Gate News Report: On March 26, former Base design lead Benji Taylor announced joining X platform as Chief Designer, leading the platform's design team. Benji Taylor stated he looks forward to collaborating with Elon Musk, Nikita

South Korea's People Power Party has proposed canceling the 22% cryptocurrency capital gains tax set to take effect in 2027, arguing that the current tax system is immature and may create unfairness, particularly affecting young investors. The party is concerned that strict taxation could lead to capital outflows, with 110 billion dollars already having fled, impacting market activity. The bill is still under review, and its passage remains uncertain. If approved, it could boost market confidence and attract more investors.

Gate News – On March 24, Norway's sovereign wealth fund CEO Nicolai Tangen stated that the fund has saved "billions of kroner" in costs by applying artificial intelligence in trading and investment decisions, but these gains will not lead to layoffs. During an interview on Tuesday, Tangen pointed out: "You should introduce AI into society to enhance productivity and value creation, rather than use it to reduce headcount." He also characterized such layoff practices as "destructive."

Gate News has reported that on March 24, Tempo engineering lead Georgios Konstantopoulos posted on Twitter stating that Payment Channels will be integrated into the Tempo system as a precompile set. This move will reduce Payment Channels costs, enabling them to enter dedicated payment lanes (payment lane), and bypass

South Korea's President has nominated Shin Hung-song, Director of the Monetary and Economic Department at the Bank for International Settlements, to serve as Governor of the Bank of Korea. He has previously expressed concerns about Korean won stablecoins, believing they could lead to capital outflows and impact financial stability. There is external interest in how his stance on stablecoins may evolve after taking office.

イーサリアムは、総ロック価値（TVL）でリードするL1ブロックチェーン市場のトップとして、資金とユーザーの継続的な集中を維持しています。成熟したスマートコントラクトと分散型アーキテクチャによりエコシステムの深さが強化され、機関投資家の参入も促進しています。ほかのチェーンが効率性やコスト面で優位性を持つ一方で、イーサリアムは安定性とアプリケーションの組み合わせ能力において依然として顕著な優位性を保っており、今後の競争はパフォーマンスとユースケースを中心に展開されるでしょう。

Gate News Alert: On March 18, João (@0xTimepunk) announced today that he has officially joined the Aave Protocol as Chief Smart Contract Engineer. João will participate in smart contract development for the protocol and work with the team to advance the development of on-chain lending applications. According to reports, João previously served as Engineering Lead at Superform XYZ and was also an AI project

On March 16th, the crypto market continued its upward trajectory, with Bitcoin breaking through $74,000, up 2.9% in 24 hours. Ethereum and Solana showed larger gains, indicating capital flow toward higher-risk crypto assets. Improved macroeconomic conditions provided market support, with declining oil prices and a weakening US dollar facilitating liquidity release. The market is focused on the upcoming Federal Reserve meeting, which could impact future interest rate expectations.

The U.S. Senate has passed a bipartisan housing bill that prohibits the Federal Reserve from issuing a central bank digital currency (CBDC) through the end of 2030. The bill's prospects in the House remain uncertain, with some lawmakers objecting to provisions restricting institutional investors from holding residential property. The provision reinforces the position that the private sector should lead innovation in digital assets.

The Democratic lawmakers in the United States plan to push for new regulations to strengthen oversight of prediction markets in response to insider trading risks arising from bets on military actions against Iran. Senator Murphy warned that such bets could lead to moral hazard, encouraging insiders to profit from them. The proposed legislation aims to prevent the use of sensitive information for unfair trading and has also sparked further discussions on the regulation of prediction markets.