Web3 Project Updates and Developments

The OpenClaw project has over 300,000 stars on GitHub, ranking 9th, second only to some learning resource projects. The project was open-sourced by Peter Steinberger in 2025 and has experienced rapid growth, surpassing numerous notable projects in just two months, becoming the only active software project in the top ten.

Hong Kong is about to issue its first batch of stablecoin licenses, with approved institutions including HSBC, joint venture Anchorpoint, and OSL Group. Regulators aim to ensure market stability through strict regulations, while Chinese companies such as Ant Group and JD.com are absent from this round of license competition due to policy constraints. This move will impact the global stablecoin regulatory landscape.

Base Build announced on March 13 that it will launch new Base.dev foundational components aimed at simplifying the building, management, and showcase of applications, covering three major features: metadata, notifications, and distribution. The metadata feature will go live in mid-March, while notifications and distribution features are scheduled to launch on April 9, at which time Base App will discontinue using the Farcaster specification.

Brevis recently launched an end-to-end media authenticity system that allows images and videos to cryptographically prove their origins while protecting user data. The Shift From Detection to Proof On March 9, 2026, the zero-knowledge-proof computing company Brevis launched an end-to-end media au

Lido has launched EarnUSD, its first stablecoin vault, allowing users to invest stablecoins in USD-valued strategies on Ethereum. This move aims to enhance Lido's DeFi offerings and simplify its product portfolio to cater to the growing demand for stablecoin services.

Kevin Xu revealed on the X platform that China's open-source ecosystem has expressed its intention to sponsor and support maintenance for OpenClaw, mainly coming from open-source communities and institutions such as Ant Group. Xu hopes that China will not only actively utilize open-source projects but also promote sustainability through long-term contributions.

Gate News: On March 13th, Tempo, a stablecoin public chain, added built-in account abstraction functionality at the protocol layer. This feature brings three major conveniences to users: no need for seed phrases, no need for Gas tokens, and no need for repeated transaction confirmations. For developers, account abstraction can be implemented without relying on workarounds such as middleware or smart contracts.

Cache Wallet partners with GANA Insight to enhance Web3 payment security by integrating advanced payment infrastructure with its secure wallet tools. This collaboration aims to improve user trust in crypto transactions and streamline engagement with DeFi services.

Hong Kong is set to issue its first stablecoin licenses under a new regulatory framework, with HSBC, Standard Chartered's Anchorpoint, and OSL Group in consideration. The regulations take effect in August 2025, allowing the Monetary Authority to license stablecoin issuers.

Solana Superteam USA was established on March 13th with the aim of promoting American entrepreneurs' integration into the Solana ecosystem. Founder Nicky Scanz has extensive experience in the Solana community and is focused on strengthening the Solana builder community in the US region.

CoW DAO responded to the incident where a whale lost $50.39 million while swapping aEthAAVE, stating that the decentralized trading platform was unable to complete the transaction. The team emphasized the importance of user autonomy and choice. They are researching how to balance security with user self-sovereignty and have committed to reimbursing related fees.

BlackRock's iShares Staked Ethereum Trust (ETHB) was listed on Nasdaq, with a first-day trading volume of $15.5 million, showing steady performance. ETHB is expected to provide investors with an annualized yield of approximately 4% through staking Ethereum. Although its trading volume is lower than that of other Solana staking ETFs, analyst evaluations remain positive. ETHB's design includes 80% staked Ethereum and 20% non-staked Ethereum, and it is operated under the supervision of multiple institutional regulators. This represents a further expansion of BlackRock's cryptocurrency product line.

POAP digital badge platform announced that starting March 16, it will enter maintenance mode and will not issue new badges, but existing users can still use the tools. The platform will no longer actively develop and will focus on establishing open collectible standards in the future to support sustainable collectible creation.

On March 13, DEXTools completed a $3 million funding round and will launch its perpetual DEX product PerpTools. The public beta is expected in 2026, and it has already reached $150 million in trading volume during the closed testing phase, integrating AI analysis and real-time execution capabilities.

TRUMP meme coin organizers announced they will hold a business meeting at Trump's Mar-a-Lago on April 25, inviting the top 297 token holders to attend. The token has plummeted from its peak of $74 to $2.75, representing a 96% decline. The event has sparked ethical controversy over money in exchange for political access, with critics questioning whether this practice violates relevant laws.

Gate News reports that on March 13, Circle announced that its tokenized money market fund USYC has surpassed $2 billion in assets under management, becoming the world's largest tokenized money market fund. USYC is a product that tokenizes traditional money market funds using blockchain technology, allowing institutional investors to hold, trade, and manage yield-bearing assets on-chain. The fund mainly invests in short-term U.S. Treasury securities and repurchase agreements backed by U.S. government securities.

Gate News reported that on March 13, stablecoin protocol Ethena announced an update to the sUSDe unstaking mechanism. The new mechanism will adjust the unstaking cooldown period from the previously fixed 7 days to a dynamic model, with the cooldown period floating between 1 to 7 days, depending on the proportion of liquid stablecoins in USDe reserve assets.

Ethereum officials stated that the Ethereum ecosystem is experiencing a transformation in privacy, calling it a renaissance. New cypherpunk ideals emphasize privacy, decentralization, and censorship resistance, upholding the cultural values of permissionlessness and open source, infusing Ethereum with a modern spirit. Now is the best time to become a privacy advocate.

Stablecoin Tether's Chief Investment Officer Richard Heathcote will step down and transition to an advisory role, with his deputy Zachary Lyons taking over. During his tenure, he led the company's investment strategy, particularly regarding USDT reserve management and multiple investment transactions. Tether's U.S. Treasury holdings are expected to increase to $122 billion by the end of 2025.

Gate News, on March 13, Backpack announced that it will hold a TGE (Token Generation Event) on March 23. According to the previously announced tokenomics, the TGE will release 25% of the total token supply, of which 24% will be allocated to point holders.