Intchains Group reported a cumulative staking of 8,040 ETH, with a strategy that includes the FalconX platform and its own Goldshell Stake. The company is also enhancing operations through AI automation to boost efficiency and decision-making.

The European Commission's proposed Digital Markets Act rules would require Google to share anonymized search data with rivals in the EU. Google opposes this, citing privacy concerns. Competitors like Qwant and Ecosia have launched their own search engine, arguing the proposal does not sufficiently enhance competition. The dispute highlights the critical role of data in AI development.

Gate News message. On April 16, according to Gate market data, as of the time of publication, KT (KingdomX) is trading at $0.00056. Within the past 24 hours, it is up 73.93%, with a high of $0.00063 and a low retracing to $0.00029. Its current market cap is approximately $206k. KingdomX is a medieval metaverse chain game, with the game’s core built around an NFT protocol. In the game, users can collect heroes, complete quests, challenge events, participate in wars, and build their own game kingdom through social interaction and territory development. All of the game’s ecosystem is designed around the GameFi protocol; while improving the game’s playability, it preserves the value of in-game assets, so that any user can earn returns through the game and make Token or receive rewards. Kingdom

A Danish National Bank report shows only 4% of Danes own cryptocurrency, unchanged since 2023 and below other European nations. Most holders invest small amounts, with adoption hindered by cautious banks and risk concerns, mainly among younger, wealthier individuals.

Gate News message: On April 16, according to Gate market data, as of the time of writing, BIO (BIO Protocol) is trading at $0.03789. It is up 91.66% over the past 24 hours, with a high of $0.0395 and a low of $0.01964. The 24-hour trading volume reached $2.1M. Its current market cap is approximately $80.4297 million. BIO is a decentralized science (DeSci) governance and liquidity protocol. It aims to accelerate the development of biotechnology by providing the ability to collectively fund global patients, scientists, and biotechnology professionals, and to establish, own, and manage tokenized biotechnology projects and intellectual property (IP). As a new financial layer in the DeSci space, Bio Protocol is committed to commercializing the best faster

Hyperliquid founder Jeffrey Yan rejected a $1 billion valuation fundraising proposal less than a year after the project launched, believing that outside capital could undermine the project’s neutrality and long-term goals. Even though the team had been covering operations out of their own pockets, Yan still insisted on not taking investment.

Gate News message: On April 13, according to Gate market data, as of the time of publication, ARIA (Aria) is trading at $0.88. Over the past 24 hours, it has risen 3.86%, hitting a high of $1.01 and dropping to a low of $0.76. The trading volume over the past 24 hours was $7.2656 million. Its current market capitalization is approximately $161 million. Aria.AI is a next-generation game development and publishing experiment. Its inspiration comes from a Disney-style immersive world and AI technology, and it is designed around its own IP-related gameplay. It represents a major leap in bringing Web3-era game design and publishing standards of Web2 quality (and combined with AI execution) into the Web3 era. Aria has launched an open-world mobile game where players can earn rewards through the game, and it is possible to mint AR

Wang Yongli analyzed the progress of U.S. cryptocurrency asset policy in his article, saying that the CLARITY Act provides clear guidance for regulation. He emphasized that the development of the on-chain crypto world should be given due attention, and suggested implementing effective regulation based on an understanding of the nature of cryptocurrency assets, while also adapting the U.S. experience to the country’s own conditions.

Hong Kong Monetary Authority Deputy Chief Executive Officer Chen Weimin said that stablecoin issuers may choose to issue currencies such as Hong Kong dollars or renminbi based on their own discretion, but must obtain regulatory approval from the Mainland. As for the timetable for the second batch of stablecoin issuer licenses, there is no schedule yet. HSBC’s stablecoin will be integrated with PayMe and the HSBC HK App, supporting real-time transfers and person-to-merchant services.

Gate News message, on April 10, according to Gate market data, as of the time of publication, TAO (Bittensor) is trading at $269.80, down 16.28% over the past 24 hours. It reached a high of $341.10 and fell to a low of $248.60. The 24-hour trading volume is $14.71 million. The current market cap is approximately $2.59B. Bittensor is an open-source protocol that supports a decentralized, blockchain-based machine learning network. Machine learning models train collaboratively and earn rewards in TAO based on the value of the information they provide to the collective. TAO also enables external access, allowing users to extract information from the network and adjust network activity according to their own needs. --- Key recent news about TAO: 1️⃣ **