Gate News message, April 24 — India's central bank is piloting digital rupee (e-rupee) payments across approximately 10 initiatives to distribute roughly $80 billion in welfare subsidies, aiming to reduce leakage and corruption while identifying practical use cases for its CBDC. In Maharashtra,

Gate News message, April 24 — Fold, a Bitcoin financial services company, has launched a Bitcoin Rewards Program that allows enterprises to distribute periodic bonuses to employees in Bitcoin. Steak 'n Shake became the first partner, with over 10,000

Gate News message, April 23 — Bitcoin financial services company Fold has announced the launch of an employee bitcoin rewards program for employers, allowing companies to distribute regular bitcoin rewards with built-in vesting mechanisms without modifying payroll systems or assuming custody or comp

CryptoQuant analyst Darkfost says the Bitcoin market is entering an early stabilization phase, with stronger long-term holding behavior. The amount of BTC held for more than a year has increased, and investors are more inclined to hold than to distribute. This suggests the market is transitioning toward long-term conviction; the current trend is viewed as an early stability signal, but it needs longer-term confirmation.

Genius announced its first-season airdrop plan, which will distribute 70M GENIUS. Users can choose to claim immediately or lock it up for one year. Immediate claiming will face a 70% burn penalty, while locking up can receive 100% allocation. This mechanism is designed to attract long-term community members and prevent short-term speculation.

On April 12, the X product lead Nikita Bier announced that the new tool has officially gone live to identify original content creators and distribute revenue, aiming to incentivize the creation of high-quality original content, improve the user experience, and continuously refine the revenue-sharing program.

Pyth officially launched the on-chain data marketplace, the Pyth Data Marketplace, with support from six financial institutions, including Euronext and Fidelity. These institutions can distribute proprietary data such as macroeconomic data and OTC pricing while retaining ownership of the data.

Gate News message, on April 8, Jupiter officially announced that starting April 9, the 2026 first-quarter Active Stake Rewards (ASR) are now open for applications. This round will distribute 50 million JUP to eligible stakers, and the application deadline is July 8, 2026.

Base Chain DeFi lending protocol Seamless Protocol announced its shutdown, operating for more than two and a half years. Users need to withdraw their assets before June 30, 2026. The shutdown is due to the leverage token failing to find product-market fit, along with a lack of liquidity and sustainable revenue. The team will submit a proposal to distribute the remaining assets to SEAM token holders.