply and trading volume have reached all-time highs, with leading market share.