The Russian central bank has launched a digital ruble to ease economic troubles, but public acceptance is low, with 51% of people unwilling to try it. The central bank plans to require businesses to provide CBDC services, aiming to improve fiscal transparency and crack down on corruption. Although the digital ruble has potential in cross-border trade, its appeal for everyday consumption still isn’t enough. Successful rollout depends on public and business acceptance.

Gate News message: On April 7, the AI agent protocol Virtuals Protocol launched an embodied intelligence robotics accelerator, Eastworlds, aiming to help prototype robots in labs quickly move into real-world application scenarios. Eastworlds’ core functions include: building a community of robot engineers to jointly solve complex problems; providing ready-to-deploy robot hardware; and creating Embodied AI Data

Gate News message, April 6, X product lead Nikita Bier said on the X platform that about 80% of cryptocurrency posts are driven by bots, and currently there is no technology that can address the spam problem under cryptocurrency posts.

Ethereum Foundation researcher CPerezz introduced the VOPS technology at the EthCC conference, aiming to solve Ethereum’s state bloat problem and reduce the storage requirements for full nodes. VOPS nodes only need to store basic fields, reducing storage requirements by 25x, enabling users to participate in transactions, and accelerating Ethereum’s move toward statelessness.

PrimoX Fintech LTD has obtained a digital asset trading license from the UAE and positioned itself as a Consumer Rights Liquidity Layer (CRL), planning to solve consumer rights circulation issues through on-chain confirmation of rights. Simultaneously, the company announced the completion of a $5 million private fundraising round in Singapore in 2025 and is collaborating with financial institutions to achieve asset tokenization for a Vietnam factory.

Gate News Bot Message, February 28th, according to CoinMarketCap data, as of press time, PI (Pi) is trading at $0.17, up 2.82% in the past 24 hours, reaching a high of $0.17 and a low of $0.16. The 24-hour trading volume is $150 million. The current market capitalization is approximately $1.617 billion, an increase of $44.3 million from yesterday. Pi Network is a groundbreaking mobile cryptocurrency mining platform that allows users to mine easily through a mobile app without consuming大量电力. The project uses innovative technology to achieve truly decentralized, secure, and tamper-proof digital currency. Pi emphasizes user-friendliness and sustainability, aiming to solve the high energy consumption issues of traditional cryptocurrency mining and enable more ordinary users to participate in the crypto ecosystem.

On February 25, news reports indicated that Anthropic has recently adjusted its AI safety policies, removing the previous commitment to prohibit training advanced AI systems before safety measures are fully in place. This change gives Anthropic greater flexibility in competing with OpenAI, Google, and xAI, while also sparking industry discussions about balancing rapid AI development with safety assurances. Anthropic Chief Scientist Jared Kaplan stated that halting training does not truly solve safety issues, and in the face of competitors' rapid progress, unilateral suspension of development is not wise. The company emphasized that it will improve transparency by releasing cutting-edge safety roadmaps and regular risk reports, and will delay development if significant disaster risks are identified.

Cross-chain bridge aggregator Relay completes $17 million Series B funding, led by Archetype and Union Square Ventures, and launches Relay Chain, specifically designed for cross-chain settlement and swapping, aiming to solve liquidity fragmentation issues and reduce cross-border transaction delays and costs.

xAI is hiring remote cryptocurrency finance experts, with an hourly rate of $45 to $100. Candidates must solve complex issues related to quantitative strategies and have relevant master's or doctoral degrees or professional experience. Excellent English communication and analytical skills are required.

Gate Wallet's Gas Station feature aims to solve the issue of insufficient Gas in multi-chain interactions by automatically paying fees through a dedicated Gas account. It currently supports multiple mainstream EVM networks. New users can enjoy Gas subsidies, while advanced users can receive cashback and referral commissions, promoting the optimization of Web3 user experience.