March 23rd, two U.S. senators plan to introduce legislation to ban prediction market platforms from listing contracts related to sports events, arguing that these markets infringe on consumer rights and tribal sovereignty, and calling for state government regulation of gambling activities that may lead to youth addiction. This move could reshape the regulatory landscape for sports betting and prediction markets.

Gate News reported that on March 21, Gala Games officially announced the launch of GalaChain's ecosystem expansion plan. Its decentralized exchange GalaSwap now supports integrating tokens from Solana, TON, and Ethereum ecosystems into the GalaChain network. The official statement indicates that this move will enable cross-ecosystem asset access and interoperability, activate the community, and enhance the visibility of various project tokens.

The SEC has approved Nasdaq's framework, allowing trading of partially tokenized stocks and ETFs issued and settled in blockchain form. Investors can hold tokenized securities in digital wallets, with settlement handled by the DTCC, signaling that stock markets will move toward blockchain-based infrastructure.

Gate News reported that on March 19, X platform (formerly Twitter) plans to release a major update to its AI recommendation algorithm next week and will simultaneously open-source the algorithm. This move aims to enhance algorithm transparency and promote community collaboration to improve the algorithm's performance and reliability.

Gate News Report: On March 19, Singapore ride-hailing platform Ryde announced that it will include cryptocurrency in its corporate balance sheet, making it one of the enterprises in the sector adopting digital asset allocation strategies. This move marks a bold attempt by Ryde in asset management. Currently, more and more enterprises are beginning to allocate digital assets such as Bitcoin in their balance sheets, and corporate asset allocation strategies are showing a diversification trend.

Hamilton Lane announced a strategic investment in blockchain investment platform Republic, with the specific amount undisclosed. This move aims to strengthen cooperation between the two parties in tokenization and expanding retail investor channels. Republic has raised a total of approximately $202 million to date.

Gate News reported that on March 19, Circle, the issuer of USDC, announced the appointment of a senior Microsoft executive to its board of directors. This personnel adjustment comes as competition intensifies in the AI agent (Agentic) space. Circle, the issuer of USDC, the second-largest stablecoin globally, sees this board expansion as an important move in its technology strategy deployment.

Mastercard has announced the acquisition of blockchain payments company BVNK for up to $1.8 billion, aiming to connect traditional finance and blockchain systems to support digital asset payments. This move reflects Mastercard's strategic transformation in the stablecoin and digital asset sectors, and despite short-term stock price declines, the long-term development prospects are promising.

Gate News reports that on March 17, French company Capital B raised 3 million euros through warrant financing, with investors including TOBAM and UTXO Management. The funds will be used to accelerate its bitcoin reserve strategy. This financing is expected to add approximately 36 BTC. If all related plans are executed, the company's potential bitcoin holdings could reach approximately 2,880 BTC. This move is the latest example of enterprises continuing to include bitcoin on their balance sheets, demonstrating that corporate bitcoin reserve strategies remain on an expansion trajectory.