Among the top 100 cryptocurrencies by market cap today, edgeX (EDGE) had the biggest gain, up 40.35%; while Midnight (NIGHT) had the biggest drop, down 6.84%. Overall market performance was noticeably volatile.

Gate News message, on April 3, edgeX released an announcement stating that it has permanently destroyed 2.52837 million EDGE tokens. The announcement stated that the burning of EDGE tokens obtained from the buyback has officially been initiated; going forward, it will permanently destroy the tokens obtained from the buyback once every 24 hours.

The NFT market is undergoing a restructuring, and a small number of projects such as Pudgy Penguins and Doodles are shifting from speculation to sustainable brand operations, demonstrating their ability to convert to real businesses. The industry is clearly diverging; NFT projects that rely on scarcity are losing their appeal, and a complete business model needs to be built. Game mechanics are also shifting from “Play-to-Earn” to “Play-to-Own,” emphasizing asset ownership. The trend of tokenizing NFT IP is gaining traction, but there are risks of fragmented governance and declining loyalty. Going forward, projects that can establish genuine demand and form a closed-loop business cycle are more likely to survive.

Ampersend went live on April 3 to provide AI Agents with an independent wallet and budget controls. Users can register via the official website or add a Skill for OpenClaw. The product supports multiple open standards and is developed by the Edge & Node team.

On April 1, decentralized derivatives trading platform edgeX responded to community concerns about the 14% of the total supply EDGE token airdrop, stating that those tokens have been locked for one year and allocated to early liquidity providers and partners to demonstrate a commitment to long-term support.

Gate News message, March 31, decentralized derivatives trading platform edgeX has launched the EDGE airdrop claim page, and will open EDGE token trading today at 20:30.

Gate News bot message, the upcoming week will see major token unlocks across seven projects. $SUI leads with $47.19M in unlocks, followed by $EDGE at $11.82M, $BEAT at $10.53M, $FF at $9.66M, $OPN at $8.29M, $ENA at $8.63M, and $EIGEN at $6.38M.

BlockBeats message, March 29, Glassnode posted that Bitcoin is currently at the lower bound of the new-buyer cost basis range (from $60,000 to $70,000). Supply accumulation is more noticeable within this price range, but compared with historical precedents that drove a strong recovery, the density of the current coin clusters is relatively thin. In terms of structure, the current accumulation pattern has constructive significance, but in terms of strength it is still insufficient and has not yet formed a clear upside momentum signal.

Gate News reported that on March 29, the on-chain data platform Glassnode posted on X platform, indicating that the current Bitcoin price is at the lower edge of the cost basis range for new investors ($60,000 to $70,000). Data shows that there has been a certain degree of accumulation within this range, but the overall scale is still below the typical levels that historically drive strong rebounds, with relatively weak chip density. Glassnode stated that the current accumulation structure has constructive significance in terms of its shape, but it still lacks intensity and has not formed a clear upward momentum signal.

70-year-old investor Kim Geo-seok donated 100,000 XRP to Seoul National University Hospital on March 26, worth approximately 210 million Korean Won, bringing his total donations to 1.27 billion Korean Won. He has been closely following cryptocurrency and cutting-edge technology, and has made multiple donations in the past. The hospital will use these assets for its development fund.